Christian Strain- BALANCE
- BOARDGAME
- October 26, 2017
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Christian StrainFINDING BALANCE BEFORE PLAYTESTING
How do you know the value of a card, or resource in a game you’re designing? I see this question pop up from time to time, and it’s a good…
- Seth Jaffee
- BOARD GAMES
- DESIGN
- January 11, 2017
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Seth JaffeeDO DILIGENCE!
When we playtest games, we tend to get a lot of suggestions from players. As designers, it’s our job to parse those comments and decide which suggestions would lead to…
- Teale Fristoe
- BOARDGAMES
- GAME DESIGN
- October 18, 2016
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Teale FristoeWHAT’S YOUR PUZZLE?
While many tabletop games focus on particular strengths, there are certain things that basically all games need to be successful: a cohesive aesthetic, ways for players to interact, clear goals…
- Luke Laurie
- BOARDGAMES
- DESIGN
- August 24, 2016
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Luke LaurieHOW TO PLAYTEST – PART 3, BEING A GOOD PLAYTESTER
Given the upcoming Protospiel at Pacificon, it’s time to take another look at playtesting. The best games are yet to be made, and a key step in the creation of great…
- Eduardo Baraf
- EDO
- INDIE
- August 12, 2016
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Eduardo BarafINDIE LESSONS: ATARI QA
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 learned from my time working…
- Luke Laurie
- DESIGNING
- NETWORKING
- August 5, 2016
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PACIFICON PROTOSPIEL
HTTPS://BIT.LY/PACIFICPROTO You’ve probably heard of Pacificon, one of the longest running West Coast Conventions, currently held in the Santa Clara Marriott Hotel over Labor Day weekend. But did you know…
- Teale Fristoe
- ADVICE
- COLLABORATION
- July 20, 2016
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TAKING AUDIO FEEDBACK
Today on the League we have a guest post from Franklin Kenter. By day, Franklin is a math professor, having earned himself a PhD in Mathematics at UC San Diego.…
- JR HONEYCUTT
- GAME DEVELOPMENT
- MECHANICS
- July 8, 2016
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JR HONEYCUTTFIVE THINGS I LEARNED WHILE DEVELOPING SEAFALL
Last summer I had the opportunity to work as the developer for SeaFall, a Legacy game from Rob Daviau and Plaid Hat Games that’s set in a fictional world in the dawn of the Age…
- Eduardo Baraf
- EDO
- KICKSTARTER
- June 3, 2016
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KICKSTARTER ADVANCED: ONLINE MASS PLAYTESTS
Do you believe in your game? Are your rules ready for prime time? Are those systems balanced? This is one sure way to find out! This video is about running…
- Luke Laurie
- May 6, 2016
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POLYSPIEL AT POLYCON, PLAYTESTING IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
POLYSPIEL AT POLYCON June 17-19, 2016 Cal Poly University Union On Facebook: https://bit.ly/PacificProto For more Info: [email protected] Held annually at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, in the heart of California’s Central Coast,…
