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4 Lessons from Azul for Aspiring Board Game Designers

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Clearly, Plan B Games is doing something right, so let’s talk about that! Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Photo by PZS69, posted to Board Game Geek under the CC BY-SA 3.0 Board gamers love the physical experience of games.

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10 Elements of Good Game Design

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When I was a neophyte game developer, I found an excellent article by Wizards of the Coast, creators of Magic: the Gathering , called Ten Things Every Game Needs. This two-part article was so influential in my initial design of War Co. This two-part article was so influential in my initial design of War Co.

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5 Lessons from Catan for Aspiring Board Game Designers

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Even 24 years later, we can still look back at this game and learn lessons from it. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. You create an island of hexagonal tiles, each of which represents a different type of terrain.

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4 Lessons from Terraforming Mars for Aspiring Board Game Designers

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I consider this to really valuable for learning game design simply because there is so much going on. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. It’s a resource management game, in essence. Anybody want to play a game?

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How to Create a Pattern Building Board Game (Tasty Humans Pt. 1)

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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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Tasty Humans Launches on Kickstarter Tomorrow

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The latest game from Pangea Games is launching on Kickstarter. Tasty Humans is a 30-60 minute, tile-laying, pattern-building game for 1-4 players. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. This guy is a freaking legend.

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How to Design the Core Engine of Your Board Game

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Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the first of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? The placement of tiles is part of the core engine.