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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.

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Latest Episodes:

Balancing a Game with Isaac Vega Oct 03, 2018

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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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[BONUS] Alex Maklai on Pirate Themed Games Sep 28, 2018

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Augmented Reality and Board Games with Alex Maklai Sep 26, 2018

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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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[BONUS] Curt Covert’s Best Advice after 15 Years in the Industry Sep 21, 2018

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[ANNOUNCEMENT] Ignite Conference 2018 Sep 21, 2018

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For all the details about Ignite, check out boardgamedesignlab.com/ignite/.

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Take That Games with Curt Covert Sep 19, 2018

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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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[BONUS] Assad Quraishi on Designing CCGs Sep 14, 2018

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Playtesting with Assad Quraishi Sep 12, 2018

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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:

Here is some info about James Bach: His website: http://www.satisfice.com/ Some videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=james+bach Amazing Book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/lessons-learned-in/9780471081128/ And for James Whittaker Blog from James: https://testing.googleblog.com/2009/06/james-whittaker-joins-google.html Some Videso: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=james+whittaker Good book: https://www.amazon.ca/Google-Tests-Software-James-Whittaker/dp/0321803027

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[BONUS] Sami Laakso on How to Price a Game Sep 07, 2018

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Designing Expansions with Sami Laakso Sep 05, 2018

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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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