Product strategy
Turning a personal hobby problem into a focused product strategy
The Tabletop Game Library Manager is a mobile-first product concept for helping tabletop players organize collections, track play history, and choose the right game for the right group.
- PRD writing
- MVP definition
- User workflows
Project snapshot
- Type
- Mobile-first responsive web app concept
- Focus
- PRD writing, MVP definition, user workflows, feature prioritization
- Core question
- What is owned, what has been played, and what should be played next?
- Status
- Product strategy and PRD foundation
The challenge
Tabletop game collections can grow quickly, but choosing what to play often gets harder over time. Players may own dozens of games while still struggling to find the right option for a group, time limit, or mood.
The product needed to stay focused for an MVP, avoiding early scope creep into social networking, marketplaces, native apps, or full community features.
Product approach
Scott defined the product around a simple workflow: Add, Organize, Find, Play, Learn. Users can add games, organize shelves, find something to play, log sessions, and review collection-health insights over time.
A key design principle is that recommendations should be explainable and user-controlled instead of black-box suggestions.
- Private collection management
- Manual, smart, and hybrid shelves
- Filter-based Find a Game experience
- Quick and detailed play logging
- Collection-health insights and export controls
Assets & Visuals
Key diagrams, documents, and reference materials.
Outcome
The result is a clear product foundation that can support prototype design, user research, backlog creation, and future implementation planning.