Game Design
This channel is about game design, and occasionally about game development.
I (Dr. Lewis Pulsipher) am the author of Game Design: How to Create Video and Tabletop Games, Start to Finish (McFarland). Among the games I've designed is the minor classic Britannia (1986, 87, 91, 2006, 2008), and Dragon Rage (1982, 2011). Most recent game is Sea Kings (Worthington, 2015).
I offer online audiovisual courses, mostly about game design, at Courses.PulsipherGames.Com. (Also available, at much higher cost, at Udemy.com.) Among these are the book-length "Learning Game Design" (now divided into two) plus "How to design levels/adventures for video and tabletop games", "How to Write Clear Rules (and game design documents)", "Brief Intro to RPG Design", and "Playtesting, the Heart of Game Design".
Wikipedia: "Lewis Pulsipher"; "Britannia (board game)"; "Archomental"; Industry Insider Guest of Honor, GenCon 2013; blog pulsiphergamedesign.blogspot.com/; www.PulsipherGames.com
Game Design
Beginning now, "Game Design" will be reduced to one post per week, Thursdays at 11 AM. I will be starting a new channel to post on Mondays, teaching people about thinking clearly, about how the world works, so some history involved. This will also include some vids about the Ukraine war (an area severely lacking in clear thinking).
I am approaching 800 videos on Game Design, and find myself sometimes talking about the same subject (more or less) for a second time.
I have to admit that technical difficulties have reduced my enthusiasm as well. But after maintaining this channel for a dozen years or so, without an increase in readership anytime recently, I need to deal with what's on my mind.
6 months ago | [YT] | 11
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Game Design
No videos this week (who would be watching during Christmas?). Usual two next week. I don't think that writing a book about RPG design (emphasis on tabletop) will get in the way. Happy holidays, for those who celebrate!
11 months ago | [YT] | 4
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The election has proved so distracting that I literally forgot to release a video today! Will resume normal service Thursday (at latest).
1 year ago | [YT] | 3
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Game Design
Hi folks,
Owing to the chaos (and l o n g power outage) of Hurricane Helene, no video today. We'll be back Thursday with a detailed one about common flaws in game design.
1 year ago | [YT] | 4
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Game Design
No video today as it's Christmas. I'll be back Thursday.
1 year ago | [YT] | 3
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No video today, as I'm recently home from the World Boardgaming Championships (and just forgot I needed another video!). And I need to spend some time following up on publisher contacts. Service resumes Thursday.
3 years ago | [YT] | 3
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No video today, because interest in YouTube seems to be reduced during Christmas (I sometimes wonder if much of the viewing is done when people are at work). So I'll skip a couple Mondays but will still have Thursday vids.
Lew Pulsipher
3 years ago | [YT] | 6
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Ask me (almost) anything
If you have a question you'd like to ask me, let me know. I'll make a Monday bonus video sometime trying to answer a selection of those questions (I do not promise to answer all!).
Questions can be about me, about the channel, about game design, about my published (or unpublished) games, or about history, or any combination of those.
I have three questions so far.
Two ways to send the question: email to lewpuls@netzero.net, or (less reliable) via twitter (I am @lewpuls)
Lew Pulsipher
5 years ago | [YT] | 1
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Game Design
Ask me (almost) Anything
Hi Folks,
If you have a question you'd like to ask me, let me know. I'll make a Monday bonus video sometime trying to answer a selection of those questions (I do not promise to answer all!).
Questions can be about me, about the channel, about game design, about my published (or unpublished) games, or about history, or any combination of those.
Two ways to send the question: email to lewpuls@netzero.net, or (less reliable) via twitter (I am @lewpuls)
Lew Pulsipher
5 years ago | [YT] | 4
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Game Design
Hi folks,
I'm testing the method of sending messages to subscribers, before I send my message about a way to ask me questions that I respond to in a video.
Some channels put an ending on each video asking people to subscribe and hit the notification button. I don't do that (maybe someday), but I'll ask here that you hit the notification button. I've started using it relatively recently, and it has improved my "YouTube experience."
In case you haven't heard, the reissue of my game Britannia with my new game Duel Britannia (both using plastic pieces) has been released.
Lew Pulsipher
5 years ago | [YT] | 1
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