PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

This is a completely different beast from a shooter.” “ Mordhau at its core has always been about melee combat”, says Jonathan Dunn, Game Designer at Triternion. We believe in fostering an environment that encourages open communication and diverse perspectives and ideas”, explains Dunn.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 8, 2017

Of course, for game developers, adding a timer is often not an appropriate way to drive engagement. There are other great mechanics you can use. Engagement Driver 3: Good Housekeeping through Mechanics. The game is being constantly timed and players don’t have the opportunity to slip out of flow. You can feel it.

Mechanics 130

Mechanics Dev Engine Engineering 130

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

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. We started designing games together. This is unusual for most game devs, I think.

Prototyping 130

Prototyping Playtesting Games Game Design 130

Brand Game Development

MAY 14, 2018

If the audience shows passion and interest, continue to game design. Game Design: The process of taking a game’s specifications and turning them into a functional game with mechanics, rules, and components. Play-Testing: Playing the game and refining it until it’s fun.

Game Developer 130

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the third of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. What are game mechanics?

Mechanics 130

Mechanics Games Game Design Game Designer 130

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AUGUST 5, 2019

The Early Design. An extremely talented new designer, Ryan Langewisch, won a 48-hour board game design contest. It’s not enough to simply make a good game, though. To sell in this awfully noisy, competitive board gaming environment, you have to have mechanics and art that people really enjoy.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This article is part of the game-dev advice newsletter Levelling the Playing Field by Rami Ismail. If you want to know more about the art, craft and science of game development, subscribe here. A lot of studios spend years making a bad version of a good idea – until they go and figure things out.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the fourth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. When do you focus on one mechanic?

Mechanics 130

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

This article is the first of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. The basic idea is that board games are a means of communication that facilitate gameplay.

Engine 130

Engine Engineering Mechanics Games 130

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APRIL 23, 2018

Much like my old staple How to Get Big on Twitter as a Board Game Dev , I’ll be covering everything you need to know to get started on Facebook as a board game developer. New game devs: don’t write off Facebook because it’s expensive. Make advertisements for a few different game ideas you have.

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JULY 7, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Instead, I’d like to focus on the conversations that James Masino (the artist) and I are beginning to have about the direction we want to take with the Highways & Byways board design.

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Communications Games Mechanics Point and Click 130

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JANUARY 15, 2018

This article is the eleventh of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Accessibility is a big issue in board gaming. A lot of this is just good game design.).

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Development Communications Games Game Design 130

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

This article is the second of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. The basic idea is that board games are a means of communication that facilitate gameplay. Not pretty.

Engine 130

Engine Engineering Communications Games 130

Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Atmosphere, when done right, can turn the bundle of programming, art, and sound that we call a video game into something so much more than the sum of its parts. Though it is easily overlooked, especially for newer devs focused more on the nitty-gritty of game development, the atmosphere is a crucial component for any successful release.

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Games Mechanics Fantasy Art 136

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the sixth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Short-term mechanic testing.

Mechanics 130

Mechanics Concepts Writing Games 130

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DECEMBER 4, 2017

Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the fifth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. This is game dev improv class.

Point and Click 130

Point and Click Games Mechanics Writing 130

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the seventh of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Brandon: That’s an exciting theme!

Mechanics 130

Mechanics Art Games Puzzle 130

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AUGUST 11, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Between 7 Subtle Player Behaviors You Should Notice When Play-Testing and The Art of the Play Test: Designing Tests and Keeping Records , you might think that’s all I’ve got on my mind.

Point and Click 100

Point and Click Art Games Communications 100

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DECEMBER 26, 2017

Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the eighth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Not allow you to, but make you.

Art 130

Art Mechanics Games Game Developer 130

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JANUARY 8, 2018

This article is the tenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Accessibility is a big issue in board gaming. Michael : Sure thing. Visual Accessibility.

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Development Games Game Design Game Designer 130

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the sixteenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. One of the trickiest parts of self-publishing a board game can be finding good artists.

Art 130

Art Games Development Prototyping 130

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JANUARY 2, 2018

Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the ninth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Except that’s not really all, is it?

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Playtesting Games Advertising Prototyping 130

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JANUARY 29, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the thirteenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. This week, I want to zero in on the subject of making the perfect board game rule book.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 20, 2020

That includes the unexpected depth of the board game industry as well as the surprising variety of responsibilities which a self-publishing developer must handle. I’ve written about the five levels of communication game developers must master. Need help on your board game? Garret is a sharp guy and a good game dev.

Prototyping 130

Prototyping Games Playtesting Dev 130