Daryl returns from Nuremberg to find Sen and Dylan chatting with the guys who make backstabbing fun, Curt Covert (Smirk N' Dagger Games) and Jonathan Lavallee (J'Accuse!).

Designing cutthroat, take-that games (video)

February 10, 2017 February 10, 2017/ Cardboard Edison

The designer and the artist: making a game that looks great but also works for players (audio):

http://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/the-intersection-of-art-and-game-design-with-ryan-laukat/

February 10, 2017 February 10, 2017/ Cardboard Edison

Tips for designing a heavy game:

http://www.leagueofgamemakers.com/designingheaviergames/

February 09, 2017 February 09, 2017/ Cardboard Edison

More than 375,000 public-domain images available through The Met:

http://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/digital-underground/2017/open-access-at-the-met

February 06, 2017 February 06, 2017/ Cardboard Edison

Advice for working with artists on a game project (audio):

http://www.genesisoflegend.com/2017/02/episode107/

February 06, 2017 February 06, 2017/ Cardboard Edison

Chris & Suzanne Zinsli from Cardboard Edison discus how to forge connections within the board game design community by helping others within the community. "Chip In - How to Make a Name in Board Games" was presented at the Board Game Creator Seminar hosted by Bethany College.

How to make a name in board games by helping others (video)

February 06, 2017 February 06, 2017/ Cardboard Edison

Lists of various ways dice can be used in a game:

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/221532/hard-find-geeklists-dice-mechanics

February 06, 2017 February 06, 2017/ Cardboard Edison

What makes for interesting choices in a game--a Reddit tabletop game design forum discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/comments/5ropk4/what_makes_for_interesting_choices/

February 02, 2017 February 02, 2017/ Cardboard Edison

Advice for creating a story-driven game (audio):

http://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/the-importance-of-story-in-games-with-jerry-hawthorne/

February 01, 2017

Cardboard Edison's Favorite Tips & Resources - January 2017

February 01, 2017/ Cardboard Edison

This month our list of excellent board game design links includes advice for early in the design process, thoughts on randomness from an expert, a crucial point about using other designers' ideas, plus a special appearance by us!

contests:

Advice for participating in board game design contests (audio)

process:

The first things you should work on when starting a design

theory:

How to use randomness well (audio)

publishing:

Tips for commissioning artwork

industry:

rules:

“If a rule is difficult to explain in words or easily forgotten, consider cutting it.” - Sen-Foong Lim

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ADVISERS: Peter C. Hayward, Aaron Vanderbeek

SENIOR INVENTORS: Steven Cole, John du Bois, Richard Durham, Koen Hendrix, Chris and Kathy Keane (The Drs. Keane), Marcel Perro, Behrooz Shahriari

JUNIOR INVENTORS: Ryan Abrams, Joshua Buergel, Luis Lara, Aidan Short, Jay Treat

ASSOCIATES: Robert Booth, Stephen B Davies, Doug Levandowski, Aaron Lim, Nathan Miller, Isaias Vallejo, Matt Wolfe

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