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December 26, 2013 December 26, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Tom Lehmann discusses designing and co-designing, economics, victory points, iconography and more on the Game Design Round Table podcast:

http://thegamedesignroundtable.com/2013/12/23/episode-59-race-for-the-galaxy-with-tom-lehmann/

December 26, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
theory, process, podcasts

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December 26, 2013 December 26, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Rob Daviau (@robdaviaugamer) presentation on “legacy” games and game balance

December 26, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
theory

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December 26, 2013 December 26, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Byron Collins (@CEWargames) offers advice for creating a Kickstarter project:

http://www.slimgamer.com/16388/two-out-of-three-kickstarters-succesful-and-running-spearpoint-1943-eastern-front/

December 26, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
publishing

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December 24, 2013 December 24, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

How marketing works in the board game industry

December 24, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
industry, publishing

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December 24, 2013 December 24, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Jason Tagmire (@jtagmire) compares using Kickstarter as a self-publisher versus through a publishing company:

http://www.allusgeeks.com/2013/12/aug-the-game-of-crowd-funding-jason-tagmire-interview-12-18-2013/

December 24, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
publishing, podcasts

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December 24, 2013 December 24, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Tips for how to go about designing scenarios for your game:

http://hyperbolegames.com/2013/12/23/the-mission-editor/

December 24, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
process, theory

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December 23, 2013 December 23, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Lessons from the What the Food?! Kickstarter:

http://www.stonemaiergames.com/3-wrongs-2-rights-and-1-who-knows-lessons-from-the-what-the-food-kickstarter/

December 23, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
publishing

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December 20, 2013 December 20, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Advice for making game boards and setup rules intuitive and smooth:

http://thefarsightlens.com/board-game-component-design/

December 20, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
publishing

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December 20, 2013 December 20, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Some changes that a publisher might want to make to your game:

http://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/25850/changes-publishers-might-make-to-your-game

December 20, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
licensing

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December 20, 2013 December 20, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Corey Young (@C_M_Young) discusses pitching publishers, playtesting events and more on the Little Metal Dog Show:

http://littlemetaldog.podbean.com/2013/12/19/episode-72-friendship-is-spacecraft/

December 20, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
licensing, playtesting, podcasts

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December 19, 2013 December 19, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Daniel Solis (@DanielSolis) on small games, playtesting with family, non-violent themes, elegant designs and more:

http://www.mofbg.co.uk/2013/12/daniel-solis-interview-part-1-of-3.html

http://www.mofbg.co.uk/2013/12/daniel-solis-interview-part-2-of-3.html

http://www.mofbg.co.uk/2013/12/daniel-solis-interview-part-3-of-3.html

December 19, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
theory, process, playtesting

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December 19, 2013 December 19, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

How do you get strangers to help you with your board game? Help them first:

http://www.stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-74-help-them-first/

December 19, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
industry, process, publishing

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December 19, 2013 December 19, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Anatomy of a $631,230 Kickstarter video:

http://www.danshapiro.com/blog/2013/12/anatomy-of-a-631230-kickstarter-video/

December 19, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
publishing

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December 19, 2013 December 19, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

“Four essential questions” to ask playtesters:

http://drwictzboardgames.blogspot.com/2013/12/lessons-learnt-on-what-to-ask-on-blid.html

December 19, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
playtesting

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December 18, 2013 December 18, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Thoughts on what makes a great board game company:

http://hyperbolegames.com/2013/12/18/being-a-great-company/

December 18, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
publishing

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December 17, 2013 December 17, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

What makes a good family game?

http://kevingnunn.com/2013/12/18/gaming-with-family/

December 17, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
theory

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December 17, 2013 December 17, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Quotes related to game design (but not specifically about it):

http://pulsiphergamedesign.blogspot.com/2013/12/quotes-related-to-game-design-but-not.html

December 17, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
process

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December 17, 2013 December 17, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Jamey Stegmaier (@jameystegmaier) and Rob Daviau (@robdaviaugamer) discuss game design and publishing and offer advice to designers on the Something From Nothing vidcast

December 17, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
process, publishing, theory

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December 17, 2013 December 17, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

“Practical Game Theory” presentation from PAX 2013: applying game theory to board games

December 17, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
theory

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December 17, 2013 December 17, 2013/ Cardboard Edison

Tips for running a solo playtest:

http://gil.hova.net/2013/12/16/solo-playtesting/

December 17, 2013/ Cardboard Edison/
playtesting

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