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Designing Around Analysis Paralysis - Ep. 73
Board Game Business Podcast
English - October 09, 2018 15:38 - 25 minutes - 35.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsGames Leisure Business crowdfunding kickstarter boardgamebusiness business design forbiddenlimb games gaming publishing tabletop Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Today we discuss designing around analysis paralysis:
Is it a bad thing? Limiting your decision space Add more options/decisions as you go Allowing players to "mess up" the next player's carefully laid plans Companion app Reference cards to make decisions easier Usability in graphic design or component selection Simultaneous play Hidden actions Keep players engaged Walls of text Put longer decisions at the end of a players so other players can take their turns while the other player is thinking