Reviews

Kobold Guide to Game Design, 2nd Edition by Jeff Grubb, Ed Greenwood, Janna Silverstein, Amber Scott, Wolfgang Baur, Michael A. Stackpole, Kelly Pawlik, Keith Baker, Colin McComb

sklepia's review

informative slow-paced

2.5

jzarrow's review

slow-paced

2.5

Two of the essays begin with "Webster's dictionary defines 'game' as..."
Dated and largely forgettable.

shane_tiernan's review

4.0

This book covered a lot of ground, and though it was kind of an "anthology" style with a bunch of authors, Wofgang Baur wrote about 75% of the essays. So if you're looking to write an rpg accessory, create a board game or even just write a short article for some online zine, there's definitely a bunch of instruction here that could help. I like how honest he is about it being tough and not always fun and he warms people up to the idea of their writing being changed before publication. I remember when that happened to me and it was a huge deal to me, I felt personally slighted. I also enjoyed the "peek behind the scenes" type of stuff as to how the industry works for different types of companies.