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Anni
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Follow along as I make board games! Short weekly design diaries on Tuesdays. I talk about my progress, issues I encounter, specific game design topics and whatever happens to inspire me. Feedback, comments, ideas: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze Cover art adapted from www.game-icons.net under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  1. 05/21/2024

    More Playtesting Advice That Varies

    My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze Main sources: Board Game Design Lab (podcast & community), by Gabe Barrett Think Like A Game Designer (podcast & newsletter), by Justin Gary stonemaiergames.com (blog), by Jamey Stegmaier Adam in Wales (YouTube channel), by Adam Porter The Art of Game Design (book), by Jesse Schell

    5 min

  2. 05/08/2024

    Playtesting Best Practices That Vary

    My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze Main sources: Board Game Design Lab (podcast & community), by Gabe Barrett Think Like A Game Designer (podcast & newsletter), by Justin Gary stonemaiergames.com (blog), by Jamey Stegmaier Adam in Wales (YouTube channel), by Adam Porter The Art of Game Design (book), by Jesse Schell

    8 min

  3. 04/30/2024

    Playtesting Best Practice Everyone Agrees On

    In this episode, let's talk about common playtesting advice that - as far as I can tell - everyone agrees on! Main sources: Board Game Design Lab (podcast & community), by Gabe Barrett Think Like A Game Designer (podcast & newsletter), by Justin Gary stonemaiergames.com (blog), by Jamey Stegmaier Adam in Wales (YouTube channel), by Adam Porter The Art of Game Design (book), by Jesse Schell My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze

    6 min

  4. 04/23/2024

    Don't Fall - A Jump'n'run Board Game

    Photo album: ⁠https://imgur.com/a/E1BqVSI⁠ Time to talk about one of my games again! In this episode, I talk about "Don't Fall", my board game adaptation of the 2D platformer concept from the video game world. This is how the game has already evolved, what I'm planning on doing next, and what inspired me to make the game. My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze

    8 min

  5. 04/09/2024

    Questions To Ask After Playing ANY Game

    In this episode, I talk about how I try to improve my own game design skills by actively "post-processing" any game I play, using a simple list of prompts. My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze

    7 min

  6. 04/02/2024

    Beyond Mechanics & Theme First Design

    Let's talk about ways to approach game design, i.e., where to start a game - and let's talk about more than the usual mechanics-first and theme-first approaches! Previous episode I mention is Ep. 9: "Branching Out!" GDC video I mention: https://youtu.be/4m-_WTKd8rE ("Aesthetic Driven Development: Choosing Your Art Before Making a Game") My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze

    7 min

  7. 03/26/2024

    Branching Out!

    Making a few changes to the podcast this time around! Also: Branching out and working on multiple games. My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze

    4 min

  8. 03/19/2024

    Other Hacking Games Part 2 & Tea!

    In this episode, I address the most urgent feedback I've received about the podcast (spoiler alert: it's related to tea!) and also look at a few other games about hacking, following Episode 5: "Other Hacking Games Part 1 - Android: Netrunner". My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze

    3 min
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Follow along as I make board games! Short weekly design diaries on Tuesdays. I talk about my progress, issues I encounter, specific game design topics and whatever happens to inspire me. Feedback, comments, ideas: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze Cover art adapted from www.game-icons.net under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    Anni
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