The Board Game Developer: Become A Game Design Ninja (Udemy.com)

Learn the principles of game design and game development fundamentals by developing board games

( 228 Reviews )

Created by: Yann Burrett

Produced in 2019

What you will learn

Learn game design theory and apply it in a practical way to developing engaging board games
Create / prototype your own board games as practice challenges throughout the course
Be able to create a compelling experience for your players
Quickly iterate and improve your game's design
Be able to self-publish and publicly launch your own board game
Come up with new board game design ideas and execute thoroughly on those ideas

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Overall Score : 92 / 100

Course Description

Want to learn how to be a better game designer by applying the principles of game design toboard games? Learn pure game design with no game engine, framework or anything else. Just pencil and paper!
Do you have a great idea for a boardgame and need to know how to make it work?
Do you have some ultra smartmechanics but need to figure out the perfect theme? Are you stuck trying to figure out where designers get their ideasfrom?
You're in the right place! We're here to help you communicate your game design into an excellent player experience.
Starting from first principlesand using fun projects we'll help you to make board games from scratch.
You'll be having fun with your friends in just a few hours, and who knows - you may just make the next smash hit game.
Looking to create digital games? Check-out our other courses, just follow the green leaf.
Get plugged into our communities of amazing developers on Facebook (nearly 20k), in our own TA-curated Community (17k views/day), and our student chat group (10k live at any one time).
Who this course is for:
Budding board game designersVideo game designers who want to improve their games by having a stronger understanding of game design principlesPeople excited to turn their love of play into new and wonderful board games!

Time: 11h

Instructor Details

Yann Burrett

4.6 Rating
228 Reviews

Hi!I'm Yann!
I'm a theatre educator with a Master ofScience in TheatreEducation degree from the City College of New York and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama and Theatre Arts from Goldsmith's College, University of London. I currently live in the UKwhere Iteach on a variety of subjects (mostly online)

I'm a passionate advocate for quality education in all fields, and my pedagogy is routed in a "learner-centered" model. I love my cats,teaching, playing computer, board and card games, exploring forests and cooking.