by Ellie Dix | Sep 21, 2019 | Board Game Design
Back in June I attempted to design a card game about a lord trying to save his domain from the Black Death: it never really got of the ground. But the theme stayed with me and I’ve been pondering other ways to tackle it. Finally, this week, I’ve managed to...
by Ellie Dix | Sep 14, 2019 | Board Game Design
This week has seen tweaks to current games and early development of new ones. Cake Pit – which will be renamed to something equally cakey, but less pitty – had a number of changes. There are now six different types of cake and different sizes can be...
by Ellie Dix | Sep 7, 2019 | Board Game Design
I finally created enough contraband cards to test Stand By Your Beds, a game about smuggling forbidden items into your boarding school bedroom. After a solo-playtest I made a tweak to improve the theming. Previously, the teachers would conduct dormitory inspections...
by Ellie Dix | Aug 31, 2019 | Board Game Design
Gnome Grown had a blind playtest this week. Blind playtesting involves the designer watching while people who’ve never played the game before try to work out how to play from the rule book alone. Whilst I was nervous before, the experience was overwhelmingly...
by Ellie Dix | Aug 24, 2019 | Board Game Design
This week I’ve been building the cards for a the card game Stand By Your Beds. The game involves prisoners smuggling contraband into their rooms in an attempt to gain reputation, which will reduce their time inside. The cards have different tags on them to...
by Ellie Dix | Aug 17, 2019 | Board Game Design
We’ve had a friend with 12 year old twins to stay, which is always a good opportunity to do some playtesting. We first played Rainbow Throw Pro, which is a really good game, but by this time next week will have had a make-over… new theme, new name and...
