My Proposed Design Curriculum

Grant Rodiek | April 11, 2016
I was thinking about Game Design degrees the other day. To be honest, as a 10 year veteran of the digital industry, I don't put much stock in them. As a degree holding business major, I don't put much stock in that, either.
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The Evolution of Gaia

Grant Rodiek | March 28, 2016
A few months ago I mailed copies of Project Gaia to four groups for testing. The game was only about 6 months old, but it had gone through several iterations, felt "okay," and good enough to send to folks without my presence.
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The 54 Card Guild: #11

Grant Rodiek | March 22, 2016
If this is the first time you're seeing The 54 Card Guild, I recommend you begin with Guide #1. It will explain everything. All of the posts are tagged with 54 Card Guild. There is an active Slack group, which exists to brainstorm, pitch, and discuss games.
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Design Tenets

Grant Rodiek | March 21, 2016
Post by: The Community I sent out a Tweet stating my design tenet. "Try to manage uncertainty with the tools you have." - Grant Rodiek Several other designers followed up with their own, and I thought I'd share them here.
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The 54 Card Guild: #10

Grant Rodiek | March 14, 2016
If this is the first time you're seeing The 54 Card Guild, I recommend you begin with Guide #1. It will explain everything. All of the posts are tagged with 54 Card Guild. There is an active Slack group, which exists to brainstorm, pitch, and discuss games.
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Inspiration for Inspiration's Sake

Grant Rodiek | March 04, 2016
I've had a very interesting experience lately designing a new game and I thought it was worth sharing, as it may be a tool I use in the future, and may be something that could aid you in your efforts.
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The Importance of Play

Grant Rodiek | February 29, 2016
I called my brother on a walk this weekend and he told me two stories that I thought really illustrated how important play is to humans. The first, is that on Friday night, my brother was getting home from work around 12:30 am.
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Proving the Concept

Grant Rodiek | February 14, 2016
There is a very important, and deeply satisfying milestone in a design, which is determining This Game is Worth Making. This step doesn't mean the problems have been solved, that the game is fun, that it's balanced, or unique.
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The 54 Card Guild: #9

Grant Rodiek | January 28, 2016
If this is the first time you're seeing The 54 Card Guild, I recommend you begin with Guide #1. It will explain everything. All of the posts are tagged with 54 Card Guild. There is an active Slack group, which exists to brainstorm, pitch, and discuss games.
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Rampaging Barbarians

Grant Rodiek | January 22, 2016
Rules here. Print and Play is here. Today marks the 10th test of Barbarus, a game I've been testing for exactly a month. This is exciting, as I feel I can finally dig in. With this 10th test, I feel the structure I have is simple, the decisions compelling, and the core mechanism is front and center.
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