Christian Strain- BALANCE
- BOARDGAME
- October 26, 2017
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Christian StrainFINDING BALANCE BEFORE PLAYTESTING
How do you know the value of a card, or resource in a game you’re designing? I see this question pop up from time to time, and it’s a good…
- Scott Caputo
- BEZIER GAMES
- BLOG POSTS
- March 22, 2017
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Scott CaputoTHE LONG WINDING JOURNEY OF WHISTLE STOP
A couple weeks ago, Bezier Games, finally announced the publication of my game, Whistle Stop, a tile-laying, pick-up-and-deliver train game, which will be released at GenCon this year. For those…
- Seth Jaffee
- BOARD GAMES
- DESIGN
- January 11, 2017
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Seth JaffeeDO DILIGENCE!
When we playtest games, we tend to get a lot of suggestions from players. As designers, it’s our job to parse those comments and decide which suggestions would lead to…
- Scott Caputo
- BEST GAMES ARE YET TO BE MADE
- BOARD GAMES
- June 20, 2016
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THE BEST GAME I EVER DESIGNED
When is a prototype good enough to be published? I would say it’s when you can make the argument that it’s the best game you ever designed. Yes, that’s right, the…
- admin
- DESIGNER DIARY
- DEVELOPMENT
- March 16, 2016
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adminTHE STORY BEHIND THE MANHATTAN PROJECT: ENERGY EMPIRE
Luke Laurie, member of the League of Gamemakers, was interviewed by Dan and Brian over at the Doxcast. This insightful interview goes behind the scenes into story behind The Manhattan Project: Energy…
- Seth Jaffee
- COLLABORATION
- CONCEPTS
- November 16, 2015
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NO, YOU DID NOT DESIGN A GAME LAST WEEK!
“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…
- Jeff Cornelius
- COSMIC WOMBAT GAMES
- DESIGN
- March 14, 2014
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Jeff CorneliusHOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PUBLISH A GAME, ANYWAY?
So, you’ve thought of an idea for a board game and now you want to see it on your local game store’s shelf. It should just be a matter of…
