Game Design Related Online Articles

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Seminal Design Articles

These are must-reads for any prospective designer.

• They Stole My Game! by Tom Jolly - A look at the reality of game design theft in the industry.
• I have no words and I must design! by Greg Costikyan.
• What Makes a game Good? by Spiele des Jahres winner Wolfgang Kramer
• Game Design & Self-Publishing – A Resource for Game Designers by Byron Collins of FrontLineGeneral?.com - covers all aspects of game creation - a real must read!

General

• A Grammar of Gameplay - Game Atoms: Can games be diagramed? Ralph Koster, author of A Theory of Fun, attempts to diagram games.
• GicoArea - Contains a variety of game design articles posted in the this Italian magizine.

Interviews

• Interview with Alan Moon on Geekspeak
• Spotlight on Games interview with Günter Cornett - Creator of the Bottle Imp, and Capt'n W. Kidd and founder of Bambus Spieleverlag?, as well as an officer of the SAZ?.
• Gamefest interview of Klaus Teuber - designer of The Settlers of Catan, among others.
• Gamefest interview with Reiner Knizia - designer of many, many highly acclaimed board games.
• Geek Speek Interview with Alan Moon Most recently designed the SDJ winner Ticket to Ride.
• Fairplay Games: An interview with Steve Gross, Don Beyer and Ray Eifler of SDR Games - Creators of the recent american euro hybrid Bootleggers.

Blogs

• IP, Morality, and the Gaming Industry Interesting article on IP by Shannon Appelcline

GeekLists

• Playtesting stages List of playtesting stages from designer and experienced playtester Joe Huber.

Games Journal

• Games Journal Archive Too many useful articles to mention — just look them all over ...

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