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title: "Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms 1st Edition"
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# Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms 1st Edition

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great designer reference book
*by J***M on September 17, 2019*

I think this is a great book for board game designers because I can look up what mechanics might go best with the feel I'm trying to achieve with the players. They are organized by "type" so if you are looking for an auction mechanic just go to that section and try to find one that may fit what you are looking for. Not only does it explain how the mechanic works it also provides insight about player and industry reactions to it. For newer designers such as myself those pieces of wisdom are critical on understanding your path to getting published.I know this seems trivial but there is huge value in having them organized by section. I was working on an auction/bidding mechanic for a prototype that I've been stuck iterating on for a couple of weeks now. After going through that entire section this last weekend I landed on a mechanic that I think will work much better for my situation. I could compare and contrast the different types all in one place. Maybe you won't find your answer but this book gets my brain thinking about how to solve my problem. This book will be a tool by my side as I continue to design new games. I highly recommend it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Textbook for sure
*by M***Z on March 8, 2022*

Naively, I purchased this for my sons 12th birthday. It’s a little over his head though he has read parts and pieces of it. He loves to create board games and I thought this might help him organize his thoughts around mechanics of the games ideas he has. It probably would but he needs to be a little older. We’ll keep it around maybe he’ll find more value in it in a few more years. Other than that, I think it looks like it would be very informative and a great resource.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Immediately useful
*by T***G on August 6, 2019*

I didn't realize how much I needed this excellent resource. "Building Blocks of Tabletop Design" succinctly organizes the many facets of tabletop game design into logical categories like Turn Order, Game End and Victory, Uncertainty, and Card Mechanisms. Each "block" provides a clear definition, logical examples and clarifying diagrams. The diagrams are among the best I've seen in any book about our hobby.This book is to tabletop games what Henry Brown's "507 Mechanical Movements" is to physical machines. It will stand as the definitive catalog.This book belongs on the desk (not the shelf!) of anyone designing tabletop games.

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