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- ====== The Board Designer ======
-To start making your board, click on the name of the board you have created in the Board Design list and the board designer should load up.
+====== The Board Designer ======
+{{:designer_tutorials:colossal_banner.png|}}
+this wiki is meant to give you a quick introduction to the different sections of the Designer, describing briefly what they do.
+To open the designer, Create a Board and give it a name on the design page, then open it up in the Designer.
+{{ :designer_tutorials:design_tab_on_top_menu.png |}}
+The designer is divided into five main areas accessible from the menu of buttons at the top of the designer.
 ===== Settings Tab =====
-This is where you upload your images. Depending on its settings, the Designer manages your images differently.
+This is where you upload your images. Depending on how it is configured, the Designer manages your images differently.
 [[Designer Tutorials:Board Designer:Settings|This]] tutorial will explain how to configure the Settings page.
 ===== Design Tab =====
-{{ :designer_tutorials:design_tab_on_top_menu.png |}}
+This is where the magic happens, and where you'll spend most of your time. Here, you will define territories, borders, dice modifiers, continents, factories, and set-up customized starting positions if you like.
+The Design tutorial is [[Designer Tutorials:Board Designer:Design|here]].
-This is where the magic happens, and where you'll spend most of your time.
-==== Territories ====
-The territories you have made on your map are not recognized by the Designer until you identify them.
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-==== Design ====
-This is where the magic happens, and where you'll spend most of your time. The Tutorial is [[Designer Tutorials:Board Designer:Design|here]].
 ===== Cards Tab =====
+Make and name cards. Is that all there is to it?  Find out [[Designer Tutorials:Board Designer:Cards|here]].
+===== Rules Tab =====
+This is where you globally customize the way your board plays. Here, you configure everything from per/territory bonuses to how many sides the dice have ..and so much more.
+Make sure you check out [[Designer Tutorials:Board Designer:Rules|this]] tutorial to learn about its intricacies.
+===== Save =====
+Save OFTEN.  It's not a Tab on the Designer, but while we have your attention..
-===== Rules Tab =====
+==== What's Next? ====
+Now that you've got a handle on what's what and where, let's see about starting to make your board.
+*[[Designer Tutorials:Creating Board Images|Creating Dual Layer Board Images]] - with a nice fog sauce.
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-===== Save =====
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+^  [[wiki_usage:talk| Discuss the content of this page ]]  ^
-Save OFTEN.  It's not a Tab on the Designer, but while we have your attention..
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