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)
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Episode 270: Kickstarter in the Age of Covid
Episode 269: Heartwarming Gaming During the Plague Times
Episode 268: Converting to Online Play
Episode 267: How to Start Business
Episode 266: The Business of Small Press RPGs
Episode 265 - The Cutting Edge RPG Panel
Episode 264 - Queer Game Designers
Episode 263 - Games in Education
Episode 262 - Design Considerations for Card Games
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Episode 260 - Paying it Forward and Supporting Diverse Creators
Episode 259 - More Than Just Victory Points
Episode 258 - Crowdfunding on a Budget
Episode 257 - The Three-Ring Setting: Scope in Game Design
Episode 256 - Turn, Turn, Turn
Episode 255 - Publish your own Games!
Episode 254 - Science in RPGs and Larps
Episode 253 - Holding Space for Teens
Episode 252 - A Dive into the Theory of RPGs as a Communications Medium
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