Fun Problems

Fun Problems

By AJ Brandon and Peter C. HaywardLeisureGames
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Fun Problems episodes

  • #3 - Common Mistakes New Designers Make (Part 2)

    Join us for an in depth conversation on game design!

    If you want to ask us a fun question, or contact us for any other reason send us a message to the email below. :)

    Sen-Foong Lim's talk on feedback.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XW73yLRU14

    A big thanks to Eduard Matei for our theme song!

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    55 min
  • #2 - Common Mistakes New Designers Make (Part 1)

    Join us for an in depth conversation on game design!

    Here is our email. Send us your hooks to review, ask us a fun question, or email us if you are just feeling a little lonely. :)

    Shut up and sit down playing a megagame;

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN71v9H_gg8

    Shut up and sit down;

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86pIbGeBJPQ

    Board Game Design Lab featuring Peter talking about the two types of co-ops (It’s a must listen to!-AJ)

    https://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/the-two-types-of-cooperative-games-with-peter-hayward/

    So Very Wrong about Games (A.J.’s favourite board game reviewers)

    https://www.stitcher.com/show/so-very-wrong-about-games

    A big thanks to Eduard Matei for our theme song!

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1 hr 23 min
  • #1 - Ideas

    Join us for an in depth conversation on game design! Today we discuss the inception of board games. What the advantages are of different starting points and what pitfalls to watch out for.

    We also touch on designing board games as a product, designing for early prototyping and how to know if your game is going in the right direction.

    A.J.’s talk on why your (Good) game won’t sell; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxCIUiSMJk&t=37s

    Kevin Wilson IP games;

    https://twitter.com/KevinWilson42/status/999170580929802240?s=20

    Disney imagineering talk;

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX0Dw-RL_EU

    We would love to hear from you! Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and email us your questions and comments!

    A big thanks to Eduard Matei for our theme song!

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1 hr 42 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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