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Solo dev Evan Polekoff of Critter Crossfire “Motivation is a limited resource” 

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This game represents me as a developer”, he says. “I But the stress of work can take its toll, and part of the reason why the development of Critter Crossfire is taking this long is because Polekoff had to take breaks. Burnout is a very real threat to solo-developers”, he says. Why are you working as a solo developer? “In

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Dev Diary: 03/31/17

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Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. I’ve created a playtesting log and I’ve done 11 tests so far. If you want to learn more about record-keeping and playtesting, I’ve got a great article for you to check out. In short: I have completed the first draft of the board.

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How to Use Reddit as a Board Game Dev

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Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. For clarity and flow, I lightly edited the transcript. Brandon: Assume you’re talking to a game developer who’s never used Reddit before. Many developers choose to create their own subreddits for playtesting. Who is Raf?

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How to Work in a Team in the Board Game Industry

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Yet I’m a bit of an odd beast in the board game development world since most people prefer to work in teams. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. What follows is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation over DMs in Discord. This is unusual for most game devs, I think.

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Godot Tutorial: The Basics For Beginners

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Godot is a free and open source game development software that game devs can use to make beautiful 2D and 3D games. . As we progress through this tutorial series, I’ll be doing so with a focus on using no-code development tools rather than scripting to create games. Read the Full Tutorial ? Let’s look over to the left first.

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Choose Your Own Adventure: Self-Publish Board Games or Not?

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To get the Start to Finish series going, I’ve spent some time discussing games, game development, and the amount of careful messaging that is needed to create and sell a great game. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. You are not forced to make any edits to your work for any reason.

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How to Get Started with Board Game Conventions as a Board Game Creator, Part 1

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As such, board game developers often find their own interest in conventions piqued. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. We interviewed via Discord direct messages which have been lightly edited for clarity and flow. Need help on your board game? This is how you do it.