Games on Tables

Welcome back to Games On Tables Season 3. (it’s been sporadic and there was lots of moves, but we’re back) This time we talk to Alex Wynnter about his new 2 player game The Damsel’s Tale on Kickstarter now! We discuss how they extended the world of Tinderbox from The Brigade, and the interesting aspects of developing a two player game based on existing lore. Check it out!!

The Damsel’s Tale on Kickstarter now!

Board Game Geek: Red Genie Games The Damsel’s TaleKickstarter for The Damsel’s Tale

In this episode I get to talk with the Guild Master himself, Marc Specter!Coming off Kickstarter hits Unreal Estate, Stroop, Pocket Ops and most recently Endeavor: Age of Sail. We talk about his experience with Kickstarter, and his 13 years of experience with games at conventions. We had a great chat and I learned a lot about approaching publishing in the convention and Kickstarter age. We crammed a lot into the conversation, enjoy!

Look for The Artemis Project coming to Kickstarter on September 12!

In this episode I talk to renowned game designer Martin Wallace. We get to discuss his history and approach to designing games as well as some things he might like to do. We get some teasers about some upcoming games too! I asked Martin about what he thinks of the new era of games including Legacy games and Micro games. It's a great episode where I just let Martin have the floor.

In this episode I talk to Tony Miller. You may know him as The Bearded Rogue, or as one of the Three Amigos on the Breaking Into Board Games podcast. We discuss the industry, and his newly published game Fire In The Library coming out soon from Weird Giraffe Games.

In this quick Shop Talk I discuss some board game design advice and try to distill a lot of what is out there into the most common design advice. I was inspired by this book: Board Game Design Advice: From the Best in the World.

In this episode I bring back Shannon Kelly. Now that his very successful game Lucidity: Six-Sided Nightmares is through Kickstarter and on shelves, I wanted to discuss the post Kickstarter process with him. We discuss keeping backers informed, production, and logistics.

In this quick Shop Talk I discuss Role Playing Games and how they have evolved. There may be some aspects of them that can influence your board games or themeing in them. It's a quick one, and rather than list all of the games I mention, you should check out rpggeek.com and

Timeline of Role Playing Games

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_pen_and_paper_role-playing_games

List of Role Playing Games

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_role-playing_games_by_genre

I talked to Ed Wedig about his graphic design work in the industry and some of the games he's designed. We discussed how he went through getting a game signed by a publisher, and how he works with other team members in a game project.

I got to talk to Keith Dillon Franks in this episode. He is recently coming off his successful Kickstarter for Castles of Calderia. It's a new micro-game (18 cards) that features the artwork of Arianne Elliot http://www.arianne-elliott.com/ It is the beginning of the Cutlass universe. We discussed Keith's kicstarter experience, as well as that is in store for the future of Cutlass Boardgames.

In this Shop Talk I want to discuss Action / Movement Programming in games. Action / Movement Programming (or programming) is a core concept of games like RoboRally. The core idea is that all players select the actions or moves that you want to do, usually in secret.  These actions or moves are then locked in. We discuss how this works, games that use these mechanics and how it affects game play. 

All of our Shop Talk episodes will have an accompanying Blog Post, and Video on our YouTube Channel. 

Blog Post: http://cravonstudios.com/shop-talk-programming/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKor8dVGDzQ 

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