In this episode, Elan Lee, the creator of Exploding Kittens, talks about his venture into creating games for small children. Elan has been designing the games alongside his four-year-old daughter, and we talk about the process of designing games both for and with small kids. We also get into the business side of things and discuss marketing, manufacturing, and more!

And be sure to check out the games HERE.

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David Turczi and Nigel Buckle discuss the making of their hit games Imperium: Classics and Imperium: Legends.

We talk through everything from the initial idea all the way to getting the games published and onto people’s tables.

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Today, it’s just me on the show, and I’m discussing different angles of designing and publishing solo games, and I’m talking through the design process for my latest solo game, Hunted: Wode Ridge.

I talk about pros, cons, design challenges, the business side of things, and more.

And you can check out Hunted: Wode Ridge on Kickstarter HERE.

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Christian Martinez discusses the making of his hit game, INIS.

INIS is one of the highest-rated games of all time, and we go into everything from its title to its theme to its mechanisms. 

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For this episode, I’m doing another design diary, and this time I’m talking about my monster-themed football game Dungeon Ball.

I talk about how the game came to be and what went into its design process.  I also go into the business side of things and talk about the highs and lows of its Kickstarter campaign.

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For this episode, I’m doing basically a design diary for my latest game, Hunted. I talk about inspiration, playtesting, and development, and I interview the graphic designer and the artist to discuss their creative processes.

Hunted has been a blast to design, and in this episode, I go through all the ins and outs of how it came to be.

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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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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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