One of the most common questions we see from new designers is how to find playtesters. Fortunately, there are a growing number of design and playtesting groups popping up--so many that it's getting hard to keep track!
We're excited to be launching a new feature at Cardboard Edison: a list of playtest groups around the country and world. We plan to keep this list current, which means it will grow along with inter...
2017-12-26 16:49:33 +0000 UTC
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For this month's giveaway, we have a new book all about game design: GameTek, which digs into the math and science of games.
The book, a collection of the best episodes from the long-running segment on The Dice Tower podcast, is the work of Geoff Engelstein, one of the most insightful people we've met in board gaming.
GameTek was very recently released, so you'll be among...
2017-12-05 17:09:40 +0000 UTC
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Our monthly roundup of awesome board game design links and quotes is here:
http://cardboardedison.com/blog/2017/12/4/cardboard-edisons-favorite-tips-resources-november-2017
Patrons of Cardboard Edison receive a special sneak preview!
2017-12-03 00:15:40 +0000 UTC
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For this month's giveaway, we're doing something a little different. This time the winner gets to choose which game they'll receive!
Up for grabs are Les Misérables: Eve of Rebellion or Iliad: Heroes of Troy, both from longtime Cardboard Edison supporter 2017-11-09 12:43:38 +0000 UTC
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Your patrons-only preview of the next installment of our game design series The Process is here!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CIRalYRlokGnA2ETLqZAZhxnWhtugPpc1LNgkOU2w_8/edit?usp=sharing
2017-10-26 18:10:18 +0000 UTC
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For this month's giveaway, we're very excited to be offering a highly anticipated Essen release: Peak Oil from 2Tomatoes Games!
In Peak Oil, you lead one of the big oil companies as the world transitions to a future without oil. The game has a clever action-selection mechanism and is slickly produced.
2017-10-05 16:51:39 +0000 UTC
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We have a fun little game for this month's patrons giveaway: Rocky Road à la Mode, designed by Joshua J. Mills and published by Green Couch Games!
In Rocky Road à la Mode, you'll play an ice-cream truck driver delivering frozen delights to sweet-treats seekers.
For this giveaway, we have not one, not two, but three copies to give away!
We’ll randomly draw the name of t...
2017-09-06 15:16:55 +0000 UTC
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Your patrons-only preview of our monthly favorite board game design tips list is here!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KTWNWisHsU3LB4Tf3Y3fUTeUwBlSTN32hWxz5pZflM/edit?usp=sharing
2017-09-01 02:48:25 +0000 UTC
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Your patrons-only preview of the next installment of our interview series The Process is here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11h83HiHh-8r-xJ9jBTvjWVXLE9fJGOnHFttDMnZP3Vg/edit?usp=sharing
2017-08-28 15:30:49 +0000 UTC
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For this month's giveaway, we have a very cool new release: Spires!
Designed by T.C. Petty III and published by Nevermore Games, Spires is an elegant card game with a unique take on trick-taking, combined with hand management and set...
2017-08-04 13:31:22 +0000 UTC
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2017-08-03 14:33:42 +0000 UTC
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We're incredibly excited to give you a sneak preview of our latest board game industry infographic!
Gen Con is one of the industry's biggest events, and it's happening later this month. It can be overwhelming if you don't know what to expect, so we surveyed designers about their experiences there.
The results are summarized in the infographic here, which you get to see before anyon...
2017-08-02 16:56:44 +0000 UTC
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The next installment of our Meaningful Decisions series of designer interviews is coming out soon!
As one of our amazing patrons, you get a special sneak preview before it's released:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/152B8RkLBSSE_i-5cFy5W_5gilFfg3I9QTFoRhhRGQz...
2017-07-24 15:16:47 +0000 UTC
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This month we're extremely excited to be giving away one of our own games: Cobras, the first title published by Cardboard Edison!
Cobras is a trick-taking game that's all about timing when you win tricks. It was inspired by the "Cobra Effect," the economic term for what happens when the solution to a problem makes the problem even worse.
We just delivered Cobras to our Kickstarter backers, who posted the p...
2017-07-10 14:56:04 +0000 UTC
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Our monthly roundup of favorite board game design links:
http://cardboardedison.com/blog/favorite-tips-june-2017
2017-07-02 12:54:42 +0000 UTC
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This month, we're excited to give away a copy of The Great Dinosaur Rush, designed by Scott Almes and published by APE Games!
The Great Dinosaur Rush puts you in the middle of the "bone wars" of the late 1800s as a paleontologist discovering fossils and building dinosaurs for museums.
Kevin Brusky, the founder of APE Games, is a long-time supporter of Cardboard Edison, so we're q...
2017-06-06 15:59:49 +0000 UTC
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For this month's giveaway, we have a brand new game from a couple of voices that should be very familiar to board game designers.
Leaders of Euphoria is soon to be released by Overworld Games, whose Brian Henk is co-host of the always-useful 2017-05-02 14:42:22 +0000 UTC
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Your patrons-only preview of this month's roundup of favorite tips and resources is here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qUgLA-0jRAZ8G8-58IOcAVCKw3sDZHmAZxIf3qLJx1A/edit?usp=sharing
2017-04-30 12:26:53 +0000 UTC
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