I'm beginning a series of posts on resources relevant to the indie game designer. I've accumulated quite a few links of forums, blogs, podcasts, and designer sites, so I thought I'd share. If you have any sites to add, please leave a comment.
These forums are great places to get advice, learn about design, or promote your games.
Game Design Forums
Go on to part two: blogs.
These forums are great places to get advice, learn about design, or promote your games.
Game Design Forums
- Reddit Board Games
- A cross between a news site and forum, this feed focuses on "modern board games".
- Reddit Boardgame Design
- Discuss, brainstorm, post links to your prototypes and finished products.
- Board Game Design on Board Game Geek
- Industry sources, intellectual property information, and general discussion including posting new games.
- Board Game Designers Forum
- Includes forums, design journals, blogs, and other information.
- The Game Crafter
- Design forum. The site includes a chat function where you can often get questions answered immediately.
- Crafters Circle
- Message board for a play-test circle.
Go on to part two: blogs.
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