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    Board Game Design
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    Board Game Design

    Board Game Design

    Board Game Design

    The further from centre, the more strongly this hobby leans that way. Your quiz answers are scored against exactly these fifteen.

    • RestfulPhysical
    • IndoorsOutdoors
    • SolitarySocial
    • PracticalCreative
    • InstinctiveTechnical
    • Hands-offHands-on
    • RelaxedCompetitive
    • CautiousDaring
    • Quick winsPatient
    • PrivatePerformer
    • MinimalistCollector
    • Just do itStudious
    • Low-kitGear-heavy
    • AnalogDigital
    • ObjectsLiving things

    Writing rules, building prototypes from card and counters, and testing them with players until the game works.

    Games & Strategyslow burnquietsedentarywants a few hourstactilesomething you can keep
    This weekendTime to first win
    A few hoursA session
    Mostly indoorsWhere

    Step 1: Get cardstock, a craft knife and a metal ruler.

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    The path

    14 quests
    ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$47
    • Get cardstock, a craft knife and a metal ruler
    • Accept the first prototype will be ugly
    BThen the quests
    • Reskin a game you know with new rules
    • Make a paper prototype of an idea
    • Write a one-page rules sheet
    11 more, revealed as you go
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    Best Cutting Mat for Prototyping (2026): Rotary Mats and Knives Do Not MixSelf-healing mats are not all built for the same blade. OLFA say plainly that their rotary mat is for rotary cutters only and not for fixed-blade utility knives, which is exactly what you cut prototype cards with. It is the kind of thing you find out from the packaging rather than from the product name.
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