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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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37:18

NvP 6x02 - Betrayal at the House on the Hill with...

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2011/04/15

In this episode we discuss the first edition of Betrayal at the House on the Hill with designer Professor Bruce Glassco. Our talk revolves around the strong genre feel of the game, the complexities of designing games with multiple adventures, and the intrigues of games that are a mix between cooperate and competitive. We also learn that Bruce is a literature professor specializing in 19th Century American and British literature. To learn more about the breadth of the Betrayal world or discuss the

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47:45

NvP 6x01 - Hoopla with Alan Pruzan

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2011/04/02

During this episode we discuss Hoopla, a Cranium licensed game design by Forest-Pruzan Creative. Speaking with Alan Pruzan, one of the inventors of the game, we explore the intracacies of designing a game that is remarkably different from its license, but captures the same feeling of the licensed product. Our discussions range from the complexities of paring down a game with a larger scope to what Hoopla brings to the Cranium universe. Look out for a copy of this game. It isn't easy to find, but

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56:07

NvP 5x05 - Kill Puppies for Satan with D. Vincent Baker

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2010/09/23

In this episode we discuss Kill Puppies for Satan, an older game from a favorite victim of the show, Vincent Baker. We explore the deranged and depraved side of humanity with a game that encourages, nay demands, the players to please their dark lord with piles of dead puppies* (or other small animals). The game is not limited to animal killing, but encourages all sorts of evil acts against decent people. We get a window into the mind and past of this designer who some may say is responsible for all

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44:26

NvP 5x04 - Castle Ravenloft & Red Box with Mike Mearls

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2010/09/11

On this episode we discuss the recently released DnD board game, Castle Ravenloft. We ask Mike Mearls about the process of designing a board game from an RPG. We discuss how Castle Ravenloft differs from other cooperative board games, and if it will have an impact on the design of DnD in the future. This compares favorably to all other games: play deal or no deal games, online games, and traditional board games. We also briefly discuss the New DnD Starter Kit (Red Box) with Mike.

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43:11

NvP 5x03 - Misspent Youth with Robert Bohl

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2010/09/01

Misspent Youth is a story game about 12-18 year olds fighting back against the authority. We discuss with Robert his intentions for the game and how he uses the rules to enforce the feeling of being a clique of teens in a harsh world.

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32:24

NvP 5x02 - Perfect with Joe McDaldno

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2010/08/11

In this episode we discuss Perfect with designer Joe McDaldno. Its a dystopian steam punk RPG with no GM in the traditional way. The interview focuses on how Joe uses the mechanics of the game to bring about situation that he wants to emulate from his source material. Perfect is funded by a Kickstarter project, add money to support the project and receive a copy of the game in return! If the donation goal is reached by Aug 22nd the project will go through, if not, you don't pay anything. Lets help

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41:40

NvP 5x01 - Smallville RPG with Josh Roby

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2010/08/01

In this episode we do a preview episode with Josh Roby. We discuss his game, the Smallville RPG. This game is going to be released at GenCon!!! Smallville is unique for a game based on a property. Number one, yes you can be Superman; number two, the game is set in a TV show spin off of smallville the tv show, not in the world if Smallville were real! We discuss the nuances of working with a property, how to balance Superman with... non-Superman characters and how the game rules support the tv show

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28:11

NvP 4x06 - Mouse Guard with Luke Crane

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2010/04/11

Mouse Guard is an RPG which is based on a comic book series of the same name. The game focuses on a patrol of guard mice who's job it is to defend the territories, keep the peace and deliver mail. The game has novel mechanics and solves some key problems of RPGs, or rather it embraces behavior that some think of as dysfunctional. We discuss with the designer Luke Crane his design process and design goals. Most of the discussion focuses many game elements (mechanical and advice) that Mouse Guard

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55:46

NvP 4x05 - Polaris with Ben Lehman

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2010/04/01

Polaris is an RPG where each player has a Hero who's stories are separate from the other Heroes at the table. Each hero, in turn gets a scene about them, and the other players GM as a group. The game is very much about saying what you want to happen, and having it happen. We discuss with Ben the areas in which his game departs from traditional RPG design. We investigate why he took his game down this alternative path, both the GM to Hero ratio and the innovative conflict mechanics.

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38:17

NvP 4x04 - Dungeons and Dragons with Mike Mearls

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2010/03/22

Dungeons and Dragons is the grand-daddy of all RPGs. Its influence is so far reaching, its amazing. If you ever killed a monster, took its stuff, got experience points and then leveled up you owe DnD a huge debt. We interviewed Mike Mearls the current lead designer of Dungeons and Dragons. We discuss with him the design challenges inherent with designing a game which so much history; both in terms of previous editions of the game, and the large volumes of official DnD fiction. We also discuss

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NvP 4x03 - Pandemic with Matt Leacock

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2010/03/11

Pandemic is a cooperative board game about saving the Earth from deadly diseases. We discuss with Matt Leacock the challenges unique to cooperative board games

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53:29

NvP 4x02 - Poison'd with Vincent Baker

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2010/03/01

In this episode we talk to Vincent Baker about his rpg Poison'd. We discuss with him the his intent in designing the game. We also talk about what its like to reuse / re-purpose ideas (like escalation) in a new RPG. Also we talk about the controversy (so listen to the end)

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34:00

NvP 4x01 - Are you the Traitor with Andrew Looney

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2010/02/22

In this episode we talk about Are You the Traitor with Andrew Looney of Looney Labs. Are You the Traitor is a party game for 4 - 10+ people where the object is to find the traitor. The game is very similar to the popular party game Werewolf(aka Mafia). In fact Are you the Traitor was inspired by Werewolf. Andy said, i love Werewolf, but i could make it better. We talk to him about how to "fix" a game that you really love.

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NvP 3x06 - Munchkin with Steve Jackson

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2010/01/02

In this episode we talk with Steve Jackson about his game Munchkin. Munchkin is a silly game that parodies RPGs. It exemplfies a method of play where killing stuff and getting loot is primary. We discuss with Steve the challenge of designing games with many expansion sets, the inspiration and design of a silly game, as well as the role of cheating in Munchkin.

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32:57

NvP 3x05 - The Mountain Witch with Timothy Walters...

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2009/12/12

We discuss the Indie RPG The Mountain Witch with its designer Timothy Walters Kleinert. We ask him about how he designed some of the very unique elements of the game; specifily how he turned player-vs-player conflict into a fun time, how he made splitting the party actually a good thing, and how he solved the problem of meta game knowledge. We also talk to Tim about his planned projects, but you have listen to find out!

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NvP 3x04 - Pirates of the Spanish Main with Mike...

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2009/12/03

We discuss the card game Pirates of the Spanish Main with its co-designer Mike Selinker. We discuss the challenges in creating a self-contained collectible card game. We learn about Mike Selinker's other passion: his blog, The Most Beautiful Things where Mike gives his opinion of some of the most beautiful things. Also, listen for his answer to the age old question: who would win in a fight, the ninja or the pirates?

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17:56

NvP 3x03 - Zombies!!! with Todd Breitenstein

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2009/11/22

We discuss the board game Zombies!!! with its designer Todd Breitenstein. We discuss with him all the diffrent versions of the game and the intention behind many of the rules. We also discuss how zombies should not run, ever. This didn't make it into the show, but you should check out his other game Humans!!! which is Zombies!!! but backwards (you play zombies killing humans).

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32:29

NvP 3x02 - Mechaton with Vincent Baker

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2009/11/12

Vincent Baker returns to the show to talk about his game Mechaton! Mechaton is an awesome tactical combat game where you build your giant flighty robots out of Lego. We discuss with Vincent his inspiration for the game and what he thinks Mechaton adds to the well charted genre.

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48:57

NvP 3x01 - A Penny For My Thoughts with Paul Tevis

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2009/11/03

A Penny For My Thoughts is an innovative game that sits somewhere between a role playing game and and a board game. Players take on the persona of an amnesia patient and tell story's about their forgotten lives using suggestions from the other players. We discuss with Paul the inspiration of the game and how he came up with many of the mechanics. If you want to get more of Paul, check out his podcast Have Games Will Travel

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36:59

NvP Bonus 1 -- Minimus (Again) with Ken Burnside

The Who, What, Why? Game Design Podcast ·

2009/10/05

Mitch and Mike discuss Minimus with Ken Burnside after they had a chance to play the game. We also talk about the upcoming Council of 5 Nations convention. Ken Burnside is the creative director at Ad Astra Games.Minimus is a 4 page role playing game (RPG) that is a complete generic roleplaying system. Mitch and Mike talk to Ken again about Minimus after we had a chance to play the game. We also talk about the Council of 5 Nations convention that we will all be attending the weekend of Oct

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