The Board Game Design Lab
Gabe Barrett
The Board Game Design Lab was created for one purpose: to help you design great games people love. To accomplish that goal, this podcast interviews designers, publishers, and board game insiders on specific topics related to game design. I don’t waste time talking about recently played games or pop culture. Instead, the show does a deep dive into subjects that I hope you’ll find extremely valuable as you progress through your game design journey.
Episodes
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Feb 19, 2020 • 1h 4min
Designing Big Games with Tim Eisner
Tim Eisner, designer of Tidal Blades, discusses the design process for creating big games.Tim is a master of designing games that take up a bunch of space on your table, but his games are also super approachable.
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Feb 12, 2020 • 1h 8min
Designing a Farming Game with Juma Al-JouJou
Juma Al-JouJou, designer of Clans of Caledonia, discusses the design process for a farming centric game.We talk about market economies, resources, balance, and more.
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Feb 5, 2020 • 1h 5min
Localization with Mohamed Alqadi
Mohamed Alqadi, designer of Conqueror: Final Conquest, discusses what localization is and how you can take it to the next level. We talk about not only translating a game but also changing the art and gameplay depending on where the game is being sold.
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Jan 29, 2020 • 1h 5min
Designing a Nature-Themed Game with Erica Bouyouris
Erica Bouyouris, designer of Bosk, discusses what all goes into designing a nature-themed game. We talk about bringing a theme to life, mechanisms, art, components, and more.
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Jan 22, 2020 • 1h 15min
Publishing Your First Game with David Smith and Travis Winstead
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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Jan 15, 2020 • 56min
The Making of Dungeon Ball with Gabe Barrett
For this episode, I’m doing another design diary, and this time I’m talking about my monster-themed football game Dungeon Ball. I talk about how the game came to be and what went into its design process. I also go into the business side of things and talk about the highs and lows of its Kickstarter campaign.
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Jan 8, 2020 • 1h 4min
Designing Adventure Games with Mike Gnade
Mike Gnade, designer of Maximum Apocalypse, Set a Watch, The Few and Cursed, discusses what all goes into designing an adventure game. We talk about open worlds, story moments, combat, events, luck, and all sorts of other things that come together to make a good adventure game.
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Jan 1, 2020 • 1h 21min
Designing an Awesome Print-n-Play with Martin Gonzalvez
Martin Gonzalvez, expert print-n-player, discusses why having a print-n-play version of your game is so important. We talk about best practices and ways to make PnP files with excellence. We also get into some game creation techniques.
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Dec 25, 2019 • 1h 32min
How to Market a Board Game (Part 2) with Andrew Lowen
Andrew Lowen, from Next Level Web, is back to discuss even more things you need to know in order to market a game effectively. We talk about Facebook ads, post-Kickstarter marketing, working with a marketing agency, and more.
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Dec 18, 2019 • 1h 15min
How to Market a Board Game (Part 1) with Andrew Lowen
Andrew Lowen, from Next Level Web, discusses everything you need to be thinking about when it comes to marketing your game.
We talk email lists, Facebook, timelines, and more. There was so much, in fact, that this podcast will be a 2-part series.
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