In my last blog post, we discussed the different kinds of economies in games, the Action Economy, and New Action Advantage. For this post we are going more into detail into the concepts of an Action Economy as well as … Continued
In the last Unpub PH meetup, there was a game which had a problematic dominant strategy. The theme of the game was you are all cooking food in a shared pot. Players used Actions to place food in the pot. … Continued
This week, I gave an introductory talk on how to design board games at my alma matter: Philippine Science High School. There was a board game workshop during the YMSAT Week (Youth, Mathematics, Science, and Technology Week) where the students … Continued
While you may know of Balangay because of the commercial games we’ve released like Darna at ang Nawawalang Bato and Lastikman: Tagu-taguan, the majority of Balangay’s game design work is in designing what we like to call “Advocacy Games”. From … Continued
Trading card games (or TCGs) are some of the most fun and complex games in existence. Not only is there an actual game to play, but there is also the meta game of deck construction which can come in a … Continued
In the previous blog post, I shared my experiences on how to give kind feedback to game designers when your playtest their games. Today, we’ll be talking about the other side of the coin: how to receive feedback kindly. When … Continued
When designing games, you need feedback from playtesters to improve your game. But taking feedback can be a painful experience. No one wants to hear the negatives about the game they spent hours toiling on and poured so much of … Continued
Hi, this is Nico from Balangay Entertainment. I admin the local Unpub PH meetups where local game designers meet to playtest each other’s games. I want to share one of the reasons why I’ve been a volunteer for Unpub since … Continued
“Darna at ang Nawawalang Bato” the card game is a milestone for us here at Balangay Entertainment. It may be a simple game but would it surprise you to hear that it’s been years in the making? We were frustrated … Continued
In Jan 29, Unpub Philippines had its first meet-up for 2017. We were lucky to be hosted by Freddie Tan at Neutral Grounds Centris. Unlike previous events which were open to the public, the event was for “designer’s only” so … Continued