Slowly making progress on the digital implementation of my #boardgame Amalgam. #indiedev & #gamedev is a slow process - but I am having fun learning along the way. My friend Paweł is starting to make some animations/art to hopefully start getting rid of the placeholders.

Anyone else really *want* to like #chess but is just far too impatient...among probably other things.... #boardgames

Another update on my #indiedev progress. Without knowing the rules, it probably just looks like a bunch of gibberish, but I promise I am making progress :) #boardgame #Godot #gamedev #abstractstrategy #game

Remember, kids. Game design is 57% art 28% science 69% faffing about thinking about other things 11% scrolling social media 32% arguing 16% tears 48% math Took 25 years, but I got these down EXACTLY

Been working on cleaning up code mostly to make everything work together a little more as expected. Still have a lot to do, but it's starting get some more progress. (basic movement/attack/ability logic is complete minus the Void amplification for each ability) #indiedev #boardgames #gamedev #Godot

Random thought: The more I look at the word "queue" - it's quite a strangely spelled word...

I have an abstract strategy #boardgame in the late stages of playtesting, available free on screentop.gg and tabletop sim -working on a standalone app. Would love for you to check it out and/or come by and say hello on our discord server! discord.gg/gKHjJNBWAd #boardgames #game #indiedev #indiedev

This is actually pretty great! 🎲✂️

🎲✂️ Has anyone ever thought about making a satirical board game about ongoing issues? One of those where each character such as "John Smith" is obviously x, y, or z in real life...and the game just makes fun of a whole situation while also being quite spot on about the current situation of things?

lmfao look at this dumb goose i forgot i drew like a thousand years ago god i love him so much what a perfect fricken goose #KidLitArt 🪶

🎲✂️ as a hobbyist who feels it highly unlikely that his game will get physically published (working towards digital implementation) -its extremely challenging to balance "marketing"/finding players and actually working on the game design & implementation. (...)

I played my first game of Regicide with the wife today! It was a lot of fun :) It's nice to be able to play with a standard deck of playing cards. We got to the Kings, and the first one was a Spade - we barely defeated it, then instantly lost against the next King. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30...

Working on the digital implementation of #boardgame in #Godot. I have implemented all of the movement and standard attacks as shown in the video below - now I just have to implement the abilities! :) PS: It's a competitive abstract strategy. #gamedev #indiedev #boardgames #hobby

ATTENTION INDIE DEVS! I'll be doing a live stream showing off a bunch of indie games on January 11 @ 5PM EST/10PM UTC. If you worked on a game in 2024 and have a Steam page with a (stream safe) trailer, reply with a link before the end of the year. lonewulfstudio.com/indieshowcas...

Christmas Day is fast approaching, so we're hosting a game #giveaway to celebrate! The best part? You pick your #boardgame present! To enter, repost this and join the Discord - that's it! discord.gg/CNTPFE7X78 Drawing will happen Christmas Day at noon CT! Good luck!

I have an issue that's been bothering me for a while, and I am ready to try and find a solution, but I'd like some feedback from all the 🎲✂️'s here: 🧵 #boardgames #graphicdesign Each player has different pieces that are differentiated through colors, and each player uses WHITE or BLACK pieces...

I'm curious about those who are a fan of #boardgames - what is your favorite genre?

I need feedback again please! 🎲✂️ #boardgames I am not sure if this looks too..."cartoon-y", or like I am promoting to young children? I genuinely can't tell if I love or hate this haha. I need honest feedback if I need to trash this concept/style or not...please help 😅!

I had a great time playtesting this the other day on BMG! It's nice seeing it pop up in my BluSky feed.

🎲✂️ Been looking at this for far too long, I need an extra set of eyes: Old: Standard abilities on top half of page, and amplified on bottom half. New: Standard abilities on left half, and amplified on the right. Does the new one look better, or am I better off with the old one? #boardgames

🎲✂️ Does anyone have any experience attempting to design a language learning board/card game? I've been toying with this idea for quite a while now and would love some inspiration if anyone has suggestions of other language games that might exist. 1/

🎲✂️ Just had a impromptu play-test that went really well! :D It's such a great feeling when you can tell someone is genuinely enjoying your game and wants to keep playing. 🥹

Student games at PAX Unplugged! 🎲✂️ @am0.bsky.social and I have three students in our Tabletop Design Studio elective this year. They’ve spent the past 10 or so weeks working on board game prototypes, and they’ll be playtesting them in the Unpub room on Friday and Saturday. Here are the games:

For those of you who are unaware, put this stuff (chili oil) on literally almost anything and it will taste better 🤣. #food

🎲✂️ How do you interpret/reflect on feedback given from play-testers that are *not* your target audience? Especially if it's repeat feedback from different play-testers, however, it's not mentioned from play-testers who *are* your target audience?

"Hive" is a fantastic game. Such a perfect blend of simplicity and complexity. And it all fits in just a tiny little bag! #boardgames

🎲✂️ Adapted my sell sheet to be used as the "Overview" of the rules document - and honestly I am wondering if this alone would be enough enough as a sell sheet. Any feedback on this design? I am pretty happy with it, but it feels...off. I don't know if it's missing something or its the layout.

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🎲✂️I started out with the version above and below, which I like - but due to reworking & adding some information I found it to be a tight fit and switched to the Left/Right format. Does the left and right format make it hard to follow the fact that all of the subsections belong to the major category?

🎲✂️ I need to upload some PnP files for my board, but it's a 2ft board. Do I just upload the board as one image file? Do I just upload the SVG to allow them to use it as they want, or do I break the image into different pages so that they can easily print it on multiple pages and tape them together?

Anyone ever participated in this before? I'm curious, and thinking about maybe participating. 🎲✂️

🎲✂️ how long do you usually spend on each board game? Those that design board games professionally, do you often feel rushed to finish a game? Hobbyists - do you sometimes feel like you stay with one game idea for too long?

🎲✂️. What's everyone's views/opinions/experiences with fabric game "boards". I ordered this "tablecloth" a while ago to be used as a playtest board, haven't really had the chance to use it yet, but was wondering why they aren't used more in published games. Does it come down to the price? (1/2)

Anyone interested in a quick #playtest session right now? I would gladly do a "I play your game, you play mine" for anyone with a bit of free time right now (I can do TTS or Screentop) 🎲✂️ #boardgame

Super helpful thread of information for anyone who hasn't read it yet!

Board Game Designers, if you'd like to be added to the list that allows your 🎲✂️ posts to go on this feed, ♥️ this post. I'll add you and then you can design with us

Wondering if this happens to anyone else: I'm working out an idea in my head, so I decide it would probably be more effective to do it written on paper - but soon as I decide to brainstorm on paper, I got nothing...so I simply go back to brainstorming in my head. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I’m so excited to finally announce that I’m the new Graphic Design Chair of the Rose Gauntlet Foundation that strives to bring margenilized voices to the game industry and to the gaming table in every way possible! I’m truly honored to be a part of this team and the kind of work they do!

🎲✂️ My Board Game Geek (BGG) Page was approved for Amalgam! It's pretty much empty at the moment while I fill it out and wait approval for images and such, but having a "Seat at the Table" - in a sense - feels quite nice :)

Due to play-testing, I've been thinking about changing Amalgam's Board layout. Here is the current layout and the potential new layout. 🎲✂️ #abstract #strategy #boardgame #gamedesign [Image 1: Current] [Image 2: Potential Change]

My attempt at a "sell sheet"...any critiques? 🎲✂️ #boardgame #inkscape #graphicdesign

I made a video tutorial on how to play my game! Looking for #Playtest and feedback! :) youtu.be/qRPrGfseCU4?... #boardgame 🎲✂️ #indiedev #gamedev #games #tabletop

For all the #Boardgame 🎲✂️ Publishers out there: What does a newcomer into the board game industry need to know about getting their game published? In other words: If I want to get my game published what do I need to prepare, and what process can I expect to go through to try and get it published?

Galen's Games mint tin KS is entering it's final day! I designed Verdant Arizona - @galens-games.bsky.social has done a fantastic job with its production and this campaign. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gal...

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I just reformatted my rules document for Amalgam and I am really happy with how much better (I think) it is. I feel like I am just constantly tweaking this same document over and over again! #Boardgame #tabletop 🎲✂️ Amalgam Rules: imgur.com/a/amalgam-bo...

🎲✂️Trying to clean up my rules/make them more understandable. Does this make sense? I hate how much extra text I had to add (the whole bottom section defining intersections) but I think it was causing confusion before. Any ideas to make this more condensed or understandable?

A 2 Player #Mahjong Variant I made. The key distinguishing principle is the way you discard tiles, which helps to better simulate 4 player Mahjong, as well as also adding additional defensive/offensive stragies (you can score/negate scores based off your discards) 🎲✂️ #boardgame #tabletop

As a board game designer on the spectrum, I had a graveyard of unfinished projects due to my perfectionism; I’d rather give up than create something lesser than what I’d imagined. And I wouldn’t want to show anyone a messy work in progress. 1/3

Anyone here have any success with creating a digital (video game) version of their board game 🎲✂️? I feel like it's a pretty niche area, and I often only see it done with the classics that already have a huge player base (like chess, mahjong, etc). What's everyone's thoughts? #boardgame