How (Not?) to Make a Board Game

Grinning Cat Games is a tiny UK-based Euro board game publisher with our first game in the making. Here we'll chronicle our efforts from initial idea to fully realised product and share everything that helps inspire and inform us along the way.

April 10, 2012 at 11:40am
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Play testing update

Following a few recent rule tweaks and optimisations, I’ve achieved a not insignificant goal: I managed to play the Train Game all the way through. It was a solo test, so perhaps not providing an accurate impression of gameplay, but I found it interesting and enjoyable, with twists and developments that encouraged changes in tactics and kept me engaged. Could it be that I have finally created a game that’s worth playing?

Of course, I made a bunch of tweaks to the rules immediately afterwards, but I feel like my faith and hard work has finally been vindicated. It’s no longer a case of “Can I make this work?”, but is instead “How do I make this game even better?”

Happy bunny :)