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[BONUS] Chris Rowlands on What RPG Elements He’d Like to See More of in Board Games Apr 22, 2017

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Content as Marketing with Chris Rowlands Apr 19, 2017

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Chris Rowlands, designer of Last Garden and host of NPC-Cast, discusses creating awesome content that helps people as much as possible and also builds up goodwill toward you and your games.

The board game community is incredible, and there are tons of opportunities to help fellow designers and add value to what they’re trying to create. And in doing so, you build relationships that will likely lead to people wanting to help you when the opportunity arises.

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[BONUS] Rob Daviau on What Themes Need a Legacy Version Apr 15, 2017

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How to Playtest like a Pro with Rob Daviau Apr 12, 2017

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Rob Daviau, designer of Pandemic Legacy, and I discuss how to run playtests like an absolute pro.

Rob started designing games for Hasbro before moving into the designer game space, and he has a TON of insight on how to playtest your way to an amazing game.

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[BONUS] Brent Kinney on Underutilized Printing Opportunities in Games Apr 08, 2017

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The Ins & Outs of Printing with a Vice President from Panda Game Manufacturing, Brent Kinney Apr 05, 2017

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Brent Kinney, vice president at Panda Game Manufacturing, discusses the details and nuances of getting your game printed. We talk typical setbacks, what the different phases in the process look like, ways to make the process easier, and much more. Panda GM is one of the major manufacturers of board games in the world, and Brent brings a ton of experience and insight to the discussion.

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[BONUS] Tom Vasel on Where He Hopes the Gaming Industry Goes Next Mar 31, 2017

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Lessons Learned from Playing 5000+ Games with Tom Vasel Mar 29, 2017

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Tom Vasel, founder of the Dice Tower, discusses some of the many things he’s learned after playing an astronomical number of games. We talk themes, mechanics, Kickstarter, publishing, trends, and tons of other stuff.

Tom has played and reviewed thousands upon thousands of games which has led to some interesting insight on what makes a great game.

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