WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A lifelong love of board games is leading to a business opportunity for a Purdue University senior who is using a laser cutter and wood to create customized boxes for games.

Oink’s design places one player in the position ... It’s still a modestly sized box compared to the typical Oink board game, but bucks the trend of its previous releases and therefore stands ...

She browsed the store some more and noticed that many games’ boxes prominently displayed ... games,” Geoff Engelstein, who teaches board-game design at New York University and co-authored ...

TIME spoke with Leacock to learn more about the board game explosion and what it’s like to design them for a living. The following conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A lifelong love of board games is leading to a business opportunity for a Purdue University senior who is using a laser cutter and wood to create customized boxes for games.