We’re pretty excited about the lunchtime panel we’ve got lined up for Saturday. Take a break from your game building, and join us for a discussion with some published board game designers. We’ve got: Steve Tassie, the designer of a series of “B-movie card games” published by Z-man games, including Grave Robbers from Outer Space, [...]
Resources at the Jam
A brief note on what resources you can expect to build with at Board Game Jam. On the high-tech side, we do have several computers available, loaded with Adobe CS software. We’re working on the wifi situation, though we won’t be sure about it until the day of. On the low-tech side, we’ve been going [...]
Explore the Mysteries of Ancient Civilizations (as that is our theme)
The theme for Board Game Jam is ancient civilizations! These can be pretty cool; just look at the Egyptians, the Greeks, and my personal favourite, Atlantis. You’re not obligated to follow the theme, but if you’re looking for an idea, this is a starting point. The civilization in question can be real, or something you [...]
Prizes, Prizes, Prizes!
Board Game Jam is about having a good time, but I think we can agree it’s easier to have a good time with clear, material incentive, right? We’re thrilled to have a lovely set of board games from our fabulous sponsors to give to the most awesomest teams. The esteemed panel of judges, along with [...]
Schedule-d! Here’s how we roll.
We’ve posted the schedule! It’s an evolving organism, but don’t expect it to change too much. We put a lot of thought into what needs to go into a board game jam. One of our goals was not to turn this into Board Game Camp; as much fun as it would be to just discuss/play [...]
Board Game Jam: An Introduction
Board Game Jam is an opportunity to play creatively with a freedom not normally seen these days. It’s a celebration of simplicity, and a return to some pretty awesome fundamentals. Do you love board games? Then you’re perfectly qualified to do this. Everyone is crazy bananas over games these days. From Gamercamp to Ubisoft Toronto, [...]
