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designer_workshop:making_your_first_board [2014/04/03 23:39]
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   *Avoid making boards that could be seen as being too close, or too redundant, to those already in the inventory of live boards available. The standards for bringing in a board which could be seen as too close to another one will be very high in order to justify its inclusion .   *Avoid making boards that could be seen as being too close, or too redundant, to those already in the inventory of live boards available. The standards for bringing in a board which could be seen as too close to another one will be very high in order to justify its inclusion .
-  *Your map should have textured game-play. For a standard Risk-style map, this means a reasonable assortment of choke-points or dice mods, or some other features that give the game interest.+  *Your map should have varied facets of game-play. For a standard Risk-style map, this means a reasonable assortment of choke-points or dice mods, or some other features that give the game interest.
   *Your map size should not be too large - players don't like to have to scroll from the map to the play buttons and back all the time. Again this is a guideline, not a rule. However, if your board is larger than the average screen, be prepared to justify your reasoning behind it.    *Your map size should not be too large - players don't like to have to scroll from the map to the play buttons and back all the time. Again this is a guideline, not a rule. However, if your board is larger than the average screen, be prepared to justify your reasoning behind it. 
   *Your territories should not be too small - this is obvious, but it should be considered very early in the process.  Think about what your map will look like even before you start working with the image.   *Your territories should not be too small - this is obvious, but it should be considered very early in the process.  Think about what your map will look like even before you start working with the image.
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