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Insights on board game design, pedagogy, and the world of games by Máté Lencse

Our Board Game Journey
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Our Board Game Journey

From first dice rolls at 18 months to Patchwork strategy at age eight. A family board game journey shows how playing together shapes a lifelong love of games.

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Hello Spring!
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Hello Spring!

March and April filled with board game events, workshops, and design work. Spring brings a busy season for game designers and educators.

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Games in Secondary Schools
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Games in Secondary Schools

From a literary event to a vocational school debate game, two different sessions show how board games engage secondary school students in meaningful ways.

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Training Professionals
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Training Professionals

Training foster care professionals in board game pedagogy so they can pass the knowledge to foster parents and, ultimately, to the children they care for.

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Prototype Making
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Prototype Making

From an expensive first prototype that never got published to scrappy card-and-sticker builds today. Lessons learned about what publishers actually want.

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Board Games and Health Education
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Board Games and Health Education

High school teams designed health education board games for a national competition, followed by a hands-on board game pedagogy workshop for their teachers.

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Playful Library
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Playful Library

Inside a game designer's collection: hundreds of board games, design tools, and pedagogy resources. A peek into the creative workspace.

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February
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February

February wasn't about blogging—it was about design work and family. A glimpse into the busy life of a game designer and educator.

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Game Designer Status Update
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Game Designer Status Update

Three board games in active development plus three more in the queue. A look at the busy life of a designer balancing commissions and international ambitions.

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The Day of Hungarian Culture
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The Day of Hungarian Culture

Hungarian game designers gathered to celebrate their craft on the Day of Hungarian Culture. Why recognizing board game authorship matters for gaming culture.

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Knowledge about your own game
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Knowledge about your own game

What does your board game playstyle reveal about you? A game designer explores self-awareness in gaming and the five levels of reflecting on your own play.

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