Tabletop Games Blog · May 14, 2024 · 9 min
Boiling Point - why tension and escalation matters in games (Topic Discussion)
Hi, it’s Joe Slack here. I’ve written a few guest posts for Oliver in the past and I was delighted when he requested another guest blog, so here we go! Something I think about a lot as a game designer is how to create tension in a game as well as ensure that players feel a sense of progression as they play. Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/05/14/boiling-point-why-tension-and-escalation-matters-in-games-topic-discussion/ Useful Links Tokaido : https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/123540/tokaido A Gentle Rain : https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334011/a-gentle-rain Magic Maze : https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209778/magic-maze Incan Gold : https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15512/incan-gold Diamant review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/04/22/diamant-saturday-review/ Splendor review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/07/25/splendor-saturday-review/ Istanbul : https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148949/istanbul Steampunk Rally : https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162007/steampunk-rally Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot ( https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/ ) Music: Borough by Blue Dot Sessions The Desert | The Grand Score by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sandstorm by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ (Photo by Daniela Paola Alchapar on Unsplash)