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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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01:04:49

Who, What, Why S15.E02 :: Localvention

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2016/10/19

Metatopia is a convention that takes place in Morristown, NJ each year as part of the Dexposure suite of conventions. This one is dedicated to designers and publishers in the form a play-testing convention. Here budding and seasoned game designers can get valuable feedback on their designs that may or may not turn into games that hit the market. Avonelle Wing was kind enough to join me on the show to discuss Metatopia: where it came from and where it wants to go. She offered insight into how some

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W3.E28 :: Who, What, Why and Cardboard Edison

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2016/10/12

Who, What, Why presents our twenty-eighth episode of Designing Games with Game Designers featuring Chris Zinsli and Eric from Cardboard Edison. In this episode we discussed the idea of a Duck Hunt board game. I think we came up with some good stuff.

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Who, What, Why S15.E01 :: Let's Put Another Game on...

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2016/10/07

I apologize for my stupid joke, but I couldn't help myself. Rule & Make is a publishing company owned by a pair of Australian game designers. They are responsible for games like Burger Up, Skyward (now on Kickstarter), and more. I invited them on the show to learn more about what they do and broaden my own knowledge of the board game scene in Australia. We discussed why they produce so many card games (hint, hint, cost and shipping) and how important it is to get their games into the American and

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W3.E27 :: Who, What, Why and Fireside Games

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2016/09/24

Who, What, Why presents our twenty-seventh episode of Designing Games with Game Designers featuring Anne-Marie and Justin DeWitt, co-founders of Fireside Games and designers of the Panic series of games. In this episode we discussed the what a Castle Panic Legacy game might look like.

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Who, What, Why S14.E10 :: Panic! At the Game Table

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2016/09/17

Castle Panic, Dead Panic, Munchkin Panic, Star Trek Panic! Everybody panic! This episode features designer Justin DeWitt and Anne-Marie DeWitt, co-owners of Fireside Games and publishers of the ever-growing Panic line of games. We invited them on the show to learn more about where the Panic games came from and how they morphed into so many other fun and interesting games over the years. We talk about licensing, publishing, and designing with this impressive married couple who are doing it all

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W3.E26 :: Who, What, Why and Jamey Stegmaier

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2016/09/13

Who, What, Why presents our twenty-sixth episode of Designing Games with Game Designers featuring Jamey Stegmaier, co-founder of Stonemaier, and designer of games like Euphoria and Scythe. In this episode we discussed the prospect of designing an MMO tabletop game and what that might look like.

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Who, What, Why S14.E09 :: Mecha-Hits Walk the Earth

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2016/09/07

Jamey Stegmaier, co-founder of Stonemaier Games and designer of Scythe, joins us to talk about his mega-hit game that both earned Stonemaier a huge sum via Kickstarter and debuted to a sellout at 2016's GenCon. We discuss the game as a 4x game the controversy that surrounds that categorization. We also talk about how Jamey has grown his previous games (Viticulture and Euphoria) into Scythe. Lastly, we explore Kickstarter with the man who has written many pages of digital ink over the platform. If

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Who, What, Why S14.E08 :: This Old Game with Rob Daviau

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2016/08/27

Rob Daviau, designer of many games like Seafall, Risk Legacy, and Pandemic Legacy, joins the show to talk about a new venture announced at the Dice Tower live show: Restoration Games. Rob is the Chief Restoration Officer of this new company whose goal is to bring new life to games from our childhoods (70s, 80s, 90s). I talk to Rob about where the idea of restoring games came from and what criteria a game must meet to be fit for restoration. I also learn a fun fact about Richard Borg and a game from

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W3.E25 :: Who, What, Why and Chris Kirkman

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2016/08/12

Who, What, Why presents our twenty-fifth episode of Designing Games with Game Designers featuring Chris Kirkman, founder of Dice Hate Me Games. Chris is currently the director of game development for Greater Than Games now that his company has merged with GTG. In this episode we asked Chris to design a game based on Wrecking Crew, an old NES game from 1985. This episode features an advertisement from my friends at Game and a Curry and their Hangover on August 20th in Allentown, PA. Click for more

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Who, What, Why S14.E07 :: Game Companies Unite!

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2016/08/12

Chris Kirkman, the founder of Dice Hate Me Games and director of game development with Greater Than Games, joins us to talk about mergers and publishing games. We focus our conversation on how the merger took place and how Chris' role changed with the new company. Chris lays out how this merger distinguishes between its different sub-brands. We also get an inside look into what one publisher does to scout for potential games. If you'd like to learn more about Greater Than Games or Dice Hate Me,

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Who, What, Why S14.E06 :: This Is A Story All About...

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2016/07/27

Isaac Vega, designer of hit games such as Ashes and Dead of Winter, joins the show to discuss his games and how his games involve and tell an incredible number of stories. Dead of Winter's crossroads cards and Ashes deep world-building immerse the players in another realm through both the mechanics and theme of each game. Isaac talks about the challenges and rewards of telling stories through games. If you would like to learn more about either game, please visit PlaidHatGames.com for more

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W3.E24 :: Who, What, Why and Isaac Vega

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2016/07/24

Who, What, Why presents our twenty-fourth episode of Designing Games with Game Designers featuring hit designer Isaac Vega. He is the designer of Dead of Winter, Ashes, City of Remnants, and Bio Shock Infinites. In this episode Isaac offered up a unique way to make a Jumanji board game that offers the same experience as the movie. This episode features an advertisement from my friends at Game and a Curry and their Hangover on August 20th in Allentown, PA. Click for more info: Hangover

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Who, What, Why S14.E05 :: Betrayal of the Runelords

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2016/07/16

World renowned designer and president of Lone Shark Games, Mike Selinker, joined me for a discussion of semi-coop games. We explored what players can expect in the new expansion to Betrayal at the House on the Hill and learned about the wide array of creative people who contributed haunts to the new game, Widow's Walk. We also discussed how Pathfinder the Adventure Card Game informed Lone Shark's upcoming Apocrypha. If you would like to learn more about Lone Shark Games and the cool games they

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W3.E23 :: Who, What, Why and Mike Selinker

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2016/07/12

Who, What, Why presents our twenty-third episode of Designing Games with Game Designers featuring renowned designer Mike Selinker. He is the designer of Pathfinder the Adventure Card Game, Apocrypha, and developer of Widow's Walk, the Betrayal at the House on the Hill game. In this episode I asked Mike how we could make a viable game based on the arcade classic Donkey Kong. This episode features an advertisement from my friends at Game and a Curry and their Hangover on August 20th in Allentown, PA

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Who, What, Why S14.E04 :: Maple Syrup, Poutine, and...

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2016/07/06

Daryl Andrews, designer of the Walled City, Fantasy Fantasy Baseball, and others, might sound like a new name but he's one to keep an eye on as he has lots of designs signed out there with numerous publishers. We invited Daryl on the show to talk about what inspires him as a designer. We learned about his penchant for co-designing, which has hooked him up with many other designers. Finally, we talked about the state of design and gaming in the Great White North, Canada. If you'd like to learn more

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Who, What, Why S14.E3 :: Champions of Podcasting

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2016/06/28

Champions of Midgard, designed by Ole Steiness, is a Viking-themed game designed by a Danish game designer. There is no one better suited to bring the world of the Vikings to life than one who lives in Scandinavia. Champions is a worker placement game where players collect warriors (dice) in order to slay monsters, draugrs, and trolls. Players will board long ships and must bring enough men and supplies in order to survive the whale road and bring home glory. Our discussion with Ole focused on the

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W3.E22 :: Who, What, Why and Ole Steiness

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2016/06/22

Who, What, Why presents our twenty-second episode of Designing Games with Game Designers featuring designer Ole Steiness. He is the designers of Police Precinct and Champions of Midgard. In this episode we use the themes, components, and mechanics found on the cards in Unpub, the card game from Doug Levandowski and J.R. Honeycutt. The three themes and mechanics were wild west, trains, superheroes, legacy, charades, and drafting. Alex and I participate in the discussion, so it is a collaborative

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Who, What, Why S14.E02 :: Recorded Between Two Cities

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2016/06/17

Between Two Cities, designed by Ben Rosset and Matthew O'Malley, is a competitive drafting game that asks players sitting next to each other to cooperate. While this definition might seem internally incongruous, the game requires that players cooperate with neighbors to build their cities but with the overall goal of winning the game individually. Players draft tiles that will be placed in a 4x4 grid. Six different buildings means each will score in its own way, and that is the negotiation that

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Who, What, Why Panel Discussion E01 :: Designing Women

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2016/06/15

Who, What, Why is launching a new type of episode that will be released once a month: panel discussions featuring multiple designers, artists, and publishers ... and Alex and I. The first topic is women in board gaming, and we are joined by three published designers Nicole Kline, Suzanne Kabert-Zinsli, and Bonnie Neubauer. Hope you enjoy the show.

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W3.E21 :: Who, What, Why and Emerson Matsuuchi

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2016/06/12

Who, What, Why presents our twenty-first episode of Designing Games with Game Designers featuring designer Emerson Matsuuchi. He is the designers of Spector Ops, Volt, and the upcoming Caravan. In this episode we changed it up a bit since we've had Emerson record a segment like this in the past. We asked Emerson about a video game he would turn into a board and how he would do it. All video game fans will love his choice and how he would implement that game. Alex and I participate in the discussion,

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