2018 Wibbell++ Design Contest

Make a game using the Wibbell++ deck

Deadline: Aug. 1, 2018

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/77179/wibbell-competition-2018-announcement

A discussion about how catch-up mechanisms work in games (audio):

http://www.pgipodcast.com/blog/catch-up-mechanics-joseph-chen/

Four types of randomness, and which one is best-suited for a highly strategic game:

http://keithburgun.net/three-types-of-bad-randomness-and-one-good-one/

How to take a licensed property and turn it into a board game:

https://twitter.com/KevinWilson42/status/999170580929802240

How games are categorized, and how that can help designers (audio):

http://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-episode-176-taxonomy-driver

How to take feedback from design contests (audio):

http://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/bonus-daniel-fremgen-on-receiving-feedback-from-a-design-contest/

Finding time to design while working a full-time job--a BoardGameGeek designers forum discussion:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1996796/designing-full-time-job

How to improve public-domain artwork for your game:

https://www.theindiegamereport.com/2018/05/fairways-thoughts-3-tips-to-make-public-domain-art-better/

How uncertainty in a game "without luck" can feel a lot like luck:

http://www.kindfortress.com/2018/05/22/design-pattern-leveraging-luck/

“Your first game design should be a project that you are able to count the number of components, art, and rules on your hand. That way you can ensure yourself that it will be done.”

— Floyd Lu

Thoughts on the role of actions in board games:

http://makethemplay.com/index.php/2018/05/21/taking-actions-how-players-get-things-done-in-board-games/

HABA USA Game Design Contest

Use random components to design a family game. Only 200 design kits are available.

Submission deadline: July 20, 2018

http://www.habausa.com/gdc

The benefits of tapping players' creativity, and simple ways of doing it:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi7BGLbFG3U/

How to start working on a large, complex game design--a BoardGameGeek designers forum discussion:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1994796/how-start-designing-large-complex-game

What it's like designing and publishing abstract games:

https://www.inquisitivemeeple.com/publishers-of-play-nestorgames/

Contest winners discuss what to keep in mind when designing a game for a contest (audio):

https://www.theboardgameworkshop.com/2018/05/wednesday-may-16-2018-38-welcome-to.html

Tips for designing dueling games (audio):

http://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/dueling-games-with-brad-talton/

Advice for getting better at giving and receiving criticism (audio):

http://podbay.fm/show/580709168/e/1526047200

How to use randomness in your design, keeping in mind the game's audience:

http://theforbiddenlimb.libsyn.com/the-roll-sic-of-randomness-ep-67 (audio)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bfflXCO9cw&t=0s (video)

Pros and cons of designing a game with multi-use cards:

http://hyperbolegames.com/blog/mo-uses-mo-problems