The Board Game Design Lab

Kirk Dennison of Piecekeeper Games is back on the show, and we’re talking about the various uses of 3D printing in game design. Kirk got into the world of 3D printing a while back and has found a lot of ways to put it to good use in his designs and for his company. And check out Kirk’s latest game, Rurik: Dawn of Kiev , which is on Kickstarter now. It’s got some really cool minis...

Coming to you from Dice Tower Con 2018, Eric Lang had a free 20 minutes and agreed to answer some questions, so we found a not so quiet side room to chat. Eric gives his best advice on several design topics, and he provides incredible insight that all designers need to pay attention to. The post Eric Lang’s Best Advice appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

BGDL founder, Gabe Barrett, talks about many of the really cool and helpful creativity/productivity hacks he’s been learning about recently. He discusses some rather interesting   findings   that have come from researching some of the best in the world in different fields. There are also a lot of things that you’ll hopefully find encouraging. The end of this episode has an exciting ann...

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Adrienne Ezell,   professional   board game artist and art director, discusses how to work effectively with artists. Adrienne has been a pro artist for 15 years and now works full time in the board game industry. We talk communication, contracts, timelines, costs, and everything in between. Link to the 3d box maker we discussed: https://www.boxshot.com/     The post How to Work with Arti...

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Ted Alspach, designer   Suburbia   of and founder of   Bezier Games , discusses city building games. Suburbia is ranked 94th on Board Game Geek and is easily on the Mount Rushmore of city building games, so Ted really knows what he’s talking about when it comes to designing one of these types of games. The post City Building Games with Ted Alspach appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

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Nolan Nasser, illustrator and founder of   Deep Water Games , discusses   art direction in board games. Nolan has a ton of experience in directing art for well known games and shares a great deal of what he’s learned over the years. The post Art Direction in Games with Nolan Nasser appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

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Cody Stevens, the designer of   Dino Dunk ,   discusses dexterity games. We talk about lots of different dexterity style games, how they work, and what makes them good. The post Designing Dexterity Games with Cody Stevens appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

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Joseph Z Chen discusses catch-up mechanisms. Joseph is a designer and indie publisher who did a fairly in-depth analysis on ways different games keep players involved until the end. We talk about several popular games and their catch-up mechanisms as well as Joseph’s personal experiences. And don’t forget to check out Joseph’s game, Fantastic Factories, on Kickstarter HERE . The...

Erin Dean, author of For the Love of Board Games , discusses her book and what she learned from the designers she interviewed. You can check out Erin’s documentary, The Board Game Boom, here . The post For the Love of Board Games – A Book by Erin Dean appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

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 .

Matt Holden discusses the   Indie Game Alliance . Matt started the IGA four years ago to help small publishers and designers get their games demoed at conventions and game stores, and it’s grown into a robust organization that offers quite a few services. The post The Indie Game Alliance with Matt Holden appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

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Brad Talton, designer of   BattleCon   and   Pixel Tactics ,  discusses dueling games.  Brad has been creating dueling combat games for years and has found incredible success with his company,   Level 99 Games . The post Dueling Games with Brad Talton appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

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I’ve got some exciting announcements for the BGDL: 1) I’m starting a new thing that will hopefully lead to an even greater sense of community. Today, with the incredible help of Chris Perea, a  BGDL Discord server  has launched which will offer you another way to interact with others in the community and will lead to… 2) BGDL Game Nights. I want to provide opportunities for peopl...

Richard Garfield , designer of  Magic: The Gathering  and a ton of other great games , discusses  how to use luck and skill effectively in game design . Richard belongs on the game design Mount Rushmore and has awesome insight and advice. The post Luck vs Skill with Richard Garfield appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

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Jon Mietling, designer of  Palm Island , discusses how to effectively design a game with multi-use cards. Jon ran an incredibly successful Kickstarter for Palm Island which is rather innovative game that focusses solely on multi-use cards as its core mechanism. The post Multi-Use Cards with Jon Mietling appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

For the written rules and submission form, go HERE . The post [BONUS] 2018 Game Design Challenge appeared first on Board Game Design Lab .

J eremy Commandeur , organizer of the largest Protospiel in the U.S. , discusses  pitches and sell sheets . Jeremy has had several designs published and has found a great deal of success in pitching to publishers and getting games signed. Sell Sheet Examples on Pinterest collected by John Brieger: https://www.pinterest.com/johnbrieger/boardgame-sell-sheets/ Sell Sheet Examples on Flickr collected...