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What Community Members say
“The BGDL has given me a place for the projects I am passionate about to be seen and my thoughts I hope to help others with to be heard that no other group has."
Your Friend Ben Moy
The Game Crafter
"As a designer, I've learned a lot from the BGDL podcast and the
conversations that have resulted from it in the BGDL community."
Jamey Stegmaier
Stonemaier Games
“Gabe does an amazing job curating content from leading experts in our industry. Everyone in the board game industry should listen to his podcast and subscribe to his newsletter.”
Debbie Moynihan
Wise Wizard Games
“I love the supportive environment of the Board Game Design Lab. I check in frequently to see what kinds of questions people have, the projects they’re working on, and to appreciate all the interesting creative work going on in the field.”
Luke Laurie
Designer of Dwellings of Eldervale
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BGDL+ is the one-stop shop for everything related to board game design.
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- Everything From Basic
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Some of the Digital Courses and Exclusive Content for Premium Members:
Learn how to make your prototypes look more like published games
Learn how to create games for one player and solo modes.
Learn how to create a digital version of your game
Exclusive interviews with successful Kickstarter creators
Learn about accounting best practices for designers and publishers
Exclusive interviews on how popular games went from idea to store shelf
More exclusive content added regularly
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Premium memberships come with a 7-day money back guarantee. If you don’t love the premium content and want to revert to a free membership, we’ll refund your money.
