I had a great time in this course! Before this, I had never made a physical board game or considered the process behind it. There's something special about having tangible components to interact with, rather than using a keyboard, mouse, or controller. Here's what I learned:

• Rapid prototyping is key, especially when your project can be quickly tested.
• Establishing strong pillars early makes later design decisions much easier.
• Open conversations and testing out ideas helped us resolve challenges quickly.
• Playtesting with peers revealed issues we hadn't noticed with gameplay or rules.
• No matter how good your game is, unclear rules ruin the experience.
• Game development often doesn't go smoothly, but we got lucky this time.
• Working in a group helped me refine ideas and clarify the project's scope.

Going forward, I'd only make minor tweaks for clarity, particularly with tile placement. Overall, we met all our goals, and I wouldn't change our process of ideation, rapid prototyping, iteration, and playtesting.