Cranio Creations is challenging the community to design a new Executive Officer for Barrage. The winner will collaborate with Luciani and Battista on the official release.

Cranio Creations has launched an official challenge to the entire Barrage community: "The Rise of New Designers." With the advent of the Legendary Box , conceived as the definitive fan experience, the publisher realized there was still room for one last creative addition to advance the game.

This challenge allows players to become part of Barrage's story by designing an original Executive Officer (XO) . We're not just looking for interesting mechanics, but also for creative, balanced, and thematic designs that open up new strategic paths, pushing players to consider previously untried approaches.

Why Participate?

Your Executive Officer may be published as an exclusive product with full credit . If selected, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate directly with Simone Luciani and Tommaso Battista to develop and refine your design.

Submission Guidelines

Proposals must include the following details:

1. Abilities : A clear mechanical description that includes activation conditions, costs, benefits, and interactions with existing game elements.

2. Resources/Initial Setup : Any changes to the standard setup or specific initial benefits/resources.

3. Strategic Intent : The playstyle this XO encourages, the new tactical possibilities it creates, and how it differs from existing XOs.

How to Send

You don't have to be a professional designer; even untested ideas are welcome, as the development team will take care of the technical balancing. The important thing is the vision.

Submit your design answering the question: "Which Executive Officer is Barrage still missing?" to barragedesignchallenge@craniocreations.com .

The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2026 .

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