The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made
The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made
Michael DomenyIntroduction by Michael Domeney You’ve planned, you’ve experimented, you’ve crafted a workable prototype, you’ve playtested for days, weeks, even months. The gameplay is enjoyable, the mechanics are pretty straightforward; you…
Michael DomenyLast weekend, I had the joy of attending Unpub 6 in Baltimore. In honor of National Haiku Poetry Day (April 17th), and perhaps to provide you a zen-like respite from the mental strain of…
Michael DomenyHow’s your New Year’s resolution coming? Did it have anything to do with game design? Run a successful Kickstarter to self-publish your game? Have a publisher pick up your design?…
Michael Domenys a lover of the arts, I’m always fascinated when themes, ideas, and processes translate from one genre to another. Being a student of one discipline can make us better…
Michael DomenyIt had been at least a solid week without much progress in one of my designs. I’ll spare you many of the details, but I had a mechanic whereby playing…
Michael DomenyTo check the strength of your heart, your doctor may attach wires to your chest, hook you up to all sorts of monitors, and sentence you to a vigorous run…
Michael DomenyIn an earlier article about types of gamers, I introduced you to four personalities that, individually or in combination, do a pretty good job of personifying how gamers will play your…
Michael DomenyFour friends sit down for a marathon night playing My Fantasy Village Is Better Than Yours (never heard of it? It’s okay – me neither. Stick with me). First game,…
Michael DomenyHaving trouble naming your game? Can’t tell which one of seven variations of your game’s name sounds the best? Listen to them and read them in a variety of real-world…
Michael DomenyFor publishers, self-publishers, energetic designers Doug Levandowski searches for a card while JR Honeycutt waits for his next move in The Amberden Affair Live at Gen Con. WHAT DO YOU…
