Coming to you from Dice Tower Con 2018, Eric Lang had a free 20 minutes and agreed to answer some questions, so we found a not so quiet side room to chat.
Eric gives his best advice on several design topics, and he provides incredible insight that all designers need to pay attention to.
BGDL founder, Gabe Barrett, talks about many of the really cool and helpful creativity/productivity hacks he’s been learning about recently.
He discusses some rather interestingfindingsthat have come from researching some of the best in the world in different fields. There are also a lot of things that you’ll hopefully find encouraging.
The end of this episode has an exciting announcement in which Gabe talks about the new BGDL Patreon page. Please check out the page and consider supporting it HERE.
Matt started the IGA four years ago to help small publishers and designers get their games demoed at conventions and game stores, and it’s grown into a robust organization that offers quite a few services.
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.
Jason Mowery and Chase Williams, designers of The Big Score, discuss the process of co-designing a game.
We talk scheduling, conflict management, and more. Also, you can check out their new game on Kickstarter HERE. (It’s basically Ocean’s 11, the board game.)
Greg Loring-Albright, designer of Leviathan, discusses the ins, outs, and what-have-yous of micro games. He brings up some great points about designing small games that carry a big experience.
Today, it’s just me on the podcast, and I’m discussing creativity, time management, and the future of the BGDL.
I’ve learned a lot of really great stuff about the creative process, and I want to share with you some of the things that have been helping me with my game designs.
And then I want to tell you about the fun and exciting things ahead for the BGDL podcast and community.
Alan Emrich, founder of Victory Point Games, discusses how a publisher approaches the development process when taking a game from prototype to store shelf.
Alan has been in the gaming industry for four decades and brings a great deal of experience and insight into this conversation. Both designers and publishers will benefit from what he has to say here.
Artyom Nichipurov (Arty for short), designer of Guards of Atlantis: Tabletop MOBA, discusses Tabletopia and gives lots of tips and tricks on how to get your prototype up and running on the system.
Tabletopia can be an extremely useful resource for playtesting, demoing, and pitching your game.
If you need some help with the software, Arty has offered to give you a hand. You can reach him at nichipurov (at) gmail (dot) com.
Also, Arty’s game, Warpgate, just launched on Kickstarter. If you like Euro games and/or space games, check it out HERE.