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 [BONUS] Daniel Fremgen on Receiving Feedback from a Design Contest
Here’s Daniel’s article about receiving feedback from a design contest.
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33min
December 11, 2022 For the Love of Board Games – A Book by Erin Dean
Erin Dean, author of For the Love of Board Games, discusses her book and what she learned from the designers she interviewed. You can check out Erin’s documentary, The Board Game Boom, here.
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36min
December 11, 2022 Catch-Up Mechanisms with Joseph Z. Chen
Joseph Z Chen discusses catch-up mechanisms.Joseph is a designer and indie publisher who did a fairly in-depth analysis on ways different games keep players involved until the end. We talk about several popular games and their catch-up mechanisms as well as Joseph’s personal experiences. And don’t forget to check out Joseph’s game, Fantastic Factories, on...
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42min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Joseph Z Chen on How to Build an Email List
The post [BONUS] Joseph Z Chen on How to Build an Email List appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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17min
December 11, 2022 Designing Dexterity Games with Cody Stevens
Cody Stevens, the designer of Dino Dunk, discusses dexterity games.We talk about lots of different dexterity style games, how they work, and what makes them good.
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48min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Cody Stevens on Volunteering at a Convention for a Publisher
The post [BONUS] Cody Stevens on Volunteering at a Convention for a Publisher appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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13min
December 11, 2022 Art Direction in Games with Nolan Nasser
Nolan Nasser, illustrator and founder of Deep Water Games, discusses art direction in board games.Nolan has a ton of experience in directing art for well known games and shares a great deal of what he’s learned over the years.
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47min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Nolan Nasser on Developing Games for a Licensed IP
The post [BONUS] Nolan Nasser on Developing Games for a Licensed IP appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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8min
December 11, 2022 City Building Games with Ted Alspach
Ted Alspach, designer Suburbia of and founder of Bezier Games, discusses city building games.Suburbia is ranked 94th on Board Game Geek and is easily on the Mount Rushmore of city building games, so Ted really knows what he’s talking about when it comes to designing one of these types of games.
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53min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Ted Alspach on Tile Placement Games
The post [BONUS] Ted Alspach on Tile Placement Games appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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10min

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