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How to Hustle and Get Things Done with Carla Kopp
Carla Kopp, founder of Weird Giraffe Games, discusses how she stays on the hustle and gets so much done in design, publishing, playtesting, and Kickstarter.
We talk about the tips and tricks she’s learned to hack her time and consistently make things happen.
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How to Design a Solo Game with Hermann Luttmann
Hermann Luttmann, designer of Dawn of the Zeds, talks about how to design a solo game.
Hermann has created numerous games meant for only one player and offers a ton of interesting insight on how to craft the solitaire experience.
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How to Design a Great Family Game with James Hudson
James Hudson, owner of Druid City Games, talks about how to create a game that families love to play.
James works full time in the gaming industry, and his company focuses specifically on family games. We talk about what makes a game appealing to families and how to get noticed on Kickstarter.
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How to Work on Multiple Games at the Same Time with Daryl Andrews
Daryl Andrews, designer of Sagrada, discusses how to work on a bunch of designs at the same time.
Daryl has designed around 100 games that are either in stores, in production, or have been signed and are waiting to move forward, so he has a TON of knowledge on the subject.
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Taking a Design from Good to Great with Seth Jaffee
Seth Jaffee, designer of Eminent Domain, discusses how to tackle that last 10% of game design that takes a game from merely good to that next level of great.
And be sure to check out the BGDL inspired t-shirt project over at IndieGoGo. Shirts are only available for a very limited time.
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Keeping a Design from Getting out of Hand with Gil Hova
Gil Hova, designer of The Networks, discusses how to manage a game’s scope and not allow it to get out of hand. We also go into a good bit of detail on abstraction and how vital it is for keeping a game’s scope where it needs to be.
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Why Game Design Is Important with Gabe Barrett
Gabe Barrett, founder of the BGDL, discusses why this hobby of ours matters and why game design is much more than just a fun, little activity. He also shares some stories that relate to design and talks about where the BGDL is headed in the future.
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Creating a Great Solo Variant with Morten Pedersen
Morten Pedersen, designer behind the solo modes for games such as Scythe and Viticulture, discusses how to scale a game down to one player and create a great solo experience.
Morten has his own design company that focuses on creating single player systems for games and has even won awards for it. For more, check out Morten’s blog here.
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Lessons Learned from Playing 5000+ Games with Tom Vasel
Tom Vasel, founder of the Dice Tower, discusses some of the many things he’s learned after playing an astronomical number of games. We talk themes, mechanics, Kickstarter, publishing, trends, and tons of other stuff.
Tom has played and reviewed thousands upon thousands of games which has led to some interesting insight on what makes a great game.
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