Do you want to conquer the challenges of indie board game backing and hunt fancy loot? Your party may be too small, the dungeon too ambitious, the loot may be swallowed in inexperience or lost in the...
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PAX AUS 2014 – Where to now for Australian Game Development?
Australians have been making amazing video games for 30 years but it’s fair to say that the last few years have been a difficult time for local developers. Hosted by Kotaku’s Mark Serrels, the...
PAX Prime 2014 – You’re Doing It Wrong: Finding the RPG You’re Trying to Play
Using Pathfinder to play a courtly game of mystery and intrigue? Trying to wring pulpy action-adventure out of Call of Cthulhu? You're doing it wrong. Roleplaying games are technology and you might...
PAX East 2014 – What to do with your Game Design Degree: Employment at Social/Mobile/Indie studios
Top academics and social/mobile/indie developers will reflect on the virtues and difficulties of preparing students to work at studios with shorter iteration cycles than AAA studios. As the...
PAX East 2014 – Wordscapin’: How the Hell Do You Balance a Word Game?
If a weapon is too powerful you bring down its damage. If a character class is too powerful you nerf some abilities. But how do you balance a game that is strictly words? Our panelists talk about...
PAX Aus 2013 – Indie Board Games: Making Your Own Tabletop Game
We’ve all seen the rise of the indie video game, but there’s another surge happening in the games community you might not be aware of; the indie board game. From self-publishing mavens to...