Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Making prototypes is the first step in making board games! It all starts with a blank sheet of paper; after that, it's up to the designer's individual process. In this first part of Making Prototypes, we welcome Mín and Elwen, the designer couple behind Lost Ruins of Arnak, as well as Uhlík, the designer of Under Falling Skies and lead developer of CGE, to talk about how they approach prototypes and game design.

00:00 Intro
00:38 The first phase
03:15 The second phase
06:48 Prototyping Materials
11:24 Prototyping Tips
13:40 How "pretty" should it be?
17:49 Receiving feedback

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