Curt Covert, designer of Tower of Madness and owner of Smirk & Dagger Games, talks about take-that games.
Curt has been designing back-stabby games for years and is a wealth of information and insight on the topic. And he’s a ton of fun to talk to!
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Assad Quraishi, designer of Genesis: Battle of Champions, talks about playtesting.
Assad is a professional user interface designer and has a ton of insight on testing.
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Sami Laakso, designer of Dale of Merchants, talks about designing expansions.
Sami recently put together a pretty substantial expansion for his own game and has a good bit of insight on the topic.
And be sure to check out Sami’s game and expansion on Kickstarter HERE.
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Dan Peterson, head developer at Mayday Games, talks about how to streamline a game by removing math.
We discuss why this is important in today’s market and various ways on how to do it effectively.
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Marilia Poggiali, designer of San Francisco vs Fog, talks about the personal tragedies she’s experienced and how game design and starting a publishing company have helped her overcome pain and find catharsis.
And be sure to check out San Francisco vs Fog on Kickstarter HERE.
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Callin Flores, designer of Guardians, discusses how the finer details of creating a shuffle builder. (Games like Smash Up.)
Callin’s game takes the shuffle building mechanism to new places, and he has a lot of insight on these types of games.
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Corry Damey, designer of Seasons of Rice and winner of the BGDL Design Challenge, discusses how he’s managed to win 3 design competitions.
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Bez Shahriari, designer of Yogi, discusses the ins and outs of creating a game made specifically for families.
We go into why family games are so good for helping kids as they grow up, and we talk about a lot of things to consider when making these types of games.
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Dr. Corey Butler, social psychologist and avid gamer, has been conducting research on gamers for a while and has some really interesting information on player psychology based on both his formal training and his research.
And check out all the really cool articles and research findings on Corey’s blog HERE.
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Greg Loring-Albright is back on the show, and we’re talking about games that don’t exist on a board or even at a table.
Greg has been designing games that pervade into spaces much bigger than your dining room table, and he has some really interesting insight on how and why these games work.
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