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      2. FRIDAY GAME BREAK: CONTESTS! CONTESTS! CONTESTS!
      FRIDAY GAME BREAK: CONTESTS! CONTESTS! CONTESTS!
      • Jasmine DavisJasmine Davis
      • CARDBOARD EDISON
      • CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY DEATHMATCH
      • June 10, 2016
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      FRIDAY GAME BREAK: CONTESTS! CONTESTS! CONTESTS!

      We’re big fans of contests here at the League of Gamemakers – in fact, many of us know one another from participating in game design contests. We’ve been judges, participants,…

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      DIY BOARD GAME DESIGN JAM
      • Jasmine DavisJasmine Davis
      • BOARD GAME DESIGN
      • BOARD GAME JAM
      • August 7, 2015
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      DIY BOARD GAME DESIGN JAM

      I love a good game jam. These mini-competitions are among my favorite things to do. Game Chef, the DFW Nerd Night game design contest, the Tabletop Deathmatch…give me a design competition and I’m…

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      COMPONENT FIRST: A DESIGN CHALLENGE PART 2
      • Kelsey DomenyKelsey Domeny
      • BALANCE
      • CIVILIZATION BUILDING
      • February 16, 2015
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      COMPONENT FIRST: A DESIGN CHALLENGE PART 2

      Part 2 of a 3 part series on the DFWNN Design competition – perspectives from two League of Gamemakers design teams! — We are two weeks into the DFW Nerd Night…

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      METATOPIA: MECCA FOR DESIGNERS
      • Guest AuthorGuest Author
      • AVIE WING
      • DARREN WATTS
      • January 12, 2015
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      METATOPIA: MECCA FOR DESIGNERS

      A guest post from JR Honeycutt, who is one of the busiest folks in the game industry today. He’s probably designing a game, hosting a podcast, running a charity, rocking the…

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      DESIGNER/PUBLISHER SPEED DATING AT GEN CON 2014 – PART 2
      • Nathan CorneliusNathan Cornelius
      • ADVICE
      • COSMIC WOMBAT GAMES
      • September 19, 2014
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      DESIGNER/PUBLISHER SPEED DATING AT GEN CON 2014 – PART 2

      In Part 1, Kelsey Domeny introduced the publisher speed dating event at GenCon and had great advice for designers pitching their games. It also included video interviews with designers and publishers…

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      DESIGNER/PUBLISHER SPEED DATING AT GEN CON 2014
      • Kelsey DomenyKelsey Domeny
      • ADVICE
      • COSMIC WOMBAT GAMES
      • September 17, 2014
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      DESIGNER/PUBLISHER SPEED DATING AT GEN CON 2014

      ON AUGUST 16, 2014, 15 DESIGNERS AND 12 PUBLISHERS GATHER FOR ONE NIGHT TO DATE EACH OTHER 6 MINUTES AT A TIME. Designer/Publisher Speed Dating at Gen Con is exactly…

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      GEN CON 2014 SLIDESHOW RECAP
      • Peter VaughanPeter Vaughan
      • COSMIC WOMBAT GAMES
      • DFW NERD NIGHT
      • August 22, 2014
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      GEN CON 2014 SLIDESHOW RECAP

      Whether you made it to GenCon 2014 or virtually joined #GenCant2014 on twitter, this is one of the biggest cons of the year for many gamers. It was especially great for the…

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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
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      SASQUATCH 2015 CONVENTION REPORT

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