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Joel Kennedy
Mar 11, 20214 min read
The Three Types of Party Games
Recently I've come to the conclusion that party games can be categorised into three types, characterised by the number of active...
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Joel Kennedy
Feb 1, 20214 min read
Learning by Design — High Society
Learning by Design is a series of articles about game design for people who love games, play games and design games. High Society (1995)...
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Tom Cox
Jan 19, 20212 min read
Cup of T #2 - Fleshing out your idea
In this entry, I will detail the next step in my process, which is turning an initial idea into the skeleton of a game, and how I do this.
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Blue Box Game Designs
Jan 12, 20212 min read
Cup Of T: Tom's Design Process #1 - Initial Idea
Welcome to the first entry in my blog series about how I design my games. Starting from coming up with an idea, there will be an article...
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Tom Cox
Jan 1, 20214 min read
Top 5 Pleasant Surprise Games
My last blog post of 2020 was about a few games for which I had high hopes, and was left a little disappointed. This seemed appropriate...
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Tom Cox
Dec 31, 20205 min read
My Top 5 Most Disappointing Game Experiences
I've been actively involved in the board game hobby for several years now, and have had the opportunity to play hundreds of games (I've...
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Tom Cox
Dec 30, 20203 min read
Resources For Game Designers and Enthusiasts
Over the past few years I have read, watched, or listened to these sources and picked up valuable insights into how to design a game.
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Joel Kennedy
Dec 19, 20205 min read
Five Talking Points From Five Tribes
Five Tribes (2014) Designed by: Bruno Cathala Published by: Days of Wonder Players: 2 - 4 (Best with 2) Conflict: Low Strategy: High...
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Blue Box Game Designs
Dec 18, 20205 min read
Draftosaurus: A handy filler
Game: Draftosaurus Publisher: Ankama Designers: Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, Théo Rivière Players: 2-5 players (Best...
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Tom Cox
Dec 16, 20205 min read
Tom's 2020 Top Ten
What a strange and crazy year it has been. Along with the uncertainty, isolation, forced lockdown, and chaos, 2020 brought me the...
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Joel Kennedy
Dec 16, 20206 min read
2020 In Review: Joel's Top 10 Games
2020 was a year like no other, and whilst lockdown has meant I’ve played very few games in RL, thanks to Tabletop Simulator (TTS) I have...
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Tom Cox
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Welcome To Blue Box
Hello, and thanks for checking out our site. After months of excited collaboration, Joel and I decided to form an official game design...
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