An interesting dynamic of many Kickstarter campaigns is that they have a huge influx of backers at the end. (We did for Relic Expedition. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1Bu7Tzt via IFTTT

Any business that operates as more than a sole proprietorship with one worker requires what may seem to be an overwhelming amount of contracts. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1p3Tpyk via IFTTT

There has been a major stir in the gaming world recently, caused by the reaction to some opinion and analysis pieces about the treatment and depiction of women. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1tEiSFm via IFTTT

Let me start off by stating that I don’t like a lot of luck in games I play. I associate dice very closely with randomness, since there isn’t anything you can inherently do to control or gain more information about the result of a future roll. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1rzYdQs via IFTTT

Many times when I ask to see the rules at play testing events I am told that I could, but much of it was thrown out in the first hour of the day. I have no problem with this, it happens, what I don’t understand is when people say ‘it’s an early design, and so…

The Winner Curses explains why the player winning the auction in Cottage Industry was losing the game. More specifically, the Winner curse explains what makes winning an auction so dangerous to a game player and why highly rational game player make the mistake of overbidding in a the game. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1BmvrWW via IFTTT

Last Game Design Philosophy lecture I used the Controlling idea to craft the XYZ’s of Olympic Snowboard Cross. Even though I have a core concept, the game is far from ready for prototyping, because I have yet to test the XYZ to make sure the game actually works. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1xxaLwX via IFTTT

Unlike the other market mechanisms mentioned thus far, an auction is one of the market mechanics that board game designers properly label. But, just because game designers can properly label an auction mechanic does not mean their game needs or is better because it induces an auction. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1xxaLgl via IFTTT

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This is a pretty long read, and it doesn’t culminate in any single strong outcome. It will give you some theoretical background, then introduce a design problem I’ve encountered with Side Effects. Then I’ll lay out possible fixes to the problem, and why I’m rejecting all but one.  from Pocket http://ift.tt/1Adpf12 via IFTTT