Well I am about to embark on an exciting and, I must admit to myself, over ambitious attempt at a board game. Not just any simple roll dice and go around the board until the "end", but the much more complex type of board game enjoyed by gamers. I will be using several different platforms, many different rule systems, inventing a few rules that others will say "we don't do that", characters that some will like and some won't, and basically screw things up now and then. But I look forward to the enjoyment of creating something. It isn't even a necessity that anyone even play it. I'm doing this strictly for the joy of creation and to push myself to see if I can do this. I expect this endeavor to last me at least a year with all the research, oops, shit, fucks, test playing, embarrassment, and guts it will take to complete.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Ready? Set? Go?

Well here goes. I've been doing a lot of research on the net for "how to create a board game". I've gotten a lot of good information, and a lot of junk. So after reading many sites, I've decided on two different ones that gave some good starting information. One is very simplistic, but has some good points, while the other is more analytical. Me being me, I will be jumping from one to another. Something I am not very good at is asking for help. One, because it makes me feel inadequate. Two, because I easily get embarrassed when I try something new and I know other people are ton's better at it than I am. But, I have decided that I am going to bite the embarrassment and ask for help and feel completely stupid. This is how we all learn anyways, right?
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  1. JodieBrandtMay 24, 2012 at 4:31 PM

    If there is one bit of wisdom that I can pass along that I have learned over my years with Gaming For A Cure and in designing Totem, it is this: Never be afraid to look for help and someone who will let you bounce ideas off of them. Many of these projects start off small and innocent enough, but grow to unprecidented proportions without warning! Lol! One idea leads to 5 and 5 become 10.... Suddenly your design has taken on a life of its own.
    Now this is not a bad thing but it does involve some pruning and landscaping, which can only come when someone lends you a hand.
    Good luck in your journey and have fun, but know that there are others out there that are doing the same types of projects and are more than willing to share their successes and failure with you.

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