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Pam Walls Game Design
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I post new videos *most* Sundays at 9 am Pacific and stream *most* Fridays at 5 pm Pacific.
I am an independent board game designer. I talk about game design and the board games industry (with a splash of entrepreneurship and financial independence) on this channel.
My published board games include Hold That Face, (Hasbro, 2017), Act Fast (Outset Media, 2020), Blob Party (Wiz Kids, 2023) and Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls (Disney Edition) (Ravensburger, 2024).
Named “Best Board Game Design Videos” by Cardboard Edison two years in a row (2022 and 2023) 🏆 🏆
Contact: pwgamedesign@ gmail.com
Mail a postcard to my PO Box! I love getting mail!
1771 Robson Street, Suite 248
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6G 3B7
I am an independent board game designer. I talk about game design and the board games industry (with a splash of entrepreneurship and financial independence) on this channel.
My published board games include Hold That Face, (Hasbro, 2017), Act Fast (Outset Media, 2020), Blob Party (Wiz Kids, 2023) and Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls (Disney Edition) (Ravensburger, 2024).
Named “Best Board Game Design Videos” by Cardboard Edison two years in a row (2022 and 2023) 🏆 🏆
Contact: pwgamedesign@ gmail.com
Mail a postcard to my PO Box! I love getting mail!
1771 Robson Street, Suite 248
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6G 3B7
A Board Game Designer's Paradise (Tour of Gamer's Ranch)
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0:00 - Intro and why I'm here
2:46 - Tour of inside of Gamer's Ranch
5:22 - Roberta Taylor (Creature Comforts, Maple Valley, Cafe Baras)
5:42 - Amanda
6:06 - Kelly North
6:26 - Emily
6:40 - Carly Kocurek
6:53 - Rachel Mullen
7:05 - Julie Kaplan
7:22 - Stacie
7:32 - Carolyn Noe
7:41 - Anne
7:57 - Nicole Amato
8:11 - Suzanna Kaye
8:58 - Annabel
9:11 - Karla Correa
9:28 - Outside of Gamer's Ranch
9:58 - Danielle Reynolds (Caution Signs, Herstory)
10:18 - Connie Vogelmann (Wyrmspan, Apiary)
10:41 - Issa
10:54 - Mattie Schraeder
11:10 - My highlights
Theme music outro by www.youtube.com/@huddy_t
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Buy my games 💜
Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls (Disney Edition): www.target.com/p/ravensburger-disney-edition-chronicles-of-light-darkness-falls-game/-/A-90178606
Blob Party: shop.wizkids.com/products/blob-party
Act Fast Speed Charades: www.amazon.com/Act-Fast-Charades-Family-Outset/dp/B08HFZSCNQ/
Hold That Face: www.amazon.com/Adult-Party-Guessing-Amazon-Exclusive/dp/B07CBXHLVK
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Connect with me
Sign up to my weekly newsletter: eepurl.com/iyakps
Book a 1:1 session me: calendly.com/pwgamedesign
Website: www.pamwallsgamedesign.ca
Instagram: pamwallsgamedesign
Twitter: PamWGameDesign
FB: PamWallsGameDesign
Discord: discord.gg/uvy4ffGtBK
🎲 Become a member to get access to perks including playtesting with me and other members on Sundays:
ua-cam.com/channels/t4TYeU8YMwtBa6sX8ejIcw.htmljoin
☕️ If you enjoyed this video, feel free to buy me a coffee (thank you!): buymeacoffee.com/pamwalls
🗓️ Book a 1:1 session me to talk about board game design: calendly.com/pwgamedesign
📪 Sign up to my weekly newsletter: eepurl.com/iyakps
💬 Join my Discord server: discord.gg/uvy4ffGtBK
0:00 - Intro and why I'm here
2:46 - Tour of inside of Gamer's Ranch
5:22 - Roberta Taylor (Creature Comforts, Maple Valley, Cafe Baras)
5:42 - Amanda
6:06 - Kelly North
6:26 - Emily
6:40 - Carly Kocurek
6:53 - Rachel Mullen
7:05 - Julie Kaplan
7:22 - Stacie
7:32 - Carolyn Noe
7:41 - Anne
7:57 - Nicole Amato
8:11 - Suzanna Kaye
8:58 - Annabel
9:11 - Karla Correa
9:28 - Outside of Gamer's Ranch
9:58 - Danielle Reynolds (Caution Signs, Herstory)
10:18 - Connie Vogelmann (Wyrmspan, Apiary)
10:41 - Issa
10:54 - Mattie Schraeder
11:10 - My highlights
Theme music outro by www.youtube.com/@huddy_t
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Buy my games 💜
Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls (Disney Edition): www.target.com/p/ravensburger-disney-edition-chronicles-of-light-darkness-falls-game/-/A-90178606
Blob Party: shop.wizkids.com/products/blob-party
Act Fast Speed Charades: www.amazon.com/Act-Fast-Charades-Family-Outset/dp/B08HFZSCNQ/
Hold That Face: www.amazon.com/Adult-Party-Guessing-Amazon-Exclusive/dp/B07CBXHLVK
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Connect with me
Sign up to my weekly newsletter: eepurl.com/iyakps
Book a 1:1 session me: calendly.com/pwgamedesign
Website: www.pamwallsgamedesign.ca
Instagram: pamwallsgamedesign
Twitter: PamWGameDesign
FB: PamWallsGameDesign
Discord: discord.gg/uvy4ffGtBK
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Let’s talk about Gen Con
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Trying to find the board game I designed at Target
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My game Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls (Disney Edition) is now available at your friendly local game store and (most) Targets: www.target.com/p/ravensburger-disney-edition-chronicles-of-light-darkness-falls-game/-/A-90178606 ✅ Be sure to Like and Subscribe if you want to see more videos about game design and the board games industry 🎲 Become a member to get access to perks including playte...
Unboxing my game: Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls (Disney Edition) published by Ravensburger
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♥️ Like Chronicles of Light on Board Game Geek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/411369/chronicles-light-darkness-falls-disney-edition 🎯 Buy Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls (Disney Edition) at friendly local game stores and Target: www.target.com/p/ravensburger-disney-edition-chronicles-of-light-darkness-falls-game/-/A-90178606 👕 Buy my shirt: crowdmade.com/collections/pamwallsgamedesign/product...
My 5 biggest critiques of this designer's board game (before they launch on Kickstarter)
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🗓️ Book a 1:1 session with me so I can help you on your board game design journey: calendly.com/pwgamedesign 📝 Read reviews from people who have booked 1:1's with me here: buymeacoffee.com/pamwalls 🎄Back Nick’s game Christmas Movie Magic on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/1579010690/christmas-movie-magic ✅ Be sure to Like and Subscribe if you want to see more videos about game design ...
Responding to comments from my viral Meeplegate video (drama in the board games industry)
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Responding to comments from my viral Meeplegate video (drama in the board games industry)
Drama in the board games industry (Meeplegate)
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Drama in the board games industry (Meeplegate)
Unboxing the Game Design Toolkit from Panda Manufacturing (GIVEAWAY!)
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My 6 month plan to get a board game published
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My 6 month plan to get a board game published
Talking about my favourite nature themed board games while... in nature
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Day in the life of a full time board game designer
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5 of the coolest board game mechanics in games I've played recently
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How much I make as a board game designer
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Everything wrong with this proposal from a board game publisher
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A game designer prepares to be on The Price Is Right
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5 Biggest Lessons Learned from 20 years of Game Design
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Come with me to Terminal City Tabletop Convention 2024
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Watch this BEFORE submitting your board game to the Cardboard Edison Award
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Avoid these 10 common mistakes when writing board game rules
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I wish I knew this before starting my Youtube channel
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10 Things I Love About Board Game Design
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10 Things I Love About Board Game Design
Interesting how people only started talking about entwined drafting after Cascadia, when Vinci not only did it back in 1999, but also combined it with the self-balancing market that Century would later use.
I happen to be really into both board game design and personal development so this was a great video for me! Thank you 🙏😊
@@kellyhiebert6766 yay! Me too! I’m glad you enjoyed the video, this is my favourite one I’ve made since these topics really interest me too :) Thanks for watching and for the comment 🙌
A great talk and I understand the very negative feeling you got of this playtester. I have memory from the first game i showe to a game design group. I had only had contact online with the group. My idea was not set at all and I was a beginner. It was a card game. He said bluntly that this card game does not work because you can cheat.… That took some time ro recovery from that.
@@edmundengland yeah it can be tough for sure, especially when you’re first starting out. I hope you kept going tho 🙌
@@PamWallsGameDesign I took time, maybe a year. That game I have not worked on ages.
Game Suggestion to brighten your day: Have you tried Calico or Taverns of Tiefenthal? Calico is an adorable theme of quilting the prettiest quilt so that cats will want to sleep on it. It hides a VERY tricky strategy. Taverns of Tiefenthal has a cool teaching method of 7 modules that you can add one at a time over 7 plays (or more) to get you from starting rules to a really full set of rules. It's pretty cool and I like how they presented the rules. It was a good experience that had each of the modules changing the game in an interesting way.
@@mrpiratedancer4rrr thanks, Pirate 🤗 I have played Calico and enjoyed it! It did work out my brain for sure but I enjoyed it. I haven’t heard of the other one, but it sounds very cool! I’ll keep my eye out for it :)
I wouldn't mind taking a look at your "looking for a home" games and potentially seeing if I could develop them further?
@@matt_stowball I’ll try to post them on my website soon :)
@@PamWallsGameDesign Or even just taking a look, read the rules to see if I can find the fun or make any suggestions
@@matt_stowball once I finish up some of the games I’m currently on, I’ll think more about the games on my back burner. I’ve got too many games on my plate right now 😅
@@PamWallsGameDesign I know that feeling!
Definitely felt the same with harsh critiques from playtesters. It's super annoying when it's entirely group dependent and not really a fault of the game
@@matt_stowball yeah and some people are just straight up rude :(
GIRL ... I feel that. When we went to Protospiel this year, my buddy made a very fun trick taking game and everyone loved it. People who didn't normally like trick taking games loved it. And the people who loved trick taking games liked it, but didn't love it - BUT - they had a lot of good feedback. Then one group that came through to playtest the game came to the table and played only ONE round, said "okay, that's enough of that... I think we can go into feedback time." Which, is insane. Literally the round took like 3 or 4 minutes. Bananas. Makes no sense. You can't even fully experience the game from one round. What were they thinking? So, then they continued to go around the table just completely ripping the game apart. One lady said "So, like on my turn, I didn't get anything good, so therefore, I just think this game needs some work." Why? WHY??? Why are people like this? LOL I sat at a couple other tables with those people and they were also giving extremely unreasonably harsh criticism that were so unnecessary. That's one of those core memories I'll never forget haha!
@@Derek-le4er yeah some people are just rude! Sorry you and your friend had to deal with that 😔
1. I want you to win the lottery! 😂 - That game design house sounds amazing! 2. How many games are you currently working on? 3. Do you see yourself ever co-designing a game?
@@christineschumann2843 1. Me toooooo!! 😆 2. 2 strategy, 1 party, 1 trivia, 1 mobile and 1 game for UA-cam, so 6!
3. Oh and not really, the royalties for games are already so low, I couldn’t imagine getting half of like 5%!
Most certainly volleyball is my sport. I play year round and help run events in my neck of the woods. :)
@@riccardodorcely791 very cool! I played a bit in junior high but it would be so fun to actually be good at it and be able to spike it over the net!
@@PamWallsGameDesign spiking is fun but taking away someone's opportunity to score with good defense is just as much fun 😄 Also thanks for talking about your experiences and venting. Listening to you gave me some inspiration about a design I felt stuck on.
@@riccardodorcely791 yay! I’m so glad to hear that 😊 Best of luck!
+1 for you moving to St Louis ;) So great to meet and play games with you!!
@@susannaheisenbraun6635 yayyyy!! So great to meet you too! The thought has honestly crossed my mind… 😆
We had such a positive experience our first time playtesting with the public that we are worried our next con (in two weeks) isn't going to live up to that first experience. We have worked non-stop since March and the newest version is SO different. There is a small part of me worried that the repeat testers won't like the newest version. We had two guys who came back every day of the first con. Also, do you ever worry, when you interact with people during playtesting, that making the experience better by being friendly and engaging damages the feedback you get?
@@Oviedo_Gamesyou’ll never know til you try and see what happens! There’s always the chance it won’t go as well as you hoped, but that’s just part of the process. But mostly, have fun! I hope you have a great time at your next con (and get helpful feedback) 🙌 And I always try to create an atmosphere where ppl will feel comfortable sharing their honest opinions about the game and so being friendly and not talking too much helps with that. Best of luck at your next playtest!
I feel your pain about the rude play tester. I had one particular play tester at BGG Con last Fall that just clearly did not like the type of game I was play testing and would just say that everything was "stupid". "Oh, I flip a tile and get the resource under that tile? that's just random and stupid..." 😂 I knew it was going to be a long session...
@@RobertoPanetta81 ugh! I’m sorry you had to deal with that. That is the exact same vibe this guy had 😞 Most of the time, playtesting with strangers is great, but there’s always the chance you’ll get a troll. Thankfully it doesn’t happen too often I guess. But if that happened to me on my very first playtest, I don’t know if I would have continued with game design 🤷♀️
UA-cam decided to be SUPER UNCOOPERATIVE tonight, so check out the Twitch stream instead: www.twitch.tv/videos/2238506634
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Wow! That looked SO AMAZING! 💗 I want to live there!
@@helenslater3129 me toooo!!! I didn’t want to leeeeavveee!! 😭 😭 😭
That does look nice, I'm guessing they didn't get hit by meeple gate?
Looks like an awesome time! Glad you got to go, and I'm sure you made lots of great contacts ^_^ Seems like a great bunch of designers!
@@NevTheDeranged thanks Nev! Yes it was such a great group, I met lots of cool people, so grateful I got to be part of it and I’m glad I got to share it with you. Thanks for watching!
I just bought this game! I’m so excited to play it, and I discovered your channel. New subscriber!
I know it’s still new, but what are the chances of an expansion? I love seeing powerful women characters get the spot light, and there’s so many options.
@@solomungrundy82 yay!!! I hope you have many adventures playing the game ✨ And we will have to see if there will be any expansions, if there is any news that I’m allowed to share, believe me, I will share it!
I’m so envious of all of you. I’m a game designer in Australia and us girls so often miss out on things like this due to being so far away. I’m really hoping that I can save enough money you travel to the states next year to be able to attend things like GenCon and go to protospeils. Thanks for posting this so I could at least vicariously enjoy your amazing experience.
@@cherylhoward9177 thanks for watching, Cheryl! I’m glad I could share this with you. Maybe someone can start their own gamers ranch in Australia? 👀 And Protospiel have online events too! It does suck to be so far away though, when will someone invent teleportation already?? 😆
I understand that there is a disc golf course there as well. I hope you all got to play a round or two. I have been playing disc golf since the mid-1980s, and it ranks above even board games for me.
@@samirjafri191 I really wanted to play disc golf! I was planning to on the last day, but it ended up raining all day :( But, that made it even more cozy to play board games inside :) Hopefully I’ll be able to go to gamers ranch again sometime and will definitely try out the disc golf course.
Excellent stuff - they should have named their game 'Meepal Inc' and just to be sure to be sure not shipped to Germany. Although copies would be freely available via a large online retailer with global reach.
Wooww! They even have the nice firm chairs. 😮
@@logicalinsanity yes! They were super comfy and sturdy!
Love seeing som many wonderful people having fun and designing and playing games. ❤ Thos location is fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
@@jamesbrazeal3847 thanks for watching, James! It is a magical place and I’m glad I got to share it with you 🙌
Any women+ who design games, be sure to join my besties group on FB! It is a wonderful, supportive community: facebook.com/groups/boardgamebesties
What a fantastic event. I hope this catches on. The hobby can really benefit from the different voices and perspectives that such an event helps nurture. It will be interesting to see any future game design journals that credit this event as the spark for the next Wingspan. Hopefully one of yours too!
Thanks Wayne! Yes I know of at least one game idea that was sparked there! And I got a ton of great feedback on one of my games that I am excited to implement so we will see 🤞
I wish everyone could have a place like that nearby! What a cool event. Any cannonballs into the water?
Oh 100% 😆 I was jumping in the lake every chance I got! The water was so warm!!! And yes maybe more people will start building these board gamer havens/heavens so more people can access them!
Such an awesome video, looks like an awesome experience!!! So quick question, as I'm working on my third attempt at board game design (the 1st two ideas didn't make it out of playtesting), what suggestions can you give for getting rid of those intrusive thoughts that I'm just kidding myself if I think I'll ever create a game?
Remind yourself that EVERY designer has 10x more games that didn’t work out than the ones that do. We only see the ones that worked out, but to get to that point they had to “fail” over and over again. If you’re enjoying the process, keep going! You’ll start to get used to things not working out 😆 But it is so rewarding when they finally do 🙌
@@PamWallsGameDesign thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it!
Gamers Ranch is one of the greatest places on earth. I've been lucky enough to spend a dozen or so weekends there over the last 5 years or so. I haven't been able to book a weekend (due to my schedule) for the last year or so AND I am sorely missing Gamers Ranch time.
That’s amazing you’ve been able to go so many times already! I had only heard of this place recently and was so excited to see it for myself. It truly is as magical as I thought it would be. Hopefully you can visit again soon :)
That place looks like heaven.
I think it might be 😇
Oh, the sacrifices you make for your craft! That view over the lake, that would be hard to take. 😂 Thanks for sharing
Haha yes I still can’t believe this is my “job”!! Pretty amazing :) Thanks for watching!
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Holy S... what a "house"!
Yeah it’s pretty unbelievable!!!
Very jealous of such an experience!
Hopefully you’ll get to visit one day, anyone can book it! Get some friends together and do it!! 😆
@@PamWallsGameDesign I do a weekend retreat in VA every year, but I am jealous of all the game designers to play with and discuss with!
Wow, what a phenomenal space! More games there than at a game store! I'm glad this was such a great experience for everyone involved
Omg there were so. many. games!!! I wanted to play them allllll 😭 😭 😭 But I had to remind myself to playtest my prototypes too 😂 I wonder how long it took them to accumulate such a large collection, maybe a lot of people who visit donate games too.
This looks like the place that I would move into for the rest of my life if I did not have a family
It was definitely hard to leave 😭 💔
Awesome. As the poet Shania Twain once said, “Let’s go, girls!”
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It was such an amazing weekend. Thanks again for everything! ❤
You are so welcome Stacie! You’ve made a great game and I can’t wait to see what happens with it, and all the other games I’m sure you’ll come up with. Keep being awesome 🙌
What an amazing venue! Definitely sounds like you had an amazing time! Any chance you could add a list of the designers to the video description? This could help folks look them up on BGG. Thanks!
Thanks Mike! That is a great idea, I added the names and timestamps to the description 🙌
@@PamWallsGameDesign - thanks!
This is super cool. Congratulations on a great weekend. Keep being awesome, Pam!
Ah thank you so much ☺️
This is so amazing! Paradise is the right word for it. Someone might need to drag me out of there kicking and screaming.. it has literally EVERYTHING! Not just for game design, but a pool table, arcades, a lake.. I'm ready to move in permanently. Lol We definitely need more women designers, so glad this event is a thing and hopefully continues. I love that game design (and tabletop gaming in general) is such an inclusive hobby. There's literally a place for everyone around the table :)
Yes it was hard to leave 😭 😭 😭 Thanks so much for your kind and encouraging words, it is so true! This hobby is so welcoming and only gets better the more it grows :) Thanks for watching and for the comment 🤗
Wow...really cool! Glad you got to go!
Thanks so much! Yeah I am super grateful!! ☺️
Excellent video! An amazing opportunity for women game designers to get together- is this going to be an annual event?
I’m not sure, but I hope so! I know there are many more women who would benefit from this event so hopefully they have more events so that as many people as possible can go.
What a great opportunity! And such a great video! I'm so glad it looked like a really energizing time for all the incredible designers involved! And a lovely time to relax after the chaos of GenCon! Looking forward to seeing a few of these names on the shelves in the years to come!
Thanks so much, Denis! There were so many cool games being tested there this weekend!! I think we will definitely see some of them on shelves in the future. Thanks for watching and for the comment 🤗
You radiate positivity
@@reanimator9 oh wow, thank you! ☺️