HOW TO BUILD PROTOTYPES: CARDS, TILES, AND COUNTERS
If you’re a game designer who’s been working at the craft for any length of time, you know that you are going to need to build a LOT of components…
If you’re a game designer who’s been working at the craft for any length of time, you know that you are going to need to build a LOT of components…
Having a good sell sheet can be a key part of getting your game picked up by a publisher. Sell sheets are useful for a variety of different situations: They…
One of the best things about being in the boardgame hobby is how inclusive and accepting everyone is. Every time I play a game at conventions or new groups I’m…
If you’re like me, then last week many of your gaming friends and people you follow on twitter went to Ohio for Origins, a big, 4-day convention second only to…
Wish it was Sunday… What tabletop games did you play over the weekend? Do you do as I do and think on what makes a board game tick? If you…
Back in my post about packaging your game, we talked a bit about how to show off the fun, unique pieces of your game. Distinct pieces can do lots of things…
This article is reprinted with the permission from Foxtrot Games and originally appeared on the Foxtrot Games blog. Randy Hoyt shares his tips on PnPs – let’s all get make some prototypes and share them…
Summer is here: time again for sun, beaches, traveling, family time, and of course, GAMES! But why not spice up your summer gaming with a little summer meta-game? My good…
WHAT WAS YOUR PRIMARY PROJECT THIS MONTH? WHAT GAME IS HOT FOR YOU RIGHT NOW? BRAD BROOKS May is the month for KublaCon and we held the first Letter Tycoon tournament there…
There are many stages to game creation. You begin with design, transition into development, and finally focus on promotion. The one constant through all of those steps is playing the…