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Importance of a Graphic Designer’s Eye in Tabletop Design
I’m back! I’ve been hard at work these past few weeks: I wrote a short story and submitted it to Visions Magazine (wish me luck); I tweak mechanics and balanced my tabletop game a bit more; and I— Can you stop bragging and get to it already? I’ve started experimenting with different designs for the…
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Plan it! Keep Your Game Development on Track
A short one today, sorry! Don’t apologize, this is the best day of my life Now that I finally have a build of my tabletop game that can be played from start to finish, I’ve decided to double-down on an Agile-based development cycle. Here’s my development project plan, in a nutshell: Two weeks of play…
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My Tabletop Game is Almost Ready for Alpha Tests
What are Alpha tests, you didn’t ask? I didn’t ask. Glad you asked! Alpha testing is still that super experimental form of testing where you only slightly expand your project outside of the realm of you. People in your tabletop circles, other game designers, and friends who enjoy playing board games—those are the people that…
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Find Peace With Deviating From Your Creative Project Plans
It’s nice to take a break from the daily grind and take a vacation. Maybe travel to a different city? Eat the local cuisine? Drink the local whisky? That sort of thing. The one thing I despise during a vacation is over-planning. I’m not talking about essentials like packing and booking an airbnb or hotel—I’m…
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Some of My Tabletop Game Inspirations
When I think back to the summer of 2017 when I started this journey, I sometimes ask myself: why did I decide to start developing a tabletop game? I always arrive at the same answer: because the game that I want to play doesn’t exist yet. Some games have come a little close, but not…
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