Keith Burgun

JANUARY 4, 2023

At different parts of the bridge there were investment tiles, so on a basic level the premise was kind of, “do I move to a relatively unsafe investment tile, or do I BUMP?” work, is that life is too short to spend months or years trying to get a game concept working.

Mechanics 52

Mechanics Game Design Game Designer Playtesting 52

Designer Notes

AUGUST 10, 2021

The big change that always gets mentioned when going from Civ 4 to Civ 5 is one-unit-per-tile (1UPT), which is interesting as 1UPT is purely a mechanical – as opposed to thematic – change. Generally speaking, opinions were divided over (although largely in favor of) the success of one-unit-per-tile.

Tile 40

Tile Point and Click AI Mechanics 40

Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

The core engine is the bare minimum set of mechanics and concepts you need to have a functioning (but not necessarily fun) game. I’ve listened to so many designers describe how through play-testing, a game came out dramatically different then their initial concept because the new version was more fun.

Mechanics 130

Mechanics Games Game Design Game Designer 130

Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 22, 2021

The majority of growth in 2020 in Match-3 games came from Tile Blast, Puzzle & Decorate, and classic match-3 games. Similar to Today’s: Current level setup (clear objectives in X moves or less) Mode: Balance Description: Collect 2 colors of gems roughly at the same pace. With $3.7B A small price to pay.

Puzzle 69

Puzzle Mobile Mobile Mechanics 69

Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

I first prototyped it back in 2019, but I didn't really know how to finish it. Originally this was prototyped as "Saugzwang" and I made it for the 7 Day Broughlike Jam back in 2019. For balance purposes, I limit the number of voyeurs in the maze, otherwise it can enter a deadlock where there's only voyeurs but no one for them to watch.

Code 52

Code Educational Education Prototyping 52