x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication

Danielle Reynolds

Game Design Unboxed features interviews with tabletop game designers on specific games or series of games they have created. Listeners will learn where the initial idea for the game came from, how the game developed over time and where the game is now after being published.

leisure games

All Episodes

32:18

GDU 028 - CULTivate

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2022/01/12

In episode 28 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Austin Foss (Pops) and Jenna Radtke (Bejou) otherwise known as part of the Pops & Bejou team and the designers of CULTivate. Pops & Bejou started as a friendship formed in college that turned into a publisher at the beginning of COVID-19. CULTivate was the first of the games this company is looking to put out as a gateway game with great art and an interesting theme. Learn about their marketing plan of contacting smaller

en

36:51

GDU 027 - Fire Tower

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/12/29

In episode 27 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Gwen Ruelle, one of the designers of Fire Tower and co-owner of Runaway Parade Games. Gwen talks about taking her love of cooperative game elements and using it to make a fire tower burning game of winds changing and friends working to outlast each other. She speaks about the inspirations for various expansions including fire hawks that use burning branches to scare their prey into traps. From making the decision to

en

01:01:15

GDU 026 - Raccoon Tycoon

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/12/15

In episode 26 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Glenn Drover, owner of Forbidden Games and designer of Raccoon Tycoon. A game that has players buying and selling goods from a marketplace, doing quick actions, and set collecting adorable animals and their railroads. Glenn was inspired by Catan and Monopoly wanting to create a gateway game that could eventually make its way from Kickstarter to Target shelves and he did! Listen to Glen’s years of industry experience in

en

37:40

GDU 025 - Medium

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/12/01

In episode 25 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Danielle Deley and Nathan Thornton about their game Medium, an improv-inspired party game that helps players sync minds and search for words that link together to score points. It’s a game that’s as fun to lose as it is to win. Listen to Danielle and Nathan’s interesting marketing idea and how playing games at work turned these two into game designers. Featuring: Danielle Deley - Guest Nathan Thornton - Guest Danielle

en

37:02

GDU 024 - Sleeping Gods

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/11/17

Episode 24: Sleeping Gods In episode 24 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Ryan Laukat, the designer and illustrator of Sleeping Gods, Above and Below, Near and Far, and more. Ryan is the co-owner of Red Raven Games as well as a triple threat of game designer, artist, and storyteller. In this episode, he discusses how art and media play a huge role in his game design. From inspiring him to giving him a visual road map of where an open-world game like Sleeping Gods

en

47:43

GDU 023-Greece Lightning

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/11/03

In episode 23 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we kick off season 2 talking with Kathleen Mercury, an educator, and board game designer. Her first published design Greece Lightning started with her decision to co-design with Mark Sellmeyer on his space-themed game about black holes. This game developed into a push-your-luck, roll-and-move race in an Ancient Greek regatta. She references the importance of playtesting and how one of her students helped solve a flaw in her design

en

29:19

GDU 022-Season 1 Finale

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/08/25

In episode 22 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication Danielle and Denice talk about some favorite moments and lessons learned thanks to season 1’s guest designers. As well as where they are in their current game design journeys. We say farewell to Denice from the show and about the show coming back in late Fall with a refresh for season 2! Featuring: Danielle Reynolds - Host Denice - Host

en

55:16

GDU 021-Abomination Vaults

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/08/11

In episode 21 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we speak with Vanessa Hoskins, our first RPG designer. The Know Direction Network’s own Vanessa talks about RPGs, Pathfinder, and writing part 2 of the Abomination Vaults. Her extensive credits and knowledge on RPGs will help listeners dip their toes into RPG design and gameplay! As well as learn how to get into the business. Featuring: Vanessa Hoskins - Guest Danielle Reynolds - Host Denice - Host

en

50:35

GDU 020-Dinosaur Island

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/07/28

Episode 20: Dinosaur Island In episode 20 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Jonathan Gilmour, the designer behind Dead of Winter, Mental Blocks, Wasteland Express Delivery Service, Kids on Bikes, Dinosaur Island and so many other games and expansions! Jonathan is known for his ability to predict what themes or mechanics are going to be popular and become evergreens. Listen to him talk all things dinos and more! Featuring: Jonathan Gilmour - Guest Danielle

en

54:54

GDU 019-Kittycataclysm

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/07/14

In episode 19 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk about Bez Shahriari’s game Kittycataclysm. From trimming down the design to make a quicker playing game to interweaving cat puns into a mechanically solid design. We learn about deciding to balance versus leaning into the power of a card. As well as learning empathy for designers/publishers especially in relation to Kickstarter. Featuring: Bez Shahriari - Guest Danielle Reynolds - Host Denice - Host

en

42:40

GDU 018-Stripes

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/06/30

In episode 18 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Maxine Ekl, the designer of Think Ahead, High & Low Poker, Dual Value Playing Cards, and Stripes! Maxine is one of the co-organizers for Chicago's Protospiel and co-owner of Clever Playing Cards. She’s a large fan of designing card games and her game Stripes even got the Dice Tower’s Seal of Approval! Maxine found that her game designs only got better after discovering Protospiels and local game design meetups. Learn how

en

01:17:33

GDU 017-Sagrada

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/06/16

In episode 17 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Daryl Andrews designer of Sagrada, BOSK, 7 Summits, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Kodama 3D, Back to The Future Outatime and so many other games. Daryl shares his insights on going from hobbyist to designer thanks to an amazing local community of designers. Learn how he has worked with different design partners, themes, and mechanics becoming almost a swiss army knife of a designer. Daryl embodies the mentality of pay

en

01:04:41

GDU 016-Orphans & Ashes

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/06/02

In episode 16 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Ryan Costello the designer of Orphans & Ashes, LFG Storytime with Dick, and a writer for various RPGs. Ryan pitched, designed, and developed Orphans & Ashes for Blind Ferret Entertainment based on their webcomic series Looking for Group. He worked to capture the dark humor and quirkiness of the webcomic characters to build a game designed with the fans in mind. He learned many valuable lessons about manufacturing and

en

38:24

GDU 015-Cat Lady

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/05/19

In episode 15 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Josh Wood, a developer at AEG and game designer of Santa Monica, the Tiny Towns Expansions, and Cat Lady. Josh talks about the differences between developing and designing games as well as the heartwarming stories from Cat Lady’s design journey. Featuring: Josh Wood - Guest Danielle Reynolds - Host Denice - Host

en

01:07:11

GDU 014-BOSK

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/05/05

In episode 14 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Erica Hayes-Bouyouris about her co-design BOSK by Floodgate Games. Erica shares her insights on how to find a good co-design partner and what it was like as a woman diving headfirst into game design with the Canadian “Big Dogs”. Featuring: Erica Hayes-Bouyouris - Guest Danielle Reynolds - Host Ben Moy - Host Denice - Host

en

49:50

GDU 013-LOTS

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/04/21

In episode 13 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Zachary Connelly on his game LOTS: A Competitive Tower Building Game. Zach speaks about designing his game with his son in mind. Plus, mistakes he made over various Kickstarters including the importance of having multiple people spell check your game. He also discusses how designing and redesigning games with component prices in mind can be a huge factor in if a game is going to be publishable. Learn more about being a

en

40:06

GDU 012-CTRL

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/04/07

In episode 12 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Julio Nazario about his design CTRL by Pandasaurus Games. Julio has worked to make his designs language-independent as well as use his engineering background to design in a 3-D space. Learn about his quick turnaround for CTRL and the lessons he learned as a newer designer. Featuring: Julio Nazario - Guest Danielle Reynolds - Host Ben Moy - Host Denice - Host

en

59:20

GDU 011-Castle Panic

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/03/24

In episode 11 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Justin De Witt, co-owner of Fireside Games and designer of Castle Panic. Castle Panic is one of the most well known cooperative games to this day and is what launched Fireside Games as a company. Justin talks about the base game, expansions, variations and IP based sequels. From talking through starting his company along with his wife to being approached to do IP based game variations like Star Trek and Munchkin Panic

en

01:20:42

GDU 010-ArchRavels

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/03/10

Episode 10: ArchRavels In episode 10 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Adam McCrimmon, Jordan Miller and Lauren Nepomuceno of XYZ Game Labs about their newest release ArchRavels, a crafting themed tabletop game. They took a deep dive into the crafting community inorder to fully embed the theme into every pore of their game. Playtesters hugged, crafted and thanked them for making a game that felt like it was made just for them. From their incredibly diverse character art

en

56:37

GDU 009-The Networks

Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication ·

2021/03/10

In episode 9 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Gil Hova owner of Formal Ferret Games about his game the Networks. During the creation of the Networks he struggled to ditch a mechanism that wasn’t working in the game but once he did the design thrived. Through massive edits during playtesting he created a hit that launched his company through the use of Kickstarter. He speaks about how the Kickstarter platform is changing as larger companies have begun to use it more as

en

129 results

Similar Podcasts

Expres Ráno

Expres FM

詭哭郎嚎

郎祖筠 & FMTaiwan製作團隊

Ron en Erik Podcast

Ron en Erik

Poor Man"s Pinball Podcast

Poor Men Ian and Drew

WeAreChange on Odysee

WeAreChange