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  1. Comment on esoteric board game rules templating review, please in ~games.tabletop

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    I am a board game player and designer, and I agree with @aphoenix that the paragraphs of rules that you posted above are pretty incomprehensible without (and possibly even with) additional...

    I am a board game player and designer, and I agree with @aphoenix that the paragraphs of rules that you posted above are pretty incomprehensible without (and possibly even with) additional context.

    I am aiming for deliberate stall points where the game gives contradictory or too-vaguely-scoped instructions that force players to house rule the game back into function

    I feel that unless this is a very clearly advertised part of the game experience (on the box and in all marketing material), this will be generally unpleasant for most players. I would personally consider this a defect of any board/card game that is not meant to be some sort of "experimental" or "art piece" game.

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  2. Comment on Megagame designer discusses how to design backwards in ~games.tabletop

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    I think it's great to see board game design stuff on here, but I'm curious to know why you chose this designer diary to post (unless this is yours)? One thing I noticed is that this guy doesn't...

    I think it's great to see board game design stuff on here, but I'm curious to know why you chose this designer diary to post (unless this is yours)? One thing I noticed is that this guy doesn't have any designer credits on BoardGameGeek, and his games aren't listed on the site. Not that his design advice seemed particularly abnormal, but I don't have any reference point to see the quality of the games produced by this method.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Who do you go to to learn about the state of PC ports? in ~games

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    I don't know about actual journalistic sources for PC port quality assessment, but honestly, Steam reviews can be a decent way to determine the quality of a port on a surface level. And Steam now...

    I don't know about actual journalistic sources for PC port quality assessment, but honestly, Steam reviews can be a decent way to determine the quality of a port on a surface level. And Steam now tracks positive vs. negative reviews over time, and I think you can filter reviews by date.

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  4. Comment on Stonemaiergames.com: Our 6-month MAPP [minimum advertised price policy] and why it failed in ~games.tabletop

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    Stonemaier Games is a board game publisher that currently publishes the popular games Scythe, Viticulture, and Wingspan, among others. Amazon, and in general the online retail environment, has...

    Stonemaier Games is a board game publisher that currently publishes the popular games Scythe, Viticulture, and Wingspan, among others. Amazon, and in general the online retail environment, has posed a number of challenges for board game publishing in recent years. I appreciate how open Stonemaier is about the business side of board games and I thought this new article might generate some discussion here.

  6. Comment on Nintendo Switch - Indie Highlights 2019 in ~games

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    So in the video they show Double Kick Heroes as "Coming first to Nintendo Switch" but it seems like it's on Steam right now. What am I missing? Do they mean the full release or something else?...

    So in the video they show Double Kick Heroes as "Coming first to Nintendo Switch" but it seems like it's on Steam right now. What am I missing? Do they mean the full release or something else?

    Aside from that, I think it's generally good how many indie games Nintendo is getting on their platform. It feels less like you're missing out if you only have a Switch.

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