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August 30, 2020S4E1 – Rob Daviau, Emma Larkins and Matt Leacock Rob Daviau, Emma Larkins & Matt Leacock – Game Design & Pitching Panel Discussion
Join host Gino from Tinkerbot Games as we hear from our panel of board game design experts as they share their insights and experiences about designing and pitching board games. There will be a panel discussion to begin, followed by an audience Q&A.
Our panel:
Rob Daviau – A 20-year industry veteran, Rob has worked on over 80 published games including Risk Legacy, Pandemic Legacy (Seasons 1, 2, and the upcoming 0), Death May Die, Mountains of Madness, Ship Shape, and Betrayal Legacy. He is the inventor of the legacy game concept and is a co-founder of Restoration Games, a company that brings old games back to life.
Matt Leacock – Designer of games such as Pandemic, Pandemic Legacy, Thunderbirds, Forbidden Island and more, Matt is known for creating popular family games and cooperative games.
Emma Larkins – Co-host of the Ludology podcast, Sci-Fi author and designer of games such as Heartcatchers, …and then we died, Abandon All Artichokes.
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utanLoos6Nk
Get Ghostel on Sale – https://tinkerbotgames.com/product/ghostel/
...more June 14, 2017S3E4: – Gino is missing, Bevan wipes a guest’s memory, and everyone learns 3 heads are better than one in a game design challenge. Bevan leads this podcast, introducing Mark and Eric from his designer play test group. We attempt the ten minute design challenge using themes and mechanics randomly generated by the excellent Boardgamizer website. Can we each come up with something playable or not?
Links
Boardgamizer – http://www.boardgamizer.com/
Our music provided by Black Jam Circus
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/black-jam-circus/id1191960878
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/blackjamcircusGhostel! – http://tinkerbotgames.com
Subscribe to the tailored newsletters – http://eepurl.com/QgY2zRate/Review us on iTunes – http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8Titles by Jane DaviesSend us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us.
Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio)
Contact Bevan on twitter: @zombevan (https://twitter.com/zombevan)Contact us: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames)Email the Tinkerbots: [email protected]Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8)
Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr)...more May 16, 2017S3E3 – Geeks in Wales and Escaping! Bevan and Gino are joined by guest host Jamie Gibbs from Geeks in Wales, where we talk about escape rooms and the escape room style board games now in vogue in the industry, and Jamie’s work in promotion of geeky Welsh culture. Gino talks about launch events and bringing the crowds to your crowd funding campaign! We round off with news and looking ahead to UK Games Expo 2017
Links
Our music provided by Black Jam Circus
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/black-jam-circus/id1191960878
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/blackjamcircusJamie Gibbs (Geeks in Wales): https://www.geeksin.wales/
Show Me Yours:
Takenoko by Asmodee: https://www.asmodee.us/en/games/takenoko/
Ghostel! – http://tinkerbotgames.com
Subscribe to the Monthly Summary – http://eepurl.com/QgY2zRate/Review us on iTunes – http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us.
Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio)
Contact Bevan on twitter: @zombevan (https://twitter.com/zombevan)Contact us: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames)Email the Tinkerbots: [email protected]Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8)
Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr)...more April 12, 2017S3E2 – How many players?! Bevan and Gino on the podcast this time, talking about designing with regard to player counts in games. We espouse one of our favourite games in Show Me Yours, and Gino talks about the getting those funds after a Kickstarter campaign has completed in Getting Kicked! We round off with news and looking ahead to TableTop Day 2017.
Links
Our music provided by Black Jam Circus
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/black-jam-circus/id1191960878
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/blackjamcircusShow Me Yours:
Happy Salmon by North Star Games: https://www.northstargames.com/products/happy-salmon
Mijnlieff by Hopwood Games: http://www.hopwoodgames.co.uk/games.html
Ghostel! – http://tinkerbotgames.com
Subscribe to the Monthly Summary – http://eepurl.com/QgY2zRate/Review us on iTunes – http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us.
Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio)
Contact Bevan on twitter: @zombevan (https://twitter.com/zombevan)Contact us: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames)Email the Tinkerbots: [email protected]Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8)
Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr)...more March 27, 2017S3E1 – We’re Back! Season 3 Starts Here with special guest Mike Barnes Bevan and Gino host with special guest Mike Barnes from Who Dares Rolls. They discuss BGG ratings, Who Dares Rolls and Gino talks about the power of Thumbnails for Kickstarter Campaigns on our new section Getting Kicked!
Links
Who Dares Rolls
That Ghostel Review: http://www.whodaresrolls.com/boardgames/ghostel-2/Home page: http://www.whodaresrolls.comOur music provided by Black Jam Circus
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/black-jam-circus/id1191960878Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/blackjamcircusGhostel! – http://tinkerbotgames.com
Subscribe to the Monthly Summary – http://eepurl.com/QgY2zRate/Review us on iTunes – http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us.
Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio)
Contact Bevan on twitter: @zombevan (https://twitter.com/zombevan)Contact us: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames)Email the Tinkerbots: [email protected]Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8)
Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr)...more February 23, 2016TT Bonus Episode – Ghostel Kickstarter Final Days Bevan solo-hosts for this super-special bonus episode of the podcast. He first gives an update of the campaign (spoiler: it’s mega-close!), then rolls into an interview with Rachel Dobbs, the graphic designer who has put together all the art pieces on Ghostel. Bevan then finishes with a quick recap of how you guys can get in contact.
0:00 – Intro with Bevan
0:16 – Bevan gives a quick update on the Ghostel Kickstarter4:25 – Bevan interviews Rachel Dobbs about her gaming experience, graphic design and the Ghostel project26:45 – Bevan wraps up with how you can get in contact and a message from our sponsorGet on our podcast!
Read our credits for us because Gino can’t spell his own name. Record yourself saying the following and send the file to [email protected]. Feel free to tell us your Jumanji game at the end of the recording (i.e. What game would you Jumanji into and why?)“Hi, I’m and this is the Tinkerbot Games Credits! You can get in touch with the Tinkerbots in the following ways. The website is www.tinkerbotgames.com or you can contact them directly by email at info@tinkerbotgames. You can get Gino on twitter @ginobrancazio which is G-I-N-O-B-R-A-N-C-A-Z-I-O, or for something easier to spell you can find Bevan on twitter @bluecatgames or you can find Tony representing all the tinkerbots on twitter @tinkerbotgames”
—————————————Links
How to play Ghostel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQk1kyqfME4
Tyler Johnson
Home page – http://rachel.we-are-low-profile.com/—————————————Ghostel! – http://tinkerbotgames.com/portfolio/ghostel
Our Blog – http://tinkerbotgames.com/blog/Our Lovely Sponsors – http://rulesofplay.co.uk/Subscribe to the Monthly Summary – http://eepurl.com/QgY2zRate/Review us on iTunes – http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8—————————————
Order board games online, support a FLGS and get Free P&P in the UK! Amazing!
Rules of Play – http://rulesofplay.co.uk/—————————————
Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us.
Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio)
Contact Bevan on twitter: @bluecatgames (https://twitter.com/bluecatgames)Contact us/Tony on twitter: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames)Email the Tinkerbots: [email protected]Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8)
Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr)...more February 05, 2016TT#25 – Solo gaming and an interview with Ghostel artist Tyler Johnson Bevan and Tony host as they talk about the seeming increase in board games featuring a solo mode, and Bevan interviews Ghostel artist Tyler Johnson. We finish up with an update on the Ghostel Kickstarter campaign.
0:00 – Intro with Tony and Bevan
1:43 – We discuss the apparent increase in board games coming with a solo mode and what this means for the industry10:17 – Bevan interviews Tyler Johnson about his gaming experience, art and the Ghostel project32:43 – Bevan and Tony wrap up with a quick update on the Ghostel project and Outro musicGet on our podcast!
Read our credits for us because Gino can’t spell his own name. Record yourself saying the following and send the file to [email protected]. Feel free to tell us your Jumanji game at the end of the recording (i.e. What game would you Jumanji into and why?)“Hi, I’m and this is the Tinkerbot Games Credits! You can get in touch with the Tinkerbots in the following ways. The website is www.tinkerbotgames.com or you can contact them directly by email at info@tinkerbotgames. You can get Gino on twitter @ginobrancazio which is G-I-N-O-B-R-A-N-C-A-Z-I-O, or for something easier to spell you can find Bevan on twitter @bluecatgames or you can find Tony representing all the tinkerbots on twitter @tinkerbotgames”
—————————————Links
How to play Ghostel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQk1kyqfME4
Tyler Johnson
Home page – http://www.sketchgeek.com/Black Jam Circus
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/blackjamcircusSoundcloud – https://soundcloud.com/black-jam-circus—————————————Ghostel! – http://tinkerbotgames.com/portfolio/ghostel
Our Blog – http://tinkerbotgames.com/blog/Our Lovely Sponsors – http://rulesofplay.co.uk/Subscribe to the Monthly Summary – http://eepurl.com/QgY2zRate/Review us on iTunes – http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8—————————————
Order board games online, support a FLGS and get Free P&P in the UK! Amazing!
Rules of Play – http://rulesofplay.co.uk/—————————————
Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us.
Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio)
Contact Bevan on twitter: @bluecatgames (https://twitter.com/bluecatgames)Contact us/Tony on twitter: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames)Email the Tinkerbots: [email protected]Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8)
Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr)...more January 26, 2016TT#24 – Ghostel is ALIVE! (on Kickstarter now!) Ghostel is live on Kickstarter right now!
http://www.tinkerbotgames.com/ghostel
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Order board games online, support a FLGS and get Free P&P in the UK! Amazing!
Rules of Play – http://rulesofplay.co.uk/—————————————
...more January 17, 2016TT#23 – It’s a MFGCast/Talking Tinkerbots Cross-over! Gino and Bevan chat to Kurt from the MFGCast, a cracking podcast about tabletop and video gaming from across the Pond. In this cross-over episode, we discuss the the difference between board gaming in America versus in Britain, and Bevan puts Gino and Kurt through their paces with a quiz of well known phrases and acronyms in the board gaming hobby, enjoy!
0:00 – Kurt introduces himself and his links to the tabletop industry
4:29 – We discuss the differences and similarities of gaming in the USA and the UK27:03 – QM Bevan takes Kurt and Gino on a quiz of board game phrasology and acronyms42:06 – Credits by Gino and Outro musicGet on our podcast!Read our credits for us because Gino can’t spell his own name. Record yourself saying the following and send the file to [email protected]. Feel free to tell us your Jumanji game at the end of the recording (i.e. What game would you Jumanji into and why?)“Hi, I’m and this is the Tinkerbot Games Credits! You can get in touch with the Tinkerbots in the following ways. The website is www.tinkerbotgames.com or you can contact them directly by email at info@tinkerbotgames. You can get Gino on twitter @ginobrancazio which is G-I-N-O-B-R-A-N-C-A-Z-I-O, or for something easier to spell you can find Bevan on twitter @bluecatgames or you can find Tony representing all the tinkerbots on twitter @tinkerbotgames”
—————————————Links
How to play Ghostel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQk1kyqfME4
The MFG Cast
Home page – http://www.mfgcast.com/Twitter – https://twitter.com/mfgcastBlack Jam Circus
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/blackjamcircusSoundcloud – https://soundcloud.com/black-jam-circus—————————————Ghostel! – http://tinkerbotgames.com/portfolio/ghostel
Our Blog – http://tinkerbotgames.com/blog/Our Lovely Sponsors – http://rulesofplay.co.uk/Subscribe to the Monthly Summary – http://eepurl.com/QgY2zRate/Review us on iTunes – http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8—————————————
Order board games online, support a FLGS and get Free P&P in the UK! Amazing!
Rules of Play – http://rulesofplay.co.uk/—————————————
Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us.
Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio)
Contact Bevan on twitter: @bluecatgames (https://twitter.com/bluecatgames)Contact us/Tony on twitter: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames)Email the Tinkerbots: [email protected]Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8)
Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr)...more January 04, 2016TT#22 – A look back to 2015, a look forward to 2016 and the 2015 TT quiz! The whole gang is back! We have a look at the awesome year of gaming that was 2015, Bevan puts Gino and Tony through their paces with a 3 round quiz on the industry in 2015 and we finish with what we’re looking forward to in 2016 (psst, spoiler: the Ghostel Kickstarter is top of our list!). Enjoy!
1:57 – Taking a look back at 2015
34:40 – Bevan is Quizmaster in the Tinkerbot’s 2015 quiz56:14 – An excited look forward to 201659:20 – Credits by Gino and Outro musicGet on our podcast!
Read our credits for us because Gino can’t spell his own name. Record yourself saying the following and send the file to [email protected]. Feel free to tell us your Jumanji game at the end of the recording (i.e. What game would you Jumanji into and why?)“Hi, I’m and this is the Tinkerbot Games Credits! You can get in touch with the Tinkerbots in the following ways. The website is www.tinkerbotgames.com or you can contact them directly by email at info@tinkerbotgames. You can get Gino on twitter @ginobrancazio which is G-I-N-O-B-R-A-N-C-A-Z-I-O, or for something easier to spell you can find Bevan on twitter @bluecatgames or you can find Tony representing all the tinkerbots on twitter @tinkerbotgames”
—————————————Links
How to play Ghostel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQk1kyqfME4
Monstrous Card game – http://secretbasegames.com/monstrous
Black Jam Circus
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/blackjamcircusSoundcloud – https://soundcloud.com/black-jam-circus—————————————Ghostel! – http://tinkerbotgames.com/portfolio/ghostel
Our Weekly Blog – http://tinkerbotgames.com/blog/Our Lovely Sponsors – http://rulesofplay.co.uk/Subscribe to the Monthly Summary – http://eepurl.com/QgY2zRate/Review us on iTunes – http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8—————————————
Order board games online, support a FLGS and get Free P&P in the UK! Amazing!
Rules of Play – http://rulesofplay.co.uk/—————————————
Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us.
Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio)
Contact Bevan on twitter: @bluecatgames (https://twitter.com/bluecatgames)Contact us/Tony on twitter: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames)Email the Tinkerbots: [email protected]Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8)
Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr)...more
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