For those of you who want to get more game design industry shop talk in, but can’t get away to panels here and there, this…
When we playtest games, we tend to get a lot of suggestions from players. As designers, it’s our job to parse those comments and decide…
1)Know your style I like to play all kinds of games: party games, strategy games, family games, card games, etc. But that doesn’t make me…
While many tabletop games focus on particular strengths, there are certain things that basically all games need to be successful: a cohesive aesthetic, ways for…
Building prototypes is time consuming, tedious, and often expensive. So, you might be wondering: How good does your prototype have to be? How much money…
Given that the League is a pretty scattered bunch, geographically speaking, it’s highly likely that you’ll see us attending events from coast to coast in…
When I first started designing games, my husband Pete and I were very intentional about saying, “These are your games, these are my games, and…
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…
All games need actions. Otherwise, do you really have players, or just observers? Today I continue my examination of the different core elements of games…
Tabletopia is a slick looking, inside-your-browser, online experience where board games go digital. It’s being supported by some big names in the industry due to…