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Other Gaming => Designing and Creating => Topic started by: bayonetbrant on January 24, 2021, 09:42:36 PM

Title: Hack Your First Game Together in 2 hours
Post by: bayonetbrant on January 24, 2021, 09:42:36 PM

https://medium.com/@baddeo/how-to-make-your-first-game-in-less-than-2-hours-f560d9542fa3


also of use

https://medium.com/@Back2Boardgames/5-things-i-hate-about-board-game-rulebooks-8f18bf684a4d

Title: Re: Hack Your First Game Together in 2 hours
Post by: Tolstoi on January 25, 2021, 12:13:29 AM

Quote from: bayonetbrant on January 24, 2021, 09:42:36 PM

also of use
https://medium.com/@Back2Boardgames/5-things-i-hate-about-board-game-rulebooks-8f18bf684a4d

I completely agree with points 1, 2, 3, and 4. Number 5, not so much; however, ymmv depending upon the game or scenario. The last point about "Nobody reads the instructions" made me smile. The Board Game Minimalist obviously never met an ASL or OCS player.  :)

Title: Re: Hack Your First Game Together in 2 hours
Post by: bayonetbrant on January 25, 2021, 07:37:11 AM

I would suspect just by the nature of the name "Minimalist" that the author never got anywhere close to a proper wargame ;D

Title: Re: Hack Your First Game Together in 2 hours
Post by: trailrunner on January 25, 2021, 08:42:50 AM

Quote from: Tolstoi on January 25, 2021, 12:13:29 AM

I completely agree with points 1, 2, 3, and 4. Number 5, not so much; however, ymmv depending upon the game or scenario. The last point about "Nobody reads the instructions" made me smile. The Board Game Minimalist obviously never met an ASL or OCS player.  :)

Yeah, my pocket edition of ASL rules is so beat up that I had to buy a second copy.