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September 11, 2021 September 11, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

Lessons learned from a first-time board game designer: the design process, playtesting, failing, overcoming discouragement, and more:

https://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/comments/plvwee/lessons_learned_from_a_fledgling_game_designer/

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process, playtesting

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Three ways of addressing the issue of players playing your game incorrectly:

https://www.pineislandgames.com/blog/bullet-proof-games

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theory

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Tips for designing and publishing a game based on nothing more than a deck of cards (audio):

https://boardgamedesignlab.com/designing-games-based-on-a-standard-deck-of-cards-with-luke-badger-paul-abrahams-and-andy-richdale/

September 11, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
theory, publishing, podcasts

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The power of short turns and staggered goals:

https://www.getrevue.co/profile/gengelstein/issues/gametek-7-staggered-goal-engagement-theory-722727

September 11, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
theory

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September 10, 2021 September 10, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

When your Kickstarter ends, think about what elements you want frozen in place for posterity:

https://stonemaiergames.com/this-is-the-end-state-ks-lesson-280/

September 10, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
publishing

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September 08, 2021 September 08, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

What part of board game design do you find most challenging? A Twitter game designers discussion:

https://twitter.com/ell_deck/status/1434523210796584960

September 08, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
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Tons of health and medicine icons, free to use for your medical-themed prototype:

https://healthicons.org/

September 08, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
prototyping

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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/
process

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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/
industry

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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/
theory

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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/
rules

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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/
industry

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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/
theory, podcasts

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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/
rules

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August 25, 2021 August 25, 2021/ Cardboard Edison

How to design a COIN wargame (video)

August 25, 2021/ Cardboard Edison/
theory

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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/
industry

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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/
industry

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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/
theory

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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/
theory

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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/
industry

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