Fun Problems

Fun Problems

By AJ Brandon and Peter C. HaywardLeisureGames
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Fun Problems episodes

  • #109 The Final Episode

    The final episode of Fun Problems! Thanks so much to everyone who's listened over the years, it's been a pleasure talking to our microphones and it somehow ending up in your ears.

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    1 hr 28 min
  • #108 Zones of Play

    Grab Bag episode! We talk about so many things, including: Zones of play, questions to ask when playtesting, core gameplay loops, replayability, designing to form, and creating combos! Scott Rogers' Zones of Play: https://mrbossdesign.blogspot.com/201...

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    1 hr 25 min
  • #107 The Best Design Advice on the Internet – Part 13

    The best game design advice on the internet can be found at https://daniel.games/ – we can't recommend it highly enough! This is the FINAL part of a series where we explore the game design blog "Daniel.Games," written by Daniel Piechnick.

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    1 hr 11 min
  • #106 The Problems with Victory Points – Grab Bag

    Grab Bag episode! We talk about so many things, including: Victory points, playtesting with skilled designers, positive player interaction, "accountancy phases", IP games, and developing your own games!

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    1 hr 4 min
  • #105 The Best Design Advice on the Internet – Part 12

    The best game design advice on the internet can be found at https://daniel.games/ – we can't recommend it highly enough! This is part 12 of a series where we explore the game design blog "Daniel.Games," written by Daniel Piechnick.

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    1 hr 3 min
  • #104 Would Stonemaier Publish This?

    Jamey Stegmaier explains what Stonemaier is looking for, and go through many examples of published games that would be a great fit. Tune in to see if you have a game Stonemaier is looking to publish!

    Stonemaier submissions are open here

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    25 min
  • #111 How to Design Framework Games (Jon Perry and Christian Kudahl)

    AJ is joined by guests Jon Perry and Christian Kudahl to talk all about "framework" games. This episode was released early to coincide with the limited preorder for Gauntlet of Gods. 

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    Self balancing game mechanics

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    1 hr 19 min

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Board game design is a deep and often challenging pursuit. We explore all aspects of game design and the fun problems (and solutions) that come with it.

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