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Game design 101: Where to find free icons, pictures, and graphics for prototypes

Game design 101: Where to find free icons, pictures, and graphics for prototypes

by Chris Backe | Nov 11, 2020 | Game Design

Because prototypes — especially those you’re showing publicly — should not exist on text alone. [First published on 28 Sept 2018 – Last updated 11 Jan 2021] You’re probably aware that you can’t just take an image you find on Google and use it...
Review: 51 Clubhouse Games – classic tabletop games on the Nintendo Switch

Review: 51 Clubhouse Games – classic tabletop games on the Nintendo Switch

by Chris Backe | Aug 13, 2020 | Game Design, Game Review

This one came out of nowhere, but has quickly become my game of the year. Officially ‘Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics’, one Switch game purchase gets you, well, 51 classic games that are familiar, yet potentially new. This isn’t a port, though...
Review: Meeple Marketing’s Game Designer Marketing Toolkit by Nalin Chuapetcharasopon

Review: Meeple Marketing’s Game Designer Marketing Toolkit by Nalin Chuapetcharasopon

by Chris Backe | Jul 3, 2020 | Book Reviews, Game Design

  Nalin Chuapetcharasopon has made a name for herself for some of her posts in Facebook groups related to board game design. Per her website, “Ever since stumbling into crowdfunding in 2015, I’ve helped entrepreneurs raise over $13 million on...
What To Do After The Playtest: 20 Playtesting Questions That Set Players Up To Give Great Answers

What To Do After The Playtest: 20 Playtesting Questions That Set Players Up To Give Great Answers

by Chris Backe | May 13, 2020 | Game Design, Playtesting

So you’ve just finished playtesting a game. Whoever has won gets to play it up a bit, players begin to look at the rest of the cards, and then… …crickets… Experienced designers know this is the perfect time to begin asking questions, giving...
Tabletop Simulator: the Ultimate Guide for Absolute Beginners

Tabletop Simulator: the Ultimate Guide for Absolute Beginners

by Chris Backe | May 7, 2020 | Designers, Game Design, Tabletop Simulator

Tabletop Simulator is a powerful ‘sandbox’ program that makes it surprisingly easy to show off your game in a virtual space. It came out in 2015 following a successful Kickstarter, and has become the most popular way to play games virtually. There is a...
Game design: an introduction to spreadsheets for game designers — with real-world examples

Game design: an introduction to spreadsheets for game designers — with real-world examples

by Chris Backe | Apr 9, 2020 | Game Design

Wait, I thought you were a game designer, not an accountant! LOL. I’m not an accountant… but I was a Business major. Getting good at spreadsheets means being able to wrangle the data in your game into a thing you can show someone else, do math to predict...
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Getting out of town and traveling a bit... but I’m getting some playtesting done while on the train!
Playtesting a new version of Private Eye while waiPlaytesting a new version of Private Eye while waiting for other people to show up :-) small box game all about manipulating Evidence and stealing/discarding/finagling Suspects from other players.... #playtesting
Minimal, yet awesome. #mafia #thegamenotthemobMinimal, yet awesome. #mafia #thegamenotthemob
A #shoutout to some awesome gamers and #play testeA #shoutout to some awesome gamers and #play testers that took some time to try The Next Great American Novel - and found an unexpected way to break the game!
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A little #smallworld action, anyone? Bit of a braiA little #smallworld action, anyone? Bit of a brain burner but easy to get into.
Playtesting a new game in #Kyiv... on shag carpet!Playtesting a new game in #Kyiv... on shag carpet! This one doesn’t have a name yet, but it’s very short and strategic about placing your worker...
It may not look like much in terms of the picture,It may not look like much in terms of the picture, but consider the story. This is the booth of Iranian game designers. Sure, there’s plenty of other countries represented at #essenspiel, but this one was a reminder that good games truly can come from anywhere.Thanks #Essen and #Germany for another spectacular convention!
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A Discord group for playtesting board games in a virtual space, usually on Tabletop Simulator, Tabletopia, etc. Meets every Thursday starting at 6pm UK time / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific. Open to all designers and playtesters around the world.