Design – Test – Fail – Learn – Repeat

You don’t need a published game to call yourself a designer. If you want to be one, just start designing and you already are one.

WannabeBoardGameDesigner.com is a learning journal. An ongoing project to collect resources and share stories and information about the board game design for anyone interested in board games.

I share what I’m learning as I go, from first prototypes to playtests gone wrong, so you can skip a few mistakes and join the fun.

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I made a transition from text based cards to more language neutral, icon based, version…
I made a transition from text based cards to more language neutral, icon based, version…
I made a transition from text based cards to more language neutral, icon based, version…+1 more
I made a transition from text based cards to more language neutral, icon based, version for Hack-a-Paf. What do you…
19.5 hours of board game design concentrated in about 20 mins. https://youtu.be/p0zMb3jETtE #designdiary #boardgamedesign #wildwestgame…19.5 hours of board game design concentrated in about 20 mins. youtu.be/p0zMb3jETtE #designdiary #boardgamedesign #wildwestgame #24hourchallenge #designprocess
ring the first 1,5 hours in a 24-hour design challenge I have this much ready.…ring the first 1,5 hours in a 24-hour design challenge I have this much ready. 1 page rules draft, about…
Follow me while I try to make a full playable game in just 24 hours.…Follow me while I try to make a full playable game in just 24 hours. (www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZgKrVRWElz4) This time the BGG…
Ropecon 2026 is over! Thank you to everyone who playtested my games. You were amazing!…
Ropecon 2026 is over! Thank you to everyone who playtested my games. You were amazing!…
Ropecon 2026 is over! Thank you to everyone who playtested my games. You were amazing!…+9 more
Ropecon 2026 is over! Thank you to everyone who playtested my games. You were amazing! Now I have a massive…