In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss the natural world as a source of inspiration for game design. Whether you have a tiny seed or a towering redwood of a game, Earth is a treasure trove of thematic ideas just waiting to be uncovered!

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Flex your design muscles with this week's 10 Minute Design Challenge! In these extra-short episodes, we'll provide a game theme, component and mechanism; what ideas can you come up with in 10 minutes? We'd love to hear about your creations; just use the hashtag #10minutedesignchallenge to share them with the community!

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In this episode, Rob and Chris are joined by Jamey Stegmaier; game designer, publisher and baklava fan, to discuss games based on beverages and foodstuffs! They discuss the pros and cons of tying yourself to a theme, and how sometimes, you'll have to sacrifice thematic game elements in the pursuit of maximising fun.

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Flex your design muscles with this week's 10 Minute Design Challenge! In these extra-short episodes, we'll provide a game theme, component and mechanism; what ideas can you come up with in 10 minutes? We'd love to hear about your creations; just use the hashtag #10minutedesignchallenge to share them with the community!

Generate more design ideas using the 10 Minute Design Challenge game idea generator at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss the pros and cons of using virtual game simulators as a design tool; why it’s worth giving them a try and some pitfalls to avoid.

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In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss Science Fiction, and their thoughts on blending this commonly-used theme with inspiration from other genres to create fresh, exciting game ideas. 

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In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss a potentially painful but absolutely vital aspect of game design; playing your prototypes and gathering feedback. 

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In the first episode of the new season, Rob and Chris discuss how to design games based on a theme, and how this approach can both help and hinder the design process.

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In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris look back on Season One, discuss their favourite moments and reveal what’s coming up in Season Two!

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In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob(ot) and Chris are joined by Bez Shahriari, designer of the ELL Deck, Yogi and Kitty Cataclysm, to discuss game systems, and how rewarding it can be to make multiple games that use a common set of components.  

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