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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:

[BONUS] Seth Jaffee on the Value of Playing a Game Multiple Times Jun 30, 2017

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Taking a Design from Good to Great with Seth Jaffee Jun 28, 2017

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Seth Jaffee, designer of Eminent Domain, discusses how to tackle that last 10% of game design that takes a game from merely good to that next level of great.

And be sure to check out the BGDL inspired t-shirt project over at IndieGoGo. Shirts are only available for a very limited time.

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[BONUS] Richard Launius on Themes He’d Like to See Jun 23, 2017

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Designing a Good AI System with Richard Launius Jun 21, 2017

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Richard Launius, designer of Arkham Horror, shares great, veteran advice on how to design an AI system for both co-op and non co-op games.

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[BONUS] Tony Miller on Finding Time for Game Design Jun 16, 2017

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Getting the Most out of a Design Convention with Tony Miller Jun 14, 2017

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Tony Miller, attendee of double digit design conventions, discusses why it’s so important to attend design cons and what you need to take with you to get the most out of your experience.

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[BONUS] Gil Hova on Why Drafting Is Such a Great Mechanic Jun 09, 2017

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Keeping a Design from Getting out of Hand with Gil Hova Jun 07, 2017

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Gil Hova, designer of The Networks, discusses how to manage a game’s scope and not allow it to get out of hand. We also go into a good bit of detail on abstraction and how vital it is for keeping a game’s scope where it needs to be.

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[BONUS] Daniel Zayas on Kickstarter Features He Wants to See Jun 02, 2017

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Advice from a Kickstarter Expert with Daniel Zayas May 31, 2017

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Daniel Zayas, a member of the Kickstarter Expert program, discusses what the program is and how it works. He also gives some really great advice on how to run a successful Kickstarter campaign.

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