![SIXEM Cover with Dice SIXEM Board Game Cover design that reads](https://st8mnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ST8_SIXEM-Hero-2.png)
Hootenanny Games is a Nashville publisher of physical games that break the ice, share some fun, and bring on the belly laughs. ST8MNT had a ball working on the naming, package design, game piece component design for play, copywriting and crafting the story for three of their flagship games. SIXEM is a dice-based game that harnesses color and playful typography.
![SIXEM Visual Direction SIXEM visual direction featuring inspiration imagery pulled that sits on a grid background](https://st8mnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ST8_SIXEM-Moodboard-1.png)
Pumped Up Power
Playing off the colorful dice and fast-paced game play, the art direction embraced eye-catching colors and in-motion visuals. Typography is bold and in-your-face, while the graphic tone suggests a vibrant and snappy visual language to compliment the fast dice play.
![SIXEM Backstory Black background with colored dice graphics on left and right with text in the middle that reads the game](https://st8mnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ST8_SIXEM-Story.png)
![SIXEM Game Pieces Image of the SIXEM dry erase boards with X's marked on them, markers, and dice on a transparent background](https://st8mnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ST8_SIXEM-Pieces-1.png)
![SIXEM Rationale Text that reads](https://st8mnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ST8_SIXEM-Pieces-2.png)
![SIXEM Scattered Pieces SIXEM game elements including dice, boards, markers, spinner, and box cover are scattered on a blue background](https://st8mnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ST8_SIXEM-Photo1.png)
![SIXEM Box Sides SIXEM box stacked with front cover sitting askew on top, showing off the designs of the box sides with colorful dice, SIXEM, ages 10+, and 2-4 players information](https://st8mnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ST8_SIXEM-Photo2.png)
![SIXEM Dice Motion Stop motion video of colorful dice moving in frame and stacking on yellow background](https://st8mnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ST8-Sixem-Dice-Motion.gif)
![SIXEM Hand with Board SIXEM dry erase board being held in the center of the image by one arm coming in from the left while another sticks out from a hole in the green background while holding a marker](https://st8mnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ST8_SIXEM-Photo3-1.png)
![SIXEM Back of Box SIXEM back of box sitting in front of a blue background](https://st8mnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ST8_SIXEM-Photo4.png)
![SIXEM Open Box SIXEM box open with box inside containing spinner sits on left and box cover sits on right, both on a purple background](https://st8mnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ST8_SIXEM-Photo5.png)
![SIXEM Spinner Motion Stop motion of spinner arrow moving around the circle on yellow background](https://st8mnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ST8-Sixem-Spinner-Motion.gif)
![SIXEM Hand Rolling Dice A hand sticks out from a hole in the green background and tosses dice in motion onto game pieces below](https://st8mnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ST8_SIXEM-Photo6.png)
![SIXEM Instruction Sheet SIXEM instruction booklet designs on blue background](https://st8mnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ST8_SIXEM-Instructions.png)