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The Ultimate Board Game Challenge

Jul 2, 2018Aug 13, 2018 Jon Dearden Game Fun Leave a comment

Welcome to The Ultimate Board Game Challenge! This crossword puzzle features titles from 135 of the most notable games in boardgamedom. How many can you figure out? The puzzle isn’t for the faint of heart. While there are a few easy answers, most of the titles require knowledge of both historic and modern games.

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Rapid Design Prototyping for Card Games

Jul 1, 2018Jul 11, 2018 Jon Dearden Design 4 Comments

When you’re in the early stages of a card game design, changes come fast and furious. There’s no sense taking the time to create beautiful artwork on quality cards that will be thrown away as the game evolves. Paper, however, is too flimsy to play test with. Card stock is expensive and time consuming to cut properly.

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The Ludologic Time Scale

Jan 22, 2018Jul 1, 2018 Jon Dearden Game History Leave a comment

The Ludologic Time Scale is a list of important games throughout the years. These games represent milestones in the history of tabletop gaming. The titles listed here are somewhat arbitrary and can certainly be debated. Many are classics, and most are excellent games. Many are on the list because of the influence they had on games that followed.

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Principles of Tabletop Game Design

Jan 13, 2018Jul 1, 2018 Jon Dearden Design 1 Comment

Designing a great board game is both fascinating and challenging. A skilled designer thinks deeply about all the dynamics at play in a game. They may see various mechanisms tied together in new ways. They may note how well a theme is integrated with those mechanisms and how players interact with each other.

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