A review by eddyfate
Kobold Guide to Board Game Design by James Ernest, Andrew Looney, Richard C. Levy, Richard Garfield, Mike Selinker, Rob Daviau, Dale Yu, Michelle Nephew, Jeff Tidball, Steve Jackson, Lisa Steenson

4.0

A great introductory guide for people interested in making board games (although there are applications to other kinds of game design as well). It lightly touches on a number of topics, including pacing, how to approach mechanics, and prototyping. I picked up a few new tips from reading it, and would recommend it as a good collection of supporting essays for a game design class or self-education.