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

1 : put off, delay

2 : to postpone induction of (a person) into military service

 http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD101-Defer.mp3

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

1 : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
2 : the use of words whose sound suggests the sense

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD100-Onomatopoeia.mp3

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

1 : capable of being physically or emotionally wounded

2 : open to attack or damage : assailable

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD099-Vulnerable.mp3

Today Nicole Amato (Resistor_, Lazer Ryderz) looks at board game design based on the word "abeyance".

1 : a state of temporary inactivity : suspension — used chiefly in the phrase in abeyance

2 : a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD098-Abeyance.mp3

Today Nicole Amato (Resistor_, Lazer Ryderz) looks at board game design based on the word "hortative".

: giving exhortation : serving to advise or warn

 http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD097-Hortative.mp3

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

1 : a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
2 a : protection
b : controlling or conditioning influence
3 a : auspices, sponsorship
b : control or guidance especially by an individual, group, or system

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD096-Aegis.mp3

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

1 : attracted to novelty
2 : of the newest style or kind

DD095-Newfangled.mp3

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

: to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD094-Career.mp3

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

1 : something that appeals to popular or lowbrow taste and is often of poor quality
2 : a tacky or lowbrow quality or condition

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD093-Kitsch.mp3

Today we (me and the design community from Board Game Geek) look at board game design based on the word "maladroit".

: lacking skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations : inept

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD092-Maladroit.mp3