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June 18, 2020 June 18, 2020/ Cardboard Edison

An extensive list of board game manufacturers:

https://boardgamemanufacturers.info/

June 18, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
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Board game designers share their favorite prototyping tools:

https://twitter.com/ProtospielNotts/status/1273293939924230150

June 18, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
prototyping

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June 14, 2020 June 14, 2020/ Cardboard Edison

10 methods of creating tension in a solo game or a game’s solo mode (video)

June 14, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
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Tips for designing your games for a specific audience (audio):

https://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/designing-games-for-a-specific-audience-with-phalgun-polepalli/

June 14, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
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June 14, 2020 June 14, 2020/ Cardboard Edison

Lots of pointers for running a smoother online playtest:

http://www.thegamespeople.co.uk/getting-the-most-from-virtual-playtesting/

June 14, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
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June 10, 2020 June 10, 2020/ Cardboard Edison

Why might a designer exchange a simple rule for one that’s less elegant? A Twitter board game design discussion:

https://twitter.com/PuppyShogun/status/1270400646685097985

June 10, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
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June 10, 2020 June 10, 2020/ Cardboard Edison

A thorough survival guide to pitching your game, from scheduling and preparing to answering questions and tracking your progress:

https://www.dmrcreativegroup.com/post/pitching-survival-guide

June 10, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
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A note on the “rules” for new designers to follow—but also when to break them:

https://twitter.com/KevinWilson42/status/1270757552834347011

June 10, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
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“So many mistakes have been made, and so many lessons have been learned by other designers. If you don’t play their games, you’re going to waste time making all those mistakes again for yourself.”
— Adam Porter
June 10, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
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Making your prototype more appealing for pitches through stock art, example diagrams, decent components, and a how-to-play video:

https://randomskill.games/so-you-think-you-can-be-a-board-game-designer-part-5-presentation/

June 10, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
prototyping, licensing

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June 09, 2020 June 09, 2020/ Cardboard Edison

A massive guide with basic info on all sorts of marketing platforms and techniques for board games:

http://atgn.com.au/designers-dangers-103/

June 09, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
publishing, industry

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June 07, 2020 June 07, 2020/ Cardboard Edison
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Free illustrations of black people for digital projects or board game prototypes:

https://www.blackillustrations.com/

June 07, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
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June 07, 2020 June 07, 2020/ Cardboard Edison

6 ways of using randomness to spice up a game design–without overseasoning it:

https://subsurfacegames.ca/2020/06/06/when-to-use-randomness/

June 07, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
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June 06, 2020 June 06, 2020/ Cardboard Edison

Julio Nazario and Jason Slingerland discuss rules documents (audio):

http://www.buildingthegamepodcast.com/episode-418-julio-explains-the-rules/

June 06, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
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June 06, 2020 June 06, 2020/ Cardboard Edison

Design choices and challenges with Richard Garfield (audio):

https://player.fm/series/magic-the-gathering-drive-to-work-podcast/ep-737-richard-garfield

June 06, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
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June 04, 2020 June 04, 2020/ Cardboard Edison

10 brand extension strategies for tabletop games:

https://stonemaiergames.com/10-brand-extension-strategies-for-tabletop-games/

June 04, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
publishing

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June 03, 2020 June 03, 2020/ Cardboard Edison

4 lessons from Imhotep for aspiring board game designers:

https://brandonthegamedev.com/4-lessons-from-imhotep-for-aspiring-board-game-designers/

June 03, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
theory

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June 02, 2020 June 02, 2020/ Cardboard Edison

Tips for making an immersive game through world-building, art, characters, and more:

http://atgn.com.au/designers-dangers-102/

June 02, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
theory, publishing, industry

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May 31, 2020 May 31, 2020/ Cardboard Edison

Industry leaders discuss the effects of the COVID19 pandemic on the tabletop games industry (audio):

http://www.buzzsprout.com/46339/3957179-covid19-and-the-tabletop-games-industry-with-justin-jacobson-and-ben-harkins

May 31, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
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May 31, 2020 May 31, 2020/ Cardboard Edison

Follow your passion, use your personality and find success on social media (audio):

https://breakingintoboardgames.libsyn.com/breaking-into-board-games-episode-119-danny-quach

May 31, 2020/ Cardboard Edison/
podcasts, industry

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