Jamey Stegmaier is back, and we’re talking about the making of Scythe. We discuss the ins and outs of all the design choices that brought one of the best games in the world to life.

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Evan Derrick, designer and part owner of Van Ryder Games, discusses theme and how to really bring it to the forefront in a game.

Evan designed “Detective: City of Angels” which is one of the most thematic games I’ve ever seen, so I pick his brain on what makes a theme really come together.

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Danny Lott, designer of Coma Ward, discusses how to design a horror themed game and really evoke a creepy experience. 

This episode has a ton of great advice, but I’m not gonna lie, it gets a little weird in the middle. (You’ll hear what I mean…) We finish strong though, haha.

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Carla Kopp, founder of Weird Giraffe Games, discusses how she stays on the hustle and gets so much done in design, publishing, playtesting, and Kickstarter.

We talk about the tips and tricks she’s learned to hack her time and consistently make things happen.

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Jason Perez, psychotherapist and host of the Every Night Is Game Night podcast, discusses the different ways people learn and how that should affect rulebook writing.

We go into how the brain works, what makes rules so hard to learn, and more.

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Randy Hoyt, owner of Foxtrot Games, discusses how to turn a game into a product.

We go into marketability, sellability, usability and more.

Randy has been designing and publishing games for a number of years and has a ton of insight on making games that sell.

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Fabio Del Rio, owner of CSE Games, discusses the ins and outs of sports themed games. We go into mechanics, marketability, licensing, challenges, success stories, and more.

Fabio has been publishing sports games for over a decade and brings a lot of wisdom and insight to the episode.

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Daniel Aronson, professional graphic designer and game designer, discusses the importance of being intentional with all the graphic design in your game. We talk fonts, color choices, layouts, branding, and more in this information full episode.

Daniel is the designer of “El Dorado,” which just launched on Kickstarter. Check it out here.

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Lance Myxter, the Undead Viking, talks about game reviews from a lot of different angles. Lance has done over 1000 reviews and offers a lot of insight on the different ins and outs of the review world.

He does a ton of videos for Kickstarter games and gives some great advice for anyone wanting to travel down that road as well.

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Marshall Britt, owner of Yanaguana Games, talks about all the mistakes he’s made and lessons he’s learned as a small game publisher.

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