Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Twilight Struggle is the golden child of the board game community, having reigned at the top of the Board Game Geek’s ranking system for an extremely long time before being dethroned by Pandemic Legacy. Despite being a brilliant game, Twilight Struggle is a bit of an oddity for top choice considering its complex rules and byzantine strategy. Its complexity has left it on many board gamers’ shelves, with players waiting for the right person to come along to finally challenge them in this lo

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Mechanics Dev Games Game Developer 130

Tom Francis

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

As well as the update above, I’ve been putting up some day-by-day logs of what I’m working on in Heat Signature. I’m only doing them for my own benefit, so they’re not mega interesting and I don’t do one every day I work – only when I think it’ll help.

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Game Developer Game Development Development Games 52

Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

“Theme-first or mechanics-first” might be the most asked “big question” in the board game community. It’s a bit of silly question. The false dichotomy we use to discuss these two elements, however, is really useful. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Theme and mechanics are inseparable parts of board games as a whole.

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Mechanics Playtesting Concepts Art 100