Ignacy Trzewiczek, founder of Portal Games and designer of Robinson Crusoe, discusses his company’s motto: Games that tell stories.

We go in-depth into Ignacy’s design process, talk about his most popular games, and get to the heart of what it looks like to create games that have players leaving the table with a story to tell.

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David Smith and Travis Winstead, designers of 10 Gallon Tank, discuss what all goes into publishing your first game. 

We talk about idea selection, creating a product, long-term planning, and more.

And be sure to check out their game 10 Gallon Tank on Kickstarter HERE.

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Toby Truman, warehouse owner and product fulfiller, discusses his best advice on shipping, logistics, and saving money.

This was honestly one of the most enlightening episodes I’ve done, and Toby has great tips and tricks on how to get your game into the world for the best rates.

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Ann Losito, Twitch streamer with Twist Gaming, discusses how to engage with media as a game designer.

In today’s world, designers and publishers are more and more having to be on top of their media game in order to be successful. Ann and I get into what that looks like.

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Peter C. Hayward, founder of Jellybean Games, discusses how to be a great playtester.

Peter often gets paid by publishers to playtest games and probably playtests more games than anyone you know. He’s got great advice on what it looks like to be the most helpful playtester at the table.

Be sure to check out Peter’s new game on Kickstarter HERE.

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Daniel and Connie Kazmaier discuss how they put together a rather large online playtesting group for their game, Chai.

They have nearly 800 playtesters in their group and go into how they’ve nurtured and developed it.

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Alan Emrich, founder of Victory Point Games, discusses how a publisher approaches the development process when taking a game from prototype to store shelf.

Alan has been in the gaming industry for four decades and brings a great deal of experience and insight into this conversation. Both designers and publishers will benefit from what he has to say here.

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Matt Leacock, designer of a little game called Pandemic, discusses how to craft the player experience.
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Matt is one of the most well-known designers in the world, and he’s learned how to finely tune a game to give players the desired experience. Previously, he worked for companies like Apple and Yahoo developing UX for various products, and he’s been able to bring those ideas into the board game space.

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Carla Kopp, founder of Weird Giraffe Games, discusses how she stays on the hustle and gets so much done in design, publishing, playtesting, and Kickstarter.

We talk about the tips and tricks she’s learned to hack her time and consistently make things happen.

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