Board game design is a deep and often challenging pursuit. We explore all aspects of game design and the fun problems (and solutions) that come with it.
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Board Game Design Podcasts
Dan Bullock interviews game designers with a focus on the challenges of historical board game design.
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Welcome to Ludology, an analytical discussion of the how’s and why’s of the world of board games. Rather than news and reviews, Ludology explores a variety of topics about games from a wider lens, and discusses game history, game design and game players. Ludology is part of The Dice Tower Network, the premier board game media network.
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A bi-weekly podcast where we dive into the world of board games while sharing insights from our walk with Jesus. Join us as we discuss game strategies, faith journeys, and how the two intersect, offering encouragement and fun for board game enthusiasts and believers alike.
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Board Gamers Anonymous is a podcast about tabletop board gamers and the insane fun they have at the table together - from Euros like Food Chain Magnate, Caverna, and Gaia Project to American Style games like Rising Sun, Gloomhaven, and more.
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In the Player Lair podcast, we delve into the process of making games and interview various game designers, publishers and people involved in the gaming community.
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The Podcast about board game design and card game design! Together we will explore the secrets of different game mechanics and grow as a game designer!
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"Twins Talk Tabletop" is a podcast hosted by twin brothers who share their passion for board games. The show covers a variety of board game-related topics, including game impressions, design pet peeves, expansions, and recommendations for players of all experience levels. Each episode features lively discussions, recent gameplay experiences, and listener-driven topics, making it a fun and informative listen for board game enthusiasts. The podcast started in 2024 and continues to grow with ea ...
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Join Lex, Shea, and Matthew as we discuss board games, video games and the blurring line between!
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Do you love board games? I do! But do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes? How do meet-up groups get organized? What is the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign? How do publishers get their games to market? How are people reaching their market in an ever more competitive market? What type of social media personalities are springing up in support of this industry? James interviews experts from across the industry and takes a peak under the hood i ...
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Board game designer / publisher Jason Tagmire looks at a new featured word each day from a design perspective. Sometimes it'll be mechanics, sometimes theme or tone, and sometimes the inspiration for a full game.
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Interviews with Board Game Designers, Board Game Reviews, News.
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A podcast about euro board games and the people who design them from the publisher of "challenging board games set in whimsical worlds."
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Kaz Gable and Bill Price love board games. More than that, they love board game design. The roasted games podcast is an exploration of what does and does not make a good game and the brilliance and pitfalls of board game design. They also touch on their own experience as budding game designers and the status of games they have in development.
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A roadmap to designing and publishing board games by Adam's Apple Games.
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Gamestorm is a podcast all about tabletop game design! Join us for our first season as we bring on guests from here in the Chicago area, spin a random prompt and design a game based off of it over the course of an episode! Logo by CapacityForWonder and music by Reece E Ryan.
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We talk about all things related to table top gaming - board games, miniature games, card games, and gaming adjacent things like painting and puzzles. A very irregularly updated hobby podcast. If you want to help me make the podcast better, you can show your financial support at the following link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1354651/supporters/new
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Button Shy founder Jason Tagmire and Narrative Lead Ian Howard, Button Shy Deep Dive guides the audience through the world of 18-card games without losing sight of what’s important: the human connections and emotions that gaming can inspire.
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A weekly podcast about Board Games that educates new and experienced family gamers about the awesomeness of tabletop gaming. Each week we highlight great games and focus on the community and skill-building opportunities provided by the hobby!
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How do you get that game idea out of your head and onto the table? We’re on a mission to find out! Join Kim Breeze (board game player and content creator) and Parker Simpson (illustrator and aspiring board game designer) as they pick the brains of industry experts to find out what it takes to bring a board game to life!
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Dicing With Design: Role Playing, Wargaming, Card games & Board Game Design
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The Dicing with Design podcast is all about games design: how they're created, designed and played. We talk everything games design, from role playing games, to wargaming, to collectible card games, to board games, to video games. We'll dissect what makes a good game, and what makes a system terrible to play. We're planning to create out own game over the course of the podcast, designing live on-air, and alongside the games design chat, we'll be talking general gaming news and views. We play ...
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A podcast about making a board game company making a board game!
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🎙️Welcome to the Lens and Veil podcast, join Shem, Sam and Zach as they discuss games they've played together, specifically focusing on game design elements. - ⭐About the Cast - Shem Phillips is the owner of Garphill Games and has designed a fair few board games. - Sam Macdonald is a Game Designer and Developer at Garphill Games, bursting onto the scene with his co-design together with Shem, Architects of the West Kingdom. - Zach Smith works for Garphill Games as Marketing and Media Manager, ...
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The Game Designers of North Carolina is a guild of tabletop game designers who, shockingly, reside in North Carolina. We’ve been meeting regularly since April 2013 and when we started most of us did not have a lot of exposure or experience in tabletop game design. We’ve learned a lot as a group since we started and this podcast is a way to share some of that knowledge. Our goal for the podcast is to present a lot of information pertinent for new designers but hopefully also offer content tha ...
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The worlds most aviary focused board game podcast. Indigenous to the eastern shore of the United States, the horned Quackalope can be spotted where board games are played. The ill-suited ornithologists, Jesse Anderson and Jan Bigas, discuss board games on a weekly basis in an effort to catch the elusive bird. Through long winded conversations on mechanics, context, theme and game design, the hosts strive to discover the reason of the Quackalope's fascination with the hobby. Join us at the ta ...
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A board game podcast that tackles the industry from both inside and out! The State of Games is hosted by Chris Kirkman, the head of publishing house Dice Hate Me Studio and co-owner of Greater Than Games, and features regular co-hosts Darrell Louder, resident grump and designer of Compounded, Bottom of the 9th, and Fate of the Elder Gods, and TC Petty III, gaming hipster and designer of VivaJava and VivaJava Dice, Xenon Profiteer, and Spires. Presented by the website www.dicehateme.com - the ...
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The longest-running A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon podcast on the internet, featuring Stefan Sasse & Sean T. Collins on pop culture, politics, fantasy, history, and more.
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A primarily interview-based podcast grounded in the board game hobby. By exploring the connections between board games and other mediums, Intertextual Experience is looking to tap into some links that may not have been considered much previously. Through interesting guests, audience feedback, and general revision, there is an experiential element of this channel to grow and change in unique ways. By keeping the door open to various forms of entertainment, the myriad of possibilities and comb ...
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Aaron Wilson and John Prather take a look under the hood of board games and talk about the mechanisms and narratives that drive board game design.
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with Scott Reed, Ryan Johnson, Chris Darden, Jeff Rupard, Cory Wright, and guests
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At Bitewing Games, our mission is to create and share classy board games that bite. For hobbyist gamers, this podcast will help you to explore your own tastes in the hobby and perhaps discover your next favorite game that fits those tastes. For game designers, this podcast will offer you more tools to add to your utility belt and metrics to measure your projects by. Subscribe to our newsletter at BitewingGames.com, follow us on social media, and stay tuned for exciting things to come!
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A live YouTube podcast were Burky (Kevin Burkhardsmeier) and Badger (Barry Doublet) babble about board games. We chat with guests as well as the live audience. Play game show games and babble...about board games, of course (sometimes).
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A podcast about board games and the culture that surrounds them.
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Interweaving immersive storytelling with irreverent, improvised humor, the Glass Cannon Podcast delivers like no other the experience of what it's really like to sit around a table playing role-playing games with your best buds. Founded in 2015, the Glass Cannon Podcast has risen to prominence as one of the most recognized and celebrated Actual Play podcasts in the world. While the hosts were raised on D&D and started off with mostly Pathfinder podcasts, the past decade has seen the Network ...
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The Booster Pack Network offers a diverse range of TCG-related content through its quartet of shows.From players to collectors to designers & even academics, we have the show for you.Formally "The Booster Pack" podcast, this feed has expanded to invite new voices & platforms to share our love for collectible trading card games.
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Podcast about all things Board Game related, from design through to sales and of course enjoying all that cardboard goodness!
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On The Board Game Business Podcast, we discuss the business side of the tabletop gaming industry. We don't review games or tell you which ones we like, but instead focus on how to price, distribute, design, develop, and market your game. Richard New hosts and sits alongside Jeremy Commandeur, a game designer, and Brian Henk, a game designer and publisher with Overworld Games.
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The Board Retreat is the entire creative process of making a board game, and James and Paul are here to stumble, tangent, and inspire their way to a full game. Come along for the journey if that's, like, um, your thing.
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Breaking into Board Games is a podcast about breaking into the hobby game industry. Every week, we interview a person of note, and give tips and tricks to make your way into the business of games.
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Tom Vasel and Eric Summerer take a look at board games, card games, and the people who design, publish, and play them. Top ten lists, Q&A, tales of horror, and more await you!
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Welcome everyone to the Meeple minded podcast. This show is for all of you Tabletop hobby lovers out there. We will be talking about all things gaming from board, card, wargames and role play games. And may even just the odd episode of other nerdy topics that we love. Along with our man in the newsroom bringing you all the latest news, Crowdfunding campaigns & Events we think you need to know about. SOOOOO, if you like any type of table top game, Meeple Minded is the podcast for you.
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A limited audio series where Maxwell Freud, a queer, Minneapolis-based board game designer, sits down with other queer folx in the industry to learn about their unique identities and how they contribute to the hobby by being their authentic selves.
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"I used to encourage everyone I met to make [board game podcasts], I used to think everyone should do it. I don't do that so much anymore." -Banksy
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It's not all fun and games.
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The bi-weekly podcast about Tabletop games from a West Coast perspective.
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Episode 542 - Our Friends’ Favorite Games Designed by Women
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This week, Chris is joined by special guest Erin from Board Games for the Better to talk about her favorite games designed by women and what makes them work so well. Join us at the Board Game Academics Conference at the Strong Museum of Play: https://boardgameacademics.com/register/ Learn more about Board Games for…
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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Where You Least Expect
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Tom sits at the small table. Eric's parents make friends on a cruise. Julie travels the country spreading boardgames wherever she goes. We also talk about what surprises await in those little pockets of games in places where you don't expect to find them. We delve into the mailbag for some pertinent questions, and we gather a new crop of Roses, Tho…
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Episode 363: Josh Roberts, Very Special Games
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Josh Roberts is the Co-Founder of Very Special Games, a two-person creative studio he launched with Evan in Memphis, TN in 2019. The duo started out scribbling their first prototype on sticky notes during lunch breaks at their old consulting jobs, which eventually grew into their first hit game, Charty Party, on Kickstarter. Since then, Josh has be…
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🎙️Welcome to the Lens and Veil podcast, join Shem, Sam and Zach as they discuss games they've played together, specifically focusing on game design elements. In this episode they discuss Underwater Cities by Vladimír Suchý. In Underwater Cities, players represent the most powerful brains in the world, brains nominated due to the overpopulation of E…
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Send us a text Twins talk tabletop tackle their top 50 list again. Both the twins love making board game lists and like seeing out our lists come out different and the same. Hope you enjoy and please let us know your thoughts. 20 J: Tichu K: Decrypto 19: J: The White Castle K: guards of atlantis II 18: J: The Gang K:cryptd 17: J: A Feast for Odin K…
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Ep 217 Star wars Battle of Hoth first impressions
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This week on the Meeple Minded Podcast, Jason and Ant are flying solo (well… duo) while James is off sick and doing his best impression of a discarded Pandemic card. But fear not — we’ve got a stacked show for you:00:00 Intro 02:29 Meeple Menu 03:43 The Setup Phase – We break down the latest in board game news, including: Ark Nova’s deluxe expansio…
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Once again, Sen catches a wild game designer at Origins 2024! This time, he captures Josh Derksen of Lynnvander Games and gets the chance to talk about Josh's work. In particular, Sen is interested in the campaign modes that Josh has devised for several miniature battle systems. What started out as a fan mod (Heroes of the Aturi Cluster for X-Wing)…
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Time For Chaos S3 | E9 – Brass Tacks
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The investigators come face to face with Jack Brady. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/80eOvFJfiWI For a limited time, use code "TFC2" to save 15% on Cthulhu products at chaosium.com. Access exclusive podcasts, ad-free episodes, and livestreams with a 30-day free trial with code "GCN30" at …
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A Game with a Bingo Board - Erica Bridges
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Join us again as we dive into building a game with bingo as a core mechanic. We'll explore medieval lore and games with freeform resolution mechanics! As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon! Further Reading: Bingo Mass Effect The Green Knight Sir Gawain Find More: from Chase on Bluesky from E…
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Peter announces he’s stepping back from board games to explore new creative projects and explains why the podcast will be winding down. Plus a lot more fun than usual to make up for the downer announcement. Please suggest topics to cover before the show ends! Discord: https://discord.gg/BjerXtQ3Me Email: [email protected] Big thanks to E…
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Gatewalkers Episode 101 – An Apple a Day
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Deep within the temple, the heroes run into an old friend. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/3cRIC8hYlwk This episode was sponsored by Foundry VTT and Norse Foundry. See why tabletop gamers everywhere have made the switch to Foundry Virtual Tabletop at https://foundryvtt.com/gcp For all your random number…
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Glass Cannon Radio #32 – Monster Psychology 101/Best Movie Monsters/Book Club
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Jared and Joe rank their favorite all-time movie monsters before tackling the difficult subject of how to objectively run monsters at your gaming table without destroying your friendships. Plus, Nerd News and a new book for Book Club! Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/QU1XIB1ZfrQ 0:00 Intro 7:15 My Offense Is Rank 57:15 Frankenstein 1:24:30 Mo…
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Episode 543 - Our Friends’ Favorite Thematic Games
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This week, Chris is joined by special guest Erin from Board Games for the Better to talk about her favorite thematic board games. Join us at the Board Game Academics Conference at the Strong Museum of Play: https://boardgameacademics.com/register/ Learn more about Board Games for the Better: https://boardgamesfor…
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Episode 34 | Rolling Dice & Feeding the Body
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This week on The Christian Board Gamers Podcast, Joe and Ray share their experience with River of Gold, highlight the story behind Tabletop Testimony, and dig into a conversation every gamer needs: how to balance fellowship, food, and faith around the game table. From strategy to snacks, they reflect on honoring God with our bodies—even while gamin…
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We spent four consecutive nights playtesting online with Protospiel Online and Golden Gate Gamemakers (GGG). We gathered a ton of notes and are busy folding them into the next build of the game.
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Episode 362: Hanshi Li, Whales Entertainment
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Whales Entertainment is a passionate game publisher co-founded by game enthusiasts Hanshi 'Hans' Li and Yue 'Luna' Ming, based in Los Angeles. We’re committed to providing a platform for Chinese designers to refine their creations and introduce them to a worldwide audience, building the bridge between Chinese and international board game communitie…
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Time For Chaos S3 | E8 – Forget It, Jake
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After finding Dr. Walsh's home ransacked, the Squad resumes their investigation with more caution. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/rxhyd1d94tI For a limited time, use code "TFC2" to save 15% on Cthulhu products at chaosium.com. Access exclusive podcasts, ad-free episodes, and livestreams with a 30-day free t…
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Episode 233 - Piper & Eliza Top Ten Games
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In this week’s episode Piper Kotecki and Eliza McCabe share their Top 10 Board Games of All Time!
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Peter C. Hayward and AJ Brandon dive into emergent strategy, how to seed subtle interactions, and how to telegraph systems to players. They answer listener questions on market saturation, the future of board games, and personal careers in design. The hosts give detailed playtesting advice—solo testing, public and cold playtests, TTS tips, teaching …
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Gatewalkers Episode 100 – Whiny the Elders
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The heroes run afoul of more strange inhabitants of the temple. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/ctxiKbMhqqE This episode was sponsored by Foundry VTT and Norse Foundry. See why tabletop gamers everywhere have made the switch to Foundry Virtual Tabletop at https://foundryvtt.com/gcp For all your random numb…
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Call of Cthulhu Live! – New Life (Indianapolis 2025)
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The Glass Cannon Network was back at the Athenaeum in Indianapolis during Gen Con 2025 with a cast of GCN all-stars ready to once again take on a modern Call of Cthulhu nightmare one shot. In this scenario custom written by Scott Dorward, a ragtag group of criminals learn about the location of a mysterious vault that belonged to a 1920s gangster, b…
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Glass Cannon Radio #31 - Violence in RPGs/Crunch Factor/Unwritten Rules
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After nearly a month without a live show together, Joe and Jared are back to do an all-RPG episode focusing on crunchy vs. non-crunchy systems, how to teach your table the rules, and the elements that should come together to pull off a true marathon game session.0:00 Intro8:00 Three Question23:35 Crunch1:01:25 Rules1:45:45 Marathon Gaming1:57:45 Li…
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Repurposing Physical Media - Adelheid Sigfridsdottir
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In our fourth episode of the season, I'm joined by Adelheid as we explore ideas around building games that repurpose physical media as an element of play. Come follow along as we build a VERY different game than any of our other episodes! As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon! Further Readin…
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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Paint Me A Picture
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Eric starts the show by sharing tales of his European adventures, which leads Tom to share some of our plans for Spiel in October. Then, we discuss the process for adding art to your game. How do you find an artist? How long does it take to draw a picture of a horse? What if the horse is holding a corn dog? Later, we share a tale of horror and a qu…
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Mathias Wigge is a German game designer and graduate in business informatics. He became well-known through the game Ark Nova, published in 2021 by Feuerland Spiele. His debut work has won multiple awards, including the Deutscher Spielepreis 2022. During his studies in business informatics in Paderborn, Mathias Wigge developed an interest in competi…
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Send us a text Twins talk tabletop tackle their top 50 list again. Both the twins love making board game lists and like seeing out our lists come out different and the same. Hope you enjoy and please let us know your thoughts. 30 J: Agricola K: Outlive 29: J:Anachrony K: ark nova 28: J: Dominion K:Teotihuacan: City of Gods 27: J: Crokinole K:race f…
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🎙️Welcome to the Lens and Veil podcast, join Shem, Sam and Zach as they discuss games they've played together, specifically focusing on game design elements. In this episode they discuss The Anarchy, and are joined by the game's designer Bobby Hill. In The Anarchy, players take on the role of English nobles loyal to King Stephen during the civil wa…
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Ep 216 Games that make their Mechanics Work Well
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On this weeks podcast the boys are back as a trio and wanted to discuss 5 games that made their mechanics work really well. some might say made the game what it is today! please note this episode does suffer with some audio related cut outs but we have done all we can to try to hide these as much as possible.…
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Sen met with new designer but veteran writer Nathan Long (several Warhammer novels, the screenplay for Guyver: Dark Hero, and the scripts for the Wastelands and Bardstale video games) at Origins 2024. Sen had the opportunity to play Nathan's game, Shanghai Noir prior to this so he wanted to discuss how to build narrative in games.…
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Time For Chaos S3 | E7 – Sophrosyne
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Walking in the footsteps of Jack Brady, the trail of the American's time in Shanghai becomes disturbingly clearer. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/30J73pAIgT0 For a limited time, use code "TFC2" to save 15% on Cthulhu products at chaosium.com. Access exclusive podcasts, ad-free episodes, and livestreams with a…
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In this episode AJ and Peter dig into core game-design ideas: the difference between strategy and tactics, how scarcity and tough choices make games engaging, best practices for scoring and playtesting, and designing emergent combos that let players discover clever strategies. Discord: https://discord.gg/BjerXtQ3Me Email: [email protected]…
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Lisa Smedman is a best-selling author, journalist, and designer of many RPG games and modules. We discuss Trench Raid, her first solitaire tabletop wargame for Compass, the tactical approach to the topic of WW1, and the relationship between serious games and design intent. Trench Raid from Compass Games Outro music: "Kingdom Come" by Cindy Lee Cind…
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Episode 232 - Joe Hout - Designer of 3 Chapters
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In this week’s episode we interview Joe Hout, the designer of 3 Chapters. 01:33 - Joe Hout's Love for Gen Con 02:29 - Joe Hout's Gaming Origin Story 03:36 - Twin City Games and Game Design Journey 05:03 - The Concept Behind 'Animal Espionage' 06:34 - The Transition to Game Design 08:35 - Balancing Game Design with a Full-Time Job 09:53 - The Art of…
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Gatewalkers Episode 99 – HR Buffs N' Stuff
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Within the ancient temple of Aqakaru, the heroes encounter more victims of the blackfrost curse. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/1ELzHzaJZ_0 This episode was sponsored by Foundry VTT and Norse Foundry. See why tabletop gamers everywhere have made the switch to …
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Ascension Part 9 — Mettle of Honor (Indianapolis)
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In the aftermath of a massacre, the surviving townspeople must make some impossible decisions. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/H29UZs0xeUY Join Troy Lavallee, Joe O'Brien, Skid Maher, Matthew Capodicasa, Sydney Amanuel, and Kate Stamas as they tour the country. Get your tickets today at https://hubs.li/Q03cn8wr0. Access exclusive p…
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Glass Cannon Radio #30 – Special Guest John Harper/Game Design/Crime Fiction
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John Harper, the designer behind Blades in the Dark, Agon, and several other RPGs, joins Joe and Jared to discuss the design process, the crafting of the Blades in the Dark setting, and the business of developing RPGs with other creators in the space. Plus, John Harper's list of the best crime fiction movies of all time! Watch the video here: http…
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Pools of Dice as Clocks - Sean Foer
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In our third episode Sean and I dive into a mechanic this time! We discuss games that use dice pools as clocks for events in-game and we build a fun, chaotic superhero game that leans into the Villainy of it all. Join us as we jot down trope-y supervillain things, build some fun mechanics and generally have a great time! As always you can find the …
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Episode 541 - Our Friends’ Favorite GEN CON Games 2025
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Episode 541 features our friend and guest, Ian Gauger, co-founder of The Adventure Nexus. We've partnered with Ian and his company to support the upcoming Board Game Academics Conference, plus he was at Gen Con and can give us the rundown on what was hot and what was most interesting at the show. Join us at the Board Game Academics Conference at th…
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In this episode, Joe and Ray dive into their playthrough of Raiders of Scythia and explore the joy of repetition, both in board gaming and in faith. They highlight how revisiting games can remind us of the importance of returning to God’s Word over and over again as we grow deeper in our relationship with Jesus. Website: https://lovethynerd.com/pod…
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We're back in studio and give a more complete Gen Con debrief and share highlights from playtesting in the First Exposure Playtest Hall. We cover a BoardGameGeek contest we entered and our recent Unpub mentorship program. Plus, we look ahead to the upcoming Protospiel Online and a Golden Gate Gamemakers online meetup. https://playingcards.io/tvsqr6…
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ordan Plosky is the Co-Founder & CEO of Zoop Collective, Inc. Started in 2020 as a full service crowdfunding platform, Zoop has expanded into the world of game development. Care Bears is an officially licensed game from CloudCo Entertainment by the licensee of record, Naftos. Zoop is providing design and development on the game, as well as handling…
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BLAH 210 | A Tale of Two Germanies - Ostpolitik, with Jim McGeehin
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Today, we're taking a look at the detente between West and East Germany. What were the factors breaking the deadlock in domestic and international politics? How did it happen? And, most importantly, was it a success?By Sean T. Collins & Stefan Sasse
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