Brand Game Development

APRIL 20, 2020

A couple of weeks ago, I asked the readers of this blog to send in answers to the question “ what confuses you most about board game development ?” Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Procrastination is a huge problem for authors , musicians , and game developers alike.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 8, 2020

We're heading into spooky season, and there's no better way to celebrate an eerie action-adventure game than diving into the newest issue of the Kristala game dev blog. As we move into the final quarter of 2020, our (incredibly good-lookin') dev team has been churning out new and exciting updates that we can't wait to share with you.

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JULY 13, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. They’re able to crank out genuinely new and unique experiences to please their audience without long development times. The post 4 Lessons from Exit Games for Aspiring Board Game Designers appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev.

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MAY 25, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Yet how do board game developers work remotely? These tools make it possible for developers to play-test together and for gamers to play board games online. Nothing will be unchanged, including board games. Need help on your board game?

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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. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. This is true for solo developers and small groups.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Welcome back to the newest issue of the Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation chronicling all the magic and mystery the Astral Clocktower Studios dev team puts into indie ARPG Kristala every development sprint. Stay tuned for updates in future Kristala dev blog issues. We can't wait to see what else he has in store.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 4, 2020

I want to take a break from talking about board game development today. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. The post How to Manage Your Energy & Stay Productive appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. Need help on your board game?

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. The game developers seem to have built the game around the book instead of incorporating the book into a game. bad” cards as the developers did a great job finding that sweet spot, so I put in 10 and 10, and I think 3 Party Cards. What I Love.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 14, 2020

We're a little late dropping this-here new issue of the Kristala dev blog, but we promise we've got a good reason. We're officially in the final development crunch for the vertical slice demo of Kristala! WE ARE OFFICIALLY IN THE FINAL DEV CRUNCH FOR THE KRISTALA VERTICAL SLICE DEMO! Kristala LIVE Dev Streams.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you can get front-row seats to the development process for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the first title from female-owned-and-operated indie game studio Astral Clocktower Studios. Tune in to next month's dev blog to see the updates! Level Design.

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JUNE 29, 2020

A couple of months ago, I asked the readers of this blog to send in answers to the question “ what confuses you most about board game development ?” Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. That’s what I’ll be talking about in this post. Need help on your board game?

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. I talk about this in more detail in How to Diagnose Failure & Move Forward as a Board Game Developer. I was able to focus on doing more things I enjoyed in game development. Need help on your board game? Failure is brutal.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

You're just in time for the latest installment of the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, a monthly compilation of the game development completed for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala in November 2020. Plus, we'll introduce you to three of our newest talented dev team members too! Welcome back to the fantasy, friends!

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

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. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. It made game development, artwork, and promotion all a lot easier.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Today, Sovereign Moon Studios, the makers of your favorite NoCode game development course , will be walking you through our environment design process using Unity’s game engine. We’re in production for a currently untitled game that we plan on building entirely using no-code development tools like Bolt. Let’s jump in!

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 9, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. ” Besides, when we – as gamers and game developers – put aside our frustration for a moment, we can actually see Monopoly for what it is: a solid concept with bad execution. Monopoly has a staggeringly low 4.4

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

It’s been an extraordinary privilege of mine to work with Ryan Langewisch, the designer of the game as well as Tyson Mertlich, the developer who helped make the magic happen so early on. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. But my role? I talked about fulfillment already.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 6, 2020

Welcome back to the Kristala dev blog! We know we've promised you bi-weekly dev blogs, but in truth, there's been a lot happening lately here at ACS headquarters. We know we've promised you bi-weekly dev blogs, but in truth, there's been a lot happening lately here at ACS headquarters. We're happy you're here. We promise. ;).

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 5, 2020

Welcome back to the riveting, the joy-inducing, the awe-inspiring Kristala dev blog! But before we dive into the real meat and potatoes of the development for this sprint, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge some of the heavy events that are currently affecting our world. We hear you. We stand by you. Behold the sheer beauty!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 17, 2020

We even intended to release it mid-2019, but as always in software development, and even more so in community-driven open source one, we were overly optimistic :). But the longer development time for 3.2 in all aspects, and a great landing point for developers who intend to ship games with the 3.x development build.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 27, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. The post 6 Ways to Find Play-Testers for Your New Board Game appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. In this post, I’ll set my sights on a very specific question: “how do you find play-testers?” ” Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 27, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. The post 4 Lessons from Quacks of Quedlinburg for Aspiring Board Game Designers appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. It has since remained a hot game on Board Game Geek and a perennial favorite in Pangea Games board game giveaways!

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Godot is a free and open source game development software that game devs can use to make beautiful 2D and 3D games. . As we progress through this tutorial series, I’ll be doing so with a focus on using no-code development tools rather than scripting to create games. Read the Full Tutorial ? Want to Make Video Games? Learn More

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 13, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. The post The Top 6 Board Game Components to Add to Your Game appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. Need help on your board game? Need help on your board game?

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MAY 18, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Tabletop Simulator can only improve and develop with your help, so please support it by downloading the game on Steam and uploading your board games as workshop items.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 10, 2020

The illustration picture is from Fist of the Forgotten , a precision combat platformer focusing on fluid movement with gorgeous silhouette-style 3D art, developed by Lone Wulf Studio. Wishlist it on Steam , and follow the development on its website , Twitter , and @jitspoe 's dev streams on Twitch.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 26, 2020

As usual, this GodotCon will follow the FOSDEM which also takes place in Brussels, and where we'll have a Godot stand as well as a few Godot-related talks in the Game Development devroom which some of us co-organize. Expect a few more talks by core developers and Godot users added in coming days, as late submissions land into my mailbox.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 6, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. The post How to Price Your Board Game appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. If you look on /r/boardgames or Board Game Geek, you can find no shortage of “shelfies” where people have hundreds of board games. Price matters.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. My Top 5 Games My “I’d rather clean the bathrooms” Games Board Games for Dating Marrying a Game Developer . Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Need help on your board game?

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SOVEREIGN MOON

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Today, Sovereign Moon Studios, the makers of your favorite NoCode game development course , are excited because we just launched a short Bolt video tutorial series and today we’re bringing you the 2nd installment from that series. Thanks for stopping by our game development blog today. Want to Make Video Games? Learn More ?

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 10, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. The post In the Board Game Industry, the Rules Always Change appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. Listen to everyone, but maintain some skepticism. Be skeptical even of what you read here! Need help on your board game? billion in 2018.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 13, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. The post 4 Lessons from Spirit Island for Aspiring Board Game Designers appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. Clearly, there is much more to this game than what immediately meets the eye. There’s a lot we can learn from it!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 27, 2020

For those following our dev snapshots closely, 63 commits have been merged since 3.2 Note that the Vulkan port outlined in Juan's latest posts is developed in a separate branch for Godot 4.0, development build. PathFollow: Fix regression with looping starting at non-0 position ( GH-35515 ). security bugfix) ( GH-35596 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 20, 2020

For those following our dev snapshots closely, 61 commits have been merged since 3.2 Note that the Vulkan port outlined in Juan's latest posts is developed in a separate branch for Godot 4.0, development build. GLES3: Reduce complexity of irradiance map generation ( GH-35302 ). iOS: Fix crash on application exit ( GH-35265 ).

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 15, 2020

A couple of months ago, I asked the readers of this blog to send in answers to the question “ what confuses you most about board game development ?” Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. That’s what I’ll be talking about in this post. Need help on your board game?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. It is a game that represents the entire world, and I think that the game developers did a great job in representing that in the role cards. The post Board Game Review: Pandemic appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. Need help on your board game?

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. The post People are Weird, Markets are Weirder…Especially with Board Games appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. It’s not that easy, though, because now you have to answer to people – and people are weird.

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