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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 Area Control Games with Steven Aramini Jan 09, 2019

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Steven Aramini, designer of Animal Kingdoms, discusses how to design an area control game.

Animal Kingdoms won the 2018 Cardboard Edison award and is a really clever, card-driven area control game.

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[BONUS] Fabian Zimmermann on Roll & Write Games Jan 04, 2019

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Designing a Negotiation Game with Fabian Zimmermann Jan 02, 2019

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Fabian Zimmermann, designer of Goodcritters, discusses how to design a negotiation game.

Goodcritters is the most recent game in the Dice Tower Essentials line, and negotiation is the core of the game.

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[BONUS] Darwin Kastle on Starting a Board Game Company Dec 28, 2018

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Designing a Deck Building Game with Darwin Kastle Dec 26, 2018

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Darwin Kastle, from White Wizard Games, discusses how to design a deck builder.

Darwin is a hall of fame Magic: the Gathering player and has a TON of experience designing card games. His most popular games are Star Realms and Hero Realms.

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[BONUS] Rita Orlov on Adding Mystery to a Game Dec 21, 2018

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Designing Puzzle Games with Rita Orlov Dec 19, 2018

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Rita Orlov discusses how to design a good puzzle game.

Through her company, Post Curious, Rita designs deeply immersive games for people who enjoy a good challenge.

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[BONUS] Dan & Connie Kazmaier on In-Game Economy Systems Dec 14, 2018

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Creating an Online Playtesting Group with Daniel & Connie Kazmaier Dec 12, 2018

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Daniel and Connie Kazmaier discuss how they put together a rather large online playtesting group for their game, Chai.

They have nearly 800 playtesters in their group and go into how they’ve nurtured and developed it.

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[BONUS] The Importance of Narrative in Games with Stephen & Michael Stagliano Dec 07, 2018

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