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**The Game Design Round Table**

Covering the full breadth of digital, tabletop, and role playing games, The Game Design Round Table inspires and educates aspiring and experienced game designers.

Latest Episodes:

#249 Diving into MOBA Changes and Updates Dec 09, 2020

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#248 Listener Questions October 2020 Oct 28, 2020

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#247 Tabletop Game Development with Brenna Noonan Oct 14, 2020

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#246 Omari Akil Talks Rap Godz Sep 29, 2020

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Board game designer Omari Akil joins Dirk and David to talk about Rap Godz, Hoop Godz, and the process of making games that connect both mechanically and emotionally with a specific theme. They discuss the hip hop theme of Rap Godz as well as the street basketball theme of the upcoming Hoop Godz. Additional topics include managing scope and IP issues with a hip hop game, staying true to theme even if it upsets other game design norms, and designing as a sibling team.

#245 Listener Questions August 2020 Aug 18, 2020

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Kathryn joins Dirk and David to discuss the recent Rob Daviau episode as well as answer listener questions. In response to Daviau's design axiom, the trio discusses the role of memory in the games they design and play. Then the hosts proceed to answer listeners' questions. Those questions include: how to help characters avoid picking a playstyle they'll hate later, whether the hosts plan to work in the VR space, what the exact process is for incorporating an established IP, and how IP affects the character rosters of MOBA games.

#244 Round Table on Matching Player Expectations Aug 04, 2020

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#243 Rob Daviau Minimizes Ongoing Negative Effects Jul 21, 2020

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#242 Molly Johnson Talks Point Salad Jul 08, 2020

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#241 Diving into MOBA Perspectives and Problems Jun 23, 2020

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#240 Ryan Scott Aims for Balanceable, Not Balanced Jun 09, 2020

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Ryan "Morello" Scott joins Dirk and David on the show to discuss his design axiom: balance isn't important, but balanceable is critical. Ryan discusses why planning ahead for a balanceable piece of content is critical to avoid making balance feel chaotic for players and designers alike. With his experience working on League of Legends and Riot's new FPS, Valorant, he shares specific examples of where balance went wrong and steps designers can take to make things right.

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