Cardboard Edison's Favorite Tips & Resources - June 2016

This month, our roundup of favorite board game design links includes lots of lessons from a veteran of the industry, discussions about legal issues, scheduling and software for game makers, notes on life as a game designer, and more.

theory:

• Lessons from 20 years of game design. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

• How positive and negative feedback loops work in board games

• Ways a board game can be broken (audio)

rules:

• How to write a board game rulebook: writing down notes early, structuring a rulebook, do's and don'ts and more

industry:

• An overview of legal topics of interest to game makers (audio)

prototyping:

• 9 sources of images and artwork for prototypes

• A rundown of the many image-software options available to board game designers (audio)

process:

• Looking at the cost--in time and money--of designing a board game

playtesting:

• Body language to look for in playtesters

licensing:

• Advice for demoing your game for publishers (audio)

publishing:

• Creating a production schedule for publishing a board game (audio)

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