game design

Game design is hard. Wouldn't it be great if you could ask the best designers on the planet questions to help you become better at the craft. In Board Game Design Advice, you'll find incredible wisdom from 100+ of the top designers in the industry today.

You'll learn things like:

What Reiner Knizia would tell his younger self.
How Nikki Valens knows when to walk away from a design for a while.
​The game Alan Moon recommends most to fledgling designers.
How Isaac Vega gets into the zone and flow of design.
The new belief that has helped Ignacy Trzewiczek's designs dramatically improve.
​Lessons Jamey Stegmaier learned from his biggest failure.
The best advice Corey Konieczka would give a designer who is just
starting out.
What recent purchase has helped Jon Gilmour's designs the most.
The life philosophy that improves Richard Garfield's game designs.
​What Vlaada Chvatil would tell you after a discouraging playtest.
Donald X. Vaccarino's advice on pitching a game to a publisher.
What Antoine Bauza does when he feels overwhelmed or unfocused.
And a TON more!

Featuring a selection of the best articles published at boardgamesthattellstories.com - one of the most influential blogs dedicated to modern board games - Boardgames That Tell Stories 2 not only gathers the best from Ignacy Trzewiczek, but also serves as a compilation of great stories about game design and game publishing written by game designers from all over the world, including Mike Selinker, Rob Daviau, Bruno Cathala, Michal Oracz, Vlaada Chvatil, and Antoine Bauza.

Boardgames That Tell Stories is a selection of 35 best articles published in years 2010 - 2012 at boardgamesthattellstories.com - one of the most influential blogs dedicated to modern board games. Thanks to very successful Kickstarter campaign this book no only gathers best from Ignacy Trzewiczek, but also offers much more - it is a compilation of great stories about game design and game publishing written by best game designers from all over the world, including such names like Mike Selinker, Rob Daviau, Bruno Cathala, Michał Oracz, Vlaada Chvatil, Antoine Bauza and many more...