Making games in Term Two

All though out Term Two we are making our own games!
We are writing rules, making boards and cards, designing boxes, the whole shebang. By the end of the term, all of our members will have their very own, original, hand crafted board or card game. Not only that, but you have the chance to win the coveted SPIEL DES JAHRES (Game of the Year - it's not my fault if the world's most prestigious game design award is German!).

In the first few weeks of term, we will discuss and plan how to design games, including the elements that go towards making a game, rule mechanics and gameplay.
Then we will start to play test our game designs to make sure the rules work and the games are fun.
When that's finished, we'll start working on designing the components - boards, cards, counters, rule books etc.
By the end of term, we will have our games finished and the judging of the LSC SPIEL DES JAHRES can happen!
You can find a resource folder on Google Drive which contains important planning documents, templates etc.

Want to make your game super professional looking? You can actually get it printed by The Game Crafter. The Game Crafter is an online store which prints home made games so they look just like things you can buy in the shops. If you want to use TGC, you'll need to get all of your art onto a computer and make sure it fits the printing templates. Games cost a touch more than things you'd buy in the shops (since they're one offs) and take about a month to arrive (since they're made in the US).
I used TGC to get my game Kitnapped printed, and it's also available for sale from them.