Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - May 2018

In this month's roundup of great board game design links and quotes, you'll find advice for what to do before and after entering a contest, reminders about the realities of the design process, industry resources, and more

contests:

• Contest winners discuss what to keep in mind when designing a game for a contest (audio)

• How to take feedback from design contests (audio)

theory:

• Pros and cons of designing a game with multi-use cards

• How to use skill and luck effectively in your game designs (audio)

prototyping:

• How to improve public-domain artwork for your game

process:

• Finding time to design while working a full-time job--a BoardGameGeek designers forum discussion

• “Understand that a good idea may take as little as an instant, but a good design may take as long as a decade.” - Reiner Knizia

industry:

• Musings on plagiarism, copies, influences and coincidences in the board game industry

• How to take a licensed property and turn it into a board game

• Information on scores of board game reviewers and content creators

• “Peers, persistence, passion. All contribute to success as a designer. They support and reinforce one another, forming the base of your practice. The stronger your base, the better you can roll with the highs & lows of a creative field.” - Emma Larkins

• “One of the most important parts of game development is helping new devs. Mentoring makes the mentor better too.” - Brandon Rollins

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