MakeThemPlay

Board game designer, explorer, entrepreneur. Tweets are mostly about board game design. I write about board game design at

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I love all board games, but coops have a special place in my heart. Games are for getting together and working together just makes that easier.

So, time to delve into what makes cooperatives work!

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Latest blog post: Fun, new, crazy ideas for boardgames: Some brainstorming on ideas for mechanics that I haven't seen before, that I'd love to see and that I might even create myself at some point ;-)
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@BAGamesCo Thanks for the shoutout! :-)

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The game I've been working on simply -wasn't fun-. And that made working on it -not fun-. So I'm abandoning the design. Using this as an example I try to answer the general question: When should you abandon a design: https://t.co/CQWxqJir2E

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I've been working on a new design for a bit and I found a problem that's tougher than usual: Too much pushing cubes around.

In this post I share my thoughts on the problem and possible solutions.

https://t.co/YdjbuzgZNm

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Starting a new boardgame design. And instead of building something huge in my head I decided to try to create the "minimal viable game", the smallest prototype that would let me do playtesting. Read more here: https://t.co/M128HCcKRC

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Inspiration can come from many sources, but other board games are of course a prime source. In this article I look at some new-to-me games and the interesting mechanics they contain: https://t.co/upnUnF77n6

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Have you ever tried to solve a problem in one part of your game that also made things better in other parts?

I've been experimenting with hidden information to improve the 2-player experience, but this made things better elsewhere as well. Read more here: https://t.co/ctvH6e6nHm

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The blank play-test – Make Them Play https://t.co/Dlfg47pTnU @B_Reinink

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Part of the fun of playing board games is learning how to play them well. In my latest blog post I go into creating the learning curve you want for your game:
https://t.co/U0rYTSqgu5

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@University_XP Awesome!

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Board games are about interactions: Between players, between players and the game, but even about the game interacting with itself.

Read more in my latest blog post:
https://t.co/H4Vm8AnDYg

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@University_XP No worries, these things happen :-)

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Thinking about a new game design. I know I should start playtesting asap, but it feels so much saver to write down all of the awesome (of course ;-) ) ideas I have...

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@University_XP If you're going to give me an official citation, can I ask you write my name correctly? Reinink, not Rennick ;-)

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@University_XP Wow, that's really cool, thanks! Looking forward to reading your article :-)

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Things board game designers can learn from Root https://t.co/s7WcCaQhj4 via @B_Reinink

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@elizhargrave For me it's actually the other way around. I found out that I'm highly sensitive to light when I sleep and that the long nights improve my rest and thus my entire life.

Good luck with your move a better clime though! ;-)

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Latest blog post: Analyzing the great game Root for lessons for other board game designers: https://t.co/zqrGOEbSmU