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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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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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How To Play-Test the Rules of Your Board Game

Brand Game Development

Click this picture for some backstory! This guide comes in four parts: What are some guidelines for writing good rules? What are some guidelines for writing good rules? Rule writing can be business-like, resembling technicial writing in a lot of ways. Brandon: What are some guidelines for writing good rules?

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RP4K Teacher Profiles: Gabriel Dibenedetto

Real Programming

His passion for gaming is broad, but he has a special love for sandbox games , point-and-click graphic adventures, and RPGs. He also enjoys writing science fiction in what little spare time he has. Imagine, car companies can do preliminary tests to measure how a new vehicle concept will perform even before building a prototype!

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How to Get Your Board Game Reviewed

Brand Game Development

Click here. It’s no secret that board game prototypes are expensive, so you want to get the greatest authority and reach possible. Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Just here for Highway s & Byways updates? The Strategy of Reaching Out.

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