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“Design for yourself. Make something you love to play.”
— Cole Madeiros (@TheGubsGuy)
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“You are the greatest limitation to your own game design. Be willing to pursue the uncertainty of an idea you didn’t originally consider.”
— Alex Harkey (@GamesPrecipice)
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“Playtesters aren’t the subject of your experiment; you are the subject of theirs.”
— Alex Harkey (@GamesPrecipice)
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“Designing is removing your favorite mechanic to make a better game.”
— Scott Almes (@Scott_Almes)
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Board game designers discuss making a living, how pitching games to publishers have changed, how game design is affected by mood, and more

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“Game terms are the intersection of theme and mechanics. Choose them wisely, so that they do service to both.”
— Daniel Solis (@DanielSolis)
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“Setting constraints can really help the process. It seems counter-intuitive, but when you set limits - such as “this must fit in a small box” - it can actually help drive creativity.”
— Scott Almes (@Scott_Almes)
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“If you just sit on your idea for 2.4yrs, someone else will publish an identical game. Go make something!”
— Corey Young (@C_M_Young)