Designing a board game is a thrilling and creative endeavor, but it’s not without its challenges. As a game designer, I recently had the opportunity to work with Gameland Manufacturing to produce the first polished prototype of our eagerly anticipated board game, Gnomes & Wizards. While the overall production was Read more…
“Stop making bloated games!” I wish someone told me this before I got too far into making my first serious game, Gnomes & Wizards. It took me awhile to figure it out but I realized that the more “specialty rules” and quirks there are in your game, the less your Read more…
When in the gaming community, you often hear people describe the theme of a game by a setting or what kind of visual elements it entails. This could be a space theme, a traditional fantasy theme, viking theme, etc. But is that where the theme ends? Is that all that Read more…
Standing out from the sea of board games can be a challenge, especially nowadays when every game you find at your FLGS (Friendly Local Game Store) or even Target has stunning artwork. We have found that the artwork is definitely important to draw individuals towards your game, but what makes Read more…
In this post, we share our process on how we landed on Kickstarter as the chosen platform to launch our games.
The Forest Gnomes just got a leg up on those sneaky wizards. Quite literally in fact. Back when I started Gnomes and Wizards, there was a lot of excitement about building a tactical game that tabletop gamers of all experience levels could enjoy, not just the elite. Much of the Read more…