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Turkish Gaming Phenomenon Uncovered: A Conversation with Rina Onur

Deconstructor of Fun

Together with Mishka, they discuss the highs and lows of Spyke Games, shining a spotlight on their latest sensation, Tile Busters. Rina attributes the success of Tile Busters, their second and most successful game to date, to an experiment gone right. Even if it is not your preferred genre choice. I couldn’t agree more.

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Adventures in Map Zooming, Part 1: Realtime Image Scaling

Grid Sage Games

open for full size) Okay so each tile actually occupies four times the usual amount of space, but what we mean here is that the cell dimensions are doubled. Something in between 1.0x

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How to Design the Mechanics of Your Board Game

Brand Game Development

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. This article is the third of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game?

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Marvel Snap - The Definitive Deconstruction

Deconstructor of Fun

The game could benefit from better communication around the benefits of the Pro Bundle, or even throw in a unique variant, or some Gold! As certain decks become dominant, players can quickly create counter decks to keep the game balanced and interesting. This means that the tile will show up 40% more often in games.

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How Playrix' Township Became a Billion Dollar Game

Deconstructor of Fun

Order rewards are balanced between the time it takes to manufacture them and the XP and the Coins. These tools are: Pickaxes: Destroys 1 tile and makes adjacent tiles visible. Dynamites: Destroys a row of tiles and makes bottom and top rows visible. TNTs: Destroys 8 tiles around it (3x3).

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Clash Mini - Contender or a Pretender?

Deconstructor of Fun

On top of a smaller board, Clash Mini features no equipment system, no stat-based synergy system, no shared pool of units and a simplified balance logic of unit selection rolls and resources. New game boards with Tiles that heal Minis or charge their Super abilities are some of the Tile modifiers unlocked through League progression.

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