A Week in the Life of a Board Game Designer, Developer, Editor, and so on and so on
I’d like to thank Jason Tagmire over at the Button Shy Games Substack for directly inspiring this post.
Making Games by Chris Backe
Whether you're working on your first board game idea or you're deep into playtesting for the 100th time, you belong here. I write about board game design: the craft, the journey, and the business side of things. Let's make some fun.
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