Top 5 Dinosaur Themed Board Games
Anyone who has ever been a kid loves dinosaurs. They spark fascination, fear, and something primally exciting in us. They can also be quite adorable. So, in honor of our upcoming Paleovet game, here are our top dinosaur-themed board games. These are not in any real... read more
Why Absurdist Productions Uses Kickstarter
Our Kickstarter Story The Olden Days When I was a kid, my family had a weekly game night. Every Thursday, we would sit around the table and play. That started my love affair with board games. When I was eight years old, I created a very simple dice rolling baseball... read more
8 Considerations to Make Before Backing a Kickstarter Campaign
Whether or not you are familiar with Kickstarter, it can be helpful to run through some considerations to see if the campaign you are looking at would be good for you to back. If you aren’t familiar with Kickstarter, I’d suggest reading our last post to familiarize... read more
The Risks & Rewards of Using Kickstarter
I know a lot of folx have reservations when it comes to Kickstarter. Backing a project on Kickstarter doesn’t have the same certainty that you receive ordering from a physical or online shop. The biggest reason for this is when you order from a physical or online... read more
Do All Board Games Have Themes?
“Doesn’t every game have a theme?”, my intelligent and sassy 12-year-old daughter asked me as I was preparing this week’s content. I was walking back and forth in front of our game shelves trying to figure out what games we owned I would classify as an amazing themed... read more
Five Tips To Rock Playtesting Events as a Playtester
We’ve talked a lot about playtesting these past few weeks, but we did so because it is such an important and overlooked area of game creation. It is absolutely vital for designers to get feedback from playtesting events to ensure their game is done well. If you are... read more
PaleoVet Design Diary 5: Playtesting PaleoVet
In the last Paleovet Design Diary, we talked about the finalization of the mechanics for the game. Today, we’re going to talk about playtesting Paleovet using the four phases of playtesting that we follow at Absurdist Productions. We shared more information on the... read more
The Four Phases of Playtesting
Playtesting is the act of exposing a game to the intended audience to collect data related to design flaws, balance issues, player strategies, and player feedback. When you get down to it, playtesting is the act of game design in action. It is the process of improving... read more