Furthering Table Presence with Funny Flavor Text
Flavor text can trigger laughter. And when I hear a bunch of gamers laughing at the local pizza parlor, I wonder: What are they playing? And WHY is it so funny?
Chris Scaffidi
Fresh, Engaging, Fun, and Interactive: Scenario Booklets as a Tool for Keeping a Game Interesting
Scenarios keep a game fresh–and the Kickstarter campaign just unlocked scenarios for Gnomadic Gardeners. Here’s a quick look at three other games present scenarios.
Acknowledging Excellent Advice About Crowdfunding
The launch of Gnomadic Gardeners creates an occasion to acknowledge excellent advice of colleagues–and to draw attention to these people. Thanks to you all!
The ‘Best’ Ways to Represent Tech Tracks
Visualizing a tech track/tree is easier said than done. You must make the mechanic learnable, flexible, and replayable, all while maintaining player agency.
Gnomes Brighten Gardens: A Colorful Lesson about Happy Places
Taking my own advice about palettes, but not understanding how to apply it, led to a useful lesson.
Let’s Face It: A Compelling Character Irresistibly Hooks the Viewer
Although artists often can avoid it, rendering facial details can increase the emotional content of a card or box — making it more compelling and memorable.
Chipboard Cards: Are They Something Thrilling or Over-killing?
Using chipboard instead of cardstock for cards increases environmental and economic costs. Yet chipboard has advantages over cardstock. How much is too much?
Great Examples of Mini Box Layout and Design
Great examples of boxes (card-sized or smaller), in terms of aesthetics, graphic design, layout and illustration/art. Includes tips on box sides.
Chipboard Structures: An Affordable Way to Grab Attention
Chipboard is a versatile tool for drawing attention.
Nut Hunt’s Useful and Interesting Example of How to Amplify Attention
The publisher of Nut Hunt took intentional steps to draw attention to key aspects of the game.