Recently I've come to the conclusion that party games can be categorised into three types, characterised by the number of active...

Learning by Design is a series of articles about game design for people who love games, play games and design games. High Society (1995)...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

Five Tribes (2014) Designed by: Bruno Cathala Published by: Days of Wonder Players: 2 - 4 (Best with 2) Conflict: Low Strategy: High...

Game: Draftosaurus Publisher: Ankama Designers: Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, Théo Rivière Players: 2-5 players (Best...

What a strange and crazy year it has been. Along with the uncertainty, isolation, forced lockdown, and chaos, 2020 brought me the...

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...

Hello, and thanks for checking out our site. After months of excited collaboration, Joel and I decided to form an official game design...