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Sep 3 2010

Forum PostSetting up appointments at Essen Game Fair (2) by Markus Hagenauer
Forum Post[GDS] August 2010 - Comments and Questions (11) by dobnarr

Sep 2 2010

Forum PostBoard Game mechanics from TTR (16) by Pastor_Mora
Forum PostCards Games  (5) by musicala
Utopia Engine Review (5) by CloudBuster
Forum PostModerators? Spam control? (1) by Dralius
Forum Post[GDS] August 2010 - Critiques (4) by joni
Forum PostBoardgame based on DotA  (9) by R1773R
Forum PostInvestors for print run? (7) by boardgameguru

Sep 1 2010

Forum PostNever ending adventures (0) by Relexx
Arkopolis Engines - Prototype Design (80) by CloudBuster
Forum PostHorror Miniatures Game - Preliminary Thread(I'm new to this Site) (5) by Catelf

Aug 31 2010

Forum Post'Community Games' online design wiki (0) by Amnese
Forum PostProcedural Hidden Information Mechanics (8) by onihero
Forum PostContracts and Templates (3) by InvisibleJon
Forum PostCreating mount-rules in a CCG ? (6) by JTZero

Aug 30 2010

Forum PostWhere to study? (2) by dannorder
Forum PostNew Blog about getting published (11) by jcormier
Forum Post'Community Games' online design wiki (0) by Amnese
Dream Game: Ideas, Concepts, and Brainstorming (11) by computervirus
Forum PostHow can I edit my files in Doc. Format. (1) by InvisibleJon
Forum Post4Fun Application (0) by Baky
Forum PostIt is time to submit... how to make professional cards. (41) by jackymc

Aug 29 2010

Forum PostCity shape to use for blocking ressources in an hex (8) by Relexx
Forum PostArtsCow - what size should the cards be? (3) by Relexx
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Aug 30 2010

4Fun (0) by Baky

Aug 27 2010

Board to Death TV (0) by Board to Death TV

Aug 26 2010

LoDS_Board_1 (0) by Sasachaz
Test model of city shape and ressources (0) by larienna

Aug 19 2010

Switchbacks and Sidetracks - First Draft Board (1) by Dralius
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