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What’s the point of board game reviews?

Brand Game Development

Drama aside, it truly is difficult at first because you have to identify reviewers, send prototypes, make sure your game is ready enough, cross your fingers, and hope they like it. You can keep a dev diary. Look for engagement – comments, likes, conversation, and social media traffic. You can release a free PNP version.

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How to Work in a Team in the Board Game Industry

Brand Game Development

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.

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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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Solo dev Almar works on debut game Repunk “I’ve had some darker moments”

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Yet, for indie dev Almar, it offered an escape from the corporate rat race he felt trapped in. External validation rarely comes your way, especially while seeking attention on social media – which is absolutely required to build a community and get to be known by players. This finally leads me to prototyping and validation.

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What to Expect When You’re Making a Board Game: Time, Money, and Effort

Brand Game Development

Garret is a sharp guy and a good game dev. ” It’ll be aimed at letting first-time game devs know what they’re getting into with self-publishing. Even if you take out vacation, that’s 9 months – I feel like that’s a surprisingly long time frame to a lot of first time devs.