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How To Know When to Pivot on Your Board Game Design

Brand Game Development

A couple of months ago, I asked the readers of this blog to send in answers to the question “ what confuses you most about board game development ?” ” I got a lot of responses, and two of them were about knowing when to pivot during a game design project. Save your old work.

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The Top 6 Board Game Components to Add to Your Game

Brand Game Development

Board games have been wildly successful over the last decade. In a world with abundant entertainment options, including video games, it might seem strange that a throwback hobby has done so well. Much of this success comes from the physical presence provided by board game components. Need help on your board game?

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Don’t Just Build a Board Game, Build a Business

Brand Game Development

Last week, I talked about Kickstarter, and how I could see that website changing in the near future. It occurred to me shortly after I wrote that article that many people approach board games with the intention of making money, but not necessarily making games as an end to itself. Need help on your board game?

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Yolanda Mogatusi of Alkemaiz Games “I’m curious about doing things better”

PreMortem.Games

As the Managing Director of South African-based Alkemaiz Games, she recalls how people were amazed by her artistic talents as a child. In September 2023, she received a Rising Star Award at the Fak’ugesi Festival for her game ‘Rapz,’ which she created to foster a sense of self-love in young girls. I was like, Wow!

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How to Diagnose Failure & Move Forward as a Board Game Developer

Brand Game Development

This is part one of four in the Failure Recovery series in Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game. I didn’t intend to create a series on failure recovery when I created Start to Finish, but after the failure of my Highways & Byways Kickstarter campaign in April , I believe it to be necessary.

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A Simple Approach to Player-Designed Robots

Grid Sage Games

I like the idea of designing robots, putting together builds for a particular purpose or with particular capabilities in mind. Even more than being a tactical roguelike, Cogmind is a strategic game about engaging in a dynamic form of this process, repeatedly replacing and upgrading components as you go.

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Fan Collective Unimatrix 47: Star Trek Prodigy’s “Masquerade” Episode

Game Industry News

Unlike Zero and Gwyn, who fundamentally know where their metaphorical roots lie, Dal must wrestle with a deeper question of how much does this genetic history make you who you are. Dal has been feeling a touch jealous of how easily Okona has merged with the crew, but Okona does have one thing to recommend him.

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