Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Today, I have a challenge for you as a board game designer. I want to see you make a board game in 28 days. That’s why I’ve provided a 28-day game design challenge for you. This 28-day challenge is intended to give you the structure needed to get into the habit of board game design.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

It has received accolades far and wide, impressively breaking into the Board Game Geek Top 50 and securing a spot as one of five 2018 Mensa Select winners. It’s also, somehow, always trending on social media and Board Game Geek. Clearly, Plan B Games is doing something right, so let’s talk about that!

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DameDev.tv

DECEMBER 16, 2022

as we explore the top 7 game dev myths Laurie (Avocado Fire) joins Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick* to discuss these 7 game dev myths and address any concerns that you have. He's done it all, from Game Designer, Producer, Creative Director and Executive Producer to GameDev.tv's

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Solo devs have to be generalists, and that’s not for everyone”. Typically I’ll design and iterate alone, make playable builds, then have others play them and check the response and any (new) problems that crop up in the user’s experience. .” I think this helps with keeping game dev burnout at bay.”

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 23, 2018

Of all the social media sites in all the land, Facebook is the king. Much like my old staple How to Get Big on Twitter as a Board Game Dev , I’ll be covering everything you need to know to get started on Facebook as a board game developer. Facebook is the biggest social media site in the world.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Associate Development Manager Co-op/Internship - Summer 2025 (Sports FC QV) Game Product Manager Intern (Summer 2025) Music Intern EA Sports FC Franchise Activation Intern Associate Character Artist Intern Client Engineer Intern Visual Effects Co-Op Associate Environment Artist Co-Op (Summer 2025) Game Design Intern (Summer 2025) Game Design Co-Op (..)

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 15, 2019

That can, in turn, help us make great games or even predict whether or not board games as we know it will last. The Internet and Social Media Made the Communities Possible. Board gaming is an obscure enough niche that it can’t justify the existence of a TV network, large magazine, or other traditional media outlet.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 20, 2023

I wouldn’t feel comfortable working on a game if I had to just follow someone else’s ideas. I also like not having to convince other people, especially management, about a game design decision or artistic choice. Solo developed games have much more room to be experimental and weird, and I love that.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. I even blind play-tested it at a game design convention. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Click here.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 23, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. I’m going to talk the importance of timing when you’re developing a board game. Stages of a Board Game Project. That doesn’t necessarily mean for your game.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“I used to attend a lot of game development events and conferences, but now I’m more interested in just focusing on making games.” The development of Selfloss was initially funded by Khoroshavin himself through his job as a lecturer in game design and Unreal Engine at ITMO University in Saint Petersburg.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 8, 2020

Game Design Principles & Finding An Audience. At this point, many game designers will balk at the idea of doing market research. Game designers market without even meaning to when they design their games. Game designers tend to play a lot of games and interact with a lot of gamers.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. I tend to use the word game development as a catch-all term for everything that is associated with making a game – that includes game design, product development, marketing, promotion, Kickstarter/crowdfunding, fulfillment, and selling.

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DameDev.tv

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Laurie (Avocado Fire) joins Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick* to discuss these 12 simple ways to get better at game development, from playing more games, showing your games to your friends and joining game jams. He's done it all, from Game Designer, Producer, Creative Director and Executive Producer to GameDev.tv's

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 22, 2018

After it, you can hope to passively sell your game and reap the rewards in the form of sales. You could also use your success to launch multiple games, building a company in the process. Alternatively, you could dedicate yourself to game design, picking up 5-10% on every game you design for different companies.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 12, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. In the world at large, primary sources can include all sorts of things: data from your business, academic journals, videos, blogs, magazines, news sites, social media, books, and so on.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Not only does it help you demystify some of the speech you hear when you get into gaming, but it also has implications that could affect how you classify your website, categorize your Kickstarter campaign, or target an audience on social media or for advertising. What are hobby board games? Game Design.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 9, 2023

The Transformative Landscape of Game Development: A Deep Dive with Willem Delventhal As a digital ecosystem thrives and transforms at a rapid pace, a recent conversation with game designer and educator Willem Delventhal offered insights into the evolving realm of game development.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the fifteenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Commissioning art can be one of the most daunting parts of the game development process.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. This week, I posted the first article in my 19-part suite on game design. It’s called How to Design the Core Engine of Your Board Game. Click here.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 22, 2018

This article is the twelfth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Accessibility is a big issue in board gaming. It’s about making games for more gamers.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the third of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? I studied Game Design at UAT in Tempe, AZ and graduated with honors in 2009.

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Game Wisdom

JULY 1, 2024

The Trouble of Tunnel Vision Gamers and Developers Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com As someone who has had to bear witness to every game dev complaint cycle that has occurred on social media over the past decade, I can say that real life is a roguelike with how many times the same argument … The post The Trouble of Tunnel Vision Gamers and Developers (..)

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DameDev.tv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

She’s an enthusiastic storyteller, game designer and content creator. In her own words, she is “a media magician of creative concoctions!” He's done it all, from Game Designer, Producer, Creative Director and Executive Producer to GameDev.tv's Until next time, happy dev'ing!

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 13, 2018

After a year of documenting the Highways & Byways development process through the Dev Diary, this is not the post I wanted to write. You can always do more outreach, but I wound up working with the super cool people behind Board Game Design Lab and We’re Not Wizards. I don’t think this was the problem.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 11, 2020

There are a ton of perfectly good articles online about how to approach board game publishers. Here are a few examples: How to Pitch Your Board Game to a Publisher How to Pitch (and Not Pitch) Your Game to Stonemaier Games Board game designers are bad at pitching games to publishers. I can help.

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DameDev.tv

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

You can also check out Reece’s pixel art game Monster Tribe on Steam. Rick has more than 14 years experience in the game dev industry, working on IP's that include Mario, Transformers, Captain America and Mortal Kombat. Until next time, happy dev'ing! 's very own Instructor extraordinaire).

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DameDev.tv

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Industry veterans Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick* are joined by Stephen Hubbard to understand how he got started in game dev, see what he’s been up to since we last saw him, discuss how to launch your first game and play his new game, Tilecraft. Until next time, happy dev'ing!

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DameDev.tv

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In this Livecast they talk about the story in Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Cloudpunk amongst other topics related to storytelling in video games. Rick has more than 14 years experience in the game dev industry, working on IP's that include Mario, Transformers, Captain America and Mortal Kombat.

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DameDev.tv

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Laurie (Avocado Fire) joins Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick* to talk about ideas and how to start your first game without following a tutorial and starting from scratch, along with other helpful tips. He's done it all, from Game Designer, Producer, Creative Director and Executive Producer to GameDev.tv's

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 29, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the thirteenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. This week, I want to zero in on the subject of making the perfect board game rule book.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Game development as a process falls into several stages, most of which take months. Game design and development. This is the process by which game ideas are crafted into working products. Making the game work isn’t necessarily the hard part. Is it social media? They include… Early Production.

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DameDev.tv

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Rick has more than 14 years experience in the game dev industry, working on IP's that include Mario, Transformers, Captain America and Mortal Kombat. He's done it all, from Game Designer, Producer, Creative Director and Executive Producer to GameDev.tv's Until next time, happy dev'ing!

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DameDev.tv

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In this Livecast they explore immersion in the games Hacknet, The First Minutes and more, along with other experiences that can be found in video games. Rick has more than 14 years experience in the game dev industry, working on IP's that include Mario, Transformers, Captain America and Mortal Kombat.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 19, 2017

It’s no secret that one of the most critical parts of making a board game that will sell is making it gorgeous. Box art alone has the ability to multiply sales of an otherwise unassuming board game. Finding an artist is something that many first-time board game designers find very difficult to do.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 5, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the eighteenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Make a list and start asking around on Board Game Geek or social media.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 17, 2020

Look at popular media for some examples: Blockbuster movie: Joseph Campbell’s “monomyth” story structure with some explosions and some famous actors. Publishers are much more able to discern the direction the board game industry is going in because of a mix of personal experience and careful data analysis.

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