

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.
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Sep 13, 2017 • 60min
Going from Game to Sellable Product with Randy Hoyt
Randy Hoyt, owner of Foxtrot Games, discusses how to turn a game into a product.We go into marketability, sellability, usability and more.Randy has been designing and publishing games for a number of years and has a ton of insight on making games that sell.
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Sep 8, 2017 • 9min
[BONUS] Fabio Del Rio on How to Stand out from the Crowd
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Sep 6, 2017 • 1h 14min
Sports Themed Games with Fabio Del Rio
Fabio Del Rio, owner of CSE Games, discusses the ins and outs of sports themed games. We go into mechanics, marketability, licensing, challenges, success stories, and more.
Fabio has been publishing sports games for over a decade and brings a lot of wisdom and insight to the episode.
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Sep 1, 2017 • 12min
[BONUS] Daniel Aronson on How to Go from 0 to 600+ Facebook Likes in 60 Days
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Aug 30, 2017 • 41min
Graphic Design and Its Effect on the Player Experience with Daniel Aronson
Daniel Aronson, professional graphic designer and game designer, discusses the importance of being intentional with all the graphic design in your game. We talk fonts, color choices, layouts, branding, and more in this information full episode.
Daniel is the designer of “El Dorado,” which just launched on Kickstarter. Check it out here.
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Aug 25, 2017 • 12min
[BONUS] Lance the Undead Viking on Where He Thinks the Board Game Industry is Headed
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Aug 23, 2017 • 1h 14min
Let’s Talk Game Reviews with Lance Myxter the Undead Viking
Lance Myxter, the Undead Viking, talks about game reviews from a lot of different angles. Lance has done over 1000 reviews and offers a lot of insight on the different ins and outs of the review world.
He does a ton of videos for Kickstarter games and gives some great advice for anyone wanting to travel down that road as well.
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Aug 19, 2017 • 10min
[BONUS] Marshall Britt on Whether the Size of a Eurogame Matters
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Aug 16, 2017 • 55min
Lessons Learned as a Small Publisher with Marshall Britt
Marshall Britt, owner of Yanaguana Games, talks about all the mistakes he’s made and lessons he’s learned as a small game publisher.
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Aug 11, 2017 • 6min
[BONUS] Hermann Luttmann on Designing a Zombie Game that Stands out from the Crowd
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