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7 Odd Roadblocks Rookies Face In The Stages Of Game Development

Big Games

Game development isn’t as smooth and glamorous as many newbies imagine. It comes with challenges like tight deadlines, production obstacles, publisher pressures, and long work hours, which are just a glimpse of every developer’s hurdles. Many newbies ask the question, what are the stages of game development ?

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A Guide to Designing Multiplayer Games

Logic Simplified

The players can interact with one another about their interests and passions which provides them with a sense of community. This kind of a powerful draw lets the users make friends and build relationships by communicating about their shared experiences in the game.

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How to Make Board Game Rules

Brand Game Development

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. With this in mind, let’s talk about how exactly you can make board game rules. A mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance.”

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Games Speak through Mechanics, Not Rules

Brand Game Development

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. The mark of a great game developer is to make great complexity and interaction come out of simple elements. Need help on your board game? Just here for Highways & Byways updates?

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5 Levels of Communication through Game Development

Brand Game Development

When it comes to games, there are a handful of truths that are very important to realize. Communication is key. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Games tell stories – whether they mean to or not. Execution is everything.

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Pandemic: Getting People to Work Together

Brand Game Development

Need help on your board game? 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. Others may focus heavily on finding the cures.

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How to Work in a Team in the Board Game Industry

Brand Game Development

I’ve talked about the benefits and challenges of working alone in the board game industry. Yet I’m a bit of an odd beast in the board game development world since most people prefer to work in teams. Need help on your board game? Will: I know for me personally, projects are a big concept.