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When it comes to copy writing (for press and pitches) forget the fluff and start to BLUF

PreMortem.Games

A pattern most of us learn in school holds us back from writing clearly. Not games writing mind you, but copy writing – for pitches, store pages, press releases, & everything else. If you’re writing to a publisher or the press, they need to know whether this is useful to them immediately.

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2018 Goals

Grumpy Gamer

Well, all that is going to change in 2018, and now that my blog is fully operational, I hope to write about what I'm playing. It's not stage fright, it's more that I over prepare and end up spending months writing the talk and stressing about it. So my 2018 goal is to give a talk about a non-monkey-island-point-and-click topic.

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2018 Goals

Grumpy Gamer

” Well, all that is going to change in 2018, and now that my blog is fully operational, I hope to write about what I’m playing. It’s not stage fright, it’s more that I over prepare and end up spending months writing the talk and stressing about it. And I promise not to just b h about them.

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Enticing mix of genres in Ghibli-inspired The Brew Barons by Lifetap Studios

PreMortem.Games

As we were prototyping there was still a feeling the game needed more action. Thus I make an effort to use purchased art assets only as a starting point to then be modified into something more unique and fitting of the aesthetic.” “We built a prototype in our spare time and saw the potential. But that’s not all.

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How Much You Should Spend on Board Game Advertising

Brand Game Development

A lot of people obsess over CPC (cost per click) or impressions (number of ad views). What’s important about all the metrics above is that you want to watch the amount of revenue your ads are bringing in, not necessarily the cost per click. If your cost-per-click is $1.00 ” Metrics for Ad Spending.

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5 Uncanny Similarities Between Travel & Business

Brand Game Development

Click here. Right now, as I write this, it’s January 27 at 7:52 am and I’m on a Greyhound bus leaving Chattanooga and arriving in Atlanta. Right now, as I write this, it’s January 27 at 7:52 am and I’m on a Greyhound bus leaving Chattanooga and arriving in Atlanta. Need help on your board game?

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How to Tell When Play-Testing Feedback is Useful or Not

Brand Game Development

Click here. The most important rule is write down all the feedback you receive during play-testing. Every opinion – however misinformed you may believe to be – is a data point. As in rigorous scientific experiments, data points are to be gathered accurately and then interpreted later.

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