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Saturday, May 5 • 2:00pm - 2:50pm
Board Game Design: Prototyping and Presenting to Publishers

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Prototyping goes beyond just hand-crafting a sample of your game. We will discuss how to create several different kinds prototypes for board games, how much visual design is appropriate at each phase, where to find the resources and help you need as a designer, and what boardgame publishers are looking for when they are seeking new games.

Speakers
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Nemo Rathwald

Boardgame Designer, Magic Meeple Games
Nemo T Rathwald – Nemo designs and illustrates board games under a pseudonym, which is an anagram for Matthew Arnold. His game “Overworld” was 500% funded on Kickstarter by Magic Meeple Games, and has distribution deals in Germany and France. He laser-cuts his game prototypes... Read More →
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Ian Stedman

Magic Meeple Games
Magic Meeple Games is an independent tabletop games design, development, & publishing company based in Phoenix, Arizona and co-owned by Ian and Trish Stedman.MMG began when a good friend, and Gamelyn Games founder, Michael Coe approached Ian and Trish to co-publish a project with him. Ian and Trish (who have over 15 years combined involvement in various games industries) officially formed MMG in 2015. Ian has had a lifelong passion for gaming and is the designer of Magnum Opus from... Read More →
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David Whitcher

Game Design


Saturday May 5, 2018 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Algonquin C/D