Testing ideas with paper prototypes

Whether you want to buy a new PC or build one yourself, squeezing the most out of your budget is a challenge akin to four-dimensional chess. Every decision you make has repercussions, some of which ma

Rewiting your first draft might seem daunting, but, says James McCreet, it’s where you have the chance to really make your writing shine So you’ve finished the first draft. The story lies ‘finished’ b

Give your players a tableful of miscellaneous components- cups, balls, dominoes, dice, sticks, wooden blocks, cards with an assortment of symbols on - each in both red and blue. Split them into teams

How experimental-game specialist Alex Johansson is bringing telegraphy to the masses with Morse

Occasionally, you scratch the surface of a topic that goes much deeper than you thought it would. When I first started wondering how game designers decided on the size of their box, it was more a simp

Is it wise to go with your gut feeling? Absolutely, say the experts – and the good news is we get better at listening to our instincts as we age