Calum Taylor, designer of Motora, talks about balancing luck with player agency.

It’s good to have luck to keep a game unpredictable, but if it goes too far, players will feel like the game is playing them. You need to make sure players feel in control while also allowing for cool “plot twist” moments.

And be sure to check out Calum’s game on Kickstarter HERE.

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Carla Kopp, founder of Weird Giraffe Games, talks about designing light (or filler) games.

Carla’s company focuses on this type of games, and she’s designed several herself, so she definitely understands the topic well.

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Julio Nazario, winner of the HABA Games design challenge, talks about game components and interesting ways to use them.

Julio has been designing some really innovative games using components in really cool ways.

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Isaac Vega, designer of Dead of Winter, Ashes, and many others, talks about how to balance a game.

Isaac has designed some of the best games in the world and has really figured out how to make sure a game feels balanced to its players.

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Alex Macklai, designer of Sea of Nadia, talks about augmented reality and board games.

Alex has been working on an AR-centric game for 2 years and has some interesting insight on the topic.

For more info: www.maclaysgames.com

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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.

Resources mentioned in the show:

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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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