Tips & Resources for Board Game Designers
Patrick Nickell of Crash Games (@Crash_Games) joins Funding the Dream (@FundTheDream) for an open discussion about the delicate nature of handling a partnership that decides to split:
http://www.buzzsprout.com/4646/86229-business-partners-and-kickstarter-ep-138-with-patrick-nickell
Who should be playtesting your game, and what should you be doing while they are?
“Impact of Video Game Design Techniques on Board Games,” a panel from PAX East 2013:
http://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-episode-53-pax-ludologica
Chris and Johnny O’Neal of Brotherwise Games give tips for running a Kickstarter campaign, collaborating and more:
A broad overview of the playtesting process and what your goals should be at each step:
What mechanics are used most frequently in the top 100-ranked games on BoardGameGeek?
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/956688/top-mechanics-on-the-top-100-games-statistics
What causes board game Kickstarter projects to fail? A BoardGameGeek forum discussion:
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/956531/kickstarter-epic-fail
Board Game Designers Forum: April 2013 Game Design Showdown - “Let’s Get Kickstarted”
Goal: Pitch a game inspired by crowdfunding
Deadline: April 11
Reaching out to bloggers, podcasters and reviewers–tips for finding complementary outlets, requesting coverage, doing interviews and more:
http://www.stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-27-bloggers-podcasters-and-reviewers/
“There is truth in all feedback. That doesn’t mean you have to change your game… rather, it means that you get to the source of the truth, look at it from the feedbacker’s perspective, and decide what you want to take away from it.”
“The best playtesters are the ones that ask the right questions. It’s the designer’s job to solve their problems, not the other way round.”
Mice & Mystics designer Jerry Hawthorne (@mice_guy) discusses getting into the board game industry, designing for solo play, preparing for success and more on the NPC Cast (@NPCcast):
http://npccast.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/episode-13-jerry-hawthorne/
A survey conducted by Lewis Pulsipher (@lewpuls) reveals the gaming habits and career paths of game designers:
http://pulsiphergamedesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/2012-13-game-designer-survey-results.html
“There are no rules so short and clear that everyone will follow them as intended. In fact, the shorter rules are just as prone to misinterpretation.”
The designers of Viticulture discuss paid advertising for a Kickstarter campaign and whether it’s worth it:
Our monthly roundup gives us a chance to spotlight the board game design tips and resources that we’ve found to be the most useful over the past month.
Here are our picks for March 2013:
Tips for getting attention for your Kickstarter campaign on Reddit:
http://www.stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-25-reddit/
Jeremiah Lee, designer of Zombie in My Pocket and Zombie House Blitz, discusses the design process and shares design advice he’s received and learned:
Level 99 Games (@Level99Games) is accepting submissions for its next Minigame Library:
Pointers for interface design in games, from a panel at PAX East. Rob Daviau (@robdaviaugamer) handles the board game side:
http://threemovesahead.libsyn.com/episode-211-worth-a-thousand-words-the-pax-east-panel
