Metatopia 2015 - Board Game Design 101

Here's a talk I gave at Metatopia 2015. From the official event description:

"What are the basic, fundamental concepts a new game designer needs to keep in mind when designing a new board game? You can spend years finding this the hard way, or you can attend this panel and learn about them in an hour! Join designer Gil Hova as he discusses the most fundamental concepts in game design: flow/fiero, core engagement, and heuristics."

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12:40 "Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals" is available on Amazon: http://amzn.com/0262240459

14:52 You can find a link to a recording to the "Game Design is Mind Control" lecture here: http://www.genesisoflegend.com/2013/0...

25:59 "Characteristics of Games" is available on Amazon: http://amzn.com/026201713X

31:54 You can read Kevin Nunn discussing core engagement here: http://kevingnunn.com/2014/01/14/009-...

44:55 Here is the paper that first described the MDA framework: http://www.cs.northwestern.edu/~hunic...