The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made
The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made
Guest AuthorGuest post by Randy Hoyt. In his day job, Randy works on the user experience design team for a Silicon Valley startup. But at night, he designs and publishes board games.…
Tom JollyGame theory is an interesting beast. Supposedly you can use it to solve any situation where intelligent people, given a number of strategies or decisions to make, can optimize their…
Mark MajorIt’s okay to create a game that’s just for you or your friends. But when thinking about sharing it with a wider audience (whether that’s approaching publishers or launching it…
Stephen DeBaunI’m still constantly amazed at how much designs can be improved by removing things, rather than adding things. I’ve had another lesson in minimalism during my design of Ars Victor: Tour…
Stephen DeBaunEver wonder what a game designer does behind the scenes? I thought it would be fun to share what kind of stuff I wrestle with when I’m up to my…
Luke LaurieThe combined knowledge of the League of Gamemakers is a force to be reckoned with. Some of our most popular pieces are on game mechanics. The nuts and bolts. Getting the gears…
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…
Luke LaurieARE YOU READY TO START BUILDING? In Part 1 we covered the first two steps of building a worker placement game: Research and Innovate. In this installment, we’ll cover the Build step.…
Jeff CorneliusSo, you’re a small time game designer or publisher. How do you get bigger? How do you increase your presence within the industry? Answer – act like the person you…
Stephen DeBaunThis is the second article I’ve written that talks about some cool mechanics I discovered while designing Ars Victor. You can read the first one at: Building Tension: The Ars…
