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 Rapid Iteration with Ryan Langewisch
Ryan Langewisch, designer of Tasty Humans, discusses how to create and update a game quickly and efficiently. Ryan recently won a 48-hour game jam and has gotten really good at the iteration process.
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56min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Ryan Langewisch on Tile-Placement Games
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5min
December 11, 2022 Designing Fantasy Themed Games with Wes Woodbury
Wes Woodbury, designer of Legends of Novus, discusses how to design a fantasy-themed game. We talk about world-building, combat systems, art, and more. And be sure to check out Wes’s fantasy-themed board game on Kickstarter HERE.
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50min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Wes Woodbury on Tips and Tricks for Tabletop Simulator
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6min
December 11, 2022 Creating Magic Moments with Derek Funkhouser
Derek Funkhouser, designer of Walking Dead: Something to Fear, discusses how to design games that create magic moments. Derek is the lead developer at Skybound Games and loves designing so that players enjoy awesome moments that they’ll talk about for years to come.
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57min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Derek Funkhouser on Going from Freelancer to Working for a Publisher
The post [BONUS] Derek Funkhouser on Going from Freelancer to Working for a Publisher appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
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11min
December 11, 2022 Lessons Learned from Developing Games with Joe Pilkus
Joe Pilkus, professional game developer, discusses the lessons he’s learned from developing games over the years. Joe has worked on games from Stonemaier Games, Academy Games, and many other major publishers, and he’s been helping fledgling game designers online for years.
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1h 13min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] Joe Pilkus on Overcoming Failure
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16min
December 11, 2022 Freelancing in the Gaming Industry with John Brieger
John Brieger, professional freelancer, discusses what it looks like to make a living working on board games. John is a designer, developer, editor, and more, and he’s been working on games full-time for about a year.
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56min
December 11, 2022 [BONUS] John Brieger on Re-Theming a Game
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8min

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