Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. 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. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Short-term mechanic testing.

Mechanics 130

Mechanics Concepts Writing Games 130

Designer Notes

MARCH 31, 2023

It somehow even won a Grammy award, for Baby Yetu, by my college roommate Christopher Tin, which was definitely not even on the radar when we developed the game. So, before I explain why I made Old World, let’s talk a little about what the game is and how it was developed. Here are some screen’s from the game’s prototyping phase.

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Tile Point and Click AI Mechanics 98

Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Click here. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. 2: I did not order a prototype prior to manufacturing from the same company that printed.

Point and Click 130

Point and Click Media Games Art 130

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. Few people called for the return of stacks-of-doom, but critics pointed out that carpets-of-doom were just as bad.

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Tile Point and Click AI Mechanics 40

Interesting Choices

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

I've been fascinated by board games that revolve around drafting for years now, and in early 2011 I wrote a post on the pillars that make these games click. I've created an online prototype for playtesting that has seen almost 2000 games completed with at least a dozen players clocking in at over 100 games apiece.

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Build Tile Point and Click Games 40

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. By all accounts this genre is matured to a point where it could use a massive innovation to both the progression mechanics and social gameplay. Access all of our previous predictions. Signup for the newsletter. Apply for our Slack group.

Mobile 52

Mobile Mobile Cross platform Puzzle 52

Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

And the point is that you… because you get so used to selling the idea, ultimately you'd know nothing about that idea until you market tested it, until you've, like, started building it, until you start getting some data. Gigi brought up a good point about the kinds of companies I sort of have three in my head about video games.

Games 52

Games Point and Click Engine Engineering 52