Friday Game Break: Contests! Contests! Contests!

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…

DIY Board Game Design Jam

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…

Component First: A Design Challenge Part 2

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…

Metatopia: Mecca for Designers

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…

Designer/Publisher Speed Dating at Gen Con 2014 – part 2

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…

Designer/Publisher Speed Dating at Gen Con 2014

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…

Gen Con 2014 Slideshow Recap

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…