The Process: Beta Colony
The next installment of our interview series The Process is here! Patrons get early access!
https://cardboardedison.com/blog/the-process-beta-colony
2018-12-19 22:09:51 +0000 UTC View Post
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Sneak Peek: Cardboard Edison's New Podcast
We're incredibly excited to share with you a preview of our upcoming podcast, Immersed, coming in January 2019!
In the show, we take a look at how games can be designed to create all sorts of player experiences. Each episode will look at a different game, and how that game's design works to bring players into its world.
This is one of our most ambitious projects yet, and it's been in the making for more than a year. We guarantee it's unlike any other tabletop gaming podc...
2018-12-16 04:22:47 +0000 UTC View PostMore Information on Updated Pledge Tiers
Following up on our earlier post about the upcoming changes to the campaign, we have more information on how the new pledge tiers will be set up.
The new tier rewards will go into effect for next month's cycle, so we wanted to give you a heads-up a couple of weeks beforehand so you can make any changes you want to make.
If you have any questions, just let us know.
Thanks again for your suppor...
2018-12-12 16:14:39 +0000 UTC View PostCardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - November 2018
https://cardboardedison.com/blog/favorite-tips-november-2018
2018-12-03 14:23:37 +0000 UTC View PostCh-ch-ch-ch-changes
Before you jump in, heads-up that this is a long post with a lot of information!
Since launching our Patreon campaign just over four years ago, we have been blown away by the board game design community's support. Thanks to you, we have been able to create a lot of things that wouldn't have otherwise been possible:
- A dedicated website at cardboardedison.com. (It's hard to believe there was a time when we o... 2018-11-19 16:02:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - October 2018
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CIqY-2c5LCy26qOIo5gNEXWcQOUc4QkHT5t-twLyAiI/edit?usp=sharing
2018-11-01 14:09:41 +0000 UTC View PostGiveaway: Spy Club
For this month's giveaway, we're excited to able to hand out a copy of a unique game that has been getting a lot of attention: Spy Club!
Spy Club is a cooperative, campaign-style game from Foxtrot Games in which players are young detectives solving neighborhood mysteries.
We’ll randomly draw the name of one patron (at the Associate level or higher) on Oct. 1, 2018. 2018-10-05 15:48:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - September 2018
https://cardboardedison.com/blog/favorite-tips-september-2018
2018-10-01 13:38:50 +0000 UTC View PostMeaningful Decisions: Benoit Turpin on Design Choices in Welcome To...
In this edition of Meaningful Decisions, we talk with Benoit Turpin, the designer of Welcome To…, about roll-and-write games, randomness and control, low-interaction designs, game rhythms, and more.
Meaningful Decisions: J. Alex Kevern on Design Choices in World’s Fair 1893
In this edition of Meaningful Decisions, we talk with J. Alex Kevern about design choices he made in World's Fair 1893.
https://cardboardedison.com/blog/meaningful-decisions-j-alex-kevern-worlds-fair-1893
2018-09-11 14:17:59 +0000 UTC View PostGiveaway: Everdell Collector's Edition
This month we're very excited to be giving away a gorgeous game that has been getting a lot of attention: Everdell, published by Starling Games!
In Everdell, you play as forest creatures building their civilization among the trees. It is one of the most interesting, eye-catching worker-placement, tableau-building games to come along in ...
2018-09-06 19:34:05 +0000 UTC View PostCardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - August 2018
Our monthly roundup of favorite board game design links and quotes is here! Patrons get early access!
https://cardboardedison.com/blog/favorite-tips-august-2018
2018-09-01 12:03:09 +0000 UTC View PostMeaningful Decisions - Kingdomino
Our designer interview series Meaningful Decisions is back with a big one: Bruno Cathala tells us about how he designed the Spiel des Jahres-winning game Kingdomino! Along the way we discuss player restrictions, variable turn order, rule changes for player count, and more! Patrons get early access:
https://cardboardedison.com/blog/meaningful-decisions-bruno-cathala-kingdomino&...
2018-08-29 16:19:02 +0000 UTC View PostGiveaway: Cave Paintings
For this month's giveaway, we're very pleased to have a brand-new party game from a good friend of Cardboard Edison.
Cave Paintings, designed by Zintis May-Krumins, is a hilarious drawing game that we've played a lot over the past couple of years. In fact, Zintis brought his very first prototype of Cave Paintings to one of our playtesting events!
Now published by R&R Games, Cave Painting...
2018-08-07 15:28:36 +0000 UTC View PostCardboard Edison's Favorite Tips & Resources - July 2018
Patrons get early access!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cgEkVfB4dzm-3724bGhMCw2b1uL4scBG9RZIFO0_RWE/edit?usp=sharing
2018-08-01 16:48:14 +0000 UTC View PostGiveaway: Board Game Design Advice
This month we're excited to be able to give away a new book that is bound to be of interest to anyone in the game design community.
Board Game Design Advice: From the Best in the World brings together more than 60 world-class designers to offer tips on everything from the design process to playtest to pitching your game to publishers.
The book is the work of Gabe Barrett, who you m...
2018-07-09 14:53:23 +0000 UTC View PostCardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - June 2018
This month's roundup of excellent board game design links and quotes is here! Patrons get early access:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TOBAmW4-v9e0wXDtMzAZ6VQEtrSua6gh1HD648Da41E/edit?usp=sharing
2018-07-02 14:29:19 +0000 UTC View PostGiveaway: Stellar Leap
For this month's giveaway, we have a brand-new game just shipping to its Kickstarter backers: Stellar Leap from Weird Giraffe Games!
Weird Giraffe is an up-and-coming indie publisher that has been getting a lot of well-deserved attention, so we're extremely pleased to be able to give away one of their titles!
We’ll randoml...
2018-06-08 19:03:36 +0000 UTC View PostCardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - May 2018
Our monthly roundup of useful board game design links is here! Patrons get early access:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RPOwJB8xhqvlZOx-sgJE1rRdhN5iRlqfeY3H6oD-zvE/edit?usp=sharing
2018-05-31 15:47:23 +0000 UTC View PostGiveaway: Metatopia 2018 Badge
This month we have a special giveaway that will appeal to any tabletop game designer. Our friends at Double Exposure are letting us give away one free badge to this year's Metatopia playtesting convention!
Metatopia is one of a small number of "can't miss" conventions for us. In fact, it was the very first gaming convention we ever attended! It's a phenomenal place to get feedback on your designs, and to meet other des...
2018-05-07 15:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostCardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - April 2018
This month's roundup of our favorite board game design links and quotes is ready--and patrons get early access!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oYKpo18jfEErNQuVoHhOoJKlcZyksyXOf_w_1blX4r0/edit?usp=sharing
2018-04-30 19:28:07 +0000 UTC View PostCardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - March 2018
This month's roundup of our favorite board game design links is ready--and patrons get early access!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gtw197QCIzTsxG4rYNNGhXwB8CEVh6fXCxHAn0QrUms/edit?usp=sharing
2018-04-01 23:39:20 +0000 UTC View PostNew Patrons' Login for The Compendium
We're working to upgrade our login system for The Compendium, but in the meantime we wanted to let you know that patrons have a new password.
You can use the password below to access The Compendium in the usual place: https://cardboardedison.com/directory
In case you haven't visited The Compendium recently, it now contains information on more than 200 publishers!
Here's the new password:
CEd...
2018-03-15 12:36:03 +0000 UTC View PostGiveaway: The Lady & the Tiger
For this month's giveaway, we have a game that's actually five games in one: The Lady & the Tiger from our friends at Jellybean Games!
Based on the classic short story and beautifully illustrated, this is an eye-catching game for your shelf. We have played all five of the games that come in the box, and we can say definitively that there's a game for everyone here.
For game designers, The L...
2018-03-07 18:57:31 +0000 UTC View PostCardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - February 2018
This month's roundup of outstanding board game design links and quotes is here! Patrons get early access!
2018-03-01 00:09:39 +0000 UTC View PostGiveaway: Purrrlock Holmes: Furriarty's Trail
For this month's giveaway, we have the adorable deduction game Purrrlock Holmes: Furriarty's Trail from IDW Games!
In the game, you and your fellow friends of Purrrlock Holmes will attempt to figure out which members of the mastermind Furriarty's gang are committing crimes.
IDW has set aside not one, but three copies of the game for this giveaway!
We’ll randomly draw the ...
2018-02-15 14:39:18 +0000 UTC View PostCardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - January 2018
http://cardboardedison.com/blog/favorite-tips-january-2018
2018-01-31 16:56:09 +0000 UTC View PostGiveaway: Spirit Island
This month we're giving away a game that has been getting a lot of attention and praise: Spirit Island, designed by R. Eric Reuss and published by Greater Than Games!
This cooperative game puts players in the roles of island spirits protecting their home from colonizing invaders.
Spirit Island sold out of its first print run, but it's now back in print--and one of those copies is being set as...
2018-01-10 16:42:39 +0000 UTC View Post2018 Cardboard Edison Award Submissions Are Open!
Submissions are now open for the 2018 Cardboard Edison Award for unpublished board game designs!
As our supporters on Patreon, you receive one free submission to the award! To submit your design, go to cardboardedison.com/award for full rules, then use the following code when you fill out the form:
CEPatron2018
Also, for the first time this year, we've created the Cardboard Edison...
2018-01-01 16:09:10 +0000 UTC View Post