Luke Laurie, designer of Energy Empire, discusses all the ins and outs of creating a worker placement game.

Luke has a ton of experience with the genre with 4 more worker placement games set to come out over the next 2 years.

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Ian Zang, developer for Deep Water Games, discusses 4 different types of gamer experiences.

Ian has simplified and categorized different ways that people experience games, and he shares a lot to think about as designers.

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Nikki Valens, designer of Mansions of Madness, discusses how to design a narrative driven game.

Nikki has designed some of my absolute favorite games and is a master of creating games that tell good stories.

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Bob and Ryan Craig, founders of One Day West Games, discuss how to design a tile-laying game.

Their game, Monster Highway, is a fast-playing tile laying game about escaping from a Godzilla style monster, and they have several other tiling games in the works.

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Geert Sillevis, founder of Mystery City Games, discusses how to design an outdoor escape room type of game.

Geert’s game, “A Secret Sender,” is designed to help tourists experience Amsterdam while also enjoying a mystery game. (And it has a 5-star rating on Trip Advisor.)

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