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Designing Dexterity Games with Aron West

Aron West, designer of Catacombs, discusses the art and challenges in designing dexterity games with depth. He’s been designing and publishing these types of games for years and has a ton of insight on the topic.

And be sure to check out the latest version of Catacombs HERE.

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Designing Hand Crafted Games with Jackson Pope

Jackson Pope, founder of Eurydice Games, talks about designing and putting together hand made games.

Jackson has been hand crafting and selling his games for years and has a ton of insight on the topic.

You can find the episode HERE.

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Designing Abstract Games with David Abelson

David Abelson, founder of Fisher Heaton Games, talks about designing abstract games.

David’s abstract game, Intelle, is a brain burning 2 player experience with a theme that actually makes sense.

And be sure to check out the solo expansion for Intelle on Kickstarter HERE.

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Gaming in the Classroom with Dustin Staats

Dustin Staats, founder of Board Gaming with English, talks about using and designing games in the classroom.

Dustin has taught all over the worlds and regularly uses games to reinforce different concepts his students are learning.

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Randomness and Player Agency with Calum Taylor

Calum Taylor, designer of Motora, talks about balancing luck with player agency.

It’s good to have luck to keep a game unpredictable, but if it goes too far, players will feel like the game is playing them. You need to make sure players feel in control while also allowing for cool “plot twist” moments.

And be sure to check out Calum’s game on Kickstarter HERE.

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Innovative Uses of Game Components with Julio Nazario

Julio Nazario, winner of the HABA Games design challenge, talks about game components and interesting ways to use them.

Julio has been designing some really innovative games using components in really cool ways.

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