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      2. COMPONENT FIRST: A DESIGN CHALLENGE PART 2
      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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      DEAR DIARY: KEEPING A PLAYTEST JOURNAL
      • Michael DomenyMichael Domeny
      • ADVICE
      • DESIGN
      • October 15, 2014
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      DEAR DIARY: KEEPING A PLAYTEST JOURNAL

      Dear Diary, Among nerds, there are the board gamers. Among the board gamer nerds, there are board game designers. And among those nerds, you have the few, the proud, who,…

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      PUTTING THE DESIGN IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
      • Jeff CorneliusJeff Cornelius
      • ASCENDANT
      • CAMPAIGN TRAIL
      • August 11, 2014
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      PUTTING THE DESIGN IN GRAPHIC DESIGN

      I love graphic design. It’s my favorite part of this whole gamemaking process. I even did it professionally for a while. I like seeing the results of many hours of…

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      THE KEY TO GETTING PUBLISHED: PLAYING GAMES WITH STRANGERS
      • Christina MajorChristina Major
      • BOARD GAMES
      • CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY
      • May 28, 2014
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      THE KEY TO GETTING PUBLISHED: PLAYING GAMES WITH STRANGERS

      Jupiter Rescue, our cooperative robot game, met success in a big way. We had already received lots of great support from our playtesting groups, won The Game Crafter co-op challenge earlier in January…

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      DO YOU PROTOSPIEL?
      • Peter VaughanPeter Vaughan
      • BOARDGAME BUILDERS
      • DESIGNERS
      • May 5, 2014
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      DO YOU PROTOSPIEL?

      EXCUSE ME, PROTOSPIEL? Basically, designer’s heaven. Affordable, full of connections, game testing all weekend long! WHAT’S INSIDE In this blog post we’re going to cover: The games The people and…

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      BENEATH THE STONE
      • Christian StrainChristian Strain
      • BIG PICTURE
      • EVIL INTENT
      • February 3, 2014
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      BENEATH THE STONE

      I grew up an artist in a family of artist. I was the youngest; which means I had three other artist teaching me what they’ve learned. Imagine how surprised I…

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      GAME MAKING AS A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROBLEM, PART 1
      • Jeff CorneliusJeff Cornelius
      • DOMINION
      • GAME MAKING
      • January 20, 2014
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      GAME MAKING AS A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROBLEM, PART 1

      What is this thing we call game making? And how does it relate to other forms of design and manufacturing? Is there a better way to make games? These are…

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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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