Seven sources of public-domain artwork for game creators:
https://www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/public-domain-art-resources
Tips & Resources for Board Game Designers
Seven sources of public-domain artwork for game creators:
https://www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/public-domain-art-resources
A short thread on how creativity works and some simple steps you can take to help generate unique ideas for games:
Thoughts on what players are really asking for when they say they want a balanced game:
What makes some games “easy to pick up”? Thoughts on intuitive and familiar game mechanics:
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/146509/familiar-vs-intuitive-design-what-makes-board-game
What is interaction? Thoughts on how to define player interaction and some cases that may or may not fit the definition:
Thoughts on how board games can give players rewards of varying size at different points in the game—and why they should:
https://twitter.com/Nick__Bentley/status/1646595532775739394
Horror in board games: why it’s so hard to do well, things that define the genre, and how they map to tabletop games:
https://purplelanterngames.com/2023/04/12/horror-in-tabletop-games-why-horror/
Stuck for an idea on a game design? Here are three tips for helping get your creative juices flowing:
https://www.thedarkimp.com/blog/2023/04/12/how-to-get-ideas/
We talk a lot about what good game design is, but what does good game design do?
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/146281/i-have-affixation-good-game-design
A rundown of various action systems that give players interesting ways of deciding what to do on their turn (video):
Shiny object syndrome: how it can derail board game designers and a simple step to avoid it:
Thoughts on victory points, how they assign values to things in games, and the sometimes unspoken assumptions that come with those systems of values:
https://shippboardgames.blogspot.com/2023/04/on-victory-points.html
When players ask themselves how valuable a thing or action is in a game, here are some of the considerations that come into play:
https://rericreuss.com/2023/03/31/how-good-is-this-valuation-in-board-games/
Where and how do you playtest your games? A Twitter board game designers discussion:
A history of storytelling in games (video):
Sealed bid auctions: how they work, games that use them, what they’re like for players, and more (video):
How to design a worker placement game (video):
Two common reasons why players may forget a rule, and what you could do to address the issue:
https://twitter.com/BenjaminGoldman/status/1641494210560897034
Why banning players from doing certain things is usually a bad idea:
https://twitter.com/Nick__Bentley/status/1642189269585350657
Auctions with constrained bidding: why it’s a tricky mechanic for game designers to get right (video):