Professor-Recommended Video
Written Tips & Tricks
- Build Your Own Board Game - InstructablesThis is a simple, step-by-step guide to creating a board game at home that might be helpful to guide your process.
- 5 Steps to Design a Board Game - Tabletop-CreatorBreaks down the process into simple, clear steps & includes questions you can ask yourself along the way to develop ideas.
- How to Design a Board Game - BoardGameDesignLabComes from a detailed site dedicated to board game design & you might benefit from the links to free resource lists/ideas they include in sections like "Theme vs Mechanisms vs Experience".
From the Library
Game Design: How to Create Video and Tabletop Games, Start to Finish by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780786469529Publication Date: 2012-08-08This is intended for game design much bigger than what this assignment asks of you; however, you might find the Reference List & Resources chapter and the Glossary for Game Designers helpful if you are getting stuck or need more contextual information.
The Game Inventor's Guidebook by Call Number: eBookISBN: 1600374476Publication Date: 2008-11-01You might find inspiration for your game design or rules through the cases analyzed in the first part of this book! If you're interested in this topic beyond class, this would be a good read in entirety.
