Introduction to Game Systems Design

Chapter 10

Organizing Data in Spreadsheets

As you create attributes for your game objects, you need to organize and eventually analyze them. The best place to do this is in a spreadsheet. A very small board game may not require the use of a spreadsheet, but even slightly more sophisticated games can almost always benefit from having their data organized and analyzed in a spreadsheet. By following some best practices when creating and using a new workbook, you can make the process of creating game data much less painful. This chapter discusses several of these best practices.

Create a Spreadsheet to Be Read by an Outsider

One of the biggest mistakes that new designers make when they create a new spreadsheet workbook is to dive in headfirst, ...