Tune in for our first Designer Deep Dive with Omari Akil, CEO of Colorway Game Labs, diversity advocate, and table top auteur! Hear about the many ventures currently underway in the "Akilaverse"!Check out Omari's wonderful projects:<a href="https://www.omariakil.com/">https://www.omariakil.com/</a><a href="https://www.colorwaygamelabs.com/">https://www.colorwaygamelabs.com/</a><a href="https://www.akilaverse.com/">https://www.akilaverse.com/</a><a href="https://ko-fi.com/akilaverse">https://ko-fi.com/akilaverse</a>

Tune in for our first Designer Deep Dive with Omari Akil, CEO of Colorway Game Labs, diversity advocate, and table top auteur! Hear about the many ventures currently underway in the "Akilaverse"! Check out Omari's wonderful projects: https://www.omariakil.com/ https://www.colorwaygamelabs.com/ https://www.akilaverse.com/ https://ko-fi.com/akilaverse

Tune in for our first Designer Deep Dive with Omari Akil, CEO of Colorway Game Labs, diversity advocate, and table top auteur! Hear about the many ventures currently underway in the "Akilaverse"!Check out Omari's wonderful projects:<a href="https://www.omariakil.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.omariakil.com/</a><a href="https://www.colorwaygamelabs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.colorwaygamelabs.com/</a><a href="https://www.akilaverse.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.akilaverse.com/</a><a href="https://ko-fi.com/akilaverse" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ko-fi.com/akilaverse</a>

Designer Deep Dive #1: Omari Akil

From the dungeons of Gloomhaven and the battlefields of Root, to the shores of Catan and the rails of Ticket to Ride, popular board games couch complex subjects within richly thematic gameplay. Millions of people find joy in the experiences that these games create, but what else do we get from playing them? 

In this podcast, Steve Gotzler and Jordan Tynes explore the world of tabletop games with people who possess a deep understanding of the various themes, settings, systems, or content that we encounter in them. What does an economist think about while playing Monopoly? What about a quilter sitting down for a round of Patchwork? A planetary geologist and Terraforming Mars? Or a farmer and Agricola? 

Steve, Jordan, and their guests consider how games communicate information about the variety of subjects they take up. They also ask how games can influence players’ feelings about each other, and the world that they inhabit. From the physical components strewn about the table, to the rules we share while playing, sit down for a round of playful discussion about the cultural relevance of tabletop gaming.

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From the dungeons of Gloomhaven and the battlefields of Root, to the shores of Catan and the rails of Ticket to Ride, popular board games couch complex subjects within richly thematic gameplay. Millions of people find joy in the experiences that these games create, but what else do we get from playing them? In this podcast, Steve Gotzler and Jordan Tynes explore the world of tabletop games with people who possess a deep understanding of the various themes, settings, systems, or content that we encounter in them. What does an economist think about while playing Monopoly? What about a quilter sitting down for a round of Patchwork? A planetary geologist and Terraforming Mars? Or a farmer and Agricola? Steve, Jordan, and their guests consider how games communicate information about the variety of subjects they take up. They also ask how games can influence players’ feelings about each other, and the world that they inhabit. From the physical components strewn about the table, to the rules we share while playing, sit down for a round of playful discussion about the cultural relevance of tabletop gaming.

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Designer Deep Dive #1: Omari Akil

Designer Deep Dive #1: Omari Akil