Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

This week while working on my current board game design, a lot of things have come into focus. Now it’s time to start tweaking board game rules. This is where board game design often becomes very tricky. Need help on your board game? “You may only move six spaces in a turn.”

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Twilight Struggle has been considered one of the best board games of all time. It’s been on the Board Game Geek Top 10 for as long as I can remember and for a while was the #1 game. No matter how you feel about it, there is a lot that new board game designers can learn from it.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. In fact, I’ve been thinking this week that in the absence of major game development or logistics challenges, this will be the defining challenge of this Kickstarter campaign. Click here.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 15, 2023

This article discusses and compares male and female stereotypes in gaming for the purpose of analyzing common societal perceptions. This is a much-dreaded question game developers ask themselves at every stage of game development. We acknowledge that individuals may not conform to traditional stereotypes.

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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. In that post, I talk about how to get started with intimidating creative projects. ” Need help on your board game? It’s also brutally difficult.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 16, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Click here – it will take you right to the updates at the bottom of the page. Need help on your board game? I played two games with my parents. I didn’t expect that!

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 6, 2018

Few things are more confusing than taxes and laws. nothing completely broadsided me during the development process when in came to tax and law. Instead of leaving you to Google and experiment on your own, I’ll share a few experiences I’ve had. Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 23, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Click here – it will take you right to the updates at the bottom of the page. He created all 300 of the original pieces of art in my first game, War Co. , Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 11, 2018

Board game conventions have a certain mystique to them. Many board gamers absolutely adore going to big conventions such as Gen Con, Essen, or UKGE. As such, board game developers often find their own interest in conventions piqued. Need help on your board game? This is how you do it.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 28, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Click here – it will take you right to the updates at the bottom of the page. No matter how clear your vision for your project, there will be some days you’ll be too tired to explain it.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Twilight Struggle is the golden child of the board game community, having reigned at the top of the Board Game Geek’s ranking system for an extremely long time before being dethroned by Pandemic Legacy. What’s more, it takes about ten three-hour games to totally understand it. A little confusing?

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Get ready for a real treat if you've ever been curious about the M&A in the gaming industry. Can you feel the excitement building? You should be, because Chris is the undisputed sensei of Mergers and Acquisitions, in the words of Mishka. He's also a mentor, advisor, and board member at numerous influential companies.

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OPM Jobs

MARCH 31, 2023

We all remember the times where the focus of most AAA game studios seemed to be to fulfil the fantasies of cis men. Today, games are still not as diverse as they should be in the modern world. Most of industry knows this and are ready to change. The games industry can do better than this.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This game, which combines Match-3 core with merge progression originally launched globally in the second half of 2020. The game looked promising, scaling quickly towards $2M a month in revenue - a promising number for a smallish Finnish studio. Futureplay, the developer behind Merge Garden, was acquired by Plarium in August of 2021.

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Big Games

AUGUST 30, 2021

Playing games brings a whole lot of fun and entertainment. These games have exciting gameplay, storyline, animation, graphics, sound, etc, and all these start with a brainstorming idea. If you have trouble coming up with exciting game ideas, worry not. Because you are not alone, all of us have been in such a situation.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 23, 2023

Fastforward to September of 2022 and the game, Marvel Snap, is finally out globally after a considerable amount of time in soft launch. What’s the best way to describe Marvel Snap? What I mean by that it is easy to pick up and play, which for a card game is no small feat. Most importantly, the game was and is performing!

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The Bottom Feeder

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In the first part , I went on about the lack of family in video games and the danger of paying attention to critics. Now I'll talk about the actual game. And Rose, their glassy-eyed daughter, who Cody and May don't really care about. This is a really fun game. Otherwise, you get nowhere.

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Game Design Advice

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Lana Polansky recently wrote a very interesting piece about how we categorize games which includes an examination of the popular MDA game design framework. I’ve been thinking about these problems for a while and reading Polansky’s piece has prompted me to try to organize my thoughts on the subject.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 11, 2020

It’s quarantine o’clock and I’m responding to comments that I got on a post I wrote a few weeks ago: What confuses you about board game development ? This time, I’m going to talk about pitching to board game publishers. Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 19, 2020

If you are new here, my name is Maria, and I am Brandon’s wife! You can read my first post here. Brandon is humoring me with a mini game blog series where I give you MY perspective on board games. Need help on your board game? Need help on your board game? Game Play Overview.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Today, I have a challenge for you as a board game designer. I want to see you make a board game in 28 days. But I believe momentum builds on itself, and sometimes, the most important thing you can do is get started. That’s why I’ve provided a 28-day game design challenge for you.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 22, 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.

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Retro Game Coders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Agon Light is a single-board computer based around a Z80 CPU, along with an ESP32 for audio, video, and IO. What makes it different is that it is an inexpensive but modern 8-bit computer, along the lines of the 8-bit-Guy’s Commander X16 but way, way simpler and cheaper. Rather than purchase a case, I 3D printed one. We shall see.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 1, 2019

Of all the ways to learn about board game fulfillment, I didn’t think the Quacks of Quedlinburg would be one of them. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. What is fulfillment? How are games shipped to my house?

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Board game fulfillment is really complex. In fact, fulfillment often determines how big games are and how many components can be included. Many game developers think about fulfillment only after their project is complete – and you can certainly get away with it! Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

JULY 17, 2017

After spending a lot of time last week talking about how to make games, let’s talk about how to make them well. When it comes to games, there are a handful of truths that are very important to realize. Need help on your board game? Games tell stories – whether they mean to or not. Core Engine.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the sixth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? How do you test your rules?

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. This week, I posted How to Work Alone in the Board Game Industry. Find people who will check your work and give you honest negative feedback. Need help on your board game?

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Interesting Choices

AUGUST 5, 2011

This is the fifth part of a series about working on Magic: the Gathering during my five years at Wizards of the Coast: Part One (Joining WotC, playing in the FFL, developing Champions of Kamigawa). Part Two (Developing Betrayers of Kamigawa and the Jitte mistake). Luckily, the IP already had an answer for this: Planeswalkers.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

A 10-year gaming industry veteran, leading game development teams focused on free-to-play titles across mobile and PC. Summary Warcraft Rumble is an action-strategy game akin to Clash Royale but with a focus on single-player tower offense. Written by Christopher Brousseau.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. This week, in the spirit of Halloween, I wrote Performing a Board Game Autopsy: Learning from Your Mistakes. In April of this year, I did an autopsy on my first game, War Co. Click here.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the fourth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? When do you focus on one mechanic?

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 12, 2021

If you like it, you will love Naavik’s monthly Blockchain Games report! Executive Summary Sky Mavis’ mission is far more about spurring economic opportunity through play rather than about building an amazing game. The value of new Axies and SLP is propped up by new players putting fresh money into the game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A 10-year gaming industry veteran, leading game development teams focussed on free-to-play titles across mobile and PC. Summary Warcraft Rumble, is an action-strategy game akin to Clash Royale but with a focus on single-player tower offense. Written by Christopher Brousseau.

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Keith Burgun

JUNE 18, 2022

Framed as almost more like a sport / abstract strategy game, and therefore light on narrative. Also along the same lines, you don’t get metagame bonuses that you can take into matches (i.e. A number of people have played and enjoyed my games over the years, which is a wonderful blessing!

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

This analysis is written by my friend, Buğrahan Göker who focused on 4X games, and Yours Truly. Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. Strategy games also represent nearly a half of all Mid-Core revenues.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 12, 2023

Maybe it’s the proximity of the summer coming to Helsinki, but as of lately Supercell is on a streak of releasing betas for their upcoming games. On May 29th, during the Squad Busters beta’s final hours (we’re working on a deconstruction of that one), Supercell started another for a new game called Floodrush.

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