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Posted onJanuary 17, 2022August 23, 2022Conventions

Pandemic Convention Learnings

Conventions have definitely been different since the pandemic hit. Not only is there a pandemic to deal with, but also most of us have been…

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Posted onJanuary 12, 2022August 23, 2022Conventions

2021 Year in Review (Weird Giraffe Games)

It’s now 2022! I want to start a tradition of looking at all the important moments for Weird Giraffe Games and for this blog. It…

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Posted onAugust 9, 2021August 23, 2022Publishing

Different Jobs at a Game Publishing Company

For each of these, there might be one person that does 10 different things or is only focused on one major area. It really depends…

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Posted onJuly 31, 2021January 21, 2022Productivity

Working with Artists, Part 1

The look of a board game can immerse you into a theme, make a game more accessible, lower the cognitive load needed to play the…

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Posted onJuly 12, 2021August 23, 2022Game Design

Life Cycle of a Board Game, Part 1

Most of the games I work on take me years to complete. Usually around three years, in fact. This is still true if I design…

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Posted onJune 14, 2021January 21, 2022Game Design

Finding Games to Publish Part 3

This is the third part in the series of how I’ve found games to publish for Weird Giraffe Games and Galactic Raptor Games. If you…

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Posted onMay 4, 2021May 4, 2021Game Design

Getting Started and Pressing Forward with Game Design with Raven McKenzie

Raven is a game designer and is on the Unpub Leadership team. You can watch the interview below: When Raven started with game design, she…

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Posted onApril 19, 2021August 23, 2022Game Design

Finding Games to Publish Part 2

This is the second part in the series of how I’ve found games to publish for Weird Giraffe Games and Galactic Raptor Games. If you…

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Posted onApril 12, 2021April 14, 2021Game Design

Breaking Your Game

Playtesting is the most important part of game design. Making the prototype is vital, sure, but so much depends on how you playtest. Being deliberate…

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Posted onApril 5, 2021April 14, 2021Game Design

Finding Games to Publish Part 1

I run both Weird Giraffe Games and Galactic Raptor Games. Sometimes I design games to publish, other times I find games to sign and publish.…

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Posted onMarch 16, 2021April 1, 2021Manufacturing

An Intro to Manufacturing Options

When you’re making a game, there are several things you can do with it: Publish the game yourself Pitch the game to a publisher Keep…

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Posted onMarch 9, 2021April 1, 2021Game Design

Designing Mini-Expansions

One staple of a Weird Giraffe Games Kickstarter is the mini-expansion. We’ve done one so far for Super Hack Override*, Fire in the Library, Dreams…

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