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Giveaway: Isle of Monsters

This month we're excited to be able to give away the newest title from Mayday Games, home to some of the friendliest folks in the board game business.

2017-04-21 01:27:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - March 2017

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Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - March 2017

Your patrons-only preview of our monthly list of favorite board game design links is here!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J2_8EmvPUwpVuAk2iIeLaQMHQoAL4K7DXDkSvh...

Giveaway: Unfair

This month we're pleased to be able to give away  a brand-new game from an Australian publisher that is young but getting  a lot of attention: Unfair from Good Games Publishing!

In  2017-03-09 12:45:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - February 2017

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Sneak Peek: Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - February 2017

Your patrons-only preview of our monthly roundup of board game design links is here!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LJpMmd_JaMJ2rNIuuhEMdoBgJd36nCQrXK-f4JVSakE/...

Giveaway: Villages of Valeria

For this month's giveaway, we have a new game from longtime supporter Daily Magic Games : Villages of Valeria!

The ...

Cardboard Edison's Favorite Tips & Resources - January 2017

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Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - January 2017

Your patrons-only preview of our monthly roundup of favorite board game design links is here!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y0LOvMd_yXBGowgDIWSuhAsNxrQO6GbVZ1H...

Giveaway: Knot Dice

For this month's giveaway, we're incredibly excited to be able to give away Knot Dice, a set of 18 gorgeous Celtic knot-styled dice.

Produced by Matthew O'Malley's Black Oak Games, Knot Dice comes with booklets of puzzles and games. ...

Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources of 2016

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Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources of 2016

Your patrons-only preview of our favorite board game design tips and links of 2016 is here!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fGHK7y8bHhqdq5zYBP4rBr-HyHaQYZEM24HRX_fnw-0/edit...

Giveaway: New Bedford & Nantucket

For  this month's giveaway, we're excited to be giving away New Bedford, a  new worker placement game that has been extremely well-received!

In  addition to the base ...

Cardboard Edison's Favorite Tips & Resources - November 2016

http://cardboardedison.com/blog/favorite-tips-november-2016 

Submissions for the 2017 Cardboard Edison Award Are Open!

Submissions are officially open for the 2017 Cardboard Edison Award  for unpublished board games!

Last year far exceeded our expectations, and we've set a high bar to meet this year!

Patrons  of Cardboard Edi...

Sneak Peek: Favorite Tips - November 2016

Your patrons-only preview of our monthly board game design links roundup is here!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BgotrjFrXfKx0iQO0boCReoNkEE6oWI0ictCGHJHqCE/edi...

Retail Rejects: A New Game Available Through Patreon

SURPRISE!!! We've been working on a new game, and we're making it available through Patreon!

Our friends at Flip the Table make a truly great podcast about playing truly bad games. (And secretly, it's a great game design podcast too!) We worked with them to create 2016-11-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Giveaway: Scuttle!

For this month's giveaway, we're very pleased to be giving away a gorgeous little game that was a runaway hit on Kickstarter: Scuttle!

The game, the first title from 2016-11-07 20:31:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Sneak Peek: Board Game Publisher Directory

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We  are absolutely thrilled to present The Compendium, the board game publi...

2016-11-01 22:21:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Cardboard Edison's Favorite Tips & Resources - October 2016

http://cardboardedison.com/blog/favorite-tips-october-2016

2016-11-01 18:21:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - October 2016

Your patrons-only preview of our monthly favorite tips roundup is here!

2016-10-31 19:16:48 +0000 UTC View Post

The Process: Pleasant Dreams by Aerjen Tamminga

http://cardboardedison.com/blog/2016/10/18/the-process-pleasant-dreams-aerjen-tamminga

2016-10-24 14:03:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Sneak Peek: The Process - Pleasant Dreams

Your patrons-only preview of the next installment of The Process is here! This time, Aerjen Tamminga talks about designing and publishing his game Pleasant Dreams:

h...

2016-10-15 14:08:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Giveaway: In a Bind

For this month's giveaway, we have a totally unique game from a longtime supporter of Cardboard Edison: In a Bind by Behrooz "Bez" Shahriari!

In a Bind and its companion game, In a Bind Jr., are party games wit...

2016-10-12 03:13:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Meaningful Decisions: Gil Hova on Design Choices in The Networks

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2016-10-04 14:26:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - September 2016

http://cardboardedison.com/blog/favorite-tips-september-2016

2016-10-03 13:46:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Sneak Peek: Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - September 2016

Here's your patrons-only preview of our monthly roundup of favorite board game design links!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gNQil7kjYyUFlAHpGqmYY3xcvTfSjGotPwUA...

2016-10-01 12:19:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Sneak Peek: Gil Hova on The Networks

Here's your patrons-only preview of the next installment of Meaningful Decisions, as voted on by you: Gil Hova discusses The Networks!

You've said that one of your design philosophies is to "incentivize interesting behavior." What are some design choices you made in The Networks to ...

2016-09-23 16:34:57 +0000 UTC View Post

Meaningful Decisions: Phil Walker-Harding on Design Choices in Imhotep

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2016-09-21 13:44:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Sneak Peek: Phil Walker-Harding on Imhotep

Here's your patrons-only preview of the next installment of Meaningful Decisions, and this one's a doozy: Phil Walker-Harding tells us about design decisions in Imhotep! Enjoy!

Certain players seem to be attracted to certain sites, each of which awards points or benefits in a dif...

2016-09-16 19:15:02 +0000 UTC View Post