by Ellie Dix | Nov 2, 2019 | Board Game Design, Game Reviews, News
Last week we went to the Internationale Spieltage a.k.a. The Spiel in Essen, Germany. The Spiel is the biggest board game convention in the world. It lasts for four days and sprawls six massive halls. This year there were over 1000 new board game releases being...
by Ellie Dix | Oct 26, 2019 | Board Game Design, News
I had another 5-minute hack in Fabulous Magazine, which comes with The Sun on Sunday, this week. The 5-minute hack appears at the bottom of the agony aunt page. My first hack, back in August, was on “How to get your teens off screens and playing board...
by Ellie Dix | Oct 19, 2019 | Board Game Design, News
I was a guest on the Sue Atkins Podcast this week. You can listen here. My interview is at the start of the podcast. Do have a listen. Game design this week has all been about Uranus! The cooperative network builder has been through two more versions and had a few...
by Ellie Dix | Oct 12, 2019 | Board Game Design, News
On Monday I was interviewed for the Sue Atkins podcast. Sue is a is an internationally recognised Parenting Expert, Broadcaster, Speaker and Author. She regularly appears on ITV’s “This Morning,” Sky News, Good Morning Britain, talkRADIO and The Jeremy Vine Show...
by Ellie Dix | Oct 5, 2019 | Board Game Design
Don’t Count Your Chickens was blind playtested on Friday. The art and graphic design has been done, so I printed out a test version of all the components to mock up a game box. The group had to teach themselves the rules from the rule book while observed....
by Ellie Dix | Sep 28, 2019 | Board Game Design
Top Cake is finally finished. It’s been through seven versions and four names. I’m really pleased with the outcome. It’s a game that’s simple to explain but tricky to win. The betting system forces players to try to read each other’s...
