Eurogame / Euro-Style game Okay, this time we deviate a bit from the standard. A Eurogame is more of a type of game than actually a game mechanic. Yet you often come across this term in the board game world and it is good as a starting playmaker to know what a Eurogame or a Euro-Style game is ....
Read moreBrainstorming At a number of innovative or creative companies, the subject of brainstorming is a brain teaser. The challenge then lies in how to stimulate creativity and inspiration among employees who have been working with the same techniques and processes for years. There are cabinets full of literature written about brainstorming, but it always comes back to the ...
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Game mechanics In this series of blog posts in which we highlight game mechanics, we will discuss a different game mechanic each time. We explain what the game mechanics entail, give examples of games that apply this mechanism and give tips if you want to make a game yourself with this game mechanism. Today we zoom in on the game mechanics Roll and Write ....
Read moreGame rules are very important! Writing good rules is extremely difficult, but also very important. People cannot play your game if they don't understand the rules of the game. This applies to every game on the shelves, but also in the testing phase of a game the rules of the game must be clear and complete. It...
Read morePlaytesten We hebben al meerdere artikelen geschreven over Playtesten zoals: In dit artikel willen we inzoomen op het belang van blind playtesten en verschillende manieren om aan testers te komen. Want aan elk succesvol spel gaat enorm veel tijd vooraf om het spel door en door te testen. Blind playtesten is het laten testen...
Read moreGame mechanics When you come to our website as a playmaker you can learn a lot about everything that comes with releasing a game yourself. Testing your game, conversations with a production company, publishing your game via Kickstarter, all important topics. But what if you're still stuck ...
Read moreWhat is a Print & Play? A Print & Play is a printable version of a game. It is used, among other things, to be able to try out a game before you buy it, but is also very useful if you want to have your own game tested. Before blind play testing a game ...
Read moreGame components A game board, separate character cards, playing cards, money, tokens, maybe 3D miniatures or even ingenious structures. Of course you come up with all kinds of great ideas to shape your game. If you have enough money in the bank account, or don't mind selling a game that exceeds $ 100, ...
Read moreProduction company It is great fun to come up with a game and make first versions of your prototype, but at a certain point you want to work towards something concrete. Arranging an introductory meeting with a production company really felt like the first step to take our idea seriously. Beside...
Read moreEven publishing US based publisher If you are working on your own game, sooner or later you will be faced with the choice of whether you want to offer the game to an established game publisher, or whether you want to publish the game yourself. There is no wrong choice in this, as long as you ...
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