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 [...]

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 [...]

A Game by any other Name (or) how to play Finger Football—
Names are important for games today. A name says a lot about a product, and can instill a sense of fun. For example, the name “Flibbix” comes from the words “Flip,” “Blend,” and “Mix.” These describe how you make a board game (or build [...]

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 [...]

Squished in like it’s a clown car—
One of our little ones had some friends over on a rainy day, and the kids were all playing hide-and-seek in the house. They were having a blast, but hide-and-seek gets kind of old once you’ve been “found” and are waiting for others to get caught. Or it’s a [...]