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“Play lots of games. The more games you have the more solutions you will have at your fingertips for problems that come up with your designs.”
— Richard Garfield
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“Get new playtesters after working on your game a while – if you always use the same playtesters your game will be developed only for experts, not for new players as well – and new players are, if anything, more important to a game.”
— Richard Garfield
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“The best advice I could give to designers seeking publication is when pitching your game, don’t forget to sell the publisher on YOU!”
— A.J. Porfirio (@vanrydergames)

Protospiel Madison 2014

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tgcnews:

The Game Crafter is pleased to announce that we will be bringing Protospiel to Madison, WI October 24-26, 2014. 

This is your chance to show off your prototypes, get feedback from other designers, meet The Game Crafter staff, and pick up lots of free prototyping materials. 

The cost of registration is only $50 for a 3-day pass, or only $25 for a single day. Space is limited, so register today.

Cardboard Edison's Favorite Tips & Resources - July 2014

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This month we have an abbreviated roundup of board game design links and lessons. The final week of the month has been taken up by tending to the newest member of Cardboard Edison, our new baby girl Hana May Zinsli! Once our family has settled in, we’ll be back to work gathering the best tips and resources for designers from around the web…

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“Broken is far easier to solve than almost there. In one, your patient’s leg is gone. Easy. In the latter, you have to be House.”
— Grant Rodiek (@HyperboleGrant)