Hello, I'm a hobbyist programmer since I been 7 and now I'm 30. I have designed a lot of software but never really got into gaming. Been trying to look up about the subject without much luck. Mainly because search engines are bloated with people marketing board games, to try and find specific information about making a board game. I would like to know if anyone knows of a site, article, book, blog or something. That list different board game mechanics and examples of their uses. I'm trying to get an idea of the different aspects of the game play system of different board games. Any help would be a great benefit to me I'm sure. I'm also interested in play testing games to check out different mechanics and to see how they apply to different subjects. Which I'm sure will help me, when I actually start to come up with ideas for games of my own. With someone's permission of maybe a game I can play test, I would like to make a PC board game version of the application and distribute it as freeware on Source Forge or Google Code. (or I could make a private use version). Anyway I'm really interested in game design and mechanics so if you know any information, websites and the such or about anything else in this thread please post to this thread or send to my email information at the bottom. Also, if someone has AIM, and are will to help a newbie by directing me to places I might be able to find resources and from time to time maybe a stray question or two. My AIM is also at the bottom. Thank you in advance for the time you spend reading this long post and of any why you can aid me.
doubletoker aka Joey
email: warlock@kryogeniks.org
aim: doubletoker
