Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

This post is written by the fantastic Game Bakery substack team of Chase, Zixuan, Haiyin, Caitou, Fish, Amy, Chow, Jing, Wanzi and edited by Caitou, Rob. System The system design of the game and the in-game stats balance demonstrate Devsisters’ high standards. Only a few balancing issues in some systems or features could be detected.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 14, 2023

You can find edited highlights of each talk below, and videos of each session – just hit play to start watching. Running through the market by genre, Kress noted that King has done quite well, but other genres had suffered badly, with strategy, RPG, match puzzle, and casino games all down double digits.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 20, 2020

The core strategy of TFT is how to balance Class and Origin set bonuses in a match while managing coin balance, star levels of individual champions (who to level up) and items (the real metagame is around items, just like in League of Legends). This balance opens the game up to several strategies as to how to play the game.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

Some game designers focus on combat balance, using spreadsheets and simulations to provide challenges without impossibility. Technical artist - Balancing creative and technical skills, technical artists liaise between artist and programmer teams to help problem-solve and bridge the two departments. What does a game designer do?

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Filmustage

APRIL 23, 2025

For a romance, this might showcase the protagonists' first encounter, while a mystery might introduce the central puzzle needing resolution. Balancing Plot and Emotion AI synopsis technology summarizes key plot points while preserving the emotional impact appropriate to each genre.

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The Bottom Feeder

MAY 15, 2024

The first edition. The Tomb of Horrors was an early attempt to solve a very difficult problem: How to balance a turn-based RPG once characters get very powerful. Instead, Gygax filled his dungeon with obscure puzzles and instant deathtraps. My own personal copy. Second printing, with a color cover. Where’s mah bird dude?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

Laura Taranto has 12 years experience in casual games and is a product advisor and puzzle game aficionado. and Michail Katkoff for edits and data. Thankfully, your faithful crew at DoF are here to try and help you make sense of it, well, at least the very specific part of it related to puzzle games. Previously at King and Glu.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Still, even the most ingenious crime is only a puzzle for the world’s only consulting detective—Sherlock Holmes! No downtime, renewed fun in each game and perfect balance regardless of the number of players. Monopoly: Star Wars The Mandalorian Edition Game with Figure – $50. (or Description from Manufacturer.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 15, 2019

Below, I have lightly edited the original work from his blog and – in some cases – replaced images with ones from the production copy of Tasty Humans. In my Tasty Humans Designer Diary posts so far, I have focused on the puzzle aspect of the game. The design process really started with the puzzle. Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

JULY 22, 2019

So often, when we’re balancing our designs , it’s because we’re trying to nail down board game pacing. Below, I have lightly edited the original work from his blog. Acquiring more Leader tiles gives the player more to try to balance. A great board game feels challenging and interesting throughout.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

A dense randomized mini-chess puzzle where everything matters. For balance purposes, I limit the number of voyeurs in the maze, otherwise it can enter a deadlock where there's only voyeurs but no one for them to watch. My modern PDF edition features modern typography, her last letters, and some historical context and footnotes.

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