The Board Game Foundry
A community studio for the creation of board games.
November is game month.
Welcome to The Board Game Foundry!
The Board Game Foundry is a community studio for the creation of board games. The project is lead by board game designer Nicholas Paschalis and will take place in the basement of Amtsbókasafnið libary.
Participation in the studio is open for everyone and no previous knowledge is requires. Participants will receive an introduction to board game design to provide the basic knowledge of game designing.
The routine of creating a board game consists of 5 steps:
Brainstorm, Concept, Prototype, Playtest, Conclusion
Wednesday November 9:
Theory
What's a game?
Purpose of the actions
Mechanisms
Components
Complexity
Examples
Thursday November 10:
Brainstorm
Conceptualizing
Prototyping
Monday November 14:
Tuesday November 15:
#4 meeting
Games develop
Finalization
The main objective of the studio is simply bringing people together and qualify them in the field of board game design. It's not necessary to attend all days inorder to participate.
You'll find more gaming events on amtsbok.is and visitakureyri.is