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Monthly Archives: February 2024

Advocacy Games vs Hobby Games
23 Feb 2024

Advocacy Games vs Hobby Games

by Nico Valdez | posted in: Balangay Entertainment, Game Design | 1

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

Why you shouldn’t attempt a TCG (and what kind of game you should make instead)
19 Feb 2024

Why you shouldn’t attempt a TCG (and what kind of game you should make instead)

by Nico Valdez | posted in: Game Design, Unpub | 0

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

How to receive Feedback (without losing your cool)
14 Feb 2024

How to receive Feedback (without losing your cool)

by Nico Valdez | posted in: Game Design, Unpub | 0

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

How to give Kind Feedback (even if it means not being nice)
9 Feb 2024

How to give Kind Feedback (even if it means not being nice)

by Nico Valdez | posted in: Game Design, Unpub | 0

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

Why you should playtest with a Community with different Personalities
6 Feb 2024

Why you should playtest with a Community with different Personalities

by Nico Valdez | posted in: Game Design, Unpub | 0

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

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