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Designing an Engine Building Game with Elizabeth Hargrave May 15, 2019

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Elizabeth Hargrave, designer of Wingspan, discusses how to design engine building games.

Wingspan is ranked in the top 100 on Board Game Geek, and we talk a lot about Elizabeth’s design process for creating the game.

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[BONUS] Evan Derrick on the Dos and Don’ts for Artists May 10, 2019

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Going Pro in the Gaming Industry with Evan Derrick May 08, 2019

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Evan Derrick, designer of Detective: City of Angels, discusses his own journey and his advice on how to go pro in the gaming industry.

Evan works for Van Ryder Games and has been a full-time pro for over a year.

And be sure to check out Hostage Negotiator: Career on Kickstarter HERE.

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[BONUS] Daryl Andrews on the Best Conventions to Go to as a Designer May 03, 2019

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Designing Games Based on a Licensed IP with Daryl Andrews May 01, 2019

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Daryl Andrews discusses designing games based on licensed IPs.

Daryl has designed a TON of games based on comics, TV shows, and movies, and he goes through lots of ins and outs on how the process works.

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[BONUS] Darren Terpstra on Building an Audience through Going to Conventions Apr 26, 2019

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Multiple Mechanisms in a Game with Darren Terpstra Apr 24, 2019

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Darren Terpstra, designer of Ignite, discusses designing games with multiple moving parts and several mechanisms integrated together.

Ignite has quite a few mechanisms working together, so Darren has had to figure out how to make this concept work in a streamlined way.

And be sure to check out Ignite on Kickstarter HERE.

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[BONUS] Tom Butler on Organizing Game Design Time Apr 19, 2019

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Designing Historical Games with Tom Butler Apr 17, 2019

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Tom Butler, designer of Patriots and Redcoats, discusses the design of historical games.

Tom has specialized in creating games based on history and has lots of interesting insight on the topic.

And be sure to check out Tom’s new game, Paradise Lost, on Kickstarter HERE.

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[BONUS] Adam Chunn and Woody Hutsell on Creating Miniatures Apr 12, 2019

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