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April 24, 2021 April 24, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

How to create a custom table in Tabletop Simulator:

https://www.breakmygame.com/post/tutorial-making-custom-tables-in-tabletop-simulator

April 24, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
prototyping

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April 23, 2021 April 23, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

How to make a great sell sheet (video)

April 23, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
licensing

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April 22, 2021 April 22, 2021/ Cardboard Edison
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Use these Tabletop Simulator assets to help set playtester expectations:

https://www.breakmygame.com/post/break-my-game-designer-tools

April 22, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
playtesting

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April 21, 2021 April 21, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

A Cardboard Edison Award judge offers tips for standing out in a board game design contest (video, starting at 20:00)

April 21, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
contests

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April 19, 2021 April 19, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

The basics of copyright protection for board games: What it is, how it works, when it’s useful and when it’s not, and more (video)

April 19, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
industry

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April 17, 2021 April 17, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Best practices for board game creators in building a following on social media and growing a healthy online community (video)

April 17, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
industry

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April 17, 2021 April 17, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

A framework for thinking about board games and how the decision space they offer players changes while they play (audio):

https://decisionspace.podbean.com/e/a-new-way-to-talk-about-games-what-we-talk-about/

April 17, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
theory, podcasts

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April 17, 2021 April 17, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Are you creating, are you resting, or are you consuming? (audio)

https://tenminutedesignchat.podbean.com/e/episode-11-inspiration-with-bez-shahriari/

April 17, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
podcasts, industry, process

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April 12, 2021 April 12, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

The basics of working with a manufacturer (video)

April 12, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
publishing

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April 12, 2021 April 12, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Why you should stress-test your board game design—and a list of game-breaking things to test for:

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2021/04/12/breaking-your-game/

April 12, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
playtesting

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April 10, 2021 April 10, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

What constitutes a “board” in board games? (audio)

https://tenminutedesignchat.podbean.com/e/episode-10-boards/

April 10, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
podcasts, theory, industry

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April 08, 2021 April 08, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Anticipation: the role it plays in board games and how it changes over the course of a game (video)

April 08, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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April 08, 2021 April 08, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Common terms and acronyms used in the toy and game industry (video)

April 08, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
industry

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April 08, 2021 April 08, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Board game designers share tips and things they wish they had known about creating a project in Tabletop Simulator for the first time:

https://twitter.com/PartyHatGames/status/1380197305492500486

April 08, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
prototyping

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April 07, 2021 April 07, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

What aspects do you look for in a 4X game? A BoardGameGeek designers forum discussion:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2635930/key-things-really-exiting-4x-game-are

April 07, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
theory

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April 05, 2021 April 05, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Lighting and studio gear for great board game product photography (video)

April 05, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
publishing

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April 03, 2021 April 03, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

How to lead a playtest, step-by-step—from deciding what you want to learn from a test, to running the session, to organizing and acting on feedback (video)

April 03, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
playtesting

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April 01, 2021 April 01, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Board game designers answer the question: What do you wish you knew when you started designing games?

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2021/03/29/guest-post-things-you-wished-you-knew-when-you-started-designing/

April 01, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
process, industry, playtesting, theory

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April 01, 2021 April 01, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Three signs it’s time to quit working on a board game design:

https://brandonthegamedev.com/3-signs-its-time-to-quit-working-a-board-game-design-idea/

April 01, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
process

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April 01, 2021 April 01, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Options as a stand-in for punchboard for prototypes or print-and-plays:

https://twitter.com/dustinbschwartz/status/1376792170246639616

April 01, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
prototyping

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