Strategy Board Game Design and Digital Prototyping with Scratch

Want to bring your board game ideas to life? Designing a successful tabletop game requires a solid grasp of game mechanics, strategy, and logical systems. This text-only course guides you through the core principles of tabletop game design and shows you how to prototype your ideas digitally, helping you build a conceptual foundation in game dynamics and translate physical rules into digital logic using Scratch. What you'll learn: Understand the fundamental elements of tabletop game design, including mechanics, player choices, and win conditions; Translate physical board game rules into digital logic and step-by-step algorithms; Program player-controlled objects, movement, and turn-based interactions using Scratch; Implement game state logic, tracking scores, player turns, and win/loss states; Apply computational thinking to solve design challenges and balance game difficulty; Develop interactive feedback loops, including simple collision reactions and score updates. You will start by exploring key board game design terminology and core game loops before stepping through the process of building a digital prototype, translating physical moves into clear logical instructions. This course is designed for absolute beginners, aspiring game designers, and learners interested in coding, with no prior programming or game design experience required. Start reading today to design, prototype, and play your very own strategy game.