Whether you’re an experienced designer or just getting started with your first game, organizing your board game design stuff will save you a bunch of time and effort. For obvious reasons, ‘getting organized’ is going to look different to everyone,...
Let’s just jump right in, shall we? Observe how a publisher sells themselves to the public. As just one example, Thinkfun (a puzzle brand of Ravensburger) has recently launched meshhelps.org. MESH stands for Mental, Emotional, and Social Health – three...
Whether the last few playtests have been discouraging or it just feels like the game’s not working the way you want it to, you’re probably wondering if it’s time to shelve a game. Take heart – almost anyone that’s been designing games for...
I learn new board game terms all the time, usually from other game designers. Here are some of the terms I’ve heard recently. Looking for the biggest glossary of board game terms around? Asynchronous maintenance or asynchronous refresh According to Mark...
Midjourney is an amazing new tool for creating AI art with nothing more than a text prompt… and it’s ready for you to use… but how? WARNING: this post was up to date as of publication (August 2022). This is a open beta version of a product I do not...
So you’ve been working on a game for awhile. It’s changed themes, mechanics, and rules more times than you can count… OR… You’re working on a game, and it’s a ‘kitchen sink’ sort of game. You’ve thrown everything...
