The Liquid Fire

MARCH 6, 2024

In this lesson we will begin to fix this issue by introducing size and reach mechanics. Different creatures can be different sizes, and accordingly may occupy different numbers of tiles, or be able to reach different tiles (such as for attacking). This will help me convert from feet to tiles.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

This communication happens on five levels: the core engine of the game, mechanics, rules, the internal narrative or “theme”, and the external narrative or “community and marketing.” The core engine is the bare minimum set of mechanics and concepts you need to have a functioning (but not necessarily fun) game.

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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.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

This increase, sliced by subgenre, was driven mostly by Tile Blast and Puzzle & Decorate. Gone are the days where a reasonable attempt at a core mechanic and a saga map were all you needed for 6 figure revenue. Homescapes implemented ‘Tournament of Champions’ which is mechanically similar to Toon Blast’s implementation.

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Puzzle Mobile Mobile Advertising 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 8, 2024

Cosmetics have included multiple new collection mechanisms that grant rewards when acquiring enough of a specific type. This is a standard mechanic (synergies) existing in all other autochess games, and in fact it was quite strange that it wasn’t featured in Clash Mini until now. Source: data.ai

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Maybe this is standard for engine-building games, but it was a new concept to me. (It’s Besides getting money, I like this phase because it really sticks to the concept that you are a company. My husband is a bit more into game mechanics and the nitty gritty (can’t you tell I’m pleased I married a game developer?

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Point and Click Games Concepts Mechanics 130

Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This analysis is written by Taras Koshelev (Lead Game Designer at My.Games Venture Capital) who focused on game mechanics and loops and Michail Katkoff (Founder of Savage Game Studios) who covered the market and marketability. Gates, which are an ultimate obstacle covering the whole battlefield from tile damage. Core Gameplay.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 26, 2019

Targeting Attention, Interest, Desire, And Action Product Your Niche Price Process & Logistics Core Concepts of Promotion Outreach Reviews Distribution Kickstarter Advertising. This concept is called product-market fit. A puzzle-solving, tile placement board game for 1-4 players.” Core Concepts of Promotion.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 17, 2019

Made in 1964, Acquire is an economic board game with mechanics that we recognize in modern games such as hand management and tile placement. The concept of buying different cards and mixing and matching to make decks was completely new. Despite its incredible customizability, the core concept of the game is pretty simple.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2022

One of the main problems in Clash Mini is the strong similarity with Clash Royale , the other Supercell auto battler whose gameplay and unit mechanics are very similar. This is an existential threat to Clash Mini since the lack of innovation in-unit mechanics was among the top reasons why Rush Wars failed to captivate players.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 22, 2021

Royal Match Royal Match is a perfect example of finding success through improvements - not step-change innovation - cherry-picking the strongest mechanics from the best games to create a new top game. The majority of growth in 2020 in Match-3 games came from Tile Blast, Puzzle & Decorate, and classic match-3 games. With $3.7B

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Puzzle Mobile Mobile Mechanics 69

Brand Game Development

JULY 15, 2019

Particularly when hard choices come from simple mechanics. I knew I needed a mechanic that gave players a choice of one adventurer from several options. When selecting a game mechanic, it is the most familiar solution. This was a warning that I might be taking the path of least resistance when picking a mechanic.

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Tile Mechanics Games Puzzle 130

Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

A broughlike is a variation on a roguelike named after designer Michael Brough , who has spoken before on his design patterns like square tiles, orthogonal movement, turn parity, glitching, limited info, simple maze designs, minimal resources. L loss or often worse, since cops can exploit the same chain reaction mechanic as the player.

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