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…
- Christian Strain
- ART
- BOARD
- April 6, 2016
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RETHINKING GRAPHIC DESIGN
I’ve been a Graphic Designer for 14 years and a Boardgame Designer for almost 4 years. Most Boardgame Designers who are working towards a Kickstarter project have the attitude that…
- Luke Laurie
- BOARDGAME
- ENGINE BUILDING
- April 4, 2016
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Luke LaurieGOOD GAMES – HARD CHOICES
In this piece, I discuss creating decision points in games that create satisfying yet tough decisions for players, drawing from my experience working on The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire. I am…
- Luke Laurie
- BOARDGAME
- DIY
- October 12, 2015
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HOW TO MAKE A CARDSTOCK PROTOTYPE GAMEBOARD
You don’t actually need a board to make a gameboard. You can make a fully usable prototype board that will be good for dozens of playtests using only cardstock and…
- Luke Laurie
- BOARDGAME
- CREATIVITY
- November 12, 2014
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STEAL THIS GAME IDEA!
We game designers are creative people, often to the point that we have WAY too many ideas to be able to see them all become reality. So, why not share…
- Scott Caputo
- BOARDGAME
- CELESTICON
- September 24, 2014
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Scott CaputoSTEPPING INTO THE BIG LEAGUES AT ESSEN
Guest Post by Scott Caputo, designer of the boardgames Kachina and Völuspá, and author of a book of poetry: “Holy Trinity of Chiles“ Introduction by Luke Laurie: I met Scott Caputo at the Celesticon game convention…
- Christian Strain
- ASKING FOR TROBILS
- BOARD GAME
- July 28, 2014
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TEACHING A GAME
You know this game, inside and out. It’s easy to learn, but as you’re talking you see the wrinkle forming in between their eyes. Another’s eyebrow just arched up. They’re…
- Tom Jolly
- BOARDGAME
- MANUFACTURING
- May 12, 2014
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Tom JollyHOW TO APPROACH A MANUFACTURER WITH YOUR GAME
There are a few ways to go about getting your game to print. One is to make it yourself. This involves high financial risk, probable disappointment, and a huge investment…
