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...
So the Meeple Syrup community made a thing – introducing Pecha Kucha Kon 2021, all about board game design from many different perspectives. For those hearing the term ‘Pecha Kucha’ for the first time, it’s basically a presentation format where...
Last weekend (July 17-19) was a Protospiel.online event — an opportunity to connect with designers and playtest games for an entire weekend. How was it? Should you attend a Protospiel Online event? Let’s dive in. What is a Protospiel? A Protospiel (always...
Officially available on Steam Early Release and elsewhere as of May 15th, 2020, Tabletop Playground seemed to come out of nowhere. Made by Modularity Games (“the creators of ModDB, IndieDB & mod.io”) and Plasticity Studios, it was announced to some...
So you’ve just finished playtesting a game. Whoever has won gets to play it up a bit, players begin to look at the rest of the cards, and then… …crickets… Experienced designers know this is the perfect time to begin asking questions, giving...
Even before the coronavirus changed the world forever, game designers were creating versions of their tabletop games that can be playtested online. Sometimes it was to connect with playtesters far away, or to play a game with a loved one that can’t be there with...
