How to deal with idea-clones and the fact that your idea has been realised by someone else

Idea-clone = A project similar to your own  – which you thought was based on an unique idea.

No doubt you and every other designer has experienced the depressing feeling when you stumble upon a game which is exactly the same as an idea or game you have been working on. Some will think their idea was stolen, but many know that it is simply a dark, unlucky coincidence.

There’s a reason behind all of these so-called “coincidences”. This article will discuss how you should react to the new facts and what you can do.

Don’t be thrown by the exaggerating examples in this article.

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WE might remember New Salem (designed by Brian Henk & Clayton Skacke) the ‘hidden identity’ card game on Kickstarter but I had forgotten the mesmerising images on the cards. It was only because Overworld Games have it as a pledge reward on Booze Barons (which also looks great by the way) – that I could see we had to interview the Artist behind New Salem. Meet Andrea from Locarno, Switzerland.

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Ok ok – we know its superficial to award games purely on their looks. There are way to many games that are brought to life with to low quality on the art – and here on GHG we want to praise the game designers who allies with artist that give their games the love it should have. Currently there are not many projects running that look even ok. But we found you 3 good looking games you should check out.
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It’s a lot of work that goes into the creation of a new game – and launching a Kickstarter. Todays interview is with artist behind a Kickstarter project that is 80+% funded, as we write, of a feasible goal. Her name is Rochi Ogñenovich a.k.a. RochiSour. The game is a family project together with her husband Sebastian, and we guess their both must be filled with anxiety, when ONI is closing in on the end date.(UPDATE – ONI has been fully funded!) Here at GHG we believe that the real quality of a game can’t be measured from whether you succeed or don’t succeed a Kickstarter – but as a audience we try to analyse the given information. ONI seems like a easy to learn game and the art is colourful, stylish and great looking – so why don’t just go pledge HERE now and read on afterwards.

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