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

Brand Game Development

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. The first are people making a board game as a labor of love, who know they’re taking their sweet time on it, and they’re OK with it. And the second camp?

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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. He's done it all, from Game Designer, Producer, Creative Director and Executive Producer to GameDev.tv's 's very own Instructor extraordinaire).

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To Hell and back with Solium Infernum by League of Geeks

PreMortem.Games

Exceptions upon exceptions Looking back at the development process, Kusters is amazed about the intricacy of Vic Davis’ original game design. “He He made this game, essentially on his own, in just over 18 months. It’s taken us three years with over 30 talented developers to piece together his dark masterpiece.

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Launching Your First Game with Stephen Hubbard

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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. He's done it all, from Game Designer, Producer, Creative Director and Executive Producer to GameDev.tv's Hosting Your Game On Itch.io

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

Brand Game Development

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. My name is Kenny, and I create games on Tabletop Simulator for publishers and designers. This week, though, I have something special in mind.

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How to Work in a Team in the Board Game Industry

Brand Game Development

Early in 2013, our local game store owner mentioned that there were other designers in the area. We had our first game design meetings, which I continued to organize and have been running since. Along with handling all the business, Ben has playtested and helped develop our designs.

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

Brand Game Development

Garret: The rest of the time you spend, is how much time it takes to develop the game, playtest, produce the artwork, playtest, write the rules, playtest, revise, and prototype. Brandon: So much of Kickstarter success depends upon business skills that go beyond the purview of simple game design.