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Cash ‘n Guns: Making a Game Physical

Brand Game Development

You have a limited amount of bullets (“Bang”) and blanks (“Click”). You choose a Bang or a Click at the beginning of each round and point your gun at someone. Each round you have a Boss, who can tell one person to change who they’re pointing their gun at.

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7 Subtle Player Behaviors You Should Notice When Play-Testing

Brand Game Development

Click here – it will take you right to the updates at the bottom of the page. The main challenge of Highways & Byways at this point is not the core engine, the mechanics, or the rules , but rather how well the game itself can communicate with players. Just here for Highway s & Byways updates?

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Method Acting for Board Games – Immerse Yourself in a Theme

Brand Game Development

Click here – it will take you right to the updates at the bottom of the page. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Board games have few ways to communicate with players. Themes are one of the primary ways in which board games can communicate.

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8 Signs Your Game is Ready for Blind Play-Testing

Brand Game Development

Click here – it will take you right to the updates at the bottom of the page. Highways & Byways is ready for blind play-testing, and I’ll be spending this weekend setting up a plan on how I’m going to coordinate testing from this point forward. Period, point blank. Need help on your board game?

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On the Benefits and Limitations of Play-Testing with Family

Brand Game Development

Click here – it will take you right to the updates at the bottom of the page. You get to play your game with people who understand the points you’re trying to make. If they stared blankly at the board without much of a clue what to do, something would be wrong with the mechanics.

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How to Make Board Games for a New Audience

Brand Game Development

Click here. You might expect me at this point to say “here are 5 ways you know you’re ready to change your audience.” Clear communication builds trust. That makes clear communication extra critical. Be consistent in your communication. Just here for Highway s & Byways updates?

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How To Play-Test the Rules of Your Board Game

Brand Game Development

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. This suite is based on the Five Levels of Communication through Game Development , my own personal board game development philosophy. Click this picture for some backstory! Short-term mechanic testing. They explain, limit, and clarify.

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