Brand Game Development

JANUARY 2, 2018

Drapple is an abstract, tile-laying gardening game. Every iteration of each game has to be created somehow and there are A LOT of iterations – usually a new one after each playtest, especially in the beginning. Carla: There’s making the review prototypes themselves. Carla: I also do a lot of interviews!

Playtesting 130

Playtesting Games Advertising Prototyping 130

Brand Game Development

MAY 18, 2020

Shuffling decks, dealing tiles, and assigning first player at a push of a button is very useful. Tabletop Simulator doesn’t just let people play before pledging, it’s also a great place to design and playtest games. Tabletop Simulator allows you to script functions within the game.

Simulation 130

Simulation Games Demo Playtesting 130

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.

Build 40

Build Tile Point and Click Games 40

Keith Burgun

JANUARY 4, 2023

At different parts of the bridge there were investment tiles, so on a basic level the premise was kind of, “do I move to a relatively unsafe investment tile, or do I BUMP?” You win by bumping the opponent into damage areas, dealing damage to them until their health reached zero, before they could do it to you.

Mechanics 52

Mechanics Game Design Game Designer Playtesting 52

Brand Game Development

JULY 22, 2019

There is also an escalation in strategy as the players fill up their boards by acquiring more and more Leader tiles. Each Leader tile provides an additional goal for how to maximize the “satisfaction” of their monster. They have just a single Leader tile and their monster’s unique “personal craving.” The Race to the Finish.

Tile 130

Tile Games Playtesting Balance 130

Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

I first prototyped it back in 2019, but I didn't really know how to finish it. Originally this was prototyped as "Saugzwang" and I made it for the 7 Day Broughlike Jam back in 2019. This marks its true public release, with finished graphics, gameplay, tuning, more sex, and finally an ending. L of semen for each one.

Code 100

Code Education Educational Prototyping 100