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Making the most out of your playtests when your brain is lazy
Sometimes I think that a playtest which goes very well inhibits innovation. When the feedback is positive, change suggestions from players are very minor, you go to bed reassured that you’re on the right track. Don’t get me wrong, that’s a great feeling. But in those situations, my brain is just too lazy to innovate.
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Engineering a board game
In my previous post (link) I discussed the possible reasons why the airline theme is not very popular in board games. Here, I’m describing how my design philosophy, objectives and childhood board game experiences influenced my board game design choices. Design Philosophy First of all, I have a certain vision when it comes to creating
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What’s up with airline management board games?
Have you ever wondered why there aren’t that many (any?) great airline-theme board games? In my first ever blog post, I discuss the differences between airline and railroad themes from the board game designer’s perspective. I describe my journey from identifying a market gap and an interesting challenge, and the process I went through to
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