Board Game Design
Invent the rules, balance them, and watch strangers play your game.
~$80Cost to start
ModerateDifficulty
1–3 hrTime / session
2 setup steps, ~$80 all in. Nothing to buy until you say so.
Is it you?
Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 1–3 hr at a time, $80 to find out whether it sticks.
SpaceSmall corner
The path14 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
Then the quests
- Reskin a game you know with new rules
- Make a paper prototype of an idea
- Write a one-page rules sheet
Learn it with a course
UdemyRecommended course
Welcome To Game Design - Introduction to Board Game Design
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