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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Apr 11, 2018 • 48min
Bringing Old Designs Back to Life with Justin Jacobson
Justin Jacobson, founder of Restoration Games, discusses the process of bringing a game back to life.Justin’s entire business model is built on taking old games off the shelf and breathing new life into them, and he offers great insight on how to do it. If you’ve got some old games of your own that you shelved for whatever reason, you just might get some ideas on how to bring those back.
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Apr 6, 2018 • 9min
[BONUS] Peter Hayward on Attending a Prototype Convention
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Apr 4, 2018 • 45min
The Two Types of Cooperative Games with Peter Hayward
Peter Hayward, founder of Jellybean Games, discusses the two types of cooperative games and what makes them work.Peter plays hundreds of prototypes a year, and he’s noticed some serious issues with the majority of the co-op prototypes he sees.
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Mar 30, 2018 • 7min
[BONUS] Brandon Rollins on Playtesting
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Mar 28, 2018 • 41min
How to Make Your Game More Accessible with Brandon Rollins
Brandon Rollins, designer of Highways & Byways, discusses accessibility in games and ways to make your designs more inclusive.Brandon is an avid blogger and consistently writes great content to help game designers.
Meeple Like Us accessibility reviews
Color palettes for color blindness
10 Quick Accessibility Wins for Game Developers
And make sure to check out Brandon’s latest Kickstarter campaign HERE.
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Mar 23, 2018 • 8min
[BONUS] Jerry Hawthorne on How to Demo a Game at a Convention
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Mar 21, 2018 • 1h 1min
Story Driven Games with Jerry Hawthorne
Jerry Hawthorne, designer of Stuffed Fables, discusses story driven games and how to use narrative to create incredible gaming experiences.Jerry is a long-time veteran of the industry and specializes in games that evoke stories.
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Mar 16, 2018 • 9min
[BONUS] Adam Rehberg on Balancing Life, Work, and Game Design
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Mar 14, 2018 • 46min
Boxes and Packaging that Sell with Adam Rehberg
Adam Rehberg, owner of Adam’s Apple Games, discusses the finer details on what makes a box functional, fashionable, and provocative.
For his day job, Adam is a packaging engineer for Target, so he definitely knows what he’s talking about.
If you have box questions for Adam, you can find him on Twitter HERE.
And be sure to check out his 3d sword building game, Swordcrafters, which is on Kickstarter now.
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Mar 9, 2018 • 9min
[BONUS] Vincent Vergonjeanne on Licensing an IP for a Game
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