Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures Games

By Glenn Ford and Mike Hutchinson

Game designers Mike Hutchinson and Glenn Ford talk about the craft of designing tabletop miniatures games. In depth discussions into a wide range of game design topics and tips.... more

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The podcast currently has 170 episodes available.

Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures Games episodes:

September 04, 2026 Ep 167: Non-Combat Miniatures Games
Glenn is a big believer in the power of miniatures games without violence and the stories they can tell. Mike struggles to find interesting stories in them. Let's talk about it.
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
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Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
...more
35min
August 28, 2026 Ep 166: What is your game's Core Loop?
Loops are very important in your game's design, but what are they? How do you make a good one?
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
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Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
...more
31min
August 21, 2026 Ep 165: Let's Re-design... Battlefleet Gothic
The guys have been wondering about how they might redesign some popular games based on an imagined brief. Next up: Battlefleet Gothic.
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
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Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
...more
41min
August 14, 2026 Ep 164: Let's Redesign... X-Wing Miniatures Game
In Episode 164 The guys have been wondering about how they might redesign some popular games based on the imagined brief they might be based on. Next up, Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game.
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
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Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
...more
55min
August 07, 2026 Ep 163: Chain reactions & emergent gameplay
Ep 163. Mike has been reading some very old battle reports, and he's been thinking about how everything was just much better in the good old days. Glenn thinks this is a load of rose tinted old bunkum, but is willing to humour the old boy.
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
===
Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
...more
36min
July 31, 2026 Ep 162: Christmas In July (Pt II)
Okay, now you know how far behind the podcast feed is! We round up the tabletop games and books we played and readed in 2025.
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
===
Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
...more
57min
July 30, 2026 Ep 161: Christmas In July (Pt I)
Giving the game away about just have far our audio feed slipped behind our Youtube feed... as has become traditional at Rule of Carnage, around the end of each year we sit back and round up what we've been playing and reading over the past year. Here we talk about the digital games we've been checking out.
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
===
Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
...more
38min
July 24, 2026 Ep 160: Dice Spend Mechanics
Mike has been thinking about dice spend mechanics, and even about maybe using some.
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
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Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
...more
43min
June 23, 2026 Ep 159: Let's Redesign... 40K!
In Episode 158 The guys have been wondering about how they might redesign some popular games based on the imagined brief they might be based on, next up... and frankly with some trepidation... Warhammer 40,000.
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
===
Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
...more
36min
June 16, 2026 Ep 158: Let's Redesign... Mordheim!
In Episode 158 The guys have been wondering about how they might redesign some popular games based on the imagined brief they might be based on, next up, Mordheim.
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
===
Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
...more
43min

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How many episodes does Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures Games have?

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