Game Design Articles

Here are my articles and thoughts on game design. Most of these articles will have something useful for people working on games in all sorts of genres.

I add new articles whenever I have some free time to write. Keep up to date with this page or like fbb on Facebook.

• Story Structure in Game Design
• I Want to Write Good Characters
• Making Memorable NPCs
• RPG Skills: What You’re Doing Wrong
• Your Fantasy Setting: Economy
• Enemy Encounters: What You’re Doing Wrong
• Dungeons!
• Fuck Your Features: The Downside of Complexity in RPGs
• Your Game’s Identity
• Puzzle Design 1: RPG Puzzle Types
• Puzzle Design 2: Moving Parts
• Player Psychographics
• Writing Relationships: Romance
• Difficulty: Challenge vs Frustration
• Managing Resources Part One
• Managing Resources Part Two
• A look at Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
• Managing Resources Part Three
• Your Fantasy Setting: The Law
• A look at South Park: The Stick of Truth
• A look at Skyborn
• SURVIVOR Twisting Variables: “Early Jury”

If you have an idea or question that would make for a good article, send me a message and let me know.