by Ellie Dix | Jun 23, 2025 | Board Game Design
So, you love playing games and you’d like to try to design some games yourself, but you’re not sure where to start. Here are three ideas to ease you into game design… 1. Create twists for existing games If you find yourself wondering what would happen if you adapt a...
by Ellie Dix | May 12, 2025 | Board Game Design
In the last couple of weeks, due to a request from a publisher, I’ve been sharply focused on creating games based around a single simple mechanic. When I look back at many of the games I’ve designed over the last 6 years, at least half of them would tick this box...
by Ellie Dix | Mar 10, 2025 | Board Game Design, Board Game Families
What makes a game a family game? A family game is a game that a wide range of ages (8 and up) can enjoy playing. If a game is only really going to be enjoyed by children, then it’s a children’s game, not a family game. Family games should have wide appeal. They are...
by Ellie Dix | Feb 4, 2025 | Board Game Design, Business of Game Design
What is a personal brand? We’re all familiar with company brands. A company brand will include logos, colours, fonts and product names. But it will also include a mission statement, core values, decisions around positioning, voice/tone and audience. A company’s brand...
by Ellie Dix | Jan 15, 2025 | Board Game Design
One of the ways to make actual money as a game designer is to create games for non-gaming brands. These ventures may be lucrative, but they are often fraught with challenges, many of which can take you by surprise. In this post, I’ll look at some of the pros and cons...
by Ellie Dix | Nov 14, 2024 | Board Game Design
Working with a co-designer can be a very different experience from designing alone. Get it right and the experience could be brilliantly productive and exciting. But, when you clash it can be extremely frustrating and borderline painful. So what can we do to try to...
