The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made
The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made
Teale FristoeToday I continue my investigation of the core elements of games with resources. If you missed my previous articles, you can see them here: Game Elements: Goals, Game Elements: Scoring, and Game Elements:…
Seth Jaffee“I DESIGNED A GAME LAST WEEK…” Ever hear an amateur designer say something like that? It seems like I’ve heard it a lot lately. Ever hear a professional designer say…
Christian StrainWhether you’re self-publishing or pitching to a publisher, it’s important to keep in mind, the cost of the game you’re designing. When you’re pitching a game design to a publisher,…
Luke LaurieAlmost a year ago, in November of 2014, I presented a piece entitled “Steal this Game Idea!” which became one of our most popular articles on the League of Gamemakers,…
Teale FristoeToday I’d like to continue examining the basic elements of tabletop games by discussing scoring. In my last article, I discussed goals in games, and given that scoring is closely tied to the…
Jasmine DavisMy very first game, BEARanoia, is about to be released at Essen and I couldn’t be more excited. But for this design diary, I decided to turn it over to my…
Teale FristoeIn my last article, I gave an overview of the various high level elements one should keep in mind when designing games. Today I’m going to start delving deeply into the…
Jeff CorneliusI’ve talked a lot recently about Campaign Trail, our design process, our Kickstarter tips and advice, but today (on the day we launch our Kickstarter campaign) I wanted to share…
Guest AuthorA look at GemPacked and Gempacked Cards by guest blogger, Eduardo Baraf. Eduardo is producing his sixth title for Pencil First Games. And he’s upping the ante for this one, developing it…
Jeff Cornelius“I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM IN AWE OF HOW WELL YOU’VE MANAGED TO BALANCE THIS GAME! YOU’VE DONE SOMETHING TREMENDOUS WITH THIS ONE. GREAT JOB!” This…
