John has designed numerous hit #boardgames most prominently for #AEG and #brotherwisegames. This was a great chat we had after getting a chance to hang out for the weekend at Platypus Con 2025 in Juneau, AK.

00:00 - Intro

01:19 - Breaking in and beyond card crafting

05:51 - The origin story

12:43 - Transition to game design full-time

18:15 - Honing your craft

24:25 - Pitching, showing & development

32:45 - Mistborn, STORMLIGHT, Oh My!

51:39 - Designing what comes natural

53:47 - Adapting a world

60:27 - Ambitions to originality

67:42 - A new Mystic Vale

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