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March 03, 2023 March 03, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

Three overlooked skills that are good for Kickstarter creators to have: patience, mindfulness, and detachment (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xLT_2nialk

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publishing

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March 03, 2023 March 03, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

The financial side of board game design: a conversation about the sometimes-awkward topic of royalties (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPqpWw6Q48A

March 03, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
licensing

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March 03, 2023 March 03, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

Board game designers recommend good home printers for making prototypes:

https://twitter.com/wisegoldfish/status/1629658569330282499

March 03, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
prototyping

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March 03, 2023 March 03, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

Tips for marketing your soon-to-be self-published board game at a convention:

https://www.blondeunicornmarketing.com/post/marketing-tips-at-a-convention

March 03, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
publishing

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March 01, 2023 March 01, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

Tips for working well with a co-designer:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/co-design/

March 01, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
process

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March 01, 2023 March 01, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

What it’s like judging the Cardboard Edison Award, and tips for designers submitting their game to it (audio):

https://buildingthegamepodcast.com/episode-561-judging-games/

March 01, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
contests, podcasts

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February 24, 2023 February 24, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

Some examples of games that failed to connect with their audiences and why (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA9Cx-ERlgY

February 24, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
industry

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February 23, 2023 February 23, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

Yay Games’ Andrew Harman on gateway games, accessibility, working with intellectual properties, self-publishing, and more:

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2023/02/23/meeting-of-minds-yay-games/

February 23, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
industry, publishing

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February 23, 2023 February 23, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

Tips for preparing to show your game design at a public playtesting event:

https://www.fightinabox.com/single-post/prepping-for-protospiel

February 23, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
playtesting

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February 22, 2023 February 22, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

The psychology of games: some of the many ways human psychology affects how games are perceived as products and experienced during play (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3EWL3Tbf0Y

February 22, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
theory

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February 21, 2023 February 21, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

Prototype quality: Why deciding how nice to make your game look is a balancing act:

https://shippboardgames.blogspot.com/2023/02/on-prototype-quality.html

February 21, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
prototyping

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February 21, 2023 February 21, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

Prolific beats perfect: the benefits of designing and testing games quickly:

https://www.thedarkimp.com/blog/2023/02/21/prolific-beats-perfect/

February 21, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
process

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February 21, 2023 February 21, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

Breaking down some of the factors that contribute to a board game’s complexity:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1627048630854242304

February 21, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
theory

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February 21, 2023 February 21, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

How to use Google Drawings to prototype board games (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D_7Hu8k3nc

February 21, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
prototyping

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February 15, 2023 February 15, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

Notes on complexity: different ways games can be complex, and what they mean for how different kinds of players view them:

https://shippboardgames.blogspot.com/2023/02/an-approach-to-complexity.html

February 15, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
theory

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February 11, 2023 February 11, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

A discussion about writing board game rulebooks: their purpose, structuring them, giving them personality, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7IytZKxCN0

February 11, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
rules

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February 11, 2023 February 11, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

What goes into making a game replayable?

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2023/02/11/the-variability-of-replayability/

February 11, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
theory

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February 06, 2023 February 06, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

Reprinting a game: how the process works:

https://stonemaiergames.com/reprinting-a-game-how-the-process-works/

February 06, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
publishing

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February 04, 2023 February 04, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

Tips for laying out your rulebook’s component and setup diagrams (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfr6HnXXw_c

February 04, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
rules

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February 04, 2023 February 04, 2023/ Cardboard Edison

Co-designing board games: how to navigate division of labor, disagreements, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEogThgH1GU

February 04, 2023/ Cardboard Edison/
process

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