Blogs by Category

Applying Game Theory
- Jun 30, 2021 Design Tips: Keywords Jun 30, 2021
- Jan 25, 2021 Want to be a game designer? Get in the habit of sketching Jan 25, 2021
- Jan 20, 2021 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Designing My First Board Game Jan 20, 2021
- Dec 15, 2020 Is Tabletop Simulator The Future Of Playtesting? Dec 15, 2020
- Dec 8, 2020 Why Card Removal is So Strong in Deckbuilding Games Dec 8, 2020
- Oct 13, 2020 Fun, Agency, and the Perception of Balance Oct 13, 2020
- Sep 1, 2020 Design Tips: Make Losing Feel Good Sep 1, 2020
- Jul 17, 2020 Five Ways to Improve Your Brainstorming and Problem Solving Skills Jul 17, 2020
- Apr 22, 2019 On the Shoulders of Giants: Game Maker’s Toolkit Apr 22, 2019
- Apr 15, 2019 Why You Should Focus on Odds, Not Results Apr 15, 2019
- Mar 20, 2019 Game Design in Everyday Writing: Cadence Mar 20, 2019
- Jan 10, 2019 Hot Take: Mindtrap is a Bad Puzzle Game Jan 10, 2019
- Jan 6, 2019 Game Design as Expression Pt. 5 Jan 6, 2019
- Dec 28, 2018 On the Shoulders of Giants: Sequelitis Dec 28, 2018
- Dec 2, 2018 Game Design as Expression Pt. 4 Dec 2, 2018
- Nov 24, 2018 Design Tips: The 2-Turn Hurdle Nov 24, 2018
- Nov 16, 2018 Game Design as Expression Pt. 3 Nov 16, 2018
- Nov 2, 2018 Game Design as Expression Pt. 2 Nov 2, 2018
- Oct 19, 2018 Game Design as Expression Pt. 1 Oct 19, 2018
- Sep 28, 2018 Phantom Choices: Conflicting Design in Metal Gear Solid V Sep 28, 2018
- Sep 4, 2018 The Potential of Randomness Sep 4, 2018
- Aug 23, 2018 Ultimate Kings Cup, Part I: What Makes A Good Drinking Game? Aug 23, 2018
- Jun 14, 2018 Design Tips: (Diary) Numbers Solve Design Problems Jun 14, 2018
- May 14, 2018 Design Tips: Power Curves May 14, 2018
- Mar 23, 2018 Design Tips: Tell A Story Mar 23, 2018
- Mar 20, 2018 Design Tips: The Batting Cage Mar 20, 2018
- Mar 8, 2018 Design Tips: Let Yourself Be Inspired Mar 8, 2018
Learning From Games
- Jun 1, 2021 How to Build a Kickstarter Audience From Scratch Jun 1, 2021
- Dec 22, 2020 Choose Your Allegiance: The Power of Factions in Card Games Dec 22, 2020
- Nov 24, 2020 10 Game Design YouTube Channels You Need To Watch (Updated 2021) Nov 24, 2020
- Nov 2, 2020 Game Design Tips from Slay the Spire Nov 2, 2020
- Oct 20, 2020 Hades’ Simple Trick That Keeps The Game Fresh Oct 20, 2020
- Oct 6, 2020 Among Us: Why You're Always Sus Oct 6, 2020
- Sep 29, 2020 The Perfect Exercise To Get You Into Game Design Sep 29, 2020
- Jul 27, 2020 What Makes A Good Zelda Item? Jul 27, 2020
- Jul 20, 2020 Killer Queen Black: Avoiding The Lock-In Effect Jul 20, 2020
- Jul 13, 2020 What is a Roguelike? Jul 13, 2020
- Jul 12, 2019 Cadence of Hyrule II?: What I'd Want To See In A Sequel Jul 12, 2019
- Jun 20, 2019 Delving Deeper – The Evolution of Hearthstone’s Single Player Mode Jun 20, 2019
- May 15, 2019 Dized and Confused: An Exploration of Board Game Learning Methods May 15, 2019
- Apr 30, 2019 Life Tip: How to Enjoy Sitting on Benches Apr 30, 2019
- Feb 18, 2019 Why Themes Are Impactful! Century: Golem Edition Feb 18, 2019
- Nov 7, 2018 Deltarune: Making Meaningless Choices Nov 7, 2018
- Oct 27, 2018 Doomed to be Doom Clones? How Genres Are Created Oct 27, 2018
- Oct 11, 2018 Backer Talk Back: Guardian’s Gambit Oct 11, 2018
- Sep 10, 2018 Emotion Analysis: Bastion and Carrying Heavy Things Sep 10, 2018
- Aug 11, 2018 X-Disciplinary: Deckbuilder Deck Thinning and Creative Writing Aug 11, 2018
- Jul 30, 2018 Emotion Analysis: Wind Waker and Live Enjambment Jul 30, 2018
- Jul 4, 2018 Modernists HATE them! Ontotheological Synthesis in Moon Hunters Jul 4, 2018
- May 29, 2018 Flash Thoughts: Papers, Please - Scarcity May 29, 2018
- Apr 18, 2018 Flash Thoughts: Borderlands and Loot Signifiers Apr 18, 2018
- Apr 10, 2018 Flash Thoughts: Dead Cells - A Lesson in Pacing Apr 10, 2018
- Mar 27, 2018 What I Learned: Why Reinhardt's Kit in Overwatch Works Mar 27, 2018
- Mar 13, 2018 What I Learned: Deckbuilders and Scrapping Mechanics Mar 13, 2018
- Mar 10, 2018 Flash Thoughts: Gloomhaven's "Choose One" System Mar 10, 2018
- Mar 3, 2018 What I learned: Into the Breach and Narrative through "Dialogue" Mar 3, 2018
- Feb 27, 2018 Flash Thoughts: Her Story and "Payoff Purity" Feb 27, 2018
- Feb 20, 2018 Flash Thoughts: Slay the Spire's UI Feb 20, 2018
Our Games
- Nov 28, 2021 Dossier: Judgement's Reach Nov 28, 2021
- Nov 15, 2021 Dossier: Force of Justice Nov 15, 2021
- Oct 17, 2021 How to Win as Iago Oct 17, 2021
- Aug 24, 2021 Dossier: Warrior of the Sun Aug 24, 2021
- Jun 8, 2021 How to Win as Rosalind Jun 8, 2021
- May 3, 2021 Dossier: Soldier of the Moon May 3, 2021
- Apr 5, 2021 Dossier: Fate’s Hermit Apr 5, 2021
- Apr 1, 2021 Captain's Gambit can now run Doom! Apr 1, 2021
- Mar 31, 2021 Dossier: Tower's Phantom Mar 31, 2021
- Mar 16, 2021 Tales from the Mountain: Intro Mar 16, 2021
- Mar 11, 2021 Meet Bo Moore - The Artist Behind Captain's Gambit! Mar 11, 2021
- Feb 28, 2021 How to Win as Richard III Feb 28, 2021
- Feb 24, 2021 Captain's Gambit Pre-Orders Are Almost Here! Feb 24, 2021
- Feb 17, 2021 Captain's Log: Lady Macbeth Feb 17, 2021
- Dec 1, 2020 Design Tips: But What If They're...? Dec 1, 2020
- Nov 17, 2020 Captain's Log: Titus Nov 17, 2020
- Oct 15, 2020 How to Win as Viola Oct 15, 2020
- Sep 22, 2020 How To Design A Captain In 4 Simple Steps Sep 22, 2020
- Sep 7, 2020 How to Win as Portia Sep 7, 2020
- Sep 6, 2020 How to Win as Romeo and Juliet Sep 6, 2020
- Aug 25, 2020 Captain's Log: Prospero Aug 25, 2020
- Aug 23, 2020 The Adventures of Richard III Aug 23, 2020
- Aug 17, 2020 5 Games To Play If You Love Captain’s Gambit Aug 17, 2020
- Aug 13, 2020 How to Win as Puck Aug 13, 2020
- Aug 10, 2020 Captain's Gambit: 5 Tips for Expert Players Aug 10, 2020
- Aug 5, 2020 How to Win by Accepting Failure Aug 5, 2020
- Aug 4, 2020 Captain’s Gambit: 5 Tips for New Players Aug 4, 2020
- Jun 23, 2020 Designer’s Log: Patch Notes - 06/23/2020 Jun 23, 2020
- Jun 22, 2020 Captain's Log: Win Conditions Jun 22, 2020
- Jun 15, 2020 Captain's Gambit - Kickstarter Postmortem Jun 15, 2020
- May 12, 2020 Designer's Journal: King Lear, First Balance Pass May 12, 2020
- Mar 2, 2020 How to Use Kickstarter Mar 2, 2020
- Mar 1, 2020 Dossier: Rising Chariot Mar 1, 2020
- Feb 29, 2020 Dossier: Devil’s Whip Feb 29, 2020
- Feb 27, 2020 Dossier: Magician of Storms Feb 27, 2020
- Feb 26, 2020 Dossier: Dominating Emperor Feb 26, 2020
- Feb 25, 2020 Dossier: Abyssal High Priestess Feb 25, 2020
- Feb 24, 2020 Dossier: The Star-Crossed Feb 24, 2020
- Feb 19, 2020 Dossier: Lover in Scales Feb 19, 2020
- Feb 17, 2020 Dossier: Hand of the Hierophant Feb 17, 2020
- Feb 13, 2020 Dossier: Hanged Man’s Dagger Feb 13, 2020
- Feb 10, 2020 Dossier: Loyalty’s Strength Feb 10, 2020
- Feb 8, 2020 Dossier: Summer’s Fool Feb 8, 2020
- Jan 22, 2020 Dossier: Prince of Death Jan 22, 2020
- Aug 18, 2019 Captain's Log: Bluffing Aug 18, 2019
- Aug 5, 2019 Captain's Log: Drain Aug 5, 2019
- Apr 1, 2019 Captain's Log: Rosalind Apr 1, 2019
- Mar 8, 2019 Captain's Log: Aliens and Women Mar 8, 2019
- Mar 4, 2019 Captain's Log: Hamlet Mar 4, 2019
- Feb 10, 2019 Captain’s Log: Cordelia and Brutus Feb 10, 2019
- Feb 3, 2019 Captain's Log: The Backstory of Blood in Captain's Gambit Feb 3, 2019
Playstyle
- May 5, 2021 How to Turn Any Game into a Drinking Game May 5, 2021
- Feb 9, 2021 Why We Need More Slow Game Jams Feb 9, 2021
- Feb 3, 2021 Why You Should Join a Game Jam Feb 3, 2021
- Jan 12, 2021 Why You Should Play Something New Jan 12, 2021
- Jan 5, 2021 10 Games That Mattered to Me in 2020 Jan 5, 2021
- Nov 10, 2020 How Hades Appeals To Different Players Nov 10, 2020
- Oct 27, 2020 What Player Type(s) Are You? Oct 27, 2020
- Sep 13, 2020 Adaptation and the Nature of Reality Sep 13, 2020
- Jun 29, 2020 The Nuzlocke Challenge: Personalizing Difficulty Jun 29, 2020
- Jul 15, 2019 Sequels Don't Need to be Better to be Good Jul 15, 2019
- Jun 28, 2019 What kind of post-game player are you? Jun 28, 2019
- Jun 11, 2019 What boardgame ‘mods’ would you want? Jun 11, 2019
- May 21, 2019 Enjoy Learning Board Games: 3 Reasons to Play like a Fool May 21, 2019
- Mar 25, 2019 GM Tips: You Don’t Always Need to Roll Mar 25, 2019
- Feb 26, 2019 Hot Take: I’d Rather You Cheat Than “Play” Feb 26, 2019
- Jan 27, 2019 The Deck Archetype Spectrum Jan 27, 2019
- Jan 19, 2019 Viewer Culture and Boardgames Jan 19, 2019
- Oct 5, 2018 Musical Overlay and Generative Experience Oct 5, 2018
- Sep 20, 2018 Carcassonne: The All or Nothing House Rule Sep 20, 2018
- Aug 30, 2018 Ultimate Kings Cup: Ruleset Compendium Aug 30, 2018
- Aug 23, 2018 Ultimate Kings Cup, Part I: What Makes A Good Drinking Game? Aug 23, 2018
- Jul 17, 2018 Playstyle: Why We Replay Games (and why it's good) Jul 17, 2018
- May 16, 2018 Guide: Deckbuilder Tips for Beginners + Prompts for the Experienced (Part 3/3) May 16, 2018
- May 8, 2018 Guide: Deckbuilder Tips for Beginners + Prompts for the Experienced (Part 2/3) May 8, 2018
- May 5, 2018 Guide: Deckbuilder Tips for Beginners + Prompts for the Experienced (Part 1/3) May 5, 2018
- Apr 3, 2018 Hot Takes: You're Just Done Apr 3, 2018