Cover Story

I recently took to Facebook via Koalatie’s FB page, some board game development groups, and my own personal page to ask opinions on what cover we should go with for the game. The results were a little surprising.

Now Presenting…

Highlights Make your game look presentable Present in a functional way Make sure you yourself are presentable Last night I participated in my first Publisher Speed Dating event as one of the potential game designer bachelors. I had signed up for the event, but I wasn’t sure if I was going to go through withContinue reading “Now Presenting…”

Playtesting Essentials

As I’ve mentioned previously, March is going to be a huge month for playtesting for Koalatie Games. By the end of the month, I’m hoping to have at least Center Stage ready for blind playtesting and hopefully Icon as well. For those new to the world of board game development, playtesting is the process ofContinue reading “Playtesting Essentials”

Spinning in Circles

Today is short blog post day! Mark that in your calendars. Because it’s an annual thing. Okay, not really. But it is for me today. Why? Because I’m busy Gearing Up for my own March Madness. So…I’ll leave you with this. My working prototype for Icon. Now you want to play, huh. Well, look toContinue reading “Spinning in Circles”

Prototype Creation

Highlights It Doesn’t Have To Look Great Or Does It? It Does Need to Be Legible Understand That it Will Change…A Lot Ah…prototypes. They both bring me joy and cause me a lot of trouble. I love making them. Maybe it’s the creative, artsy person in me. My wife likes to say I’m “crafty,” soContinue reading “Prototype Creation”

Google Drive!

Highlights Start a New Email Address Great for Collaborating Calendar! Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Keep! If you haven’t been introduced to the world of Google Drive or something similar, consider me your welcoming party! In the real world, this is like your Microsoft Office suite in the cloud. In the gaming world, it functions similarly,Continue reading “Google Drive!”

Get Organized!

Highlights Filing system Game creation kit Expenses By now, hopefully you’ve jumped into creating a game and you’ve loved it! You want to do more. Awesome! If you plan to do a lot more designing, this is the point where you may feel the first bit of this as being a “jobby” rather than aContinue reading “Get Organized!”