Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

95: (Rerun) Making Generous Games with Terry Cavanagh (Dicey Dungeons)

Jul 22, 2022

01:27:58

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Zelda

02:32

How Do You Judge the Right Decisions for How to Blow Up Something?

01:59

Playtesting

02:29

Introduction

2min

The Game of End of Your Show

4min

The Dicy Dungeons

2min

Dacy Dungeons

3min

Terry's Game Design - Sibecon and Super Hexagon

3min

Dicey Dungeons

2min

Game Design - What Is It All About?

3min

Game Review - Doe Stick

2min

The Biggest Gadget in Dice Dungeons

2min

10.

Dicy Dungeons

2min

11.

Is It Raining Man, and What Is at I?

2min

12.

Game Design

4min

13.

The Hardest Game Ever, Isn't It?

2min

14.

Overland

2min

15.

How Long Should I Be Working on a Survival Sq Prototype?

3min

16.

What Are the Best Games of the Past Decade?

2min

17.

A Game Design Class Teaching Platformer Game Design

4min

18.

How Do You Make a Game Like V?

2min

19.

Zelda

3min

20.

Game Designer

2min

21.

Super Hexagon

3min

22.

Survival Games

4min

23.

Dice Tontons - Do You Do a Lot of Play Testing?

2min

24.

Playtesting

2min

25.

Is There a Line That You Can't Cross?

2min

26.

How Do You Judge the Right Decisions for How to Blow Up Something?

2min

27.

Organizing Equipment

2min

28.

Is It Relaxing to Work Like That?

3min

29.

Game Review

2min

30.

The Difference Between a Game and a Dice Dungeon?

2min

31.

How Does the Jester Work?

2min

32.

Hearthstone Battle Grounds

5min

33.

You're Not a Good Manager, Really.

2min

34.

The Spalanke Show

3min

We're taking a small summer break, so please enjoy one of our favorite episodes from a few years ago. And check out the new mobile version of Dicey Dungeons, and the free DLC!

Terry Cavanagh (Super Hexagon, VVVVVV) joins us to talk about his fantastic roguelike deckbuilder, Dicey Dungeons. We discuss the thread of generosity in his game design, the challenges of working across genres, and what might be next for Terry!

Show notes:

Terry's distractionware.com

Super Hexagon playthrough at Fantastic Arcade

Hearthstone Battlegrounds

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