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**The Board Game Design Lab**

The Board Game Design Lab was created for one purpose: to help you design great games people love. To accomplish that goal, this podcast interviews designers, publishers, and board game insiders on specific topics related to game design. I don’t waste time talking about recently played games or pop culture. Instead, the show does a deep dive into subjects that I hope you’ll find extremely valuable as you progress through your game design journey.

Latest Episodes:

Designing Worker Placement Games with Luke Laurie Jun 19, 2019

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Luke Laurie, designer of Energy Empire, discusses all the ins and outs of creating a worker placement game.

Luke has a ton of experience with the genre with 4 more worker placement games set to come out over the next 2 years.

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[BONUS] Ian Zang on Rondel Games Jun 14, 2019

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4 Types of Gamer Experiences with Ian Zang Jun 12, 2019

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Ian Zang, developer for Deep Water Games, discusses 4 different types of gamer experiences.

Ian has simplified and categorized different ways that people experience games, and he shares a lot to think about as designers.

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[BONUS] Nikki Valens on Designing Games with App Integration Jun 07, 2019

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Designing a Narrative Driven Game with Nikki Valens Jun 05, 2019

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Nikki Valens, designer of Mansions of Madness, discusses how to design a narrative driven game.

Nikki has designed some of my absolute favorite games and is a master of creating games that tell good stories.

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[BONUS] Bob and Ryan Craig on Drawing Inspiration from Retro Games May 31, 2019

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Designing a Tile-Laying Game with Bob and Ryan Craig May 29, 2019

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Bob and Ryan Craig, founders of One Day West Games, discuss how to design a tile-laying game.

Their game, Monster Highway, is a fast-playing tile laying game about escaping from a Godzilla style monster, and they have several other tiling games in the works.

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[BONUS] Geert Sillevis on Translating a Game May 24, 2019

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Outdoor Mystery Games with Geert Sillevis May 22, 2019

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Geert Sillevis, founder of Mystery City Games, discusses how to design an outdoor escape room type of game.

Geert’s game, “A Secret Sender,” is designed to help tourists experience Amsterdam while also enjoying a mystery game. (And it has a 5-star rating on Trip Advisor.)

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