The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made
The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made
Luke LaurieTHIS POST IS A RESOURCE FOR DESIGNERS AND GAMEMAKERS LOOKING FOR EVENTS TO: PLAYTEST GAMES IMPROVE DESIGN SKILLS MAKE CONNECTIONS IN THE INDUSTRY GET FACE TIME WITH PROSPECTIVE PUBLISHERS…
Michael DomenyIf you want to get your game design out of your basement and into the real world, you will at some point need to speak to someone. Imagine these situations:…
Scott CaputoBACK IN 2012, I FOUND ONE OF THE HOLY GRAILS OF BOARD GAMING—THE PERFECT BOARD GAMING CLUB. I was in London on business when I did a search for board…
Kelsey DomenyPart 3 of a 3 part series on the DFWNN Design competition – perspectives from two League of Gamemakers design teams! Here’s a link to Part 1 and Part 2. — The submissions…
Kelsey DomenyPart 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…
Peter VaughanSo a game or a play test went sour. But wait, was it the game or the players? Here are a couple categories of gamers who might take a game…
Luke LauriePlaytesting games can be fun, insightful, and productive. It can also be disappointing, frustrating, and uncomfortable. Worse still, sometimes, playtesting is simply a waste of time. With the best games…
Michael DomenyDear 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,…
Norv BrooksFrom the initial game design inspiration through the many stages of development, flexibility is needed to end up with a successful, fun and well designed game. IF YOU THINK YOUR INITIAL GAME…
Luke LaurieGame conventions can serve many useful functions for gamemakers, but they infrequently offer dedicated space to one of the very foundations of the gaming industry: the playtesting of game prototypes.…
