Nerdlab Podcast

Recent Episodes

029 – Card Drafting Mechanic – Part 2

Posted September 23, 2019 • 00:49:20

In Episode 29 of the Nerdlab podcast, I continue talking about card drafting, my favorite game mechanic. Today, I covered 4 great drafting games and...

028 – Card Drafting Mechanic Part 1

Posted September 15, 2019 • 00:33:04

In Episode 28 of the Nerdlab podcast, I talk about my favorite game mechanic: Card Drafting. YOu’ll learn why I think this is the best mechanic of...

027 – Battlefield Options for Tactical Combat Card Games

Posted September 8, 2019 • 00:44:51

In Episode 27 of the Nerdlab podcast, I talk about different battlefield options to represent a tactical battle in a tabletop game by using cards. I...

026 – The Compound Effect – How to be Consistent as a Game Designer

Posted September 1, 2019 • 00:34:02

In Episode 26 of the Nerdlab podcast, I talk about consistency, why it is important for game designers and how to achieve it. If you listened to the...

025 – Synergies and Combos in Everdell with James Wilson

Posted July 7, 2019 • 01:35:56

In Episode 25 of the Nerdlab podcast, I chatted with James Wilson, the designer of Everdell. We talked about his journey and how he developed Everdell....