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How to Use Reddit as a Board Game Dev

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Reddit is not a social media website. r/tabletopgamedesign and /r/boardgameindustry are good for connecting with other designers and developers, getting feedback on a design, or even organizing playtests. Many developers choose to create their own subreddits for playtesting. Raf: The best place to start with Reddit is the FAQ.

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12 Simple Ways To Get Better At Game Development

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Rick has more than 14 years experience in the game dev industry, working on IP's that include Mario, Transformers, Captain America and Mortal Kombat. Until next time, happy dev'ing! He's done it all, from Game Designer, Producer, Creative Director and Executive Producer to GameDev.tv's

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Launching Your First Game with Stephen Hubbard

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Industry veterans Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick* are joined by Stephen Hubbard to understand how he got started in game dev, see what he’s been up to since we last saw him, discuss how to launch your first game and play his new game, Tilecraft. for people to playtest and provide feedback. that it really stuck!

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What’s the point of board game reviews?

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You can keep a dev diary. Look for engagement – comments, likes, conversation, and social media traffic. If something slips through your playtesting, it might very well be caught in the review stage. appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. There’s a lot of ways to suggest that your game is going to be good.

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3 Signs It’s Time to Quit Working a Board Game Design Idea

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From time to time, I see board game creators on social media who have been working on the same design day-in, day-out for years on end. Now look, some parts of game design – like playtesting or accessibility testing – can be tedious. Of them, they seem to fall into two basic camps. And the second camp?

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I Make Board Games in Tabletop Simulator (A Guest Post)

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Kenny runs the Pangea Games social media as well as a company called Overboard Games , which makes board games in Tabletop Simulator for various different publishers. I also create all the social media posts for Pangea Games, including the weird cheese question. This week, though, I have something special in mind. And if you need help?

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How to Work in a Team in the Board Game Industry

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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. Sarah: It was also in 2013 that we met Ben and were playtesters for his game Tower , which he launched on Kickstarter early in 2014.