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Scott Rogers is back with the biography of Merchant of Venus!
Gil and Geoff welcome back Stephen Buonocore from Stronghold Games for their traditional annual State of the Industry discussion. What trends did we see in 2018? What do we see for the future of tabletop gaming?
In this classic GameTek Geoff talks about ties and tie-breakers. What makes a good tiebreaker?
Gil and Geoff talk about Game Loops and how they can be designed to accomplish a variety of goals.
In this classic GameTek, Geoff talks about the work of Thomas Schelling.
Gil and Geoff welcome Scott Rogers to discuss party games. What features make for a good party game? What are the dos and don'ts for designers?
Scott Rogers is back with Part 2 of his Eurogame-Ameritrash series!
Gil and Geoff discuss the idea of Ludonarrative Dissonance. What is it? How can it sink a game or make it soar?
In this classic GameTek, Geoff looks at the criminally under-used "I Cut, You Choose" mechanism.
Gil and Geoff are joined by game and puzzle designer Mike Selinker to discuss the relationship between puzzles and games.
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