Brand Game Development

JUNE 25, 2019

These titles earned – and keep – respect in the hobby gaming community. Like with all things in board game design, there is no linear path. You meander through the game design process, iterating and tweaking your work until you’re happy with it. Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 15, 2018

This article is the eleventh 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 has been lightly edited for clarity and flow.

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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? Game mechanics are how we bring the core engine of a game to life.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

This tool is unarguably the most common game development tool among developers. Unity is a game engine for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. You can use it to develop games and the personal edition is free. You can use it to create tile maps for your games either in the isometric, octagonal, or hexagonal perspective.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 2, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the ninth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? The Forgotten Parts of Game Development Finding an Audience Parting Advice.

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Interesting Choices

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Not long after that I started working on a game (then called City Draft) that would be strongly inspired by a few key influences: 7 Wonders for the mechanics and structure, Carcassonne for the idea of placing tiles in a grid, and SimCity for the theme. Science is purely all or nothing. Few viable paths to victory.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 23, 2023

You decided how much time you'd spend swapping tiles or tending to your flowerbeds. That's the first and the most important part of the new success formula for Merge Gardens, 2023 edition. T his kind of approach would be fairly outdated in the modern mobile game market. Where's Grandma?

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