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Category Archives: Designer Diary
Liga: preview of Darkmoor RpG
In the recent years I started playing and mastering RPGs again. They were my main focus in my youth, before moving to boardgames. Beside the classic Dungeons & Dragons (I’m playing the 5th edition) and Pathfinder, I’m also moving to … Continue reading
Posted in Designer Diary, First Impressions, Interviews, Preview
Tagged Darkmoor, Luca Marini, rpg
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Liga: Hexemonia preview with some designer’s notes
Designer: Fabio Attoli Publisher: Pendragon Games Studio Players: 2-4 Time: 45 minutes Ages: 13+ Rules will be soon available on Pendragon Game Studio web-site Once upon a time there was hexes: every game with the ambition to be something more … Continue reading
Posted in Designer Diary, Interviews, Reviews
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Professional-looking Prototype Creation
By Ted Alspach Since I’ve been working on Suburbia for a few years, I’ve made several prototypes. In fact, even though I haven’t been keeping count, I believe I’ve made more than a dozen of them, from the original square … Continue reading
Posted in Designer Diary
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Jonathan Franklin: A Fistful of Penguins – The Waiting is the Hardest Part
[Editor’s Note – Jonathan also wrote a more traditional designer’s diary for his new game, A Fistful of Penguins, that was also published today on the News Feed at Boardgamegeek.com – DY] A Fistful of Penguins has started arriving in … Continue reading
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The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design
I thought you guys might like to see my new book from Open Design, The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design. The essayists include our own Dale Yu, as well as James Ernest, Richard Garfield, Andy Looney, Steve Jackson, and … Continue reading
Posted in Designer Diary, Selections from the Web
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