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underapreciated content creators

by walterbd | updated 48 days ago

what are some of your favorite underdog board game shows, podcasts, and reviewers that you think need a larger following?

on the top of my list is three minute board games. he's a reviewer from New Zealand who focuses on very short, very thorough reviews. (granted, he has got a massive following for only starting a year ago)

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Good to be back!

by walterbd | updated 2 months ago

6 | 31 comments | [+]

Wow! This semester has been so busy, visiting the forums and joining the great community conversations here has slipped my mind or gotten pushed off for months! What have I missed?

Also, with christmas coming up, I'm looking for a great 2 player board game. (It can support more than 2, but it's gotta work with 2. What's your favorite and why?

Its good to be back!

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Game Designwhat is your favorite mechanic?

by walterbd | updated 2 months ago

6 | 11 comments | [+]

personally i love the government mechanic in root. stuff like that seems so good it could have its own standalone game!

some of my other favorites are the different player boards in scythe, the noise in clank, and so many of the races in cosmic encounters!

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Game DesignDabbling in Design

by walterbd | updated 2 months ago

6 | 19 comments | [+]

Im someone who programs video games as a hobby, so i know a thing or two about that style of game design. a friend of mine plays a lot of board games as a hobby, so we thought we would join forces to make a mega-hobby! (board game design)

I decided to start this thread as a potential Hub for game designers on the site. Do any of you have advice on starting board game design that could be helpful to us or others? got any litterature or analyses youd like to share?

Please reply with everything below!!

(To any fellow devs who stumble on this in the future: i hope this thread comes in useful!!)

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CrowdfundingRoot: Underworld!!!!

by walterbd | updated 2 months ago

5 | 9 comments | [+]

Get on that kickstarter! new expansion featuring crows, moles, and mountains!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2074786394/root-the-underworld-expansion

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BGA Feature RequestFeature: Rating completion (and feature flairs)

by walterbd | updated 2 months ago

5 | 6 comments | [+]

So this is two fold: The first suggestion I wanted to make was that games tell you when you have already left a rating. I noticed this when I was rating a game, about to click submit and then thought "wait... have i done this one already?" Turns out I had!

The second suggestion is having a specific forum for making these suggestions! (Or adding a flair for them!!) So they can be sorted more easily and not distract other people in the forums.

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