Luke Wolyncewicz

@bumblepie-games.bsky.social

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Jay, Bobby and Luke hanging out at Playcon's designer day
The game board of Arcs early in the game
The mini painting booth at PlayCon
Games in designer alley at PlayCon: Bragging Wranglers by Luke Wolyncewicz
10 Lessons from 5 Years of Game Design: 1. Constraints breed creativity, deadlines breed finished projects 2. Lean into humour and emergent storytelling 3. Identify the essence of the experience, distill it down to just the crucial parts 4. Every point of friction is a chance for someone to give up on the game 5. When estimating the complexity of your game, be aware of your bias as the designer 6. Knowing the experience you’re trying to create gives you freedom to pivot and cut details that aren’t working 7. If players consistently misinterpret a rule, change the rule to match their intuition 8. Understand the difference between something that is interesting to design vs interesting to play 9. Hook-first design ensures the game you end up with is much easier to communicate 10. No theory, process, or snappy list of 10 lessons replaces playtesting!