The Board Game Design Lab

By Gabe Barrett

The Board Game Design Lab was created for one purpose: to help you design great games people love. To accomplish that goal, this podcast interviews designers, publishers, and board game insiders on sp... more

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How many episodes does The Board Game Design Lab have?

The podcast currently has 824 episodes available.

The Board Game Design Lab episodes:

December 11, 2022 Advice from a Kickstarter Expert with Daniel Zayas
Daniel Zayas, a member of the Kickstarter Expert program, discusses what the program is and how it works. He also gives some really great advice on how to run a successful Kickstarter campaign.
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36min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Daniel Zayas on Kickstarter Features He Wants to See
The post [BONUS] Daniel Zayas on Kickstarter Features He Wants to See appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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9min
December 11, 2022 Keeping a Design from Getting out of Hand with Gil Hova
Gil Hova, designer of The Networks, discusses how to manage a game’s scope and not allow it to get out of hand. We also go into a good bit of detail on abstraction and how vital it is for keeping a game’s scope where it needs to be.
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1h 9min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Gil Hova on Why Drafting Is Such a Great Mechanic
The post [BONUS] Gil Hova on Why Drafting Is Such a Great Mechanic appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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11min
December 11, 2022 Getting the Most out of a Design Convention with Tony Miller
Tony Miller, attendee of double digit design conventions, discusses why it’s so important to attend design cons and what you need to take with you to get the most out of your experience.
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1h 18min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Tony Miller on Finding Time for Game Design
The post [BONUS] Tony Miller on Finding Time for Game Design appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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13min
December 11, 2022 Designing a Good AI System with Richard Launius
Richard Launius, designer of Arkham Horror, shares great, veteran advice on how to design an AI system for both co-op and non co-op games.
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41min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Richard Launius on Themes He’d Like to See
The post [BONUS] Richard Launius on Themes He’d Like to See appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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4min
December 11, 2022 Taking a Design from Good to Great with Seth Jaffee
Seth Jaffee, designer of Eminent Domain, discusses how to tackle that last 10% of game design that takes a game from merely good to that next level of great. And be sure to check out the BGDL inspired t-shirt project over at IndieGoGo. Shirts are only available for a very limited time.
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46min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Seth Jaffee on the Value of Playing a Game Multiple Times
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7min

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How many episodes does The Board Game Design Lab have?

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