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PODCAST

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

Ananda Guneratne, Charlie McCarron, Trevor Muller-Hegel

Join game designers Ananda Guneratne, Charlie McCarron, and Trevor Muller-Hegel as they analyze published games from a game developer"s perspective. Each month, they pick a new game mechanic and three games to play in that genre. Each episode is 20 minutes of pure game design nerdiness!

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All Episodes

18:45

71. The Mind

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2025/03/12

Can you create memorable moments at random? What do shared actions add to coop real-time games? Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor sync brainwaves in The Mind.

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24:12

70. The Game

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2025/03/05

What information should you hide? How do you make things go better than right? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie count to and from one hundred in The Game.

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27:49

69. Real-Time Games

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2025/02/26

What determines how complex a real-time game can be? How long should a real-time game take? Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor discuss real-time games.

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24:11

68. Skyrockets

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2025/02/19

Are turns compatible with real-time mechanics? What encourages players to flip timers early? Charlie, Trevor, and Ananda juggle live fireworks in Skyrockets.

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20:17

67. Magic Maze

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2025/02/12

How can you make a player necessary to the team's success? Are players willing to spend valuable resources to talk to each other? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie rob a mall in Magic Maze.

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25:14

66. Dutch Blitz

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2025/02/05

Is it better to compete in one race or many? How do you verify that players are not accidentally cheating? Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor blitz their opponents in Dutch Blitz.

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26:40

65. Word Association Games

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2025/01/29

Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie talk about Word Association games.

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19:11

64. So Clover

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2025/01/22

What encourages people to share their thought processes? How do you prevent players from getting stuck? Charlie, Trevor, and Ananda link words in So Clover.

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21:32

63. Just One

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2025/01/15

Should you penalize players for guessing wrong? How can you force players to rely on each other? Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor think of unique clues in Just One.

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25:29

62. Codenames

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2025/01/08

How do you choose a good word list? Why should games have multiple end conditions? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie avoid the assassin in Codenames.

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27:54

61. Racing Games

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2025/01/01

What mechanics go well with racing games? How can roll-and-move be made strategic? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie discuss racing games.

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26:38

60. Thunder Road: Vendetta

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2024/12/25

Why must Bumpo always bump? How can instant death mechanics mitigate feel-bad moments? Charlie, Trevor, and Ananda jockey for position in Thunder Road: Vendetta.

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19:18

59. Robo Rally Transformers

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2024/12/18

How do you make losing fun? What makes a satisfying arc in a racing game? Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor visit Velocitron in Robo Rally Transformers.

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24:42

58. Heat: Pedal to the Metal

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2024/12/11

Why should you pay off player debts automatically? What is the benefit of running two laps versus one? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie put the pedal to the metal in Heat.

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34:19

57. Asymmetric Games

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2024/12/04

Why are two-player asymmetric games easier to design? How do you come up with variants on a core ruleset? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie discuss asymmetric games.

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24:06

56. The Great Zimbabwe

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2024/11/27

How do you make turn order feel important? Why should you limit your players' ability to adjust their own prices? Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor honor the gods in The Great Zimbabwe.

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24:05

55. Android: Netrunner

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2024/11/20

What makes creating a server so satisfying? Should you include both passive and active playstyles? Charlie, Trevor, and Ananda fight the system in Android: Netrunner.

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31:30

54. Root

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2024/11/13

How can you get players to understand what other players are doing when their factions are different? How can common resources be made to feel different to different factions? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie liberate the woodland in Root.

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32:58

53. Semi-Cooperative Games

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2024/11/06

Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor talk about Semi-Cooperative games.

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32:14

52. Nemesis

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast ·

2024/10/30

Do enemies need a clearly defined health stat? What should happen to a player who is eliminated early? Charlie, Trevor, and Ananda chart a course for Earth in Nemesis.

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