Fantasy Realms on Boardgamegeek Fantasy Realms on Wizkids Today we have a great guest on the show. One of his earlier games is an industry highlight and has won a Gamers' Choice Award for the Best Board Game in 2004. One of his newer creations is a super cool fantasy-themed card game with an

This is the second part of me applying the Blue Ocean Strategy to Board Game Design. In this week I go through the methodology step by step and try to explain how to come up with innovative new ideas for the board game industry. Do you want to use the Blue Ocean Strategy for your […]

This is the second part of me applying the Blue Ocean Strategy to Board Game Design. In this week I go through the methodology step by step and try to explain how to come up with innovative new ideas for the board game industry.   Do you want to use the Blue Ocean Strategy

Do you want to use the Blue Ocean Strategy for your Game?Check out the Slides I prepared for you In today’s episode, I asked myself: Why are new games developed? How does it start? And how do the groundbreaking successes differ from less successful games. I think many games are created because someone is unhappy […]

Do you want to use the Blue Ocean Strategy for your Game? Check out the Slides I prepared for you   In today's episode, I asked myself: Why are new games developed? How does it start? And how do the groundbreaking successes differ from less successful games?   I think many games are created

Today’s episode will be a bit different from the other episodes. Usually, I interview experienced game designers or do a lot of research about a topic before I cover it here on the show. Today it’s more of a discussion I’d say. But since I’m alone today calling it a discussion is kind of weird […]

Today's episode will be a bit different from the other episodes. Usually, I interview experienced game designers or do a lot of research about a topic before I cover it here on the show. Today it's more of a discussion I'd say. But since I'm alone today calling it a discussion is kind of

Today’s episode is about point-scoring mechanics. I went through different games like Sushi Go, Cat Lady, Point Salad or Go nuts for donuts. What do those games have in common? They all have some form of card distribution mechanic and a final scoring at the end. Since I am working on an insect-themed point-scoring game […]

Today's episode is about point-scoring mechanics. I went through different games like Sushi Go, Cat Lady, Point Salad or Go nuts for donuts. What do those games have in common? They all have some form of card distribution mechanic and a final scoring at the end. Since I am working on an insect-themed point-scoring

Please take a look at Radlands on Kickstarter. I honestly think the game looks amazing. And I don’t only mean the astonishing art, but also the gameplay and mechanics. I just backed it myself and am looking forward to adding it to my collection. (and no, I don’t get paid for saying that (unfortunately not […]