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Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design

Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design

by Geoffrey Engelstein and Isaac Shalev
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/03/2022
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Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms, Second Edition compiles hundreds of game mechanisms, organized by category. The book can be read cover to cover and used as a reference to solve a specific design problem or for inspiration and research on new designs. This second edition collects even more mechanisms, expands on and updates existing entries, and includes color images. Building Blocks is a great starting point for new designers, a handy guidebook for the experienced, and an ideal classroom reference.

Each Game Mechanisms Entry Contains:

  • The definition of the mechanism

  • An explanatory diagram of the mechanism

  • Discussion of how the mechanism is used in successful games

  • Considerations for implementing the mechanism in new designs
ISBN:
9781032015811
9781032015811
Category:
Sports & outdoor recreation
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-03-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
CRC Press LLC
Country of origin:
United States
Geoffrey Engelstein

Geoff Engelstein is an adjunct professor of Board Game Design at the NYU Game Center. He has spoken at a variety of venues, including Pax, GDC, Gencon, Rutgers, and USC. He has degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is currently the president of Mars International, a design engineering firm.

Since 2007 he has been a contributor to Dice Tower, the leading table-top game podcast, with 'GameTek', a series on the math, science, and psychology of games. Since 2011 he has hosted Ludology, a weekly podcast.

He is also an award-winning table-top game designer, whose games include The Ares Project, Space Cadets, The Fog of War, and Survive: Space Attack, many of which are co-designed with his children, Brian and Sydney.

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