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I design morally complex, realistically grounded narratives for board games and interactive media. Drawing on my background as a scholar of moral and political philosophy, I specialize in crafting unsolvable dilemmas—choices with no easy right or wrong answers. My narratives reflect the tension at the heart of human experience: the conflict between personal interest, emotions, justice, and the need for stable political order—all of which may pull in different directions. The worlds I build shift in response to how players confront those dilemmas, making consequences fully felt—for better or worse. Below is a selection of shipped projects and narrative experiments.

The King’s Dilemma

Role: Lead Writer / Narrative Designer

  • Published in 8 languages; critically acclaimed across international markets

  • Nominated for multiple international game design awards, including the Kennerspiel des Jahres and As d’Or Expert

  • Developed worldbuilding and branching architecture within strict constraints

  • Designed 200+ branching dilemmas exploring moral tension, power dynamics, and political consequence

The Queen’s Dilemma

Role: Lead Writer / Narrative Designer

  • Successfully Kickstarted (€717,000 from 5,673 backers; funded in under 24 hours)

  • Expanded the world of The King’s Dilemma into an era of industrialization and ideological struggle

  • Authored 300+ dilemmas across seven major branching storylines and six multi-stage character arcs

  • Designed a live, player-driven prequel campaign where backer votes shaped the final lore

Tipping Points

Role: Project Manager / Lead Writer

(currently in development)

  • Educational board game on political strategy and environmental collapse

  • Funded by Università del Piemonte Orientale as a research and teaching tool

  • Designed a narrative to explore trade-offs between national interest and global sustainability

  • Built a deliberately unbalanced, single-play experience where gameplay systems skew toward systemic failure

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Role: Playwright

  • Live philosophical dialogue in Italian on the value of liberty, commissioned by Corriere della Sera

  • Staged at Teatro Franco Parenti, directed by Andrée Ruth Shammah

  • Adapted abstract ideas into dynamic, character-driven performance

  • Introduced by Ferruccio de Bortoli, editor-in-chief of Corriere della Sera