The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made
The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made
Jeff CorneliusI love graphic design. It’s my favorite part of this whole gamemaking process. I even did it professionally for a while. I like seeing the results of many hours of…
Stephen DeBaunI’m still constantly amazed at how much designs can be improved by removing things, rather than adding things. I’ve had another lesson in minimalism during my design of Ars Victor: Tour…
Michael DomenyFellow Leaguer, Mark Major, defines “flavor”, as it pertains to game design, in his article introducing us to context. “Flavor is thematic detail in a game that has no impact on how…
Stephen DeBaunEver wonder what a game designer does behind the scenes? I thought it would be fun to share what kind of stuff I wrestle with when I’m up to my…
Mark MajorMost conversations about theme and mechanics treat games as if those are the only two elements a game has. Some comments make it seem like there’s this linear scale with…
Jeff Corneliusproduct made for leisure time enjoyment that refuses to be categorized into arbitrary and nebulously defined criteria vis-a-vis the combination of characteristics of the strong suits of various games and…
Christian StrainWOULD YOU HAVE BOUGHT OR EVEN TRIED THESE GAMES IF THEY WERE ALL ORANGE? Maybe not. Maybe the art would have turned you off, but just think of the…
Guest AuthorA guest post by Anthony Rando and Eric Cesare of Devious Devices, LLC VERI-WHAT? We here at Devious Devices have been fondly throwing around the term “verisimilitude” quite a bit lately,…
Stephen DeBaunSo you’re building a chair. You put together some legs, a seat, and a back, and some armrests. It’s finally ready, so you have a few people over to sit…
Peter VaughanEXCUSE ME, PROTOSPIEL? Basically, designer’s heaven. Affordable, full of connections, game testing all weekend long! WHAT’S INSIDE In this blog post we’re going to cover: The games The people and…
