Round and Refined – when games are perfectly designed
Games come in all shapes and sizes.
Games come in all shapes and sizes.
Good games will have had a lot of time put into them to ensure they create the experience that the designer wanted.
Having been a part of our hobby now for a number of years, I have had the pleasure and honour to see a number of games go from early prototypes through to final products.
Another year is almost over - and what an eventful year it has been.
Based on a suggestion from the wonderful Bez from Stuff by Bez, I want to look at how designers can sometimes be known for specific styles of board games.
Let's face it.

Get yourself a wooden Tabletop Games Blog dice tray.
Each tray is the perfect size to roll your dice, and with the soft mat, it’s really quiet, while the wooden frame makes it wonderfully sturdy.
Making a new game is a very long process that can take anything from a few months to many years.
It feels like a long time ago now, but thinking back to AireCon, which took place last month, still puts a smile on my face.
We all love to play board games.
The list of tasks a game designer has open at any one point in time can be very long and it is constantly evolving.