Game Design Advice

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

We don’t realize how many different ways of looking there are, and how different they are. First, you will learn how ruthlessly we look at art, how rapacious and haughty and impatient and demanding we are. What’s going on here? How should we approach games as a topic for serious cultural criticism?

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The Bottom Feeder

APRIL 9, 2024

Whenever Shadowheart’s not in the game, all the other characters should be asking, “ Where’s Shadowheart ?” If a game sells well, that means every choice it made was correct, and you should pick over the carcass for ideas to steal with all speed. Some people are going to yell at me for saying that.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 23, 2023

As I walk you through the deconstruct, if you find yourself wondering how a new team was able to create such a high-quality game, the answer is straightforward: time, talent, and money, but most importantly, a lot of time! So how much does Marvel Snap actually make Second Dinner after the minimum guarantee, lincensing cut and publishers cut

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

  Some of the terms are hard to translate into English, so for anyone who is interested in the thesis I offer you the possibility to download the whole book (in German). So far so good, but what should the player be doing with this?   The story gave me the answer. The solution: Kepler-69c.      96.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

That is how it works when you look at it from a distance. It’s going to be an overview of everything you need to know in order to succeed on Kickstarter at the first time. This guide is intended to help you get going when you’re not even sure where to start. Let go of that idea. How done is done?

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The Bottom Feeder

JULY 24, 2023

I've been writing indie games for a living for 30 years now and so have been shipping them continuously for longer, as far as I know, than anybody else, ever. Which, the way things have been going lately, means caring about what is happening on Twitter way too much.) Exercise: How does "The medium is the message." HOW DARE YOU!?”

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 11, 2017

Between 7 Subtle Player Behaviors You Should Notice When Play-Testing and The Art of the Play Test: Designing Tests and Keeping Records , you might think that’s all I’ve got on my mind. Blind play-testing is when you give your game to other people with no instructions on how to play. The rule book is usable.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

You may remember him from How To Design the Rules of Your Board Game and How To Play-Test the Rules of Your Board Game. Brandon: Before we get started, what has been your experience so far with finding artists? From comics and graphic novels to books, video games, marketing, and now tabletop games.

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Interesting Choices

AUGUST 5, 2011

The discussion revolved around the new card type that we were going to be debuting soon: Planeswalkers. Future Sight was already far above average in complexity and wackiness, thanks to a new card frame showcasing "future" cards like Steamflogger Boss. I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed working under Aaron.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

I will go into more detail later as to how to play, but basically, it is a card game like Rummy but with a rotating wild card. First few rounds go by, all is good. We should play this fun new game your sister and I have been playing!” How to Play. Video of Rules. How a Round Plays. How a Round Ends.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Without compromising any of the rules, strategy, or fun of Chess, this variant board has been developed that accommodates three players. Yellow Mountain Imports Go Game Set (Gomoku) – $23. Imagine you can rewrite the script for one of the most famous science fiction books of all time. Description from Board Game Geek.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 17, 2019

Today, we’re going to cover the top 10 old board games. This is how Baby Boomers and Generation Xers got their board game fix! Like the book, characters in this game lead factions and try to take over the planet. I won’t get too far into explaining this game because, frankly, the rule book is a three-ring binder.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

How does Supercell become Supercell, Playtika become Playtika, or EA become EA? How to build and ship culture Individual contributor vs. manager vs. leader How to avoid “Day 2” Full interview also on YouTube and Podcast: GameMakers YouTube Deconstructor of Fun Podcast Interview Transcript: JK Welcome, everybody.

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Gamesbrief

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Starting at the basics, there is no innate reason why a cryptocurrency (as opposed to a currency) should be viable. I won’t go through the history of money (you are all smart enough to get the point), but money originally emerged to enable humans to move beyond barter and into an exchange of value, to become a means of trade.

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Grid Sage Games

MAY 8, 2022

Normally I’d collect notes for an article like this over a longer period, then eventually get around to writing it out one day, but since this topic comes on shorter notice and I just want to get it out there, let’s just go with what I can come up with for now.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 19, 2022

We first detailed how Axie Infinity’s developer Sky Mavis achieved fame and fortune in Naavik’s inaugural blockchain game deconstruction in November of last year: Axie Infinity: Infinite Opportunity or Infinite Peril? Don't go through the time, hassle, cost, and risk of building your own tech. First, let’s check other data sources.

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Game Design Advice

JUNE 5, 2016

We don’t want to make claims about what structure games should have or what makes a game good. It’s very important to make this caveat repeatedly and clearly, because of how, in casual usage, “deep” is often used as a general superlative. This is not a normative project.

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Sirlin

APRIL 26, 2019

I leave this prediction post up for reference anyway —- I’m going to give my predictions for how Game of Thrones ends up. By looking at the show from a game design standpoint, I think we see how a lot of it has to end up. Game of Throne is, on a casual viewing, a very complicated show. The following has (I hope) MAJOR SPOILERS.

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Grumpy Gamer

OCTOBER 18, 2004

The internet is filled with classic adventure fan sites centered around the LucasArts and Sierra games and a common thread is always how much people would like to see new ones being made, and why isn't it being done. For this exercise, I am going to make a few assumptions. 5) The game is state-of-the-art, as far as 2D goes.

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