AWS Games

JUNE 15, 2023

Epic Games (Epic) is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of Unreal Engine (UE), one of the most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tools that powers some of the world’s leading games including Fortnite, and is also utilized by creators across industries to deliver cutting-edge experiences.

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Lost Garden

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

I was noodling on an app design that helped folks create and manage small social groups focused on thoughtful writings and conversation. The joy of letter writing At one point, there were long form letters exchanged between experts in their field. Artists and writers would write to one another and share their latest struggles.

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Writing 110

The Liquid Fire

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

7thSage here again, welcome back to part 3 of the Godot Tactics tutorial. Sorry about the long delay. Life has been fairly hectic lately. This time we’ll be splitting things up a little different than the original lesson, and I wanted to extend a couple things a little bit.

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The Art of the Game

MAY 24, 2023

So, in the few moments I get here and there, I try and read what I can; usually in the pickup line at kiddo’s school. Lately, I’ve been deepdiving into UX / UI – while I ‘can’ do graphic design, I’m much more of a get the idea out and its done.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 19, 2021

Much like how Expedia didn’t eliminate travel agents from the job market, freight marketplaces won’t eliminate freight brokers from the job market either. Freight marketplaces are merely an attractive alternative to hiring a broker.

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Half Geek

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Some bug fixes and re-balancing. Thank you to players who have provided feedback! Fixed bug with new player Drone AI sometimes flying off into the void. Fixed a bug with Merchant NPC during random encounters, if the player is busy in conversation, and Pirates or Zerkers interrupt, it will now resume normal flight.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 29, 2021

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. Of them, they seem to fall into two basic camps. 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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Half Geek

AUGUST 3, 2022

Star Nomad 2 was released in 2016 on Google Play & iOS. It was updated often during the first year, fixing bugs, adding features players requested. I’ve changed the UI, the flight systems, the AI, etc, to improve it based on feedback where possible. The last major update was in 2019.

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Half Geek

JULY 28, 2022

Update (August 03 2022): This major update will be released as an Open Beta (accessible & opt-in) for Star Nomad 2 on Google Play store due to issues with changes to the Android SDK & API. Please do not opt-in and install the 2.22.07 update if you want to keep current save data or you are still playing current Pilots.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

If you’re a long-time reader of this site, you likely know that my passion is helping people create their first board game. After all, that’s what the Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game series is all about. But, of course, you shouldn’t just rely on one guide on one website!

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 4, 2021

Over the holiday break, Maria and I found ourselves all alone, physically isolated from our family because of the coronavirus pandemic. After talking her family, to break the eerie silence of a just-ended video call, I said, “you want to pull out the old Nintendo 64?”

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

I’ve got to level with you – I am tired. It’s not for the usual 2020 reasons either. This year’s been a tough one, and it’ll definitely be an infamous one when the ink dries on the next generation’s textbooks.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Maria here again! Today’s post is the last of my “Top 5 Games” series. I hemmed and hawed over whether I would do it, too. If you haven’t noticed, the game Pandemic pulled a Jumanji and now we’re living it.

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Co-op Games Point and Click Communications 130

Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Maria here! Last week , I shared with you games I played during my formative years, and how those games made an impact on my taste in boardgames as an adult. When I wrote the post, I was actually making dinner (multi-tasking FTW) and enjoying reminiscing about the days of old.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Hey there, everyone! My name is Maria. I feel like the Goldilocks of boardgames. I don’t want to play a game that is too intense (no offense, Dominion ), I don’t want a game that is too easy (I’ll only play Go Fish with my 3-year-old niece). Instead, I find myself somewhere in the middle when it comes time to picking out a game.

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The Art of the Game

AUGUST 31, 2023

So – in my quest to create marketing materials – I create a LOT of work for myself.

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Games 105

Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The long, strange summer of 2020 brought me a lot more work than expected. I’m currently working on handling an unusually high volume of client work for the Pangea Marketing Agency. I won’t deny for a second that it’s a problem of privilege, especially in this grueling and unfair economy.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 10, 2020

If you stay in the board game industry for long enough, you will hear your fair share of conventional wisdom. Board gamers like minis. Conventions are good for promoting your game. The list could go on forever. Some of this wisdom is true, and some is not. The veracity of advice you hear will change year over year, and even month over month.

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Games Media Simulation Advertising 130

Brand Game Development

JULY 13, 2020

I’ve written before about my fondness for Escape Rooms. Certainly, board game designers can learn a lot from well-designed escape rooms. The only trouble, of course, is that being in a small indoor area with a handful of other people in close contact isn’t exactly a great idea right now.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 6, 2020

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 one of them was about how to manage a Kickstarter community. That’s what I’ll be talking about in this post. Need help on your board game?

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Games Build Media Art 130

Brand Game Development

JUNE 29, 2020

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. That’s what I’ll be talking about in this post.

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Game Design Game Designer Mechanics Games 130

Brand Game Development

JUNE 15, 2020

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 one of them was about how much to spend on board game advertising. That’s what I’ll be talking about in this post.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 8, 2020

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 one of them was about how to find an audience for a board game. That’s what I’ll be talking about in this post.

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Played with Fire

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of remote work, creating a workspace that fosters positivity and well-being is paramount. At Played With Fire, we’ve decided to introduce a unique and heartwarming aspect to our remote work environment – our beloved pets!

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Brand Game Development

MAY 25, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has weighed heavily on my mind ever since I first bought a basket full of Nyquil in tiny neighborhood Walmart on the first day of March. We’re going through a world-changing event right now. It’s scary and it’s going to be a long slog with no easy way out.

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Games Technology Simulation Entertainment 130

Brand Game Development

MAY 18, 2020

As the coronavirus lockdown continues, a lot of people are having a hard time getting their board game fix. The ability to play board games online, however, has never been easier. That’s because it’s easy to make board games in Tabletop Simulator, an inexpensive board game simulation tool available on the Steam store.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 4, 2020

I want to take a break from talking about board game development today. Instead, I’m going to talk about how you can manage your energy and stay very productive over a long period of time. After all, this is one of the most important qualities you can have when in the middle of a long haul board game project ! Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 27, 2020

Play-testing is the most important part of board game design. It’s how you turn rough, raw ideas into polished, ready-to-play games. It’s also brutally difficult. Play-testing is a labor of love, and sometimes it’s hard to even find play-testers in the first place!

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Demo Playtesting Simulation Advertising 130

Brand Game Development

APRIL 20, 2020

A couple of weeks ago, I asked the readers of this blog to send in answers to the question “ what confuses you most about board game development ?” ” And, wow, did you all deliver! Now I have a three-month backlog of questions to get through! Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 13, 2020

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.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 30, 2020

Board game development is incredibly complex. To create a board game from start to finish , think of everything you have to do: Come up with a board game idea and design a game around it. Create rules and mechanics that help you express your idea in the best way possible. Play-test the game until it feels right. Find artists.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 23, 2020

Almost two years ago today, I launched a Kickstarter campaign for a board game called Highways & Byways. It was a deeply personal project for which I had high hopes. When it wound up being just another failed Kickstarter campaign, it hurt badly. I learned a lot from that experience.

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Writing Point and Click Media Prop 130

Brand Game Development

MARCH 9, 2020

Monopoly: it’s one of the oldest board games in the store. It’s one of the top 10 best-selling board games. There are over 1,144 versions of it on the Monopoly wiki. It’s also a terrible board game. There’s a good chance I offended you with that last statement, but it’s important. Monopoly has a staggeringly low 4.4

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Cloudy Heaven Games

MARCH 30, 2024

This coming Monday (April 1, 2024), I will be starting a new series of game jams, to help myself and other developers practice game design and development skills. A game jam is an event in … Continue reading → The post Practice Game Development by Entering Game Jams appeared first on Cloudy Heaven Games.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Tasty Humans is the latest, and in my opinion, the greatest creation of Pangea Games. It’s a tile-placement, puzzle-solving board game for 1-4 players about villagers attacking monsters. Except it’s from the monsters’ point of view!

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 27, 2020

In 2018, Quacks of Quedlinburg won the elusive Kennerspiel des Jahres award. It has since remained a hot game on Board Game Geek and a perennial favorite in Pangea Games board game giveaways! So with that in mind, what can we learn from this award-winning board game with a silly name? Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 13, 2020

In 2016, Spirit Island raised $84,176 on Kickstarter. That is by no means a small amount to raise, but what’s interesting is that Spirit Island has remained on the Board Game Geek Hotness list off and on for almost three years. Its expansion went onto raise almost $800,000.

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