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September 04, 2021 September 04, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Board game designers discuss how they fit game design time into their lives and free time:

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2021/09/04/guest-post-fitting-in-game-design-time/

September 04, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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September 04, 2021 September 04, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

IP-based games: tips for collaborating on a board game with an intellectual-property holder (video)

September 04, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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September 03, 2021 September 03, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Things to keep in mind when designing escape-room-style board games:

https://twitter.com/ShannonCreates/status/1433621171359059972

September 03, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 31, 2021 August 31, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Style tips for how to use numbers in a rulebook:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/122060/writing-rules-when-use-numbers

August 31, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 31, 2021 August 31, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

The three top ways of building an audience for your game:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/the-top-3-things-you-can-do-to-build-an-audience/

August 31, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 28, 2021 August 28, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

A discussion about various types of feedback in board games, including positive and negative feedback loops, interim goals, achievements, bingos, and more (audio):

https://decisionspace.podbean.com/e/feedback-in-games-what-we-talk-about/

August 28, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 28, 2021 August 28, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

The information that you should include in your rulebook’s components list:

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/121618/writing-rules-components-and-setup

August 28, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 25, 2021 August 25, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

How to design a COIN wargame (video)

August 25, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 25, 2021 August 25, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Should more tabletop game designers look to create mass-market games? Four perspectives:

https://mojo-nation.com/talking-games-tabletop-designers-look-create-mass-market-games/

August 25, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 21, 2021 August 21, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

An argument against prioritizing “innovation” in game design above all else (video)

August 21, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 19, 2021 August 19, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Ways in which board games can explore moral decisions (videos):

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW6mXFrwfuI

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2aC6iYOn0

August 19, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 19, 2021 August 19, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Why board games can’t be created without constraints: a look at the many limitations within which all art is created:

https://shippboardgames.blogspot.com/2021/08/limitations-in-art.html

August 19, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 16, 2021 August 16, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

How do players feel about campaign games—buying them and playing them?

https://stonemaiergames.com/the-end-of-campaign-games/

August 16, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 16, 2021 August 16, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

What do board game designers do for playtesters, aside from thanking them in the rulebook? A Twitter discussion:

https://twitter.com/gamergallant/status/1427355503651397633

August 16, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 15, 2021 August 15, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Playtesting etiquette: pointers for a respectful and productive testing session:

https://www.breakmygame.com/post/playtesting-etiquette

August 15, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 14, 2021 August 14, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Various ways a board game’s product design makes a promise to customers (video)

August 14, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 14, 2021 August 14, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Designing, testing, and marketing board games for kids (video)

August 14, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 14, 2021 August 14, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

The “make it” method of board game design: make it up, make it work, make it fun:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2708708/make-it-design-method

August 14, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 12, 2021 August 12, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Pep talk: You are a game designer:

https://www.boardgamebike.com/game-design/start-here-you-are-a-game-designer

August 12, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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August 10, 2021 August 10, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

A guide to hiring a board game illustrator: setting expectations, where to find artists, cost, professionalism, and more:

https://www.pineislandgames.com/blog/illustration-a-comprehensive-guide

August 10, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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