Design Diary

Today we look at board game design based on the word "manticore".

: a legendary animal with the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD081-Manticore.mp3

Today we look at board game design based on the word "cadre".

1 : a nucleus or core group especially of trained personnel able to assume control and to train others; broadly : a group of people having some unifying relationship

2 : a cell of indoctrinated leaders active in promoting the interests of a revolutionary party

3 : a member of a cadre

4 : frame, framework

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD080-Cadre.mp3

Today we look at board game design based on the word "grandiose".

1 : characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration

2 : impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD079-Grandiose.mp3

Today we look at board game design based on the word "bravado". Stick around to the end to hear some concepts from the design community.

1 a : blustering swaggering conduct

b : a pretense of bravery

2 : the quality or state of being foolhardy

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD078-Bravado.mp3

Today special guest Emma Larkins (Heartcatchers) looks at board game design based on the word "spiel".

: a voluble line of often extravagant talk : a speech delivered especially to sell or promote something

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD077-Spiel.mp3

Today special guest Emma Larkins (Heartcatchers) looks at board game design based on the word "antithetical".

1 : being in direct and unequivocal opposition : directly opposite or opposed

2 : constituting or marked by antithesis : pertaining to the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD076-Antithetical.mp3

Today we look at board game design based on the word "never-never land".

: an ideal or imaginary place

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD075-NeverNeverLand.mp3

Today we look at board game design based on the word "lugubrious".

1 : mournful; especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful

2 : dismal

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD074-Lugubrious.mp3

Today we look at board game design based on the word "invigilate".

1 : to keep watch; especially : to supervise students at an examination

2 : supervise, monitor

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD073-Invigilate.mp3

Today we look at board game design based on the word "yegg".

: one that breaks open safes to steal : safecracker; also : robber

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD072-Yegg.mp3