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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Jun 14, 2019 • 8min
[BONUS] Ian Zang on Rondel Games
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Jun 12, 2019 • 48min
4 Types of Gamer Experiences with Ian Zang
Ian Zang, developer for Deep Water Games, discusses 4 different types of gamer experiences.
Ian has simplified and categorized different ways that people experience games, and he shares a lot to think about as designers.
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Jun 7, 2019 • 8min
[BONUS] Nikki Valens on Designing Games with App Integration
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Jun 5, 2019 • 51min
Designing a Narrative Driven Game with Nikki Valens
Nikki Valens, designer of Mansions of Madness, discusses how to design a narrative driven game.
Nikki has designed some of my absolute favorite games and is a master of creating games that tell good stories.
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May 31, 2019 • 10min
[BONUS] Bob and Ryan Craig on Drawing Inspiration from Retro Games
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May 29, 2019 • 44min
Designing a Tile-Laying Game with Bob and Ryan Craig
Bob and Ryan Craig, founders of One Day West Games, discuss how to design a tile-laying game.
Their game, Monster Highway, is a fast-playing tile laying game about escaping from a Godzilla style monster, and they have several other tiling games in the works.
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May 24, 2019 • 9min
[BONUS] Geert Sillevis on Translating a Game
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May 22, 2019 • 47min
Outdoor Mystery Games with Geert Sillevis
Geert Sillevis, founder of Mystery City Games, discusses how to design an outdoor escape room type of game.
Geert’s game, “A Secret Sender,” is designed to help tourists experience Amsterdam while also enjoying a mystery game. (And it has a 5-star rating on Trip Advisor.)
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May 17, 2019 • 15min
[BONUS] Elizabeth Hargrave on How to Get More Women into Game Design
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May 15, 2019 • 52min
Designing an Engine Building Game with Elizabeth Hargrave
Elizabeth Hargrave, designer of Wingspan, discusses how to design engine building games.
Wingspan is ranked in the top 100 on Board Game Geek, and we talk a lot about Elizabeth’s design process for creating the game.
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