Bez Shahriari, designer of Yogi, discusses the ins and outs of creating a game made specifically for families.
We go into why family games are so good for helping kids as they grow up, and we talk about a lot of things to consider when making these types of games.
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Bez Shahriari, designer of Yogi, discusses the ins and outs of creating a game made specifically for families.
We go into why family games are so good for helping kids as they grow up, and we talk about a lot of things to consider when making these types of games.
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Ted Alspach, designer Suburbia of and founder of Bezier Games, discusses city building games.
Suburbia is ranked 94th on Board Game Geek and is easily on the Mount Rushmore of city building games, so Ted really knows what he’s talking about when it comes to designing one of these types of games.
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Ted Alspach, designer Suburbia of and founder of Bezier Games, discusses city building games.
Suburbia is ranked 94th on Board Game Geek and is easily on the Mount Rushmore of city building games, so Ted really knows what he’s talking about when it comes to designing one of these types of games.
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Brad Talton, designer of BattleCon and Pixel Tactics, discusses dueling games.
Brad has been creating dueling combat games for years and has found incredible success with his company, Level 99 Games.
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Brad Talton, designer of BattleCon and Pixel Tactics, discusses dueling games.
Brad has been creating dueling combat games for years and has found incredible success with his company, Level 99 Games.
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Jerry Hawthorne, designer of Stuffed Fables, discusses story driven games and how to use narrative to create incredible gaming experiences.
Jerry is a long-time veteran of the industry and specializes in games that evoke stories.
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Jerry Hawthorne, designer of Stuffed Fables, discusses story driven games and how to use narrative to create incredible gaming experiences.
Jerry is a long-time veteran of the industry and specializes in games that evoke stories.
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Jon Gilmour, designer of Dead of Winter, discusses how to design the experiences and themes that people can’t wait to get their hands on. Jon just seems to have an innate ability to design games that go hand in hand with what people are excited about, and he gives me a tour behind the curtain on how he does it.
Jon also goes into a great deal of general design advice. We talk about working on lots of games at the same time, co-designers, going full time in the industry, and more. We cover a lot in this one.
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Jon Gilmour, designer of Dead of Winter, discusses how to design the experiences and themes that people can’t wait to get their hands on. Jon just seems to have an innate ability to design games that go hand in hand with what people are excited about, and he gives me a tour behind the curtain on how he does it.
Jon also goes into a great deal of general design advice. We talk about working on lots of games at the same time, co-designers, going full time in the industry, and more. We cover a lot in this one.
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Andrew Harmon, designer of Portals and Prophets, discusses religious themed games.
Andrew designed a time travel game with a Biblical theme, and we talk the ins and outs of how to bring a religious themed game to life. We also talk about how not to offend too many people along the way.
Also, Andrew’s game is out on Kickstarter right now. Check it out here.
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Andrew Harmon, designer of Portals and Prophets, discusses religious themed games.
Andrew designed a time travel game with a Biblical theme, and we talk the ins and outs of how to bring a religious themed game to life. We also talk about how not to offend too many people along the way.
Also, Andrew’s game is out on Kickstarter right now. Check it out here.
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Scott Rogers, designer of Rayguns and Rocketships, discusses how to intertwine theme and mechanics.
Scott has been designing both video and board games for years and teaches game design at the University of Southern California. Scott also does the “History of a Board Game” segments on the Dice Tower and Ludology podcasts.
And the Jack Vasal Memorial Fund auction mentioned in the show can be found HERE.
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Scott Rogers, designer of Rayguns and Rocketships, discusses how to intertwine theme and mechanics.
Scott has been designing both video and board games for years and teaches game design at the University of Southern California. Scott also does the “History of a Board Game” segments on the Dice Tower and Ludology podcasts.
And the Jack Vasal Memorial Fund auction mentioned in the show can be found HERE.
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Evan Derrick, designer and part owner of Van Ryder Games, discusses theme and how to really bring it to the forefront in a game.
Evan designed “Detective: City of Angels” which is one of the most thematic games I’ve ever seen, so I pick his brain on what makes a theme really come together.
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Evan Derrick, designer and part owner of Van Ryder Games, discusses theme and how to really bring it to the forefront in a game.
Evan designed “Detective: City of Angels” which is one of the most thematic games I’ve ever seen, so I pick his brain on what makes a theme really come together.
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