Guild Update COVID and Guild Playtest MeetingsEDIT: Currently we are allowing playtest facilitators for each location to determine if meetings will be held, as long…
Author: Dustin Dowdle
Dustin is the Clinical Director for a residential treatment facility but doubles as an indie game designer in his spare time with his design studio Odd Fox Games. Dustin is also a member of the Board Game Designer's Guild of Utah, and a collaborator for both ProtoCON Utah, a board game prototyping convention in Salt Lake City and Protosynthesis, a virtual board game event. Dustin is also a co-host on The Board Game Workshop podcast. Dustin has also had the honor of being selected twice as a finalist for the Ion Award for two of his designs.
Guild Update COVID and Guild Playtest MeetingsWe are not currently facilitating in-person playtest meetings. Updates on the status of these meetings will be announced vie…
To make sure the emotions you create are the right ones, ask yourself these questions: -What emotions would I like my player to experience? Why?-What…
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I recently attended SaltCON, Utah’s largest board game convention. I wanted to share some of my experiences and highlight the lessons I learned from attending…