printed out the first draft of "Dragon's Hoard". For my first board game I think it's pretty good I have a few alignment and scaling problems, and I need to do a big redesign of the lair mats, but I think it will be useful to get some play tests done before my next draft.

#boardgameart #dragonshoard #firstdraft #playtesting

Work on the INTRO design is underway! 😊

Please note that I’m still looking for testers for the current version; full details of the project can be found at
https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/threads/nightmare-in-san-vicente-demo.183547/

#indiedev #playtesting #horrorgames #rpgmaker

A totally noobish question for my fellow gamedevs. How do you communicate with testers? I didn't have many for our first game - I went through the RPG Maker forum with two, and a shared google doc with one, both worked OK. I don't have discord, so what would be the preferred way? Or should I let them choose (e-mail, DMs, shared - not google any more - document, something else)? Should they see other people's feedback? I hit decision-making paralysis here 😞

#gamedev #indiedev #playtesting

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝘇𝗶𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲.

It was a very useful and honest test. Most players seemed to like the theme, but one thing became clear: the current version gives players too little agency.

Too often the game says “you cannot” instead of asking “what risk are you willing to take?”

I think I already felt that, but the test helped me name it.
The ritual is not dead. It needs rebuilding. 🔥
#BoardGameDesign #Playtesting #TabletopGames #SlavicTraditions

For everyone curious about Slavic beliefs and old rituals: the first public playtests of my new cooperative card game 𝗗𝘇𝗶𝗮𝗱𝘆 will take place this Thursday around 17:00 at 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗶 𝗶 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗵𝘆 in Gdańsk.

Come, play, summon forgotten souls, and help me shape the game. 🔥

#BoardGames #Playtesting #IndieBoardGames #SlavicFolklore #Dziady #Gdansk

Letting AI play my game – building an agentic test harness to help play-testing

https://blog.jeffschomay.com/letting-ai-play-my-game

#HackerNews #AI #Game #Testing #Agentic #Test #Harness #Playtesting #GameDev

Playtesting can show where friction appears. Deeper analysis helps explain why it is happening, how it affects the wider experience, and what deserves attention next. Our latest Fix Access article breaks down the difference. #FixAccess #GameDev #IndieDev #Playtesting #GameAnalysis

https://www.fixgamingchannel.com/fix-access-explained-playtesting-and-deeper-analysis/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

i'll be at a playtesting event again today:

https://events.games-bavaria.com/event/%F0%9F%8D%95-pizza-playtest-mittelfranken-april/

Thanks at irox games lot to irox games for the effort of organizing it and neo bird for hosting it! (and the pizza obviously)

I get that this is a bit too much of a short notice to drop by, but feel invited.

If you know more playtesting events i should join, ping me!

Also please contact me if you want to playtest my game.

#gaming #game #playtesting #testing #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #pizza