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 Project Management and Working with Virtual Teams with Timo Multamaki
Timo Multamaki, founder of Dragon Dawn Productions, discusses the many things he’s learned about project management and getting games across the finish line.Timo has a team of 40+ people from all over the world working on various games, so he’s had to become the glue that holds people together and keeps them on the same page...
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52min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Timo Multamaki on Advice for Non-Native English Speakers who Want to Run a Kickstarter
The post [BONUS] Timo Multamaki on Advice for Non-Native English Speakers who Want to Run a Kickstarter appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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7min
December 11, 2022 How a First Time Publisher Gets Funded on Kickstarter with Andrew Birkett
Andrew Birkett, founder of Atheris Games, discusses how he started a publishing company and got his first game 200% funded on Kickstarter. We talk about tips for pre-campaign preparation, overcoming the mid-campaign slump, finishing strong, and more.
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54min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Andrew Birkett on How to Know When to Put a Game on the Shelf
The post [BONUS] Andrew Birkett on How to Know When to Put a Game on the Shelf appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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8min
December 11, 2022 Intertwining Theme and Mechanics with Scott Rogers
Scott Rogers, designer of Rayguns and Rocketships, discusses how to intertwine theme and mechanics.Scott has been designing both video and board games for years and teaches game design at the University of Southern California. Scott also does the “History of a Board Game” segments on the Dice Tower and Ludology podcasts. And the Jack Vasal Memorial Fund auction mentioned in...
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49min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Scott Rogers on Tips and Tricks for Art Direction
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11min
December 11, 2022 How to Iterate like a BOSS with Kirk Dennison
Today, Kirk Dennison, owner of Piecekeeper Games, discusses how to efficiently create new versions of a game and iterate like a boss Kirk is both a publisher and a designer, and he’s obsessed with efficiency. He gets into some serious nuts and bolts about saving time and moving from one version to the next. And...
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48min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Kirk Dennison on How to Dominate a Playtest Convention
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9min
December 11, 2022 Designing Scenario Based Games with Sami Laakso
Sami Laakso, owner of Snowdale Design, discusses how to design a scenario based game.Sami is both a publisher and a designer, and he’s been working on a campaign driven game with legacy elements for over 2 years. We discuss what he’s learned throughout the design process, and he gives lots of tips and tricks. And you can find Sami’s...
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42min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Sami Laakso on Creating Family Friendly Art
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6min

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How many episodes does The Board Game Design Lab have?

The podcast currently has 824 episodes available.

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