Fede Garza
psiquico.bsky.social
Fede Garza
@psiquico.bsky.social
Reposted by Fede Garza
My latest video talks about one of the things I have changed about my game design practice that has saved me the most time - minimising the work I do on a game before I test it.

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One game design practice I've changed that saves me a lot of time
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
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August 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Reposted by Fede Garza
In today's video I talk about game design as a craft, and the consequences of how that shift in thinking can influence your own game design journey.

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Game design is a craft. Treat it like one.
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
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June 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
If you’ve ever wondered what a public board game playtest gone wrong feels like, just watch or read about the F1 Monaco GP trying mandatory two pit stops: chaos on wheels, players bending the rules in ways you never intended.
May 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Reposted by Fede Garza
New video this week, talking about the power of setting deadlines in the process of becoming a game designer!

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Deadlines: An underrated tool for game design
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
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May 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Reposted by Fede Garza
My GDC talk on tabletop design in UFO 50 is now online!

🙏 Thanks to @trentkusters.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social for helping with the talk & to @officialgdc.bsky.social for hosting & not paywalling it

💬 I'll try to answer any questions in this thread

🔗 gdcvault.com/play/1035154...
How Tabletop Design Helped Shape 'UFO 50'
This talk chronicles how Jon Perry leveraged his background as a published board game designer to create novel 8-bit strategy games for the 2024 indie video game UFO 50. In it, he focuses on some of t...
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April 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reposted by Fede Garza
In this week's video, I talk about different strategies to break through game designer's block and make progress on your designs when you feel stuck:

youtu.be/4NjpLP5ZvZs

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How to break through designer's block
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
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March 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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New video is out! Discussing the topic of earning a living designing board games - why is it so difficult?

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Can you make a living from game design?
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
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January 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM