The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made
The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made
Christian StrainIf you’re lucky enough to have had Kickstarter projects that fund in the first day or two, then you’ve never had to contend with the following problem: How do we, as…
Christian StrainI’ve just completed a 35 day successful Kickstarter and my first pearl of wisdom to share; don’t run a 35 day Kickstarter. It’s a great deal more work than you would…
Christian StrainMost boardgames have random elements. It could be something small like player order or available resources at setup. Where that random element is placed in a game could dramatically change…
Christian StrainYou know this game, inside and out. It’s easy to learn, but as you’re talking you see the wrinkle forming in between their eyes. Another’s eyebrow just arched up. They’re…
Christian StrainI recently started a poll on BoardGameGeek asking how people looked at a Kickstarter page and what they thought was most important. At the moment of writing this, 184 people have answered…
Christian StrainSometimes a movie has such a direct link to a board game mechanic or a unique theme, the idea jumps out at me immediately after watching it. Here’s 10 movies…
Christian StrainWOULD YOU HAVE BOUGHT OR EVEN TRIED THESE GAMES IF THEY WERE ALL ORANGE? Maybe not. Maybe the art would have turned you off, but just think of the…
Christian StrainOnce upon a time there was a game called Evil Intent being funded on Kickstarter. Though the funding was successful, and though the printing went mostly well, there is a cautionary tale…
Christian StrainDo you know what happens when you start designing a Euro-style game? You start to live one. Some Euro games have mechanics in them like worker-placement, resource management, possibly even…
Christian StrainI 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…
