Dextrous Blog

Blog posts, Interviews & other cool stuff

A design jam competition by Dextrous

Roguelike Hand-builder

The design process of Tyler's gorgeous new Chess varient: Sylan Tactics

Bringing Chess to Life in Sylvan Tactics

Hermes from Boken Games discusses how to bringing people together for with epic new experiences in Song of the Wildkin.

Designing for Epic Collaboration in Song of the Wildkin

How to design a super simple but compelling card game with depth

Simplicity meets Speed in Courage and Cunning

Free TCG templates and layouts for trading card games and CCGs

TCG Templates & Trading Card Layouts

A sneak peak at the development of 'Hi, I'm A Dungeon Trash Disposal' and how to create unique experiences in game design.

Finding Fun and Unique Design in Dungeon Trash

Download free printable playing card templates and blank card game templates in PDF, Word, and PowerPoint formats.

Free printable card templates for custom cards

Zach from Grazing Bear Games discusses the development of 14ers, a tableau-building game inspired by Colorado's highest peaks, and the challenges of balancing over many unique abilities.

Climbing Mountains in Game Design

Andrej Sperling discusses bringing the survival experience of ARK to the tabletop and how Dextrous accelerated his iterative design process.

Prototyping Jurassic Crisis

Learn how to make a classic creature battler game card design in Dextrous, step by step.

Make A TCG Card Template Using Dextrous

A look into the development of The Projector, a fully-cooperative RPG roguelike deckbuilder, and how Dextrous solved its rapid prototyping challenges.

Building The Projector in Dextrous

Discover the benefits of using an online card maker to streamline your game design prototyping and workflow.

Make your next prototype with Dextrous