Do you want to make a game yourself? Here we share all our experiences and you will learn how you too can make your own game the fastest!
Making a sell sheet Imagine you've made a fantastic game. You just don't have the time and money to publish the game yourself and have decided to offer your game to a publisher. (read more about the choice between publishing a game yourself or through a publisher here). Then...
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Interview with the game designer of 'Adventures in Neverland' ”As starting game designers, we want nothing more than to release a good game ourselves, whether or not through a Kickstarter. Vicky Swers has undergone this adventure and released her game 'Adventures in Neverland' in collaboration with Black Box Adventures. A great success story with which they ...
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Do you need to protect your game idea? Recently, we got the tip from a reader to write something in our basic guide on how to protect your game idea. Not a bad tip, because many novice game designers are left with the question whether and how they can protect their game ideas and whether they should give them up somewhere ...
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Making your own game If you want to make and publish a game yourself, a lot is coming your way. We are in the middle of this ourselves and already have a number of games in different phases of development. In a series of different blog posts, we also try to help you get started ...
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Dungeon Master vs Game Designer Now that I have experience both designing board games and being a Dungeon Master, I recognize many similarities between the two. This is perhaps not surprising given that both focus on coming up with creative ways to entertain a company. In this blog post ...
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When to make a prototype? If you want to make a game yourself, you can have a lot of ideas. However, an idea is worthless until you do something with it. The first step you should take as soon as possible is to put your ideas on paper. For a game this can be done very easily by ...
Read moreGame fairs One of the best ways to market your game is to participate in board game events. In addition to the fact that your audience (board game enthusiasts) walk around here, you can also learn a lot from other designers and publishers. In 2020 many events have been canceled due to Corona and there is no view yet ...
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 ...
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...
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