Ten Intro Game Design Tips I Learned From Dungeons & Dragons | Card Game Design | RPG Design
Considering I've been teaching game design on this channel for nearly three years, it may surprise you that most of my knowledge on the subject was learned from Dungeons & Dragons! In this video, I'll be discussing ten of those game design tips, which you can use in ANY game you want to make. Starting to design your own game is exciting, but can also be incredibly daunting, especially if you don't have experience or know where to start. These ten game design tips should give you a good starting point, whether you're designing a card game, a roleplaying game, or assets for pre-existing systems and properties as I've often done when running Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. It may not work perfectly your first try, and that's ok. Game design is a creative pursuit, and it won't be flawless to start. But if you learn anything from this, know that if you keep trying, you'll improve and make something you're proud of.
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00:00 Video Intro
05:44 Tip One: Know Your Audience
07:02 Tip 2: STEALING (Responsibly)
09:21 Tip 3: Understand the Fantasy You're Trying to Emulate
10:34 Tip 4: Games Are Better with Variety*
12:32 Tip 5: The Rules of Your Game Should Be Clear!*
14:33 Tip 6: Give Players Real, Meaningful Choices*
16:00 Tip 7: Know WHY You're Making Design Choices
18:59 Tip 8: Reward Desired Gameplay
22:28 Tip 9: Playtesting is Key
23:34 Tip 10: You'll Make Mistakes. That's Ok.
24:47 The Principles in Action: Drafting a Kaiju TCG!
30:36 Conclusions
31:34 Outro and Bloopers!