Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Joshua Yearsley.
Writing Rulebooks: An Introduction and Workshop. Trying to write your first (or seventh) rulebook? Want to build a solid foundation on rules writing fundamentals? Ready to get your hands dirty with real rules revisions? This is for you. We'll first explore why rulebooks are so difficult to get right, discuss the goals of the rulebook itself, and then jump into the fundamentals. You'll learn a new language for describing rules, the theory and application of rules structure, and tons of tips and tricks to improve flow. After the talk, we'll break into groups and put these skills to use, workshopping badly written rules into better ones, guided by a professional rules writer and editor. This talk + workshop was first given as part of a course on game design taught by Rob Daviau, co-designer of Pandemic Legacy, at Hampshire College, where it received a great response (though the METATOPIA version probably won't give you college credit)
Episode 191 - We Want to Sign your Game
Episode 190 - Success Through Iteration
Episode 189 - Expanding Fantasy
Episode 188 - Productive Playtesting
Episode 187 - Face your Fears
Episode 186 - Understanding Financial Regulation
Episode 185 - Navigating Consent in Gaming
Episode 184 - Podcasting for Promotion
Episode 183 - Failing Forward
Episode 182 - Replication Versus Reinvention
Episode 181 - The Shape of your Game
Episode 180 - Capture the Heart: Designing Emotionally Evocative Games
Episode 179 - Fiction and Game Writing
Episode 178 - Communities and Settlements in Games
Episode 177 - Crowdfunding on a Budget
Episode 176 - Do I want to be in the Game Business?
Episode 175 - Stop Working on your Game and Publish It
Episode 174 - Designing the GM Section of your Game
Episode 173 - Selling The Goods: Choosing Your Sales Channels
Epsiode 172 - Structure Matters: Layout for Writers and Editors
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