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5 Lessons from Catan for Aspiring Board Game Designers

Brand Game Development

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. You create an island of hexagonal tiles, each of which represents a different type of terrain. From this terrain, you gather wood, grain, brick, sheep, and stone. Resist simple zero-sum mechanics to create a more interesting game.

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Old World Designer Notes #6: Citizens and Specialists

Designer Notes

The following is an excerpt from the Designer Notes for Old World. The game, a historical 4X set in classical antiquity, released on July 1, 2021, and is available for purchase here. The first Civilization game was like a game design thunderbolt, sent from the heavens and marking everything it touched.

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