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Your journey as a game designer starts (and continues) here with industry leading content—including in-depth free resources, popular podcasts, premium courses, and more.

The Board Game Design Lab was started in 2016 with one main goal in mind: to help designers create great games that people love.

Below, you’ll find all sorts of resources to help you become a better designer who creates better games. Whether you’ve been designing for 10 minutes or 10 years, the following content will show you how to take your design process to the next level.

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