Archive for the 'Game Board Building' Category

How to Make a Board Game: Your Test Group

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Testing a Board Game
It’s worth talking about who should test your game—since play testing is tied so closely to prototyping. In the very beginning, it should be you. Save others some grief and spend time thinking about interactions, how your game will work, and even walking through a mock game…by yourself. You can fix a [...]


How to make a Board Game: Prototypes and Play Testing

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Anyone who wants to make their first board game struggles with tons of questions:

“Where do I start?”
“How to I come up with a game concept?”
“How do I make a board game prototype? (or “how do I make a card game prototype?”)
“How do I make sure it plays well?”
“How do I get [...]


Flibbix Intro Movie

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Flibbix in 100 seconds—
We’ve gotten a lot of requests for a Flibbix intro/demo movie. We think you’re onto a great idea, so we took your advise and made one. Flibbix is an amazingly fun game, and we’d like to see more people experience the joy of making a game that’s perfect for them. It’s such [...]


How to Make a Board Game: Part Two

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Making Rules –
In our last post, we looked at making a game board with Flibbix, the first in our series of how to make a board game. In this post, we’ll look at making rules.
With Flibbix, you can easily make your own board game rules, even if it’s your first time. The How to [...]


How to Make a Board Game: Part One

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Make a Game Board –
Ever wondered how to make a board game? It’s easier than you think to make a game, or build a board game. All you need is Flibbix™ and a sense of fun. You could also try making a game by drawing on paper or cardboard, but it’s tough to make one [...]