Joseph Z Chen[Stacked] Wish fulfillmentThis post is part of a designer diary series about my latest game design, Stacked. Check out my first post if you want to start from the…4 min read·Mar 22, 2024----
Joseph Z Chen[Stacked] Choices, choices, choicesThis post is part of a designer diary series about my latest game design, Stacked. Check out my first post if you want to start from the…4 min read·Mar 13, 2024----
Joseph Z Chen[Stacked] Maximize the drama!This post is part of a designer diary series about my latest game design, Stacked. Check out my first post if you want to start from the…4 min read·Mar 11, 2024----
Joseph Z Chen[Stacked] A different kind of gameAfter a 3 year hiatus in designing games, I’ve finally returned with a new game design — and it’s very different from my previous game…4 min read·Mar 8, 2024----
Joseph Z ChenHow I designed the solo rules for Fantastic FactoriesI have a confession to make. Before I designed Fantastic Factories, I had never played a single hobby board game solo. So I hesitate a bit…4 min read·Mar 31, 2021----
Joseph Z ChenSetting the MSRP of your board game and why you shouldn’t use the 5x landed cost ruleYou’ve finished designing your tabletop game. You’ve acquired art assets, hired a graphic designer, and you’re now ready to take your game…5 min read·Nov 20, 2020----
Joseph Z ChenFantastic Factories: Manufactions is here!Just a quick post! The Kickstarter campaign for TWO Fantastic Factories Expansions (Manufactions and Subterfuge) is now LIVE. Here’s a…1 min read·Sep 29, 2020----
Joseph Z ChenWhat should be on your Kickstarter launch day checklist and why you should have oneLaunching your crowdfunding campaign is a big deal. It’s often a culmination of years of hard work, and in spite of all that hard work…4 min read·Feb 18, 2020----
Joseph Z ChenFantastic Factories Design DiaryI thought it might be of interest to people to write about how Fantastic Factories got its start and the various design challenges…5 min read·Nov 18, 2019--1--1
Joseph Z ChenHow large of a mailing list do I need before launching my Kickstarter?Detailed analysis of converting a mailing list into Kickstarter backers for a tabletop game5 min read·Jun 5, 2019----