advertisement 01-15-2020 DESIGN Board-game design is thriving In Germany, the home of modern board-gaming, the industry has grown by over 40% in the past five years. Here’s why.

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– Recycled: For board or card games, any materials can work—but think about what materials you might already have at home that you can use first. – Virtual: You can create a game that is played online ...

During the dot-com years, they seemed as anachronistic as jousting. But board games lately have acquired a kind of old-school cool: Young Hollywood types are raving about Cranium and Pictionary ...

Modern board games can be wonderfully complex and intricate, weaving a web of overlapping mechanics, visual design, and narrative to create a fun and memorable experience every time you play.

Working on the board game project hasn't always been easy. "That's how you engineer anything. You just fail many, many times and end up with a final product that we like," Grace said.