@failfasterjay

Helping Game Designers Succeed by Failing Faster

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Joined January 2019
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One part interactive story, one part game design guide. This looks incredibly innovative and particularly useful for kids looking to explore concepts of game design. I've found Jay's Fail Faster guides helpful in the past and we discussed this on the latest episode of the podcast
FailFaster@failfasterjay14 Sep 2023
Jay and Blaise have crafted a product that helps you learn the fundamentals of board game design through a story structure. Both Jay and Blaise are designers you will want to learn from with a large pedigree of fantastic games under their belt! Back now! kickstarter.com/projects/fai…
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Thank you @failfasterjay for sponsoring #TCTC2023! Do you have an idea for a board game but don’t know where to start? The Fail Faster Game Design Program will take you through the steps to create your own board game. Learn from professional game designer, Jay Cormier.
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Look at all these goodies! Our sponsors @thegamecrafter, @PrintPlay, and @failfasterjay have come through once again! All these components will be available to attendees to make their next awesome game. Plus, we'll be giving away 5 Fail Faster journals courtesy of Jay Cormier!
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39) Fail Faster Playtesting Journal - This playtesting journal gives you a structured playtesting strategy, notetaking methods, and playtesting/design tips, as well as "achievements" for reaching design checkpoints. @failfasterjay failfaster.ca
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Alex from Boardgameco defends the Mountain from Gnomish invaders for his preview of #FalloftheMountainKing. Check out his thoughts on the game he rates 5/5 and calls his favourite Burnt Island Game. Look for Fall of the Mountain King on Kickstarter June 1! youtu.be/AtDFyGGk244
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Chris from @MDofGames got a chance to play Fall of the Mountain King and shares his first impressions. Check out the video for his thoughts and look for Fall of the Mountain King on Kickstarter June 1. youtu.be/3bA7Abb_Abo
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We had a great time showing off #FalloftheMountainKing at AwSHUX this weekend. We're going to be holding some public play sessions starting next week. If you want a chance to play on Tabletop Simulator before the June 1 Kickstarter launch, sign up here: picktime.com/FMK
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AwSHUX 2021 (@SHUXshow) is off and running and we're holding demo sessions for Fall of the Mountain King and other games on Tabletop Simulator. Book your seat here: picktime.com/SHUX2021
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The Gnome attack was sudden and unexpected. Now is the time to stand up and fight for our Mountain home. We're taking a look at some of the unique mechanics of Fall of the Mountain King. Check out the article for details and stay tuned for more info. tinyurl.com/mhzcxj8n
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The gnome attack was sudden and relentless. Sharpen your blades, brothers and sisters! If we trolls must fall, we’ll fall fighting like kings! Fall of the Mountain King is a standalone prequel to In the Hall of The Mountain King. More details here: tinyurl.com/3ecxs9p2
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Super excited that @TheOpGames is one of our publishers for The Pitch Project! They've been making waves recently with their new brand identity and have put out some stellar games for the hobby and mass market. Sign up for to learn more at - allbutpublished.com
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In celebration of what @SenFoongLim and @failfasterjay are doing for aspiring designers with #ThePitchProject2020, I've dropped the price of my game design book, "You Said This Would Be Fun", by 25% through Oct 2. Available in PB or ePub; audiobook soon! amazon.com/dp/B086Y5KFLN
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GAME DESIGNERS! We’re going to be offering upto 1 hour slots for designers to receive constructive feedback on their games. It doesn’t need to be something we’d typically publish. We just want to connect with more designers and be useful. Is that something of interest? 🤔
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Today I'm sharing on the blog a discussion with @failfasterjay about his roadblock as a first-time publisher (@offthepagegames) and how he overcame it! subsurfacegames.ca/2020/03/1…
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Voting is open! Best Kickstarter Campaign of 2019 included are Dwellings of Eldervale @breaking_games Etherfields @AwakenRealms Roll Player Expansion @thunderworksgam Suburbia @beziergames Time of Legends: Destinies @LDuckGames IHMK @burntislandgm forms.gle/wMt6iH4wL4qgzSZX8
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#2 on the ladies Top 10 Board Games of 2019 include Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth from @FFGames Silver from @beziergames and In the Hall of the Mountain King from @burntislandgm youtube.com/watch?v=_Srtg9My…
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Greg from @tabletopknight got his In the Hall of the Mountain King and shares his unboxing video. Check out the video to see all the goodies in the box and look for the game in retail in February 2020. youtu.be/j-pqMVMJjM8
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Today's Blog boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/9… features: Draw your Own Conclusions @PlaySocialSloth @GreyFoxGames, Tattoo Stories from Games By Bicycle, The City @EagleGryphon, Yin Yang @bgnations1
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All set to show off #IntheHalloftheMountainKing at the Universal Trade Show!
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We had to break out the production copy of In the Hall of the Mountain King and take it for a test drive!
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