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We did two games at 2 players, six games at 3 players, and two games at 4 players tonight. All in all that leaves me at 16 playtesting sessions so far.
It felt solid even at higher player count. Needs more testing of course, but I am pretty confident. Endgame might need some tweaking though since one player (same player) ended up dominating every time, and, to quote my fellow player who didn't win, "fucking aphids, man".
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We did two games at 2 players, six games at 3 players, and two games at 4 players tonight. All in all that leaves me at 16 playtesting sessions so far.
It felt solid even at higher player count. Needs more testing of course, but I am pretty confident. Endgame might need some tweaking though since one player (same player) ended up dominating every time, and, to quote my fellow player who didn't win, "fucking aphids, man".
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I brought my game to work yesterday and managed to squeeze in two separate plays with two separate coworkers.
The consensus from both, individually was (paraphrasing) "At first glance this seemed like a kids game or entry family game to me because the rules are very simple, but once I figured out what's what come second round I realized just how many decisions I had to consider before making my first move."
Will try with more players on new year!
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I brought my game to work yesterday and managed to squeeze in two separate plays with two separate coworkers.
The consensus from both, individually was (paraphrasing) "At first glance this seemed like a kids game or entry family game to me because the rules are very simple, but once I figured out what's what come second round I realized just how many decisions I had to consider before making my first move."
Will try with more players on new year!
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i had a random idea coming out of nowhere last night and finished a new design. we've only tried it on two players but it does feel pretty good already. hopefully it will scale to three or four players! maybe even five!
basically, it's a rules light shedding game using dice and with interactive mechanics. from our initial testing, it requires just enough thought to make it interesting but not overbearing, perfect for casual play!
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i had a random idea coming out of nowhere last night and finished a new design. we've only tried it on two players but it does feel pretty good already. hopefully it will scale to three or four players! maybe even five!
basically, it's a rules light shedding game using dice and with interactive mechanics. from our initial testing, it requires just enough thought to make it interesting but not overbearing, perfect for casual play!
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Designers!
When you run a playtest of your game, do you change rules in the middle of playing?[example reasons are examples ;) ]
#boardgames #tabletopGames #ttrpg #ttrpgs #gameDesign #boardGameDesign #tabletopGameDesign
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Designers!
When you run a playtest of your game, do you change rules in the middle of playing?[example reasons are examples ;) ]
#boardgames #tabletopGames #ttrpg #ttrpgs #gameDesign #boardGameDesign #tabletopGameDesign
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I've completely rebuilt the page design and updated the text and illustrations on my #itchio page as well as created a sales page on #TGC for the upcoming release of my custom deck design for #crowns
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/crowns6
https://sibachian.itch.io/crowns
i also cleared up the rules a bit on the joker.
#playingcards #boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #cardgamedesign #cardgames #cardgame #indiegamedesign #boardgames #chess #tcg #lcg #gamedesign #indiegame #52cards #boardgame #itch #folkgames #mtg
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I've completely rebuilt the page design and updated the text and illustrations on my #itchio page as well as created a sales page on #TGC for the upcoming release of my custom deck design for #crowns
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/crowns6
https://sibachian.itch.io/crowns
i also cleared up the rules a bit on the joker.
#playingcards #boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #cardgamedesign #cardgames #cardgame #indiegamedesign #boardgames #chess #tcg #lcg #gamedesign #indiegame #52cards #boardgame #itch #folkgames #mtg
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Do you have an analog #musicGame that would be good for our #wiki?
But maybe you don't feel like going through the hoops of registering and editing?
Please tell, G4M support will surely come to the rescue! :)
#experimentalMusic #boardgameDesign #tabletopGameDesign #musicEducation
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Do you have an analog #musicGame that would be good for our #wiki?
But maybe you don't feel like going through the hoops of registering and editing?
Please tell, G4M support will surely come to the rescue! :)
#experimentalMusic #boardgameDesign #tabletopGameDesign #musicEducation
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Holy smokes y’all! The reviews are pouring in! (There was one.)
People can’t get enough of Bone Boogie! A one-page #rpg for all ages. It’s the perfect way to spend some time with friends and family this #spookyseason
You can get it for free! That’s practically nothing by my reckoning.
https://empyclaw.itch.io/bone-boogie
#ttrpg #indiegame #adventure #skeleton #halloween #tabletopgamedesign #boardgamedesign #gamedesign #gamedev
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What a great time today! Convention is done!
Played some great games, sold some, got to MC the closing ceremonies (with a hint they may want me as their main MC next year), talked to some store owners who may want to carry my game (!!), and just had an absolute blast!
#saskatoon #ganbatte #tabletopgamedesign #ttrpgdesign #boardgamedesign #gamedesign #today
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What a great time today! Convention is done!
Played some great games, sold some, got to MC the closing ceremonies (with a hint they may want me as their main MC next year), talked to some store owners who may want to carry my game (!!), and just had an absolute blast!
#saskatoon #ganbatte #tabletopgamedesign #ttrpgdesign #boardgamedesign #gamedesign #today
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I worked together with the local creative club to make a game!
It’s a mini #ttrpg for kids and the young-at-heart called Bone Boogie! The local comic book store is printing them as zines.
We played together and everyone had a blast. Enjoy a photo of a bunch of grown adults doing the Hokey Pokey.
#tabletopgamedesign #boardgamedesign #gamedesign #ttrpgdesign #gamedev #zine
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I’m working with some local folks to make a simple, silly, 1-page #ttrpg for families and kids. Here we are playtesting the Hokey Pokey.
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The local Creative Club has been taken over by #boardgamedesign geeks. So they may branch out and offer a second monthly session for us!
Played a really fun storytelling game today. Definitely a great time for my inner theatre kid!
#tabletopgamedesign #boardgames #tabletop #tabletopgames -
A couple of folks left me some comments after the game. Very excited, as these were comments from strangers and so they definitely didn’t have to take the time to be nice 😅
#gamedesign #boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #FlightNineteen -
A couple of folks left me some comments after the game. Very excited, as these were comments from strangers and so they definitely didn’t have to take the time to be nice 😅
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What a great time!
Discoveries from today’s playtest: this game is not optimized for six people to play. 😅
I have long figured the ideal was 2-4. I figured I’d try to see if it could support 6. It’s not a great time for the sixth player.
There are some ways around it, but I am not sure if it’s worth optimizing for a group of that size vs keeping what’s working well for a smaller table.
#gamedesign #boardgames #boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #FlightNineteen
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What a great time!
Discoveries from today’s playtest: this game is not optimized for six people to play. 😅
I have long figured the ideal was 2-4. I figured I’d try to see if it could support 6. It’s not a great time for the sixth player.
There are some ways around it, but I am not sure if it’s worth optimizing for a group of that size vs keeping what’s working well for a smaller table.
#gamedesign #boardgames #boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #FlightNineteen
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More playtesting!
My partner put together a little mock board to get people interested in coming out tonight.
Excited to see how it goes.
#gamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #boardgamedesign #FlightNineteen -
More playtesting!
My partner put together a little mock board to get people interested in coming out tonight.
Excited to see how it goes.
#gamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #boardgamedesign #FlightNineteen -
Playtest was a success, although I need to be a better moderator.
My game is reasonable, but too complex for someone who isn’t into board games. That’s not a bad thing, but it meant that today I was spending too much time telling people “This is how you do it” when I should have been saying, “What do you think you need to do next?”
Good learning for my technique and some insights for the game overall. #boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #boardgames #tabletopgames #gamedesign #FlightNineteen
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Playtest was a success, although I need to be a better moderator.
My game is reasonable, but too complex for someone who isn’t into board games. That’s not a bad thing, but it meant that today I was spending too much time telling people “This is how you do it” when I should have been saying, “What do you think you need to do next?”
Good learning for my technique and some insights for the game overall. #boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #boardgames #tabletopgames #gamedesign #FlightNineteen
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My playtest at a local game store got pushed back to next week, but I may get some coworkers to give it a go on Friday. Excited to see how my changes play out.
#gamedesign #boardgamedesign #tabletopgames #tabletopgamedesign #FlightNineteen
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My playtest at a local game store got pushed back to next week, but I may get some coworkers to give it a go on Friday. Excited to see how my changes play out.
#gamedesign #boardgamedesign #tabletopgames #tabletopgamedesign #FlightNineteen
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Found a photo from 7 years ago of one of the first playtests of a tabletop game I’ve been designing. I’m about to bring it to a local game store to test this week as well.
I design as a hobby. It’s been a great creative outlet to dig into and I’m pretty excited with how far it has come.
#gamedesign #tabletopgames #tabletopgamedesign #FlightNineteen
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Just got this BGG comment for Agent Decker. There's a Star Wars version!? 😀
#gamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #boardgamegeek #printandplay #agentdecker
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Just got this BGG comment for Agent Decker. There's a Star Wars version!? 😀
#gamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #boardgamegeek #printandplay #agentdecker
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Videogames are very often focused on killing and crime, to the detriment of everything else ("If your only tool is a hammer then every problem looks like a nail").
If you remove them, a wide design space opens up. You should try it.
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Videogames are very often focused on killing and crime, to the detriment of everything else ("If your only tool is a hammer then every problem looks like a nail").
If you remove them, a wide design space opens up. You should try it.
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"I simply can't bring myself to promote the emotion that killing is fun, that committing crimes is fun"
This quote from Toshihiro Nagoshi (the creator of the Yakuza game series) really resonates with me and my values.
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"I simply can't bring myself to promote the emotion that killing is fun, that committing crimes is fun"
This quote from Toshihiro Nagoshi (the creator of the Yakuza game series) really resonates with me and my values.
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Just sent a new version of Cortiça to the publisher. Exciting, I hope they like it!
#boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #gamedesign #boardgame #gamedev #Cortiça #Portugal -
Just sent a new version of Cortiça to the publisher. Exciting, I hope they like it!
#boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #gamedesign #boardgame #gamedev #Cortiça #Portugal -
Today I had a very fruitful playtest of Cortiça with @upbeattoast . Tried a couple changes and Sara suggested a fantastic new idea that has a lot of potential! Must playtest further.
Cortiça is a two player worker placement game in just 18 cards, about cork! The material, not the city.
#boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #gamedesign #boardgame #gamedev #Cortiça #Portugal
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Today I had a very fruitful playtest of Cortiça with @upbeattoast . Tried a couple changes and Sara suggested a fantastic new idea that has a lot of potential! Must playtest further.
Cortiça is a two player worker placement game in just 18 cards, about cork! The material, not the city.
#boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #gamedesign #boardgame #gamedev #Cortiça #Portugal