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 823 episodes available.

The Board Game Design Lab episodes:

December 11, 2022 Creating an Online Playtesting Group with Daniel & Connie Kazmaier
Daniel and Connie Kazmaier discuss how they put together a rather large online playtesting group for their game, Chai. They have nearly 800 playtesters in their group and go into how they’ve nurtured and developed it.
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40min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Dan & Connie Kazmaier on In-Game Economy Systems
The post [BONUS] Dan & Connie Kazmaier on In-Game Economy Systems appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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13min
December 11, 2022 Designing Puzzle Games with Rita Orlov
Rita Orlov discusses how to design a good puzzle game. Through her company, Post Curious, Rita designs deeply immersive games for people who enjoy a good challenge.
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51min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Rita Orlov on Adding Mystery to a Game
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7min
December 11, 2022 Designing a Deck Building Game with Darwin Kastle
Darwin Kastle, from White Wizard Games, discusses how to design a deck builder. Darwin is a hall of fame Magic: the Gathering player and has a TON of experience designing card games. His most popular games are Star Realms and Hero Realms.
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58min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Darwin Kastle on Starting a Board Game Company
The post [BONUS] Darwin Kastle on Starting a Board Game Company appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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6min
December 11, 2022 Designing a Negotiation Game with Fabian Zimmermann
Fabian Zimmermann, designer of Goodcritters, discusses how to design a negotiation game. Goodcritters is the most recent game in the Dice Tower Essentials line, and negotiation is the core of the game.
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40min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Fabian Zimmermann on Roll & Write Games
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6min
December 11, 2022 Designing Area Control Games with Steven Aramini
Steven Aramini, designer of Animal Kingdoms, discusses how to design an area control game. Animal Kingdoms won the 2018 Cardboard Edison award and is a really clever, card-driven area control game.
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50min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Steven Aramini on Re-Theming a Game
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12min

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