Tips & Resources for Board Game Designers
Board Game Designer and Portal Games employee Chevee Dodd gives a lecture on the stages of board game design "From Prototype to Production" at the Board Game Creators Seminar hosted by Bethany College. Bethany College - http://www.bethanywv.edu/ Chevee Dodd - http://www.cheveedodd.com/
An overview of the game design process, from prototype to production
Catchup mechanics:
Ways of generating gameplay that's engaging in the abstract but that also build interesting narratives:
http://www.3dtotalgames.com/story-vs-mechanics/
Picking components for your game: cost, quality, perceived value, boxes and more:
Mark Rosewater on the difference between choices and options, and the decisions that game designers set up for players to make:
Blunt advice for entering game design contests:
http://www.buildingthegamepodcast.com/2016/01/24/episode-191-contest-woes-and-drafting-drafters/
What makes a game high- or low-ranked on BoardGameGeek:
http://meeplezone.com/2016/01/21/what-makes-a-high-ranked-game-data-mining-bgg/
Things that drive player behavior during a game: rewards and punishments, scarcity, pivot points and more:
What game mechanisms have the biggest effect on BoardGameGeek ratings?
http://www.ludometrica.org/highly-rated-mechanics-and-other-determinants-of-rating/
Evan Derrick (Darkmoon) and Gil Hova (Battle Merchants) join Tyler, Daryl and Sen to discuss playtesting prototypes and the sometimes painful experience that it can be.
The Meeple Syrup show on painful playtests--and why they're necessary
How to Get Published - ft. T.C. Petty III, Game Designer http://www.geekBOLD.com/how-to-get-published-ft-tc-petty ION award winning game designer T.C. Petty III shares his tips on how to get published. With 5 titles signed, it seems like he's sure figured out the trick of it!
T.C. Petty III on "How to Get Published"
Transparency and opacity: what makes a game mechanism transparent or opaque, how they work (or fail) in existing games, and how to use them to incentivize players to make interesting plays:
Pointers for working with a publisher during the publication process (starting at 51:30):
Advice for board game designers in Malaysia:
Korea Boardgames Design Contest
Deadline: April 1, 2016
Prizes: cash and publication
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1509434/kbg-design-contest-2016
Ways to increase a game's depth:
Resources: what they are, their role in games, and how designers can use them:
Why you should ask playtesters, "How did the game make you feel?"
http://www.wiltgren.com/2016/01/18/a-simple-way-to-get-great-playtesting-feedback/
Tips for board game designers to stay focused and be productive:
http://www.dicelabgames.com/trial-and-error-blog/staying-focused-and-being-productive/
“You are only as good as your latest work. So keep refining your process, find ways to improve, don’t settle for average, never say yes to the first offer, and never say never.”
