Today I chat with Eric Williams who relaunched House Rules on Kickstarter two years after a failed campaign.

- Learn about what he learned

- How to get connected to your local indie game designer scene

- How to incorporate economic principles into your next game

- And why Denver is the bees-knees

Today I chat with Arthur Franz, a complete (american) football enthusiast! We chat about:

* How to make sports games

* Why you can & should sell via The Game Crafter

* & how you can play over the telephone!

Today on the show I chat with Christina Scamporrino. She's an Art Director in her day job and he applies that to her new game Money Buns. She helps us understand:

* The design of everyday things

* Why theme or lack of a theme can be helpful

* And why she loves the beach so much

Today I chat with Dirk Knemeyer co-host of The Game Design Roundtable Podcast. We chat about:

- Making historical games

- The challenges of marketing yourself & your games

- And who is better: Tesla or Edison?

I had a great time at Protospiel Madison. If you haven't been protospiels are absolutely fantastic! I chat about:

* Games played

* Why you need a newsletter

* Upcoming guests

* Feedback on Fry Thief & my new witch game

I chat with Jeremy Holcomb.

* He's teaches game design at DigiPen

* He created The White Box - a tool to teach game design

* He lettered in chess (#nerd)

Dan & Connie Kazmaier from Deep Aqua Games talk about Chai - a game about tea! They share:

* The challenges & opportunities designing for different cultures

* Their Instagram strategy

* & the Clifton Strength's Finder test

Today I get to chat with Jackson Pope who is a game crafter. He shares why he started crafting each piece in his games and how he's scaled that process.

We'll dive in to:

* How to cut cards efficiently

* #CraftWednesday

* His flicking game

Nicole & Anthony Amato talk bout their game design process as a couple. They talk about:

* Resistor_

* Creating a local game design community

* Game Jams

* and hacking

Carla Kopp from Weird Giraffe Games tells us all about her company and game design skillz including:

* How to design solo modes

* Her strategy to go full time

* And of course the weirdest animal in the giraffe family