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GAME DESIGN AND THEORY

Title	Source	Info
Sound Design Improves Everything Just a quick read on my thoughts about sound design	Game Design and Theory Ashes of Emerald	09/03/2012 03:24 PM 9 post(s)
Tag-Team Battling I Balancing your game through the Tag-Team battle system, and how to balance characters.	Game Design and Theory pyrofiend324	09/01/2012 07:13 PM 2 post(s)
Design & Beauty: A Look At Art Direction free tibet	Game Design and Theory Ghost	08/17/2012 08:09 AM 12 post(s)
Using Enemy Attack Patterns Attack patterns and why you should learn to love them	Game Design and Theory Solitayre	07/26/2012 09:43 PM 24 post(s)
Selecting the right medium: Intrinsically motivated work A look at analying one's creative work / goals and selecting the best medium.	Game Design and Theory Ghost	05/02/2012 05:22 PM 5 post(s)
Misanthropic Mechanics -or- Finding your game's Core Do you really need to add another fishing mini-game?	Game Design and Theory slash	02/28/2012 09:42 PM 14 post(s)
Making Random Encounters More Bearable Not a fix-all solution, but some notable pointers	Game Design and Theory Puddor	01/25/2012 11:36 AM 8 post(s)
Mapping Tutorial - Dungeon Hall Another step-by-step visual guide toward basic mapping approaches.	Game Design and Theory Blind	01/24/2012 06:56 AM 7 post(s)
Mapping Tutorial - Meadow A visual simple step-by-step example of fundamental map design.	Game Design and Theory Blind	01/17/2012 06:01 AM 17 post(s)
Reviewing for Dummies Guidelines for reviewing games	Game Design and Theory halibabica	11/28/2011 10:55 AM 8 post(s)
Game Mechanics and Pacing Tips on how to not waste your player's time.	Game Design and Theory Solitayre	11/26/2011 02:27 AM 47 post(s)
Guidelines for game reviewing Maximize the usefulness of your game reviews for both players and developers	Game Design and Theory Avee	11/13/2011 09:30 PM 4 post(s)
Steps for making your first RPG Simple steps for making a simple RPG	Game Design and Theory ShortStar	10/18/2011 04:24 AM 25 post(s)
Change is good. Summer Retrospective. Short discussion about surrealism, the creative state of the community and contest feedback.	Game Design and Theory StarSkipp	10/12/2011 04:30 PM 15 post(s)
The Surrealist Tarot My thoughts on all the Summer Games 2011 entries.	Game Design and Theory Max McGee	10/04/2011 09:56 PM 44 post(s)
Calunio's surrealizations on RMN Summer Games 2011 About surrealism, the unconscious and the RMN event.	Game Design and Theory calunio	09/21/2011 02:29 PM 31 post(s)
Teamwork: Skillsets for your party of 4 (or more)! Skillsets in parties	Game Design and Theory doomed2die	07/15/2011 07:56 AM 7 post(s)
The Do's and Don'ts of Mapping Part 8 Adding to a Map: Overlays / Lighting Effects	Game Design and Theory Archeia_Nessiah	07/12/2011 04:32 AM 4 post(s)
The Do's and Don'ts of Mapping Part 7 Adding to a Map	Game Design and Theory Archeia_Nessiah	07/12/2011 04:24 AM 2 post(s)
The Do's and Don'ts of Mapping Part 6 Bonus: World Maps	Game Design and Theory Archeia_Nessiah	07/12/2011 04:20 AM 2 post(s)

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Anomalies This section is a catch-all for anything that doesn't fit in the above categories. It may or may not be related to game making or RMN. It could have stories about pirates.
Artist Workshop The articles in the artist workshop are geared towards making original sprites and tilesets for your game, which can help it stand out.
Game Design and Theory This section is where all the amateur thinktanks write article regarding gameplay, with topics covering balance, dungeon design, battle systems, etc.
Programming and Mathematics Need to do some heavy-duty coding or math work? This is the place.
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Writer's Block The storytelling category is for articles about creating well-rounded heroes, villains, background stories and even worlds!