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Your Turn!

The Guide to Great Tabletop Game Design
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Whether you are a novice or experienced pro, this easy-to-follow guide to designing board games is for you!

In Your Turn! The Guide to Great Tabletop Game Design, veteran game designer Scott Rogers—creator of tabletop games including Rayguns and Rocketships, Pantone the Game, and ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo—delivers a practical walkthrough to help YOU create over a half-dozen game prototypes, including dice, card, euro, miniature, and party games. The book is packed with easy-to-follow instructions, charming illustrations, and hands-on lessons based on the author's proven knowledge and experience.

And once you've made your game, Your Turn! will teach you how to prepare, pitch, and sell it, whether through crowdfunding or a publisher. You’ll also learn how to:

  • Write and create elegant and crystal-clear rules of play
  • Playtest your games to improve quality, fix problems, and gather feedback
  • Learn what players want and how to design for it
  • Learn the secrets of the Six Zones of Play and why they are so important to your game design!

Your Turn! is the essential guide for practising and aspiring tabletop game designers everywhere! Why wait to make the tabletop game of your dreams? Grab this book and prepare to take Your Turn!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119981596

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 October 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 771g

Pages: 464

About the Author

Scott Rogers has been a professional game designer for thirty years. He has designed many tabletop games including Rayguns and Rocketships, Pantone: The Game, ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo, and was featured in the 2020 documentary Gamemaster. He is the author of the best selling book Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design. Scott has taught at USC and the New York Film Academy and now he’s ready to teach YOU!

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