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PODCAST

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast

Michael Bonet & Alex Erde

On Who, What, Why? I discuss game design with those who make games and try to learn more about the game design process. Each episode I interview a designer, publisher, developer, artist, etc. of tabletop games such as card, board, or role playing. Some episodes discuss big ideas in design rather than individual games. I have both mainstream and independent developers as guests.

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01:13:30

Who, What, Why? S22.E08 :: Abra + Cadabra = Math!

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2020/06/15

Bill Murphy and Scott Kelly, designers of Mathemagicians Duel, joined me to talk about designing educational games. Normally, educational games get a bad rap because they are bad games. This one accomplished the task of teaching but still felt like a fun game experience. Credits: magic by dDara from the Noun Project; Math by Olivia from the Noun Project

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01:01:50

Who, What, Why? S22.E07 :: Welcome to the Jungle;...

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2020/06/13

Joshua Van Laningham, designer of Bullet, joined me to talk about his game currently on Kickstarter from Level 99. It's a shmup similar to the arcade games where bullets rain down like dogs and cats, but are way more dangerous. We also discuss how one translates a video game style into a board game. Credits: Bullet by ani from the Noun Project

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01:20:09

Who, What Why? S22.E06 :: Is This Gonna Be Fun?

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2020/06/11

Jonny Pac and Jeff Warrender, who have become regular guests on my broad game design topic episodes, return again to talk about a difficult topic: FUN. This is by no means an authoritative take on fun, but this is how we approached our discussion of fun, what does it look like, should games be fun, etc. Credits: play by athanagore x from the Noun Project

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01:18:04

Who, What, Why? S22.E05 :: SSSURPRESSING...

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2020/06/10

Pete Ruth and Mark Thomas, designers of Seal Team Flix and the upcoming Phantom Division, joined me to talk about their games. We discussed how Seal Team came about and how it led to Phantom Division. We also cover the early weeks of the COVID-19 crisis. This one was a lot of fun. Credits: soldier by ProSymbols from the Noun Project & flick by iconsmind.com from the Noun Project

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56:54

Who, What, Why? S22.E04 :: Let Me Learn You Something

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2020/05/23

Heuristics. A popular board game word. Jonny Pac and Jeff Warrender join me to talk about heuristics. What is it? How can it be applied to improving designs? This was a good education for me as a budding designer. Credit: strategy by priyanka from the Noun Project

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01:08:52

Who, What, Why? S22.E03 :: Bubble Jet, Ink Jet, or...

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2020/05/21

Andrew Tullsen, manager of Print n Play, joined me to talk about the evolution of Print n Play the studio and his own journey as a print n play'er. Credit: Printer by Philipp Petzka from the Noun Project

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01:24:45

Who, What, Why? S22.E02 :: It Puts the Meeple in the...

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2020/05/19

People respond to incentives. Offer up a juicy reward and one can encourage or discourage all kinds of behaviors. Game design is about leveraging those incentives to get players to act in meaningful ways. Jonny Pac and John Vallerand join me to talk about incentives. Credit: incentive by Eucalyp from the Noun Project

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52:50

Who, What, Why? S22.E01 :: For basic podcast episode...

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2020/04/17

John Vallerand, designer of the upcoming Cartographia and With a Smile and Gun, joined me to talk about games with variable setup. John lays out the 4 ways that this variety can take shape in a game and 3 ways variety helps players. Credits: icon created by priyanka at noun project

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01:26:10

Who, What, Why? S21.E10 :: So, there's a point to all...

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2020/04/15

Jeff Warrender and Jonny Pac joined me for a discussion about designing goals and objectives in games. We looked at the importance of mechanical and narrative goals and how those help keep the players engaged and focused. We reference Jeff's upcoming book, You Said This Would Be Fun a bunch. Credits: soccer goal by iconpacks from the Noun Project

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58:18

Who, What, Why? S21.E09 :: What did the Romans ever...

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2020/04/13

If you ever found yourself wondering what the Romans have ever done for you, this episode is the right one for you. In this episode, I have Gary and Steve, 2/3rds of the Ragnar Brothers, on to talk about their latest, and potentially last game, The Romans. Their career has spanned 30 years, and it seems fitting that we would focus on a game about an empire than spanned a considerable length of time. Credits: Colosseum icon by Befoolish at noun project

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Who, What, Why? S21.E08 :: Shipping Charged After...

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2020/01/26

AJ Porfirio, president of Van Ryder Games, joined me to talk about one of the most important topics in board gaming: shipping. Shipping can be difficult to predict, which causes great stress for publishers, and can feel like a "rip off" to buyers, which causes a great deal of agitation. Luckily, AJ was kind enough to share his thoughts. Credits:

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01:11:10

Who, What, Why? S21.E07 :: Gaming in the Classroom

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2019/12/02

Kathleen Mercury, teacher and board game designer, joined me to discuss gaming in the classroom. We focused on how she first started weaving gaming into her classroom and more importantly how she inspires students to design. She's awesome.

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Who, What, Why? S21.E06 :: Vast Kaviya with Mike Meyer

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2019/10/27

Mike Meyer, designer of many RPG supplements including the latest Vast Kaviya, joined me to discuss what goes into designing a supplement for an existing IP. We specifically discussed his latest endeavor, which is a sword & sorcery world filled with barbarism and dinosaurs. If this sounds like something of interest to you, head to Game On Tabletop for more details.

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01:03:30

Who, What, Why? S21.E05 :: Gaming Down Under (And To...

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2019/08/28

Unlike lots of world maps, I did not leave New Zealand off my show. Shem Phillips, designer of the Raiders series and upcoming West Kingdom series, joined me to talk about his approach to game design and his many trilogies. It was an interesting look at someone who has a clear vision for his designs and company. new zealand by Sharon Faria from the Noun Project

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01:01:12

Who, What, Why? S21.E04 :: Adventure Tactics with...

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2019/07/29

Dan Letzring and Nicholas Yu joined me to talk about their game Adventure Tactics Domianne's Tower. This is a deck-building board game homage to Final Fantasy Tactics, an amazing game from the PS1 era. We discussed how this game built a vibrant class system in the style of FFT among other topics. Credits: adventure by Sukuasli from the Noun Project

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39:52

Who, What, Why? S21.E03 :: Wearing Our Hearts on Our...

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2019/07/23

Alexander Argyropoulis, founder of Mage Company, joined me to talk about sleeve production and the intricacies that go into producing sleeves and distinguishing one's company among the rest. Alex also talked about the various lessons he has learned over the last few years running Kickstarter campaigns. Credit: sleeve by Llisole from the Noun Project

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Who, What, Why? S21.E02 :: Components with Rob Daviau

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2019/07/19

Rob Daviau, designer of many Legacy games, Fireball Island, and the upcoming Dark Tower, joined me to talk about the importance of components. This conversation is short but packed with lots of great insight from a guy who has had a long career designing fantastic products for gamers. Credits: component by Gregor Cresnar from the Noun Project

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01:03:46

Who, What, Why? S21.E01 :: Ba-ba-ba-ba-Bird Is the Word

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2019/06/26

Elizabeth Hargrave, the designer of Wingspan, joined me to talk about the game, it's reception, diversity in board gaming, and bird watching. We really ran the gamut here on topics. Check it out to hear what she has to say. Bird by Ealancheliyan s from the Noun Project

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Who, What, Why? S20.E09 :: Embarking on a Podcast...

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2019/03/28

Phil duBarry, designer of Embark and others, joined me to talk about his game coming out from TMG. We discussed the origins of the game and how it ended up in the Harbor-verse. We also delved a bit into the topic of colonization in board games. Ship by indra anis from the Noun Project

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01:23:18

Who, What, Why? S20.E08 :: Worker Placement and More

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2019/03/28

Isaac Shalev, co-designer of Seikatsu and Show 'N' Tile, joined me to discuss the worker placement mechanic. We talked about what the mechanic means to us and examples of it working. We also talked about the history of the Israelites in Canaan at one point. You're in for a roller coaster of topics with this episode. Worker by Zhenya_K from the Noun Project

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