An overview of several board game design contests and where to find more (video)
Tips for standing out and doing well in a game design contest:
https://buttonshygames.com/blogs/news-1/18-card-challenge-like-x-but-y
Tips for making a pitch video:
https://buttonshygames.com/blogs/news-1/18-card-challenge-lights-camera-action
Dr. Lauren Woolsey, host of the Playability Podcast and professor of astronomy joins the Breaking Into Board Games Cast and offers tips on pitching, contests and playtesting (audio):
http://breakingintoboardgames.libsyn.com/breaking-into-board-games-episode-96-dr-lauren-woolsey
The requirement for the April 2019 24-hour contest is “electronics”:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2179477/24-hour-contest-april-2019
Gioco Inedito Contest for Emerging Game Designers
Theme: Leonardo da Vinci
Deadline: June 24, 2019
https://www.luccacomicsandgames.com/it/lcg/games/premi-concorsi-tornei/gioco-inedito/
The Game Crafter Social Deduction Challenge
Deadline: Aug. 12, 2019
Prizes: The Game Crafter shop credit and more
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/social-deduction-challenge
Simple Elegance Contest
Design a game with simple rules, but that doesn’t lack planning or strategy
Deadline: June 17, 2019
Prizes: The Game Crafter shop credit and more
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/simple-elegance-contest
Steven Aramini discusses game design contests, game balance, happy accidents in game design and more (audio):
https://flatoutgames.podbean.com/e/pip-014-kingdom-connections-w-steven-aramini/
2019 54-Card Game Design Contest
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Prizes: GeekGold
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2159824/2019-54-card-game-design-contest
The requirement for the March 2019 24-hour contest is “mask”:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2159801/24-hour-contest-march-2019
Roll & Write Game Design Contest
Deadline: June 1, 2019
Prizes: GeekGold
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2153371/roll-write-game-design-contest
The requirement for the February 2019 24-hour contest is “bureaucracy”:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2146802/24-hour-contest-february-2019
Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - January 2019
/This month, our list of favorite board game design links and quotes includes lots of advice for playtesting, pitching, and entering contests, in-depth discussions about various kinds of games, industry trend data, and more.
featured:
contests:
theory:
Designing games with non-traditional themes (audio): Part 1, Part 2
Two discussions about designing party games: Ludology, CoOp Cast (audio)
A discussion about good design for tabletop escape-room games (audio)
playtesting:
process:
rules:
“Consistency in language is one of those small things that makes games so much easier to play. Refer to the same actions, components, and game sections by the same terms every time in rules, card text, reference materials, etc." - John Brieger
licensing:
publishing:
industry:
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ADVISERS: Rob Greanias, Peter C. Hayward, Robin Kay, Andrew Young
SENIOR INVENTORS: Steven Cole (Escape Velocity Games), Calvin Johns, Chris and Kathy Keane (The Drs. Keane), Joshua J. Mills, Marcel Perro, Behrooz "Bez" Shahriari, Shoot Again Games, Nick Thacker
JUNIOR INVENTORS: Ryan Abrams, Luis Lara, Neil Roberts, Jay Treat
ASSOCIATES: Dark Forest Project, Stephen B. Davies, Thiago Jabuonski, Doug Levandowski, Nathan Miller, Matt Wolfe
Design a game to fit on a "Fun Sized" Cereal box
Deadline: Feb. 18, 2019
Prize: $20 Amazon gift card
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2141501/design-game-fit-fun-sized-cereal-box