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14 Apr 2025

5 Common Game Design Mistakes New Board Game Designers Make (And How to Avoid Them)

So you want to design your own game? Whether it’s a card game, board game, or digital prototype, jumping into game design is both exciting and challenging. But if you’re … Read More

board game design, Board Games, Card Game, Game Design, Game Development
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5 Apr 2018

How to Make a Board Game Prototype

When I first started learning how to make a board game I was confused. My brain understood that I needed to make a prototype of my game but I wasn’t … Read More

Board Games, Card Games, DIY, Game Design, How To, Nandeck, Printing, Prototyping
How to Add Icons to Trading Cards With Nandeck by Streamlined Gaming
24 Feb 2017

How to use NanDeck – 3 More Videos Showing You How to Make Your Own Cards

Thank you for all of the positive feedback I received from the first video I made on how to use NanDeck. If you haven’t seen the 1st video tutorial yet then check … Read More

Game Design, Nandeck, Prototyping, Strategy
How to Sell Your Board Game on Amazon
7 Feb 2017

How to Sell Your Board Game on Amazon with Chris Amburn

My friend Chris Amburn, owner of N.E.W. (New Experience Workshop) Games created and sold his game Shootout! High Noon Card Game on Amazon. This got me curious so I asked … Read More

Amazon, Chris Amburn, Game Development, How To, Marketing, Promoting
Board Game Balance Challenge by Streamlined Gaming Academy
3 Feb 2017

Ch. 04: Balance Your Favorite Board Game

Ever since I was a little kid I have loved changing the rules and game play of my favorite board games. It’s not that I thought the games needed my … Read More

Challenge, Game Design, Planning, Strategy
How to Make Trading Cards with Nandeck
24 Jan 2017

How to Make Trading Cards using NanDeck

“Have you learned how to make trading cards using NanDeck yet?” He asked. You can read the story below about how I first heard of NanDeck from my wow tcg … Read More

Card Games, DIY, How To, Nandeck
Think Outside The Box Streamlined Gaming Game Challenge
10 Jan 2017

Ch. 03: Plan 3 Games in 3 Days

I challenge you to our “3 game ideas in 3 days” with a twist. The twist is you have to randomly select which game types your 3 games will be. … Read More

Board Game, Card Game, Challenge, Game Design, Planning, Strategy
Streamlined Gaming SLG Academy Chess Challenge
27 Dec 2016

Ch. 02: SLG Chess Challenge

Exercising your mind is a good way to improve your game design skills. Whether you want to make a game to publish or just to play for fun with family … Read More

Board Games, Challenge, Game Design, Planning
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15 Nov 2016

Ch. 01: Aliens vs. Animals

On our quest to encourage and teach others to make games, we have started a new series of articles called the SLG “Academy”. For our first post, we are doing … Read More

Board Game, Card Game, Challenge, Game Design
About the President of SLG
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Calvin Keeney Interview

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