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How to Make Board Game Rules

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A mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance.” ” Rules are really tricky to do right because you have to serve two purposes: balance the game and communicate clearly. Making Balanced & Clear Rules. Rules vs. Rulebooks.

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Games Speak through Mechanics, Not Rules

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Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. My ongoing development of Highways & Byways has got me thinking about the way that we, as game developers, communicate with gamers. Just here for Highways & Byways updates? Need help on your board game?

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Pandemic: Getting People to Work Together

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Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Pandemic blows the minds of a lot of new gamers because it’s often the game that introduces the concept of cooperative board game play. The post Pandemic: Getting People to Work Together appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev.

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5 Levels of Communication through Game Development

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Communication is key. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. That’s why I developed a theory which I refer to as the Five Levels of Communication through Game Development. The following excerpt is from Games Speak through Mechanics, Not Rules (Dev Diary: 04/28/17).

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How to Work in a Team in the Board Game Industry

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I’ve split it into five sections for your convenience: How Ben, Sarah, and Will Got Started How Working in a Team Feels The Downsides of Teamwork Communication in a Team Advice for New Game Devs. This is unusual for most game devs, I think. Brandon: How I imagine teams as a solo dev. Communication in a Team.

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Load Balancing SmartFoxServer 2X with HAProxy

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In this article we are going to explore several ways to use the open source HAProxy load balancer in conjunction with SFS2X , to increase the scalability and availability of a multiplayer project. This software is particularly well known in the Linux community and it is a a popular choice for many large traffic websites.

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How To Play-Test the Rules of Your Board Game

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Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. This suite is based on the Five Levels of Communication through Game Development , my own personal board game development philosophy. Sean: Guidelines for writing good rules really boils down to learning the art of instruction and communication.

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