1. Start Here
2. Do People Still Play Board Games?
3. I Thought I Was Good
4. The Depth:Complexity Ratio
5. The Core
6. Turn Structure
7. Relatability
8. Big Moves
9. Make Lots of Games
10. Chances of Getting Published
11. Game Weight
12. Lots or None
13. Enjoyment or Success
14. The Publication Process
15. Designing Mechanics-First
16. Calculation vs. Intuition
17. Icons
18. Feedback
19. Ramps
20. Theme
21. Game Length
22. Interlinking
23. Player Interaction
24. Beginning a New Design
25. Work
26. Getting Playtesters
27. Balance
28. Designing Your First Game
29. Tension
30. Inspiration From Another Game
31. Information Overload
32. Kickstarter vs. Publisher
33. Feelbad Situations
34. It Has to Be That Way
35. Copyright
36. the Simplest Way
37. Your Game is Not Done
38. Awesome Things
39. Who Goes First?
40. The Rite of Passage
41. Prototype Design
42. Proposing Your Game
43. Who Wins?
44. Politics
45. Replayability
46. Long-Term Strategy
47. The Funnel: Ideas to Games
48. Catch-Up Mechanics
49. Gatekeepers and Control
50. Naming Your Game
51. Pace
52. Types of Fun
53. Polishing
54. Accumulation
55. The Story of Radlands
56. General Benefit
57. Player Count
58. Turning a Theme Into a Game
59. Your "Magic" Knockoff Sucks
60. Reducing Complexity
61. Changing Your Game
62. Randomness
63. Terminology
64. Resources
65. Efficiency
66. Access
67. Emotional Monitoring
68. What Do Publishers Want?
69. Promotion & Demotion
70. Spatial Systems
71. Your Combat Game Sucks
72. Killing Games
73. Players Must Enjoy Their First Game
74. Spare Us Your Trash
75. Making Sure the Game Ends
76. Component Limitations
77. Doing Work Beyond the Game
78. Your Baby is Ugly
79. Resurrecting Old Projects
80. Card Design
81. Scaling
82. Working With a Publisher
83. Writing a Rulebook
84. Deck Design
85. Aesthetic Patterns in Design
86. Motivation and Quitting Game Design
87. The Story of daniel.games
88. The End

 

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