Luke Laurie- BOARDGAME
- CREATIVITY
- November 12, 2014
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Luke LaurieSTEAL THIS GAME IDEA!
We game designers are creative people, often to the point that we have WAY too many ideas to be able to see them all become reality. So, why not share…
- Kelsey Domeny
- BOARD GAME
- BOARD GAMES
- November 10, 2014
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Kelsey DomenyFOR THE LOVE OF PLAY
This article was inspired by a rather in depth discussion on the Card & Board Game Designers Guild on Facebook. The question posed by our own Luke Laurie was “What are the…
- Peter Vaughan
- ALPHA GAMER
- ANALYSIS PARALYSIS
- November 7, 2014
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Peter VaughanHOW TO PLAY TEST, PART 2 – GAME WRECKERS
So 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…
- Tom Jolly
- ACTIVE RESPONSE
- AI
- November 5, 2014
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Tom JollyARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN BOARD GAMES
Many of you will be thinking right now, “…but wait…isn’t artificial intelligence only used in computers?” Depends on your definition. AI, to me, is any set of rules that allows…
- Peter Vaughan
- COLLABORATION
- DESIGN DAY
- November 3, 2014
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TOP 10 GAMES EVERY DESIGNER SHOULD PLAY, PART 3
In this three part series, read about the League’s secret mission in coordination with Stonemaier Games to select the top 10 games every designer should play at least once! —…
- Brad Brooks
- BETRAYAL
- BOARD GAMES
- October 31, 2014
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Brad Brooks“ASK THE LEAGUE” – WHAT IS YOUR PERFECT HALLOWEEN GAME(S)?
As a game, Betrayal at House on the Hill has its issues (unbalanced scenarios, fiddliness, rules issues, etc.), but for that once a year Halloween game night this is the game. Suspense builds…
- Jasmine Davis
- CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY
- COOL TABLE
- October 29, 2014
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Jasmine DavisPERSPECTIVES FROM A TWO-TIMER, TABLETOP DEATHMATCH YEAR 2
Kelsey Domeny here. I’d like to introduce you to my friend, fellow combatant in the Cards Against Humanity Tabletop Deathmatch 2013 and all-around awesome person, Jasmine Davis. She was the only solo…
- Peter Vaughan
- COLLABORATION
- CRITERIA
- October 27, 2014
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TOP 10 GAMES EVERY DESIGNER SHOULD PLAY, PART 2
In this three part series, read about the League’s secret mission in coordination with Stonemaier Games to select the top 10 games every designer should play at least once! —…
- Luke Laurie
- BOARDGAMES
- CARD GAMES
- October 24, 2014
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HOW TO PLAYTEST – PART 1 “SET THE STAGE”
Playtesting 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…
- Jeff Cornelius
- AUSTRALIA
- CAKE
- October 22, 2014
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Jeff CorneliusHAPPY WOMBAT DAY!! (OR WHAT’S IN A NAME?)
Today, October 22 is Wombat Day. On this occasion people from all over the world celebrate by consuming the traditional Wombat Day cake, indulging in gummy candy, and telling tales/singing songs of…
