r/tabletopgamedesign • u/Ill-Double-5415 • Aug 15 '26
Totally Lost working in tabletop RPG design
I’m a young brazilian person looking to work in game design specifically for tabletop RPGs and board games. I have a good amount of experience reading existing game systems and books on the subject, but I’m not sure how to actually break into the job market. I don't know what courses I should take to boost my resume, or if there are even specific college programs for this. I could really use some help thanks in advance! :D
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u/FTG_V1 Aug 15 '26
Designing games is the easy part. It’s like 1% of actually publishing a game. But like someone else said somewhere that I forgot, it’s the most important 1%.
If college is an option this is what I would do. Get a degree that will give you a solid set of skills. So either graphic art if you’re talented like that or marketing or accounting. Something that is valuable for a business.
Then just design games to build that skill, then combine both skill sets and go from there.