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] Elizabeth Hargrave on How to Get More Women into Game Design
The post [BONUS] Elizabeth Hargrave on How to Get More Women into Game Design appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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16min
December 11, 2022 Outdoor Mystery Games with Geert Sillevis
Geert Sillevis, founder of Mystery City Games, discusses how to design an outdoor escape room type of game. Geert’s game, “A Secret Sender,” is designed to help tourists experience Amsterdam while also enjoying a mystery game. (And it has a 5-star rating on Trip Advisor.)
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47min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Geert Sillevis on Translating a Game
The post [BONUS] Geert Sillevis on Translating a Game appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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10min
December 11, 2022 Designing a Tile-Laying Game with Bob and Ryan Craig
Bob and Ryan Craig, founders of One Day West Games, discuss how to design a tile-laying game. Their game, Monster Highway, is a fast-playing tile laying game about escaping from a Godzilla style monster, and they have several other tiling games in the works.
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45min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Bob and Ryan Craig on Drawing Inspiration from Retro Games
The post [BONUS] Bob and Ryan Craig on Drawing Inspiration from Retro Games appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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11min
December 11, 2022 Designing a Narrative Driven Game with Nikki Valens
Nikki Valens, designer of Mansions of Madness, discusses how to design a narrative driven game. Nikki has designed some of my absolute favorite games and is a master of creating games that tell good stories.
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51min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Nikki Valens on Designing Games with App Integration
The post [BONUS] Nikki Valens on Designing Games with App Integration appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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8min
December 11, 2022 4 Types of Gamer Experiences with Ian Zang
Ian Zang, developer for Deep Water Games, discusses 4 different types of gamer experiences. Ian has simplified and categorized different ways that people experience games, and he shares a lot to think about as designers.
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48min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Ian Zang on Rondel Games
The post [BONUS] Ian Zang on Rondel Games appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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9min
December 11, 2022 Designing Worker Placement Games with Luke Laurie
Luke Laurie, designer of Energy Empire, discusses all the ins and outs of creating a worker placement game. Luke has a ton of experience with the genre with 4 more worker placement games set to come out over the next 2 years.
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58min

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