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The Game Design Round Table • Listen on Fountain
The Game Design Round Table
Dirk Knemeyer & David V. Heron
Show • 361 episodes
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Covering the full breadth of digital, tabletop, and role playing games, The Game Design Round Table inspires and educates aspiring and experienced game designers.
Episodes
Activity
BtC with Fertessa Allyse on Sell Sheets
Episode • Aug 12
Season RPG- Special Edition: Round Table
Episode • Aug 5
Season: RPG - Listener Question
Episode • Jul 30
BtC - Special Edition: Dominic Crapuchettes
Episode • Jul 23
Season: RPG - Serious Games Pt.2
Episode • Jul 15
Season: RPG - Serious Games Pt.1
Episode • Jul 8
BtC - Sydney Engelstein on Delivering a Winning Pitch
Episode • Jul 3
BtC with Danielle Reynolds on Preparing for Pitches
Episode • Jun 19
Season: RPG - Randy Lubin - RPGs in Organizational Settings
Episode • Jun 10
BtC- Dave Neale on Identifying Potential Publishers
Episode • Jun 3
Season: RPG - Interlude: The First Round Table
Episode • May 27
BtC - Isaac Vega on Self Publishing
Episode • May 21
Season: RPG - Luke Hughes - Leadership RPGs
Episode • May 15
BtC - Richard Heayes on Protecting Your Idea
Episode • May 6
Season: RPG - Ben Robbins on GMless Games
Episode • Apr 29
BtC - Mandela Grandon on Co-Designing
Episode • Apr 22
Season: RPG - Cosmere RPG with Andrew Fischer
Episode • Apr 15
BtC - Rikki Tahta on Designer Community
Episode • Apr 8
Season: RPG - Prologue
Episode • Apr 1
BtC - Adam Porter on Playtesting
Episode • Mar 25
Civ Series Finale Part 2 - Civilization VII
Episode • Mar 18
BtC - Scott Rogers on Prototyping
Episode • Mar 11
Civ Series Finale Part 1 - Civilization VII
Episode • Mar 4
BtC - Naming Games with Peter Hayward
Episode • Feb 25
Civ Series 10 - Listener Questions
Episode • Feb 18
BtC - Sen-Foong Lim on Motivation
Episode • Feb 11
Civ Series 9 - Where are we now with Soren Johnson
Episode • Feb 4
BtC - Daryl Andrews on Generating Ideas
Episode • Jan 29
#334 New Year, New Format, New Us
Episode • Jan 21
#333 App-Integration with Andrew Fischer
Episode • Jan 7
#332 Listener Questions with Ellie Dix Show
Episode • Dec 24, 2024
#331 Solforge Fusion with Justin Gary
Episode • Dec 3, 2024
#330 Xenolanguage with Kathryn Hymes
Episode • Nov 19, 2024
#329 Small Games with Ellie Dix
Episode • Nov 5, 2024
#328 Civilization Series 8 - Ara
Episode • Oct 22, 2024
#327 Undergrove with Elizabeth Hargrave and Mark Wootton
Episode • Oct 8, 2024
#326 Therapeutic TTRPGs with Daniel Hand
Episode • Sep 24, 2024
#325 Civilization Series 7 with Jon Shafer
Episode • Sep 10, 2024
#324 Civilization Series 6: Civ 7 First Look
Episode • Aug 27, 2024
#323 Tunic with Andrew Shouldice
Episode • Aug 13, 2024
#322 Future of Legacy Games with Rob Daviau
Episode • Jul 30, 2024
#321 Civilization Series 5 with Will Thompson
Episode • Jul 16, 2024
#320 Civilization Series 4
Episode • Jul 2, 2024
#319 Listener Questions June 2024
Episode • Jun 18, 2024
#318 Modules and RPGSEA with Pam Punzalan
Episode • Jun 4, 2024
#317 Earthborne Rangers with Andrew Navaro
Episode • May 21, 2024
#316 Citizen Sleeper with Gareth Damian Martin
Episode • May 7, 2024
#315 Civilization Series 3
Episode • Apr 23, 2024
#314 Designing to Ship with Xalavier Nelson Jr
Episode • Apr 9, 2024
#313 Civilization Series 2
Episode • Mar 26, 2024
#312 Civilization Series 1
Episode • Mar 12, 2024
#311 Innovating Themes with Anna Anthropy
Episode • Feb 27, 2024
#310 Listener Questions
Episode • Feb 14, 2024
#309 Industry and Loose Leaf with Tanya X. Short
Episode • Jan 30, 2024
#308 Narrative AI with Emily Short
Episode • Jan 16, 2024
#307 Roundtable with Soren Johnson
Episode • Jan 2, 2024
#306 A Highland Song with Jon Ingold
Episode • Dec 19, 2023
#305 Thirsty Suitors with Chandana Ekanayake
Episode • Dec 5, 2023
#304 Listener Questions November 2023
Episode • Nov 21, 2023
#303 Darkest Dungeon 2 with Chris Bourassa and Tyler Sigman
Episode • Nov 7, 2023
#302 Wildermyth with Nate Austin
Episode • Oct 24, 2023
#301 Design and Controls with Richard Lemarchand
Episode • Oct 10, 2023
#300 Tricentennial Celebration
Episode • Sep 26, 2023
#299 Worldbuilding with Ryan Laukat
Episode • Sep 12, 2023
#298 Tchia with Phil Crifo
Episode • Aug 29, 2023
#297 Gerson Da Silva Talks Kingdom Rush
Episode • Aug 15, 2023
#296 Listener Questions
Episode • Aug 1, 2023
#295 Kingdoms and Castles with Lion Shield Studios
Episode • Jul 18, 2023
#294 Worldbuilding with Kaitlin Tremblay
Episode • Jul 4, 2023
#293 Interview with Mark Rosewater
Episode • Jun 22, 2023
#292 TGDRT Roundtable With Dirk and David
Episode • Jun 6, 2023
#291 Tana Tanoi Talks Mini Motorways
Episode • May 23, 2023
#290 Sustainability in Games with Carlos Flores and jess Metheringham
Episode • May 2, 2023
#289 AI and Generative Content with Matt Kim
Episode • Apr 19, 2023
#288 Augmented Reality in Games with Graham Moore
Episode • Apr 4, 2023
#287 Diving Into Cards With Rob Daviau
Episode • Mar 21, 2023
#286 Listener Questions February 2023
Episode • Mar 1, 2023
#285 Round Table on Knowing “When”
Episode • Feb 15, 2023
#284 Fertessa Allyse Talks Book of Villain
Episode • Jan 3, 2023
#283 Nikki Valens Talks Artisans of Splendent Vale
Episode • Nov 29, 2022
#282 Julio Nazario Talks Dulce and More
Episode • Oct 11, 2022
#281 Diving into Cards as a Simplifier
Episode • Sep 1, 2022
#280 Bianca Canoza Talks ARC
Episode • Aug 10, 2022
#279 Dominique Dickey Talks Plant Girl
Episode • Jul 29, 2022
#278 Listener Questions June 2022
Episode • Jun 7, 2022
#277 Diving into Cards as a Crossroads
Episode • May 25, 2022
#276 Round Table on Market Considerations for Game Themes
Episode • May 12, 2022
#275 Diving Into Card-focused Adaptations and Expansions
Episode • Apr 6, 2022
#274 Damon Stone Talks Liberation Haiti
Episode • Mar 25, 2022
#273 Dave Scott Talks Everyday Heroes
Episode • Mar 9, 2022
#272 Charlie Cleveland Talks Subnautica
Episode • Feb 22, 2022
#271 Lauren Ino Talks The Season
Episode • Feb 9, 2022
#270 Listener Questions January 2022
Episode • Jan 26, 2022
#269 Joseph Kelly Talks Molly House
Episode • Jan 4, 2022
#268 Sherria Ayuandini Talks From Darkness to Light
Episode • Dec 22, 2021
#267 Crowdfunding on Kickstarter with Anya Combs
Episode • Dec 8, 2021
#266 Banana Chan Talks Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous
Episode • Nov 24, 2021
#265 Round Table on Past Projects and Untapped Potential
Episode • Nov 2, 2021
#264 Will Thompson Talks Winter Rabbit and PaleoVet
Episode • Oct 14, 2021
#263 Old World: Sorting Through Feedback
Episode • Sep 25, 2021
#262 Diving into Co-op Card Games with MJ Newman
Episode • Sep 8, 2021
#261 Jesse Howard Talks Hype Tag
Episode • Aug 20, 2021
#260 Diving into LCGs with Andrew Navaro
Episode • Aug 4, 2021
259 Diving Into Cards as Components
Episode • Jul 24, 2021
#258 Cole Medeiros Talks Stardew Valley: The Board Game
Episode • Jul 7, 2021
#257 Diving Into Card Games
Episode • Jun 16, 2021
#256 Listener Questions June 2021
Episode • Jun 1, 2021
#255 First-time Designer Skye Larsen Talks Paperback Adventures
Episode • May 18, 2021
#254 Round Table on Representing Unique Player Stories
Episode • May 5, 2021
#253 Diving Into MOBA Wild Rift with Brian Feeney
Episode • Apr 21, 2021
#252 Board Game Production and Operations with Nicole Cutler
Episode • Feb 24, 2021
#251 David McDonough Supports the Player’s Story
Episode • Jan 19, 2021
#250 Alisha Thayer Uses Exceptions in Design Systems
Episode • Jan 5, 2021
#249 Diving into MOBA Changes and Updates
Episode • Dec 9, 2020
#248 Listener Questions October 2020
Episode • Oct 28, 2020
#247 Tabletop Game Development with Brenna Noonan
Episode • Oct 14, 2020
#246 Omari Akil Talks Rap Godz
Episode • Sep 29, 2020
#245 Listener Questions August 2020
Episode • Aug 18, 2020
#244 Round Table on Matching Player Expectations
Episode • Aug 4, 2020
#243 Rob Daviau Minimizes Ongoing Negative Effects
Episode • Jul 21, 2020
#242 Molly Johnson Talks Point Salad
Episode • Jul 8, 2020
#241 Diving into MOBA Perspectives and Problems
Episode • Jun 23, 2020
#240 Ryan Scott Aims for Balanceable, Not Balanced
Episode • Jun 9, 2020
#239 Listener Questions May 2020
Episode • May 27, 2020
#238 Round Table on How Different Game Mediums Handle Edge Cases
Episode • May 12, 2020
#237 Old World: Utilizing Playtesters Effectively
Episode • Apr 28, 2020
#236 Tanya X. Short Makes Game Systems Obvious
Episode • Apr 15, 2020
#235 Diving Into MOBA Foundations
Episode • Mar 31, 2020
#234 Sen-Foong Lim Designs Edge Cases Out of the Game
Episode • Mar 17, 2020
#233 Round Table on the Challenges of Pleasing Customers
Episode • Mar 4, 2020
#232 Chris Bourassa Talks Darkest Dungeon
Episode • Feb 18, 2020
#231 Tim Fowers Talks Burgle Bros 2
Episode • Jan 28, 2020
#230 Rob Daviau Talks Return to Dark Tower
Episode • Jan 14, 2020
#229 Round Table on the Essence of a Theme
Episode • Dec 24, 2019
#228 Shawn Main Talks Legends of Runeterra
Episode • Dec 11, 2019
#227 Meguey Baker Talks Apocalypse World
Episode • Nov 27, 2019
#226 David Dunham Talks Six Ages
Episode • Nov 12, 2019
#225 Round Table on Thematic Games #1
Episode • Oct 29, 2019
#224 Scott Nicholson Talks Escape Rooms
Episode • Oct 15, 2019
#223 Kynan Pearson Talks Nintendo Themes
Episode • Oct 1, 2019
#222 Elizabeth Hargrave Talks Wingspan
Episode • Sep 17, 2019
#221 Nikki Valens Talks Eldritch Horror
Episode • Sep 3, 2019
#220 New Directions with Dirk and David
Episode • Aug 20, 2019
#219 Cole’s Thoughts on Pax Pamir: Second Edition
Episode • Aug 6, 2019
#218 Geoff Engelstein and Isaac Shalev: Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design
Episode • Jul 23, 2019
#217 Soren Johnson and his 4X Game: 10 Crowns
Episode • Jul 9, 2019
#216 Playtest Groups and Guilds with Tony Tran
Episode • Jun 25, 2019
#215 Tabletop RPGs and Streaming with Adam Koebel
Episode • Jun 12, 2019
#214 Game Themes with Will Thompson
Episode • May 28, 2019
#213 Carla Kopp, Kickstarter and Big Easy Busking
Episode • May 14, 2019
#212 Tabletop Prototyping Highlights
Episode • Apr 30, 2019
#211 Slay The Spire - A Designers Deep Dive with Anthony Giovannetti
Episode • Apr 9, 2019
#210 Listener Questions from SaltCON with Skye Larsen
Episode • Mar 26, 2019
#209 Kevin Kulp - Swords of the Serpentine
Episode • Mar 12, 2019
#208 Game Designer Jennifer Scheurle
Episode • Feb 26, 2019
#207 Emily Grace Buck
Episode • Feb 12, 2019
#206 Jon Shafer of Conifer Games - At the Gates
Episode • Jan 29, 2019
#205 Deep Dive - Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right
Episode • Jan 15, 2019
#204 Listener Questionnaire Results and the Future of TGDRT
Episode • Jan 5, 2019
#203 TL Simons - Bloc by Bloc
Episode • Dec 14, 2018
#202 Listener Questions - Accessibility and Get-Back Mechanics
Episode • Nov 30, 2018
#201 Tim Burrell-Saward and Smart Speakers
Episode • Nov 8, 2018
#200 Reflections on 200 Episodes of TGDRT
Episode • Oct 23, 2018
#199 Tabletop Game Designer - Scott Almes
Episode • Oct 5, 2018
#198 Michael Woods, 38 Studios and Subatomic Studios
Episode • Aug 23, 2018
#197 Megagames with Ben Kanelos and Leslie Loy
Episode • Jul 13, 2018
#196 Admired Designers, Unlikely Games Enjoyed and Listener Questions
Episode • Jun 22, 2018
#195 Game Designer Alex Roberts
Episode • Jun 15, 2018
#194 Kickstarter Results and Listener Questions
Episode • May 25, 2018
#193 Game Designer Kellee Santiago
Episode • May 11, 2018
#192 Engineering Game Design with Aljernon Bolden
Episode • Apr 20, 2018
#191 Fireball Island
Episode • Apr 3, 2018
#190 Listener Questions - Cons, Kids, Games and Names
Episode • Mar 22, 2018
#189 Gaming the Past with Jeremiah McCall
Episode • Feb 23, 2018
#188 Listener Question - You Don't Blind Test a Painting
Episode • Feb 9, 2018
#187 Listener Question - Acronym Edition
Episode • Jan 18, 2018
#186 Looking forward and back, 2017 to 2018
Episode • Dec 29, 2017
#185 Game Designer Cole Wehrle
Episode • Dec 22, 2017
#184: Narrative Designer Edwin McRae
Episode • Dec 8, 2017
#183: Listener Questions with David, Dirk and Rob
Episode • Nov 24, 2017
#182: Game Designer Mike Bithell – Thomas Was Alone
Episode • Oct 19, 2017
#181: Listener Questions with David and Dirk
Episode • Oct 5, 2017
#180: Spy Club from Foxtrot Games; How Collaboration helped deliver results.
Episode • Sep 28, 2017
#179: Elizabeth LaPensée; indigenous self-determination in game development.
Episode • Sep 21, 2017
#178: Niki Crisci, Will Glow the Wisp
Episode • Sep 14, 2017
#177: Tomer Perry, Ethics and Political Theory
Episode • Sep 7, 2017
#176: Methodology and Management
Episode • Aug 24, 2017
#175: Listener Mail August 2017
Episode • Aug 17, 2017
#174: Mo Turkington and LARPs
Episode • Aug 4, 2017
#173: Game Design Axioms
Episode • Jul 28, 2017
#172: Mode 7's Paul Kilduff-Taylor
Episode • Jul 14, 2017
#171: Gunpoint’s Tom Francis
Episode • Jun 30, 2017
#170: Ross Cowman
Episode • Jun 15, 2017
#169: Listener Mail June 2017
Episode • Jun 8, 2017
#168: Emily Care Boss
Episode • May 25, 2017
#167: Chelsea Howe and VR
Episode • May 11, 2017
#166: John Harper
Episode • May 5, 2017
#165: Listener Mail April 2017
Episode • Apr 20, 2017
#164: Nels Anderson and Firewatch
Episode • Apr 13, 2017
#163: Jason Thompson
Episode • Apr 1, 2017
#162: Listener Mail February 2017
Episode • Mar 9, 2017
#161: Paizo Games
Episode • Mar 2, 2017
#160: Dominic Crapuchettes and North Star Games
Episode • Feb 17, 2017
#159: Guess Who’s Back, Back Again
Episode • Jan 31, 2017
#158: Suzanne Zinsli and Cardboard Edison
Episode • Jan 25, 2017
#157: Harrison Joins the Mail Crew
Episode • Jan 4, 2017
#156: Kathryn Hymes and Thorny Games
Episode • Dec 5, 2016
#154: Essen and Listener Mail
Episode • Oct 31, 2016
#153: Riot Games
Episode • Oct 13, 2016
#152: Professor Rob’s Mailbag
Episode • Sep 28, 2016
#151: Isaac Shalev and Kind Fortress
Episode • Sep 9, 2016
#150: Travel Catch-up and Listener Mail
Episode • Aug 11, 2016
#149: Jellybean Games
Episode • Jul 22, 2016
#148: More Listener Mail
Episode • Jun 28, 2016
#147: Black Straw Games
Episode • Jun 14, 2016
#146: Soren Johnson and Offworld Trading Company
Episode • May 31, 2016
#145: Seafall, Powering Up, and Listener Mail
Episode • May 4, 2016
#144: Chris Zinsli and Cardboard Edison
Episode • Apr 19, 2016
#143: The Mailbag Tolls for Thee
Episode • Mar 30, 2016
#142: Tim Fowers
Episode • Mar 17, 2016
#141: Star Trek Timelines
Episode • Feb 25, 2016
#140: Daniel Doan and Black Shell Media
Episode • Feb 9, 2016
#139: Justin Gary
Episode • Jan 26, 2016
#138: Checking in with Harrison Pink
Episode • Jan 12, 2016
#137: Once More Into the Mailbag
Episode • Dec 7, 2015
#136: Playing Catch-up
Episode • Nov 11, 2015
#135: Isaac Childres and Gloomhaven
Episode • Oct 22, 2015
#134: Expansions and Post-Launch Support
Episode • Sep 29, 2015
#133: Designer Alex Kevern
Episode • Sep 17, 2015
#132: Rob’s Back, Time for Listener Mail
Episode • Sep 6, 2015
#131: David Somerville and Trove
Episode • Aug 21, 2015
#130: Catching up and Some Listener Mail
Episode • Aug 5, 2015
#129 Daniel Solis
Episode • Jul 14, 2015
#128: Listener Mail 5
Episode • Jun 30, 2015
#127: Meg Jayanth and Games Writing
Episode • Jun 18, 2015
#126: Collaboration
Episode • Jun 3, 2015
#125: Stonemaier Games and Scythe with Jamey Stegmaier
Episode • May 22, 2015
#124: Listener Questions
Episode • May 5, 2015
#123: Isaac Shalev and On Board Games
Episode • Apr 22, 2015
#122: Feedback
Episode • Apr 7, 2015
#121: At the Gates Update with Jon Shafer
Episode • Mar 24, 2015
#120: Project Check-in
Episode • Mar 11, 2015
#119: Foxtrot Games with Randy Hoyt
Episode • Feb 24, 2015
#118: A Seafall Review
Episode • Feb 10, 2015
#117: Chatting with Robin D. Laws
Episode • Feb 5, 2015
#116: Buying and Selling with Soren Johnson & Scott Hamden
Episode • Jan 27, 2015
#115: Talking with Chelsea Howe
Episode • Jan 22, 2015
#114: Back to the Mail Bag
Episode • Jan 13, 2015
#113: Trekking Along
Episode • Jan 6, 2015
#112: 2014 in Review
Episode • Dec 30, 2014
#111: Game Design and Education with Erin Hoffman
Episode • Dec 23, 2014
#110: The Science of fun with Nicole Lazzaro
Episode • Dec 16, 2014
# 109: Susan McKinley Ross and Idea Duck
Episode • Dec 9, 2014
#108: Funemployed and Boardgamegeekcon
Episode • Dec 2, 2014
#107: Cooperative Gaming with Amy Jo Kim
Episode • Nov 29, 2014
#106: Micro Games with Chris Handy
Episode • Nov 20, 2014
#105: Mail Call
Episode • Nov 13, 2014
104: Trading Mission to Mars with Julian Murdoch and Dr. Bruce Geryk
Episode • Nov 8, 2014
103: Catching Up
Episode • Oct 29, 2014
102: Get Off My Lawn
Episode • Oct 21, 2014
#101: Kvasir Games with Kristín Guðmundsdóttir
Episode • Oct 14, 2014
#100: Failbetter Games and Fallen London with Alexis Kennedy and Liam Welton
Episode • Oct 7, 2014
#99: Stuck in the Ditch
Episode • Sep 30, 2014
#98: On Writing....Video Games with Harrison Pink
Episode • Sep 23, 2014
#97: Karla Zimonja and the Fullbright Company
Episode • Sep 16, 2014
#96: The Conventions of Conventions
Episode • Sep 9, 2014
#95: Listeners Mail Q&A
Episode • Sep 3, 2014
#94: Offworld Trading Company with Soren Johnson and Jon Shafer
Episode • Aug 26, 2014
#93: Dynamic Campaigns with Ananda Gupta
Episode • Aug 19, 2014
#92: Et tu, Brute?
Episode • Aug 12, 2014
#91: At The Gates Progress Report with Jon Shafer
Episode • Aug 6, 2014
#90: A Trip Down Memory Lane with Harrison Pink
Episode • Jul 29, 2014
#89: Pandemic with Matt Leacock
Episode • Jul 22, 2014
#88: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Episode • Jul 15, 2014
#87: Working on the Pile
Episode • Jul 8, 2014
#86: Choice of Games with Dan Fabulich
Episode • Jul 2, 2014
#85: Bamboozle Brothers with Jay Cormier and Sen Foong Lim
Episode • Jun 24, 2014
#84: Marketing
Episode • Jun 20, 2014
#83: Games All The Way Down with Harrison Pink
Episode • Jun 10, 2014
#82: Checking In
Episode • Jun 4, 2014
#81: Push and Pull with Nels Anderson
Episode • May 27, 2014
#80: Anticipation and Expectations
Episode • May 21, 2014
#79: Intrinsic or Extrinsic? with Harrison Pink
Episode • May 14, 2014
#78: Streaming and Live Development with Brad Muir
Episode • May 8, 2014
#77: Prototyping
Episode • Apr 29, 2014
#76: The Inside Scoop
Episode • Apr 24, 2014
#75: Infinite Loop
Episode • Apr 15, 2014
#74: Procedurally Chaotic with Julian Gollop
Episode • Apr 10, 2014
#73: MMOs, RPGs, and Pathfinder with Ryan Dancey
Episode • Apr 1, 2014
#72 Playtesting
Episode • Mar 25, 2014
#71: Intuitive Design. With Harrison Pink.
Episode • Mar 18, 2014
#70: A Roman Farewell
Episode • Mar 11, 2014
#69: Players as Designers
Episode • Mar 4, 2014
#68: Transparency
Episode • Feb 24, 2014
#67: Game Phases & Pivots
Episode • Feb 17, 2014
#66: Diplomacy in At the Gates
Episode • Feb 11, 2014
#65: Real-Time. With Geoff Engelstein
Episode • Feb 3, 2014
#64: Conflict
Episode • Jan 27, 2014
#63: Theme
Episode • Jan 20, 2014
#62: Cheating
Episode • Jan 13, 2014
#61: Don’t Starve. With Kevin Forbes
Episode • Jan 9, 2014
#60: End-of-Year Spectacular 2013
Episode • Dec 30, 2013
#59: Race for the Galaxy. With Tom Lehmann
Episode • Dec 23, 2013
#58: Death in Games
Episode • Dec 15, 2013
#57: Stepping Back, Goals & Pacing
Episode • Dec 9, 2013
#56: ‘SeaFall’ & Legacy Design. With Rob Daviau
Episode • Dec 2, 2013
#55: Sharing Game Design Ideas
Episode • Nov 25, 2013
#54: Ploy, Race for the Galaxy & Hansa Teutonica
Episode • Nov 17, 2013
#53: Mohawks & Martians. With Soren Johnson
Episode • Nov 11, 2013
#52: Meet the TGDRT Crew
Episode • Nov 4, 2013
#51: Alpha Centauri & Evolving as a Designer. With Brian Reynolds
Episode • Oct 28, 2013
#50: Kickstarter & Stonemaier Games. With Jamey Stegmaier
Episode • Oct 23, 2013
#49: How to Teach Games
Episode • Oct 14, 2013
#48: X-COM & Tactical Games. With Julian Gollop
Episode • Oct 9, 2013
#47: AtG Playtest, Agricola & More
Episode • Sep 30, 2013
#46: Theme, Mechanics & Fun
Episode • Sep 23, 2013
#45: Tabletop & Digital Design. With Ed Beach
Episode • Sep 17, 2013
#44: Competition, Endgames & Updates
Episode • Sep 11, 2013
#43: Randomness
Episode • Sep 4, 2013
#42: King of Dragon Pass. With David Dunham
Episode • Aug 26, 2013
#41: Paradox Games, Poker and AI
Episode • Aug 19, 2013
#40: Multiplayer
Episode • Aug 15, 2013
#39: Skyward Collapse, AI and Business. With Chris Park
Episode • Aug 6, 2013
#38: Polish, Penalties & Updates
Episode • Jul 30, 2013
#37: Failure, Punishment and Learning
Episode • Jul 23, 2013
#36: Occult Chronicles & Life as an Indie. With Vic Davis
Episode • Jul 16, 2013
#35: Ethics in Design, Hotline Miami & Updates
Episode • Jul 9, 2013
#34: Progression Systems. With Soren Johnson
Episode • Jul 2, 2013
#33: Unity of Command. With Tomislav Uzelac
Episode • Jun 25, 2013
#32: Don’t Starve, Shogun, Wiz-War & Updates
Episode • Jun 18, 2013
#31: Tactics & Repetition
Episode • Jun 11, 2013
#30: Design Lessons & Sirlin Games. With David Sirlin
Episode • Jun 4, 2013
#29: Solium Infernum, ‘Futbol Strategy’ & More
Episode • May 28, 2013
#28: Scoring & Victory
Episode • May 21, 2013
#27: Board Game Design. With Martin Wallace
Episode • May 16, 2013
#26: Puzzle Strike, Becoming a Designer, & More
Episode • May 7, 2013
#25: Information & Obfuscation
Episode • Apr 30, 2013
#24: Games and the Law. With Dave Fitzgerald
Episode • Apr 23, 2013
#23: Magic, Drafting & Updates
Episode • Apr 18, 2013
#22: Bioshock Infinite & Plaid Hat Games. With Colby Dauch
Episode • Apr 12, 2013
#21: Free to Play. With David Heron
Episode • Apr 4, 2013
#20: ‘Tomorrow’, Abnercon Games & Updates
Episode • Mar 28, 2013
#19: Diplomacy & Allan Calhamer. With Jim Burgess
Episode • Mar 21, 2013
#18: Spelunky. With Derek Yu
Episode • Mar 15, 2013
#17: Kickstarter & Fate Core. With Fred Hicks
Episode • Mar 7, 2013
#16: War Stories. With Michael Tan
Episode • Feb 28, 2013
#15: Tactics, Company of Heroes & XCOM
Episode • Feb 21, 2013
#14: 4X Games & Civilization. With Soren Johnson
Episode • Feb 14, 2013
#13: Jon’s New Game - At the Gates
Episode • Feb 6, 2013
#12: CCGs & Dominion. With David Heron
Episode • Jan 30, 2013
#11: Storytelling & The Walking Dead. With Telltale
Episode • Jan 23, 2013
#10: Battle of the Bulge, Updates, and More
Episode • Jan 15, 2013
#9: Journey of a Part-Time Indie. With Jesse Howard
Episode • Jan 8, 2013
#8: End-of-Year Spectacular 2012
Episode • Jan 2, 2013
#7: Experience & Replayability. With Scott Lewis
Episode • Dec 27, 2012
#6: Running a Game Company. With Uwe Eickert
Episode • Dec 18, 2012
#5: Digital vs. Tabletop Game Design
Episode • Dec 12, 2012
#4: Storytelling & Crusader Kings 2. With Paradox.
Episode • Dec 3, 2012
#3: Trends in Digital & Tabletop Game Design
Episode • Nov 27, 2012
#2: Memory, Innovation and Being an Indie. With Rob Daviau.
Episode • Nov 20, 2012
#1: Hello World!
Episode • Nov 11, 2012
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