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December 23, 2016 December 23, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

Advice for aspiring board game designers with limited mobility:

https://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/comments/5jgctx/board_game_design_as_someone_that_isless_than/

December 23, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
process

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December 23, 2016 December 23, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

Advice for managing projects of different scopes (audio):

http://cardboardarchitects.libsyn.com/episode-66-design-scope

December 23, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
process, playtesting

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December 16, 2016 December 16, 2016/ Cardboard Edison
“Most designer / publisher interactions do not result in a signed game. So concentrate on professional, positive experiences.”
— Ben Pinchback
December 16, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
licensing

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December 15, 2016 December 15, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

Making money in the board game industry (video)

December 15, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
industry

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December 15, 2016 December 15, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

Tips for creating a more usable print-and-play file:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1689874/pnp-file-design-guide-or-suggestions

December 15, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
prototyping

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December 15, 2016 December 15, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

Advice for getting through designer's block (video)

December 15, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
process

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December 15, 2016 December 15, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

The difference between a "scientific method" approach to playtesting versus guessing and checking:

http://pulsiphergamedesign.blogspot.com/2016/12/are-you-designing-game-or-throwing-one.html

December 15, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
playtesting

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December 15, 2016 December 15, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

Advice for designing scoring tracks (video)

December 15, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
prototyping

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December 14, 2016 December 14, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

71 ways to become a better game designer:

http://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/71-ways-to-become-a-better-game-designer

December 14, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
process, playtesting, prototyping, licensing, theory, industry

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December 14, 2016 December 14, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

Advice for branding yourself in the board game industry (video)

December 14, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
industry

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December 14, 2016 December 14, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

How to turn an idea for a mechanism into a game (audio):

https://www.buzzsprout.com/48513/451085-episode-25-turning-a-mechanism-into-a-game

December 14, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
process, theory, podcasts

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December 14, 2016 December 14, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

T.C. Petty III on getting started in design, researching design theory, joining the community and more (audio):

http://boardgameuniversity.libsyn.com/board-game-university-episode-47-tc-petty-iii

December 14, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
process, podcasts

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December 14, 2016 December 14, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

What makes a game replayable? (audio)

http://thedieispodcast.libsyn.com/episode-99b-replayability

December 14, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
theory, podcasts

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December 14, 2016 December 14, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

Advice for avoiding publishing failures (audio):

http://nerdfountain.libsyn.com/nerd-fountain-85-power-to-the-meeple-54-metatopia-2016-learning-from-and-preparing-for-failures-with-jeffrey-norman-bourbeau-mark-sierens-and-matt-fantastic

December 14, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
publishing, podcasts

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December 14, 2016 December 14, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

What makes a good social deduction game? Two podcasts discuss:

http://thegamecrafter.libsyn.com/social-deduction-games-with-the-game-crafter-episode-101

http://www.buildingthegamepodcast.com/2016/12/04/episode-236-play-the-player-and-solo-spying/

December 14, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
theory, podcasts

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December 13, 2016 December 13, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

Universal Basic Income Design Contest

Deadline: Feb. 1, 2017

Prizes: cash

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1689058/universal-basic-income-design-contest

December 13, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
contests

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December 13, 2016 December 13, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

Designing games for non-gamers:

http://jtreat.tumblr.com/post/154392186452/game-design-for-non-gamers

December 13, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
theory

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December 13, 2016 December 13, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

36th game design contest of Boulogne-Billancourt

Entries open Jan. 4, 2017. The first 100 will be accepted.

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1688590/game-design-contest-boulogne-billancourt

December 13, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
contests

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December 09, 2016 December 09, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

"Evaluate mechanisms to see if you can achieve the same end result in a way that is easier to learn and more satisfying." - Grant Rodiek

December 09, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
theory

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December 09, 2016 December 09, 2016/ Cardboard Edison

"Stop asking if your project is 'done'. Start asking if it’s great." - Peter C. Hayward

December 09, 2016/ Cardboard Edison/
process

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