Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
On this channel, I like to dip into specific genres - worker placement, polyominoes, tableau-building, roll & writes - and try to pinpoint the specific elements frequently used in these games. It’s a tool box for you as a game designer. Which common mechanisms do you want to employ in your own party game? Which aspects could you subvert? And crucially, which mechanisms spring to mind which haven’t yet been utilised? Is there space for innovation here?
In this video, we’ll be looking at 12 different considerations for designers of party games.
On this channel, I like to dip into specific genres - worker placement, polyominoes, tableau-building, roll & writes - and try to pinpoint the specific elements frequently used in these games. It’s a tool box for you as a game designer. Which common mechanisms do you want to employ in your own party game? Which aspects could you subvert? And crucially, which mechanisms spring to mind which haven’t yet been utilised? Is there space for innovation here?
In this video, we’ll be looking at 12 different considerations for designers of party games.
