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] Isaac Vega on Working on Games in a Series
The post [BONUS] Isaac Vega on Working on Games in a Series appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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11min
December 11, 2022 Innovative Uses of Game Components with Julio Nazario
Julio Nazario, winner of the HABA Games design challenge, talks about game components and interesting ways to use them.Julio has been designing some really innovative games using components in really cool ways.
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59min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Julio Nazario on Getting Inspired
The post [BONUS] Julio Nazario on Getting Inspired appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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10min
December 11, 2022 Designing Light Games with Carla Kopp
Carla Kopp, founder of Weird Giraffe Games, talks about designing light (or filler) games. Carla’s company focuses on this type of games, and she’s designed several herself, so she definitely understands the topic well.
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54min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Nick Kopp on Bar Codes and SKUs
The post [BONUS] Nick Kopp on Bar Codes and SKUs appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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11min
December 11, 2022 Randomness and Player Agency with Calum Taylor
Calum Taylor, designer of Motora, talks about balancing luck with player agency.It’s good to have luck to keep a game unpredictable, but if it goes too far, players will feel like the game is playing them. You need to make sure players feel in control while also allowing for cool “plot twist” moments. And be sure...
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58min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Calum Taylor on Designing in Isolation
The post [BONUS] Calum Taylor on Designing in Isolation appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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10min
December 11, 2022 Celebrating 100 Episodes!
Jamey Stegmaier is guest hosting, and we’re celebrating 100 episodes of the show! We’re talking past, present, and future with lots of interesting things thrown in.
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37min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Jamey & Gabe on Designing The Final Flicktier
The post [BONUS] Jamey & Gabe on Designing The Final Flicktier appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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12min
December 11, 2022 Gaming in the Classroom with Dustin Staats
Dustin Staats, founder of Board Gaming with English, talks about using and designing games in the classroom.Dustin has taught all over the worlds and regularly uses games to reinforce different concepts his students are learning.
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47min

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