So You Want to Review Games…
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So You Want to Review Games…

So you want to review games. You want to be heard and bring your voice to the internets. Here is a basic overview of how…

IS “REBOOT” ALIVE IN BOARD GAME DESIGNS?
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IS “REBOOT” ALIVE IN BOARD GAME DESIGNS?

Currently in Television programing the “buzz word” is “Reboot”. The recent airing of a remake of the 1977 9 Emmy winning Roots by Executive Producer…

Why do gamemakers go to GENCON?
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Why do gamemakers go to GENCON?

Gencon 2016 has come and gone, and many, many members of the gamemaking community were there: designers, developers, publishers, illustrators, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. What…

Friday Game Break: Just the Numbers
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Friday Game Break: Just the Numbers

It’s Friday! And nothing says Friday like a math problem! …okay, we’re just kidding. But it IS important for game designers to understand the math…

Board Games’ Unsung Heroes
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Board Games’ Unsung Heroes

Board Game Developers and Graphic Designers are a huge, often unrecognized, part of what makes all the games we play great. In this video I…

Giving Board Games New Meming
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Giving Board Games New Meming

If you follow the League of Gamemakers at all on Facebook, you probably know that we work very hard to keep our followers engaged with…

Indie Lessons: Theory Soft
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Indie Lessons: Theory Soft

Every project, team, and organization I’ve worked on, with, or for has taught me one indie lesson or another. This video highlights three lessons I…

Friday Game Break: Theme vs. Mechanics
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Friday Game Break: Theme vs. Mechanics

There are battles, and then there are BATTLES. And what bigger battle is there than mechanics vs. theme? Ask any game designer which is more…

The Best Game I Ever Designed
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The Best Game I Ever Designed

When is a prototype good enough to be published? I would say it’s when you can make the argument that it’s the best game you…

My World Was Fire And Blood And AWESOME
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My World Was Fire And Blood And AWESOME

It’s Friday night at the Hammer Downs, Detroit’s legendary high-flying autoduel arena. Two levels, four pairs of launch ramps, and twenty-thousand bloodthirsty fans eager to…

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