Episode 384: Board Game Design Fundamentals

About this episode

This episode covers the essential processes and skills for successful game design, aimed at both new and experienced designers.

Recorded at Metatopia 2024 Presented by Geoff Engelstein This session will go over the core processes and skills required for successful game design. While intended for people in the early stages of their design journey, we welcome designers of all skill levels to refresh their toolkit and provide valuable alternative real-world experience to other attendees.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Pitre

Guest: Geoff Engelstein

Topics covered

• game design
• board games
• design fundamentals
• skills
• core processes

Keywords

• game design
• board game design
• design skills
• Metatopia
• game development

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