The Boardgame Book
Author | : Robert Charles Bell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Board games |
ISBN | : 9780895350077 |
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Author | : Robert Charles Bell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Board games |
ISBN | : 9780895350077 |
Author | : Erin Dean |
Publisher | : For the Love of Board Games |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019-03-03 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 9781543954234 |
A book that explores how modern, popular games were created by interviewing the board designers behind the games.
Author | : Damian Gareth Walker |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2014-11 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1326034804 |
Board games have been played throughout the world for thousands of years. Many times, in many different cultures, people have amused themselves by devising mock races, battles and hunts, played in miniature on a small surface. The rules and the level of sophistication have changed through the ages, but the general idea has remained the same. Some of the oldest games, like backgammon, chess and draughts, are still popular today. This book looks at twelve different games taken from various periods of history. Most will not be recognised by the general public, but deserve to be better known. They are pachisi, halma, agon, tâb, fanorona, nine men's morris, wari, konane, xiang qi, tablut, asalto and renju. Each game has a whole chapter to itself, which includes a history, the rules, and a section on strategy and tactics. It is the author's intention that the reader will gain appreciation and enthusiasm for these wonderful old games, and be entertained by them for years to come.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2020-10-22 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781916456228 |
Author | : Joe Slack |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2023-02-22 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1000783413 |
Making a great board game and pitching it to publishers are two completely different things. If you’ve got a game that you want to share with the world but don’t know what to do next, this book will help you navigate through exactly what steps to take. You’ll discover: How to find the right publisher Exactly what publishers are looking for How to create a sell sheet that will actually sell your game How to negotiate the best deal and get paid more for your game What to look out for in contracts to make sure you don’t get exploited You’ll learn from Joe’s experiences as a full-time board game designer and instructor, along with tips and stories from a dozen other published designers, plus the exact things that publishers want. Direct from 16 established publishers.
Author | : Jesse Terrance Daniels |
Publisher | : Storey Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2022-08-30 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1635863422 |
Tabletop board games are having a comeback, and especially within a younger, tech-y audience who enjoys the challenge and opportunity to work in an analog sphere. Game design expert Jesse Terrance Daniels teaches all the fundamentals of game design, from rule-setting to physical construction, along with original illustrations that capture the ethos and energy of the young, contemporary gaming community. Readers will learn the “building blocks” of game design, including game components, rules, and gameplay mechanics, and then how to craft a game, with a variety of examples and design prompts. After completing Make Your Own Board Game, readers are equipped with a broad understanding of game construction and flow and ready to create games that are playable and satisfying, while also expressing the makers’ unique creativity and passions.
Author | : Brian Tinsman |
Publisher | : Morgan James Publishing |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2008-11-01 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1600377904 |
A guide to developing and selling your game idea from a game design manager at Wizards of the Coast, the world’s largest tabletop hobby game company. Do you have an idea for a board game, card game, role-playing game or tabletop game? Have you ever wondered how to get it published? For many years Brian Tinsman reviewed new game submissions for Hasbro, the largest game company in the US. With The Game Inventor’s Guidebook: How to Invent and Sell Board Games, Card Games, Role-playing Games & Everything in Between! Tinsman presents the only book that lays out step-by-step advice, guidelines and instructions for getting a new game from idea to retail shelf.
Author | : Bebo |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2019-07-16 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1507210639 |
Tabletop and board games aren’t just for rainy days or awkward family events anymore. As the game industry grows, people of all ages are jumping to play “the original social network.” In our ever-increasing technological world, playing old-school games is a welcome retreat from the overexposure to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and the rest of social media. Over the past few years, board games have become the hot new hobby. Instead of friends sitting around the same table and staring at their phones, they are now either working with or against each other. Millions upon millions of new fans have begun to join their friends in real life for a fun game of Pandemic, 7 Wonders, or Ticket to Ride. The Everything Tabletop Games Book shows how to play some of the best tabletop games in the world, from classic strategy games like Settlers of Catan to great new games like Gloomhaven. Throughout the book, you’ll learn the different genres of tabletop and board games; how to play each game; rules and strategies to help you win; and even where to play online—including new expansions to keep your favorite games fresh and exciting. So gather up some friends, pick a game from this book, and start playing! You’ll be having a blast in no time.
Author | : Albert H. Morehead |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2001-12-01 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1101100230 |
Here is the perfect gift for novice and expert game enthusiasts alike. With Hoyle's Rules of Games you'll learn how to play games, sharpen your strategy, and settle disputes with the revised and updated edition of this essential reference guide—now covering over 250 classic and popular games! Whether you’re a casual gamer looking for a reference guide for your next family game night or whether you take the rules a little more seriously, this essential guide to card games, board games, and game strategy is for you. It also makes the perfect companion to board game gifts for children this holiday season: they'll love the game, but they’ll love winning even more! More than 250 years after Edmond Hoyle first published his guide to the game Whist, Hoyle’s is still the definitive name when it comes to the rules of the game—whether it’s bridge, backgammon, Scrabble® or Blackjack. With Hoyle’s Rules of Games, all you need to have hours of fun with family and friends is a board game or a deck of cards! The game player’s basic reference, this handy guide has now been updated and expanded and includes rules, strategies, and odds for over 250 games, including such favorites as: • Scrabble® • Canasta • Contract Bridge • Gin Rummy • Chess • Backgammon • Solitaire games: Nestor, Pounce, Pyramid, and Russian Bank • Poker variations: Anaconda, Blind Tiger, and Hold ’em • Children’s games: Beggar-your-neighbor, Memory, and Slapjack • Computer games: Minesweeper and Freecell • ...And more!
Author | : Tristan Donovan |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2017-05-30 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1250082730 |
"[A] timely book...It’s All a Game provides a wonderfully entertaining trip around the board, through 4,000 years of game history."—The Wall Street Journal Board games have been with us longer than even the written word. But what is it about this pastime that continues to captivate us well into the age of smartphones and instant gratification? In It’s All a Game, British journalist and renowned games expert Tristan Donovan opens the box on the incredible and often surprising history and psychology of board games. He traces the evolution of the game across cultures, time periods, and continents, from the paranoid Chicago toy genius behind classics like Operation and Mouse Trap, to the role of Monopoly in helping prisoners of war escape the Nazis, and even the scientific use of board games today to teach artificial intelligence how to reason and how to win. With these compelling stories and characters, Donovan ultimately reveals why board games--from chess to Monopoly to Settlers of Catan, and more--have captured hearts and minds all over the world for generations.