Ike Brunicardi

with Warhammer 40K. Although he enjoyed playing, painting his Salamander Space Marine Army was his true passion at the time. The gritty tone of the 40K universe ties in well with his love of Death Metal and dark literature like Berserk and the tales of H.P. Lovecraft. While deployed to Iraq, Ike and his fellow Paratroopers would play cards and board games to pass the time when off-duty. He was introduced to Euro Games when he and his close friend found an old copy of the legendary game Catan. Following that deployment, Ike was inspired to make a board game that offered players freedom and an escape to another world. From this inspiration, he designed the prototype of Bantam West out of his garage and established Bantam Planet LLC on June 25th, 2020. (Source: User Summary)