Game design & publishing - Resources
Article updated: 2020.04.15
I've collected the sources and game design tutorials I've found interesting.
Game Design
Game design theory is about the ideas behind creating a game.
Game design - Resources
George Phillies: Classes in Game Design: Video playlist.
George Phillies: Classes on Eurogame Design: Video playlist.
George Phillies: Designing Board Wargames: Video playlist.
J.F. Sargent (for Cracked): 5 Prejudices That Video Games Can't Seem to Get Over: Article about game design problems.§
J.F. Sargent (for Cracked): 4 Things Gamers Think Are Important (But Aren't): Article about game design problems.§
Sandy Petersen (for Sandy of Cthulhu): How to be a game designer: Video about how to be a game designer.ß
Sandy Petersen: Making your own game:
- Sandy Petersen (for Sandy of Cthulhu): Making Your Own Game! (1 of 3): Video about game design.ß
- Sandy Petersen (for Sandy of Cthulhu): Making your own game! (2 of 3): Video about game design.ß
- Sandy Petersen (for Sandy of Cthulhu): Making your own game (3 of 3): Video about game design - testing the game.ß
Game design theory - Resources
Teale Fristoe (League of Gamemakers): Game Elements: Uncertainty: Article about the difference of random and uncertain events in a game.§
Game design theory for wargames
Jake Thornton (from Quirkworthy): Game design theory articles
- Jake Thornton (from Quirkworthy): Design Theory: To Pre-measure, Or Not Pre-measure…: Article about rules for measuring distances.
- Jake Thornton (from Quirkworthy): Design Theory: Why Points Systems Will Always Be Broken: Article about army points systems.
Game Publishing
Game publishing - Resources
Mark Hill (for Cracked): 5 Reasons Gaming Is Being Ruined By Hype For Its Games: Article about marketing your games.§
Fairway 3 Games (for The Indie Game Report): To Patent or Not to Patent: Article about patenting game features.§
Kirk Dennison (for The Indie Game Report): Publishing Insights: Taxes: Article about taxes and deductions. A must read for US publishers, and useful ideas for others.§
Game components - Sources
Q Workshop: Custom dice design and production.
Game Publishing - Crowdfunding
Game Publishing - Crowdfunding - Resources
James Mathe: Kickstarter articles: Tutorial article collection.
Jamey Stegmaier: Kickstarter articles: Tutorial article collection.
Letiman Games: Lesson #12 – 4 Reasons Your Campaign Failed: Tutorial article.§
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Do you have further ideas or experiences about game design or game publishing? Do you know other good sources? Tell us in the comments!
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