The Board Game Design Lab

Discover the challenges and benefits of playtesting in game design, including emotional hurdles and utilizing digital tools. Explore compensating playtesters beyond monetary rewards, the value of honest feedback, and enhancing game design through advanced techniques. Learn about playtesting legacy games and the differences between cooperative and competitive game feedback.

Game design expert Jay Cormier discusses teaching game design concepts, the intersection of digital and physical games, play testing and receiving feedback, meaningful decisions in a game design book, game design kit for kids, and gamifying a campaign in game design.

Ben Downton, game designer and publisher, discusses the challenges of designing and publishing games, running a publishing studio, utilizing loss aversion, tricking yourself and setting deadlines, and the process of getting a game on Board Game Arena.

Entrepreneur Kyle Sussenbach shares 10 steps to go from nothing to a successful crowdfunding campaign, including building a brand, tracking expenses, finding mentors, and creating a loyal community. They also discuss manufacturing costs, profit margins, and the significance of a Board Game Geek profile.

Explore 71 tips for game design, effective crowdfunding platforms, clarity in design, community feedback, constructive criticism, networking, letting go in design, and diverse playtesting.

Board game designer and expert Jason Tagmire discusses 18-card games, including designing, publishing, manufacturing, shipping, and crowdfunding. They explore the significance of small games, the benefits of digital rules, different approaches to teaching game rules, taking risks in game design, and the advantages of starting small.

In this episode, I chat with Jonny Pac about how to create games that fully engage players and keep them coming back for more. We talk about the difference between puzzles and games, designing for different types of players, utilizing randomness, fuzzy logic, and a whole lot more! The post How to Craft the Perfect Player Experience with Jonny Pac appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.

In this episode, I chat with James Ernest about how to make a game that doesn’t just work mechanically but is also a lot of fun to play. We talk about how to identify when testers are having fun, the design decisions that create fun experiences, utilizing surprise, and a whole lot more. You can find James’s game design lectures and articles here: https://crabfragmentlabs.com/lecture-hall And here’s that video he mentioned about goats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58-atNakMWw The post How to Design Fun Games with James Ernest appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.

In this episode, I chat with Amy and Dusty Droz who raised over $1 million on Kickstarter as first-time creators with a game that only costs $39. You can late back their game, Botany, here: https://botany.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders The post How to Have Massive Success on Kickstarter with Amy and Dusty Droz appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.

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