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...
Design is one of those things that can get overlooked when playing games in ideal circumstances. Nice bright lights, nice big table, everyone can see and understand everything perfectly… Except you know that’s not reality. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200...
Wherever you are in your game designing journey, Facebook groups are a wonderful place to meet other designers, talk shop, ask questions, and be part of a community. There are quite a few out there, so there’s no need to join them all. The rules in most groups...
Spoiler alert: game design uses math, whether you’re good at it or not. Call it ‘math’ or ‘maths’ if you like – whatever you call it, I’ve never been a fan of it. I think it was around the time when letters started replacing...
While far from a complete list of books about game design, these are all books I have read and appreciated. Let’s call this a curated collection of books about game design. Playtesting Best Practices: Real World and Online – Chris Backe ​Hey, wait a...
