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      GET IN THE GAME!
      • Seth JaffeeSeth Jaffee
      • ADVICE
      • belfort
      • August 12, 2015
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      GET IN THE GAME!

      I was once offered the opportunity to write something up for Why I Design Games – Collected essays from established game designers on the theory, art, and compulsion of board game…

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      WATCHING PEOPLE USE YOUR RULEBOOK
      • Guest AuthorGuest Author
      • BLIND PLAYTESTING
      • FEEDBACK
      • July 29, 2015
      • 0 Comments
      WATCHING PEOPLE USE YOUR RULEBOOK

      This article is reprinted with the permission from Foxtrot Games and originally appeared on the Foxtrot Games blog. Randy Hoyt shares a practical example of how a Lanterns rulebook was used and interpreted at the…

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      THE LEAGUE RUNDOWN: JUNE
      • Scott CaputoScott Caputo
      • DESIGNERS
      • GAME CONVENTIONS
      • July 17, 2015
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      THE LEAGUE RUNDOWN: JUNE

      WHAT WAS YOUR PRIMARY PROJECT THIS MONTH? WHAT GAME IS HOT FOR YOU RIGHT NOW? BRAD BROOKS June began with the Letter Tycoon release at the Origins Game Fair. While I wasn’t…

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      THE CHAOS CAULDRON: IN DEFENSE OF DICE-ROLLING AND CARD SHUFFLING
      • Guest AuthorGuest Author
      • BOARD GAMES
      • CARD SHUFFLING
      • June 29, 2015
      • 0 Comments
      THE CHAOS CAULDRON: IN DEFENSE OF DICE-ROLLING AND CARD SHUFFLING

      This is a guest post by Joey Vigour (Designer, Chaosmos, game publisher at Mirror Box Games). To know Joey is to experience a bold new world, and to meet one of the…

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      THE GAME NAME GAUNTLET – HELP ME NAME MY GAME!
      • Michael DomenyMichael Domeny
      • BOARD GAME
      • CONTEXT
      • June 26, 2015
      • 0 Comments
      THE GAME NAME GAUNTLET – HELP ME NAME MY GAME!

      Having trouble naming your game? Can’t tell which one of seven variations of your game’s name sounds the best? Listen to them and read them in a variety of real-world…

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      NORIGINS ANYONE?
      • Seth JaffeeSeth Jaffee
      • CONVENTIONS
      • NOT PLAYING SPYFALL
      • June 17, 2015
      • 0 Comments
      NORIGINS ANYONE?

      If you’re like me, then last week many of your gaming friends and people you follow on twitter went to Ohio for Origins, a big, 4-day convention second only to…

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      THE POWER OF THE MEEPLE
      • Christina MajorChristina Major
      • COMPONENTS
      • MEEPLE
      • June 12, 2015
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      THE POWER OF THE MEEPLE

      Back in my post about packaging your game, we talked a bit about how to show off the fun, unique pieces of your game. Distinct pieces can do lots of things…

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      THE LEAGUE RUNDOWN: MAY
      • Scott CaputoScott Caputo
      • DESIGNERS
      • GAME CONVENTIONS
      • June 5, 2015
      • 0 Comments
      THE LEAGUE RUNDOWN: MAY

      WHAT WAS YOUR PRIMARY PROJECT THIS MONTH? WHAT GAME IS HOT FOR YOU RIGHT NOW? BRAD BROOKS May is the month for KublaCon and we held the first Letter Tycoon tournament there…

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      GO TO CONS!!! – CONNECTING AT CONVENTIONS LIKE KUBLA CON
      • Luke LaurieLuke Laurie
      • BOARDGAMES
      • COLLABORATION
      • May 29, 2015
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      GO TO CONS!!! – CONNECTING AT CONVENTIONS LIKE KUBLA CON

      Gamemaking, even if you self-publish, is not a solo endeavor. It takes relationships and collaboration to get your game signed, sealed, and delivered. Game conventions play a major role in…

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      DEMOING AT THE FIRST BGG FAMILY CON
      • Christian StrainChristian Strain
      • ASKING FOR TROBILS
      • BGGFAM
      • May 27, 2015
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      DEMOING AT THE FIRST BGG FAMILY CON

      A few weeks ago I was asked by our good friend and publisher, Peter Vaughan of Squirmy Beast and Ad Magic/Breaking Games if I could demo Letter Tycoon at BoardGameGeek Family Con that ended just this…

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      • Publishing (66)
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      • Technical (12)

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      Q&A: MARTYN POOLE – BOARD GAME EXPOSURE

      • Eduardo Baraf
      • December 18, 2017
      Q&A: MARTYN POOLE – BOARD GAME EXPOSURE
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      Q&A: MARC DAVIS: THOUGHTFUL ADVICE ON BLOGS

      • Eduardo Baraf
      • October 11, 2017
      Q&A: MARC DAVIS: THOUGHTFUL ADVICE ON BLOGS
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      Q&A: JIMMY HUDSON – A JOURNEY TO IMPROVE YOUR CRAFT

      • Eduardo Baraf
      • September 27, 2017
      Q&A: JIMMY HUDSON – A JOURNEY TO IMPROVE YOUR CRAFT
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      Q&A: FORREST BOWER – OBSERVATIONS & BOARD GAME REVIEWS

      • Eduardo Baraf
      • August 7, 2017
      Q&A: FORREST BOWER – OBSERVATIONS & BOARD GAME REVIEWS
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      ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON REVIEWS & CONTENT MARKETING

      • Eduardo Baraf
      • August 4, 2017
      ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON REVIEWS & CONTENT MARKETING
      Gaming Reviews

      SASQUATCH 2015 CONVENTION REPORT

      • Seth Jaffee
      • November 6, 2015
      SASQUATCH 2015 CONVENTION REPORT
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