awesome-boardgame-development
An awesome list of board game development resources.
https://github.com/seiyria/awesome-boardgame-development
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Creator Tools
- AnyDice - a dice probability calculator
- nanDECK - a downloadable software for card creation with a custom programming language
- deck.zone - a web-based software for card creation with a custom programming language
- NHMK Card Maker - a downloadable software for card creation
- deck.zone - a web-based software for card creation with a custom programming language
- AnyDice - a dice probability calculator
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Communities
- /r/tabletopgamedesign - a subreddit filled with game designers with irc, slack, and discord available
- Protospiel Facebook Group - a facebook group for goers of [Protospiel events](http://protospiel.events)
- Board Game Geek - communities for every board game with [forums for designers](http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/974616/boardgamegeek/board-game-design) as well
- Board Game Designers Forum - a community a game designers
- Indie Game Alliance - helps designers tweak, playtest, get funds, and produce games
- Protospiel Facebook Group - a facebook group for goers of [Protospiel events](http://protospiel.events)
- Indie Game Alliance - helps designers tweak, playtest, get funds, and produce games
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Rules Writing
- 11 rules for board game writing - dos and don'ts from a board game rules editor
- 10 rules for writing rules - a PAX dev talk on writing rules
- Tips for Rules Writing - some guidelines on writing rules
- Rulebook Cookbook: Recipe for Success - an annotated list of what you should cover in your rulebook
- Rulebook Cookbook: Recipe for Success - an annotated list of what you should cover in your rulebook
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Design Tips
- board game mechanics - a giant list of board game mechanics
- press.exe - a large listing of design tips
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Physical resources
- The Game Crafter - Many pieces, on-demand print of games
- Print & Play Productions - Many pieces, on-demand print of games
- ArtsCow - Card printing
- DriveThroughCards - Card printing
- Shapeways - 3d printing
- Spielmaterial - Various pieces
- OneMonk - SciFi/Fantasy paper miniatures
- Toposolitario - SciFi vehicles/mechs/terrain papercrafts
- Shapeways - 3d printing
- Print & Play Productions - Many pieces, on-demand print of games
- ArtsCow - Card printing
- DriveThroughCards - Card printing
- Shapeways - 3d printing
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Visual Resources
- The Noun Project - tons of high-quality, scalable images and icons
- Game Icons - tons of game-oriented icons
- Game Icons Font - Game Icons, but as a font (created for use with deck.zone)
- Game Icons - tons of game-oriented icons
- Game Icons Font - Game Icons, but as a font (created for use with deck.zone)
- Game Icons - tons of game-oriented icons
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Getting Published
- Your First Contract - A guide to publisher contracts, what to look for, what to avoid
- Your First Contract - A guide to publisher contracts, what to look for, what to avoid
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More Lists
- Cardboard Edison - A blog-like site that covers a sprawlingly large amount of topics.
- Board Game Design Lab - Another list-of-lists site. Has a lot of topics ranging from getting started to getting published.
- Board Game Design Lab - Another list-of-lists site. Has a lot of topics ranging from getting started to getting published.
- Cardboard Edison - A blog-like site that covers a sprawlingly large amount of topics.
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