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My Button Shy 18 Card Game Challenge Extravaganza
Here’s a short update. Thank goodness Last month, I participated in the Button Shy Games 18 Card Game Challenge. Here were the terms of the challenge: Make a game that only consists of 18 Cards All cards have to be identical — no exceptions I made a game where, from a grid of cards of…
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What I’ve Learned so far About Tabletop Design (Part I)
Full disclosure, I’ve been working on this game for a year and a half at this point and I’m still only about halfway finished. What I’m trying to say is that I’m not an experienced or veteran designer. I do not have the wise wealth of any published games under my belt. Now that that’s…
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The White Box Essays: A Recommended Buy
Jeremy Holcomb is a professor of game design any the DigiPen Institute of Technology. He has a wealth of experience with the full spectrum of idea-to-publish tabletop design. His insight is as paramount to the industry as the likes of the founders of “indie-giants” like Stonemaier and Leder Games. Enter The White Box Essays: a…
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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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Don’t Beat Yourself Up for Taking a Break
Two weeks ago, I just had my first round of playtests with other people. I got a lot of good feedback that I want to incorporate into the game before I pick up the pace on playtests. But I’ve barely touched my game in a week. Why? I’ve got a lot going on in my…
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