Episodes
March 30, 2020
053 – Simultaneous Action Selection in Ambal Tournament with Bernardo Bittencourt
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March 24, 2020
052 – Interaction in Board Games and Strategy Card Games
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March 16, 2020
051 – Complexity in Strategy Card Games (CCGs, LCGs, TCGs, etc.)
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March 9, 2020
050 – Why you should join a Game Design Mastermind Group
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March 2, 2020
049 – Setting Constraints and Designing within Strict Limitations – Interview with Ed Rodriguez – Designer of Animus
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Feb. 24, 2020
048 – Legends of Runeterra – 10 Exceptional Design Choices and what we can learn from them
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Feb. 17, 2020
047 – 15 Ways to Reduce Analysis Paralysis during Game Design
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Feb. 10, 2020
046 – A Walkthrough of Jamey Stegmaier’s proven Game Design Process
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Feb. 3, 2020
045 – Designing RPGs with and for Kids with Kevin Ferrone the Designer of Starport
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Jan. 27, 2020
044 – Marketing a Board Game as a First Time Publisher with Brandon Seeger (Battle Babies)
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Jan. 20, 2020
043 – How to create a Design Skeleton in 7 Steps
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Jan. 13, 2020
042 – Mythgard Review – 8 Exceptional Design Choices and what we can learn from them
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Jan. 5, 2020
041 – A year of Game Design and Podcasting in Review
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Dec. 27, 2019
040 – The Role of Keywords in Strategy Card Games like TCGs, CCGs, and LCGs
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Dec. 14, 2019
039 – Graphic Design & and Illustration for Board Games with Patrick Rauland
In Episode 39 of the Nerdlab podcast, I had the […]
Dec. 8, 2019
038 – Gloomhaven and Designing Epic Games with Isaac Childres
In Episode 38 of the Nerdlab podcast, I had the […]
Nov. 30, 2019
037 – Game Design Documentation – Tools, Methods and Best Practices
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Nov. 15, 2019
036 – How to create the perfect Hook for your Game?
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Nov. 4, 2019
035 – Designing Solo Games with Gabe Barrett of BGDL
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Nov. 2, 2019
034 – Take-Aways of Essen Spiel 2019
Today I have a slightly different show again. After I […]
Oct. 22, 2019
033 – Spirit Island and Asymmetric Game Design with R. Eric Reuss
In Episode 33 of the Nerdlab podcast, I had a […]
Oct. 15, 2019
032 – Success Factors in the modern Board Games Industry
Last week I saw the documentary movie “The Game Designers” […]
Oct. 7, 2019
031 – Theme vs. Setting in Boardgames with Paul Grogan
In Episode 31 of the Nerdlab podcast, I have the […]
Oct. 2, 2019
030 – Card Drafting Mechanic – Part 3
In Episode 30 of the Nerdlab podcast, I continue talking […]