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Board game design vs Word games

Board game design and word games have 86% in common. Here is how they differ on time, cost and feel, so you can pick the one that fits your week.

WhatBoard game designWord games
Time a week3 hours a week1 hour a week
Who withWith a partner or opponentWith a partner or opponent
You end up withSomething you madeA skill you got better at
FeelsLivelyLively
To start$20$20

Choose board game design if

  • More to show at the end
  • More creative
  • Slower to reward you

About $20 to start, then about $10 a month.

About board game design

Choose word games if

  • More about the doing than the result
  • More about following a method
  • Quicker first wins

About $20 to start. Little or nothing after that.

About word games

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Any two of the 396. You get the time each takes, what it costs to start, who you need and what you end up with.