Playtesting Archives - Board Game Design Lab

In this episode, Rob Daviau and I chat about how to playtest, receive feedback, iterate, and playtest a whole lot more. The post How to Playtest like a Pro with Rob Daviau appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

Robert Longtin, professional data analyst, discusses all angles of playtest data. We talk about what data to collect, when to collect it, how to collect it, how to analyze it, and more. Learn more about Robert’s games HERE. The post Collecting and Analyzing Playtest Data with Robert Longtin appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

John D’Angelo, desinger of Runelords, discusses how to receive, process, and utilize feedback. Whether you’re talking to playtesters, gamers, members of your target audience, or anyone else, it’s important to know how to take in feedback, and it’s vital to know how to use it to make your games better. And be sure to check out John’s game,... The post How to Process Fe...

Peter C. Hayward is back on the show, and we’re delving into the secret sauce of his personal design process. Hint: It all hinges on blind playtesting. Peter is a designer, developer, and publisher, so he has the benefit of seeing games from lots of different angles.​​ The post The Secret Sauce of Game Design with Peter C. Hayward appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

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Peter C. Hayward, founder of Jellybean Games, discusses how to be a great playtester. Peter often gets paid by publishers to playtest games and probably playtests more games than anyone you know. He’s got great advice on what it looks like to be the most helpful playtester at the table. Be sure to check out Peter’s new... The post How to Be a Great Playtester with Peter C. Ha...

Jay Cormier, designer of Belfort and tons of other games, discusses tons of ins and outs of playtesting. Jay has been designing games for over 15 years and has a ton of experience and advice on how to get to the best game possible.  And be sure to check out Jay’s playtest journal on Kickstarter HERE.​​ The post Playtesting Pro Tips with Jay Cormier appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

Daniel and Connie Kazmaier discuss how they put together a rather large online playtesting group for their game, Chai. They have nearly 800 playtesters in their group and go into how they’ve nurtured and developed it. The post Creating an Online Playtesting Group with Daniel & Connie Kazmaier appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

Assad Quraishi, designer of Genesis: Battle of Champions, talks about playtesting. Assad is a professional user interface designer and has a ton of insight on testing. Resources mentioned in the show: Here is some info about James Bach: His website: http://www.satisfice.com/ Some videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=james+bach Amazing Book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/less...

Here’s Daniel’s article about receiving feedback from a design contest. The post [BONUS] Daniel Fremgen on Receiving Feedback from a Design Contest appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

The post [BONUS] Peter Hayward on Attending a Prototype Convention appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

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The post [BONUS] Artyom Nichipurov on How to Find Playtesters appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

The post [BONUS] Kirk Dennison on How to Dominate a Playtest Convention appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

The post [BONUS] Danny Lott on How to Help Designers Playtest Their Games appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

The post [BONUS] Carla Kopp on How to Run an Effective Playtest appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

Tony Miller, attendee of double digit design conventions, discusses why it’s so important to attend design cons and what you need to take with you to get the most out of your experience. The post Getting the Most out of a Design Convention with Tony Miller appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

Mike Mihealsick, from Coalition Games, discusses all the lessons and insights he’s learned after facilitating hundreds of blind playtests. Blind playtesting is the purifying fire in which we truly get to find out what our games are made of, and Mike offers a ton of advice on how to navigate the process well. The post Lessons Learned from Blind Playtesting with Mike Mihealsick appeared first...

Rob Daviau, designer of Pandemic Legacy, and I discuss how to run playtests like an absolute pro. Rob started designing games for Hasbro before moving into the designer game space, and he has a TON of insight on how to playtest your way to an amazing game. The post How to Playtest like a Pro with Rob Daviau appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .