Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I’ve talked about the benefits and challenges of working alone in the board game industry. Yet I’m a bit of an odd beast in the board game development world since most people prefer to work in teams. Need help on your board game? I’m a designer, and I do development and social media outreach.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 1, 2017

One of the most jarring experiences for new game developers is the process of getting their game reviewed. Drama aside, it truly is difficult at first because you have to identify reviewers, send prototypes, make sure your game is ready enough, cross your fingers, and hope they like it.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 11, 2018

As such, board game developers often find their own interest in conventions piqued. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. I met many of my local testers at Wiscon – many of whom backed the game on Kickstarter.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 18, 2020

That’s because it’s easy to make board games in Tabletop Simulator, an inexpensive board game simulation tool available on the Steam store. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 16, 2020

To get the Start to Finish series going, I’ve spent some time discussing games, game development, and the amount of careful messaging that is needed to create and sell a great game. At this point, you may be beginning to have some healthy doubts about the benefits and drawbacks of self-publishing a game.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 29, 2024

Oscar Salandin , known as Peculiar Pixels, received a major validation for his debut game, BOTSU Ridiculous Robots , by being named the Overall Winner at the Develop Indie Showcase Awards 2024. The English solo developer began his journey right after the Pandemic. Inevitably, I’ve gone over time and over budget,” he says.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 11, 2024

Renee Gittins , indie game developer of Potions: A Curious Tale , faced severe harassment after the release of her game on Steam earlier this year. When EA unexpectedly dropped their back catalog just hours after her game’s release, it derailed Gittins’ carefully planned path to success.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

I assumed it was mostly for fans but after watching all 32 episodes (on 2x speed, skipping some parts) I've changed my mind and now I think it's essential viewing for all game designers / devs. This is a more business-oriented aspect of game development that we rarely see, and frankly, an aspect we rarely associate with DF either.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 14, 2023

Designers should highlight game progression and grant it early, as well as provide customization options and meaningful choices in the early play. He is also still a believer in web3, but would like to see more game developers using blockchain tech to offer something only enabled by web3 technology.

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Tom Francis

AUGUST 20, 2019

If you’re going to charge for it, maybe think about if there’s something you’d like to add to the game. This is just a quick prototype, it has lots room for improvement. Could just be theme/art/flash, or perhaps a mechanics change? Do you have a better idea for scoring it? Should Jokers do something different?

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Sirlin

JULY 22, 2015

We could certainly add more to our controls scheme if we need to, but so far it's gone over fantastically in playtesting exactly how it is.) Patreon If you'd like to support my game development and podcasts, you can become a patron at patreon.com/sirlin.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 22, 2019

Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. In each of the design diaries that I have written so far, I have focused on a specific game mechanic or isolated portion of the game. In playtesting, the time between turns has rarely been an issue.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 20, 2020

I’ve written about the five levels of communication game developers must master. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Game development is a lot harder than you’d expect. How long does board game development take?

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

Zugzwang by Robert Yang This post details my process and intent for making my new release Zugzwang (pronounced in German like /ts'OOK-ts'VAHng/ ) a tactical sex dungeon roguelike cum ritual game. I first prototyped it back in 2019, but I didn't really know how to finish it. CONTENT WARNING 1: I mention a suicide from a century ago.

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