{"product_id":"playtesting-best-practices","title":"Playtesting Best Practices","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlaytesting Best Practices: Real World and Online\u003c\/i\u003e covers the complete journey of \u003ci\u003eplaytesting\u003c\/i\u003e - the iterative journey to shape and refine tabletop games from raw ideas to balanced and fun games. This step-by-step guide embraces the process and celebrates the purpose of every step, from early self-playtesting to late-stage unguided playtesting, and offers the specific questions and practices the author has refined to perfect his own games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is split up into four main sections, each with a distinct focus:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting ready to playtest: establishing goalposts, brainstorming, self-playtesting, getting organized, how to design a prototype, and writing rules. The focus here is starting good habits and establishing best practices, whether this is your first game or your hundredth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaytesting in the real world: how to find playtesters, how to teach your game, what to do during the playtest, how to take notes and collect feedback, and being a great playtester yourself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaytesting online: how to adapt to digital platforms, the best practices to playtesting online, how to use these opportunities well, and cautions about playtesting online.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat to do next: how to iterate, additional ways to playtest your game, knowing when you''re done with playtesting, and choosing how to get your game out there.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57193674211710,"sku":"NW9781032813486","price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781032813486.jpg?v=1778547895","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/playtesting-best-practices","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}