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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Jan 4, 2019 • 5min
[BONUS] Fabian Zimmermann on Roll & Write Games
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Jan 2, 2019 • 40min
Designing a Negotiation Game with Fabian Zimmermann
Fabian Zimmermann, designer of Goodcritters, discusses how to design a negotiation game.
Goodcritters is the most recent game in the Dice Tower Essentials line, and negotiation is the core of the game.
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Dec 28, 2018 • 6min
[BONUS] Darwin Kastle on Starting a Board Game Company
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Dec 26, 2018 • 58min
Designing a Deck Building Game with Darwin Kastle
Darwin Kastle, from White Wizard Games, discusses how to design a deck builder.
Darwin is a hall of fame Magic: the Gathering player and has a TON of experience designing card games. His most popular games are Star Realms and Hero Realms.
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Dec 21, 2018 • 6min
[BONUS] Rita Orlov on Adding Mystery to a Game
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Dec 19, 2018 • 51min
Designing Puzzle Games with Rita Orlov
Rita Orlov discusses how to design a good puzzle game.
Through her company, Post Curious, Rita designs deeply immersive games for people who enjoy a good challenge.
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Dec 14, 2018 • 12min
[BONUS] Dan & Connie Kazmaier on In-Game Economy Systems
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Dec 12, 2018 • 40min
Creating an Online Playtesting Group with Daniel & Connie Kazmaier
Daniel and Connie Kazmaier discuss how they put together a rather large online playtesting group for their game, Chai.
They have nearly 800 playtesters in their group and go into how they’ve nurtured and developed it.
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Dec 7, 2018 • 20min
[BONUS] The Importance of Narrative in Games with Stephen & Michael Stagliano
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Dec 5, 2018 • 1h 17min
Designing a Tabletop RPG with Stephen & Michael Stagliano
Stephen and Michael Stagliano discuss designing an RPG system. They’ve been working on their own tabletop RPG game, and they run a podcast, both called Tavern of Heroes.They’ve been playing and designing role playing games for years, and we have a lively discussion on the ins and outs of putting one together. These guys have an incredibly high charisma modifier, haha.
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