While in the prototype phase of making a board game, you’ll want to reduce the cost of materials and be able to produce a quick playable version of your game. When I started to make my first board game I realized that I needed cards. As the image above suggests, I grabbed old Magic the Gathering cards and wrote over…
You love playing board games, but it’s time to sit down and make your own! I’ve been there. I stumbled into the world of board games and fell in love with games like Splendor, Pandemic Legacy (best game ever!), and Machi Koro. Who knew that there were more games than Monopoly? My friend is a die-hard gamer, and introduced me…
Want to become a genius of game design? Start playing more games. Yup, you read that correctly. I am telling you that one of the best ways to understand how to make a brilliant game is by playing LOTS and LOTS of games. Familiarize yourself with new games, old games, and games of genres that you’ve never played before. The…
We know what it’s like to love board games. If it includes friends, dice, cards, and cardboard we’re all over it. We can’t get enough.
If you’re like us, you started playing tabletop games and it wasn’t too long before you started wondering how hard it can be to create your own.
The brains behind MakeBoardGame are right where you’re at. We have dreamed up board games, and we’re now starting from scratch. We want to help you in your journey of making a board game by being transparent about ours. We’ll show you step-by-step what it takes to make a board game. Everything from brainstorming, designing, playtesting and publishing.
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