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Pinned The ultimate collection of links related to space Started by Ysaneya, 25 Jul 2004	Hot 18 replies 40,805 views	SweetyS 20 Jan 2013
Pinned Going to post your game idea? Read this first Started by boolean, 31 Jul 2004 1 2 3	Hot 43 replies 56,610 views	Dahamonnah 10 Apr 2012
Economics engine Started by polyfrag, 27 Apr 2013 1 2	Hot 31 replies 1,018 views	polyfrag Today, 03:56 PM
[TonesOfTales] Make your own card game and play it online Started by lole, Today, 02:22 PM	0 replies 8 views	lole Today, 02:22 PM
Retro(Sfxr/Bfxr) Sounds In A High Detailed 2d Game Started by kburkhart84, 22 May 2013 bxfr, sxfr, retro, sounds	2 replies 71 views	kburkhart84 Today, 01:55 PM
Strategic Defensive Elements in a 4X Game Started by Orymus3, Yesterday, 01:18 PM 4x Space	12 replies 117 views	Waterlimon Today, 11:50 AM
What an emperor of a space empire does? Started by Acharis, 09 May 2013 brainstorming 1 2	Hot 31 replies 586 views	Orymus3 Today, 11:13 AM
Planet Colony - Resources & Commodities? Started by All Names Taken, 24 Apr 2013	12 replies 438 views	mipmap Today, 06:40 AM
Poll The Zeitgeist Movement Game - Feedback Started by Mratthew, Yesterday, 01:09 AM Zeitgeist, Movement, Classifieds and 3 more...	7 replies 172 views	sunandshadow Today, 03:30 AM
Why cards in a game design? Started by Kekko, 21 May 2013	9 replies 363 views	Hodgman Yesterday, 07:29 PM
Personnel (strategy) Started by Acharis, 12 May 2013	9 replies 317 views	WavyVirus Yesterday, 01:39 PM
Battle System in a tactical battle (srpg style) Started by Plethora, 22 May 2013	2 replies 100 views	Plethora Yesterday, 10:49 AM
How to balance freedom of expression & abuse in games? Started by derech, 22 May 2013 abuse	7 replies 179 views	derech Yesterday, 01:06 AM
Avoiding the Bot Problem Started by Jungletoe, 19 May 2013	7 replies 404 views	Waterlimon 22 May 2013
Story and Survival in one Game? Started by WulfTheWulf, 23 Apr 2013	4 replies 243 views	WulfTheWulf 22 May 2013
Tycoon genre, definition thoughts Started by sunandshadow, 20 May 2013	5 replies 232 views	AltarofScience 22 May 2013
Feedback on turn-based combat system Started by Navall, 19 May 2013	2 replies 202 views	Navall 21 May 2013
Names for soldier ranks? Started by suliman, 18 May 2013	5 replies 212 views	suliman 21 May 2013
Simple ball game (need ideas) Started by Chosker, 16 May 2013 iOS	3 replies 164 views	Mratthew 20 May 2013
Space race games. Started by slicer4ever, 19 May 2013	5 replies 225 views	mipmap 20 May 2013
Controller Interface Questions Started by BebopCola, 17 May 2013	2 replies 142 views	BebopCola 19 May 2013
Audience mechanic Started by Acharis, 17 May 2013	9 replies 199 views	Servant of the Lord 19 May 2013
What are the best videos on game design? Started by Dan Violet Sagmiller, 18 May 2013	3 replies 231 views	Acharis 19 May 2013
Creative Games Started by Comrade Jenkens, 30 Apr 2013	2 replies 332 views	powerneg 18 May 2013
The Search Skill - How Should It Work? Started by Wavinator, 17 May 2013 RPG, Space Game	7 replies 217 views	TechnoGoth 18 May 2013
A very simple game Started by jms bc, 01 May 2013	7 replies 513 views	jms bc 17 May 2013
Suggested Framework For Text-Based Game Started by Scene68, 17 May 2013	0 views	Amadeus H 17 May 2013
voxel game Started by rogger, 12 May 2013	3 replies 838 views	MINKZILLA 16 May 2013
Near-future game concept, working title "Wounded Gaia." Feedback Welcome. Started by Jeremy Williams, 16 May 2013	0 replies 520 views	Jeremy Williams 16 May 2013
Sports RPG Interface Concepts Started by TR2013, 16 May 2013	0 replies 201 views	TR2013 16 May 2013

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