Nerdlab Podcast
By Marvin Hegen
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Episodes: 189
Description
The Podcast about board game design and card game design! Together we will explore the secrets of different game mechanics and grow as a game designer!
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097 – Life of a Game Designer with Chris and Christian Kudahl
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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096 – Nerdlab Games – Behind the Scenes of Publishing Board Games
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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095 – Designer Diary for Mindbug Beyond with Richard Garfield, Christian Kudahl & Skaff Elias
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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094 – Mindbug Kickstarter Lessons Learned
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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093 – A Working Day as a Games Publisher
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May 27, 2022 |
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092 – Mindbug – Officially Announced
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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091 – The Journey of AracKhan Wars with Robert Palmer
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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090 – Designing Slay the Spire – The Boardgame – with Gary Dworetsky
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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089 – The Design Philosophy of Riftforce with Carlo Bortolini
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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88 – The Game Design Process of Bruno Cathala
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May 20, 2021 |
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87 – Victory Points and Player Agency with Tom Lehmann
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May 13, 2021 |
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086 – How to Start an E-Mail List as a Game Designer
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May 06, 2021 |
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085 – Why you need an E-Mail List as a Game Designer
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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084 – The Importance of Getting Involved in the Board Game Community
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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083 – Richard Garfield on Physical and Digital Card Game Design
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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082 – Creating Expansions with Bruce Glassco, Designer of Fantasy Realms
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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081 – Blue Ocean Strategy in the Board Game Industry – Part 2
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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080 – Blue Ocean Strategy in the Board Game Industry – Part 1
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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079 – Preliminary Print and Play Kickstarter Campaigns
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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078 – Point Scoring Mechanics
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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077 – The Design of Radlands with Daniel Piechnick
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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076 – The Interplay of Hidden and Visible Information in Magic’s new set Kaldheim
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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075 – How to Learn your Customer’s Language?
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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074 – Designing Heart of Cthulhu with Patrick Kelleher
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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073 – The Evolution of Deckbuilding with Andrew Parks, Designer of Core Worlds
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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072 – Elegance in Game Design with Dario and Fabian of Crimson Company
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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071 – 2020 in Review and Goals for 2021
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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070 – License Agreements & Game Design Contracts
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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069 – Designing & Publishing D&D Content with Frank Tedeschi
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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068 – Design Diary of Duelist, the first Nerdlab Co-Design with Christian Kudahl
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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067 – How to lead a Playtest by asking the right Questions
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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066 – Combining Game Genres in Dinn TCG with Gabriel and Hayley
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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065 – How to write a Board Game Rulebook
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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064 – 10 Common Mistakes of new Game Designers
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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063 – Diverse and Innovative Attributes and Stats in Strategy Card Games – Part 2
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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062 – Diverse and Innovative Attributes and Stats in Strategy Card Games
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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061 – Fun and Frustration in Roguelike Deckbuilding Games like Monster Train and Slay the Spire
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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060 – Set Collection in Board Games
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May 22, 2020 |
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059 – Iterate, Iterate, Iterate, Iterate, Iterate … Succeed
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May 14, 2020 |
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058 – How to Improve the Time Value Coefficient by Reducing Game Length
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May 05, 2020 |
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057 – Keyword Counters and their benefits in Magics new Set Ikoria
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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056 – How to Design Quest Cards Players won’t forget
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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055 – Bloodrage – 11 Exceptional Design Choices and what we can learn from them
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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054 – GWENT – 5 Exceptional Design Choices and what we can learn from them
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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053 – Simultaneous Action Selection in Ambal Tournament with Bernardo Bittencourt
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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052 – Interaction in Board Games and Strategy Card Games
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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051 – Complexity in Strategy Card Games (CCGs, LCGs, TCGs, etc.)
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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050 – Why you should join a Game Design Mastermind Group
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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049 – Setting Constraints and Designing within Strict Limitations – Interview with Ed Rodriguez – Designer of Animus
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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048 – Legends of Runeterra – 10 Exceptional Design Choices and what we can learn from them
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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047 – 15 Ways to Reduce Analysis Paralysis during Game Design
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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046 – A Walkthrough of Jamey Stegmaier’s proven Game Design Process
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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045 – Designing RPGs with and for Kids with Kevin Ferrone the Designer of Starport
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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044 – Marketing a Board Game as a First Time Publisher with Brandon Seeger (Battle Babies)
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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043 – How to create a Design Skeleton in 7 Steps
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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042 – Mythgard Review – 8 Exceptional Design Choices and what we can learn from them
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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041 – A year of Game Design and Podcasting in Review
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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040 – The Role of Keywords in Strategy Card Games like TCGs, CCGs, and LCGs
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Dec 27, 2019 |
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039 – Graphic Design & and Illustration for Board Games with Patrick Rauland
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Dec 14, 2019 |
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038 – Gloomhaven and Designing Epic Games with Isaac Childres
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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037 – Game Design Documentation – Tools, Methods and Best Practices
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Nov 30, 2019 |
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036 – How to create the perfect Hook for your Game?
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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035 – Designing Solo Games with Gabe Barrett of BGDL
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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034 – Take-Aways of Essen Spiel 2019
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Nov 02, 2019 |
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033 – Spirit Island and Asymmetric Game Design with R. Eric Reuss
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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032 – Success Factors in the modern Board Games Industry
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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031 – Theme vs. Setting in Boardgames with Paul Grogan
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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030 – Card Drafting Mechanic – Part 3
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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029 – Card Drafting Mechanic – Part 2
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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028 – Card Drafting Mechanic Part 1
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Sep 15, 2019 |
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027 – Battlefield Options for Tactical Combat Card Games
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Sep 08, 2019 |
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026 – The Compound Effect – How to be Consistent as a Game Designer
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Sep 01, 2019 |
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025 – Synergies and Combos in Everdell with James Wilson
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Jul 07, 2019 |
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024 – Gambit and Designing RPGs for Kids with Chevas Balloun
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Jun 02, 2019 |
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023 – Resources and Restrictions
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May 16, 2019 |
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022 – The one thing you need to know as a Game Designer
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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021 – Level up – Character Progression in Card Games
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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020 – Designing Adventure Card Games with Mike Selinker
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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019 – Artificial Intelligence in Board Games – Part 2
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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018 – Artificial Intelligence in Board Games – Part 1
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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017 – Ending Games using Fatigue & Exhaustion Mechanics
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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016 – Preparing for Playtesting and Scattershot Testing
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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015 – Aeons End & The Early Design Phase with Kevin Riley
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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014 – Cardpocalypse and Legacy Elements in CCGs with Angelo Nikolaou
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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013 – Turn Order and Initiative in Cooperative Card and Board Games
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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012 – Co-Op Mechanics Part 2 – Fighting the Alpha Player Problem, Creating Team Decisions and Adding Tension
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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011 – Co-Op Mechanics to Encourage Teamplay in Card and Board Games
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Jan 18, 2019 |
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010 – Faction Design & Color Identity in Card Games
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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009 – Keyforge – A Game Developer’s Review of the Unique Deck Game (UDG) Concept
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Jan 04, 2019 |
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008 – Goal Setting for Game Developers
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Dec 28, 2018 |
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007 – Health Mechanics in Board and Card Games – Part 2
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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006 – Health Mechanics in Board and Card Games – Part 1
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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005 – Emergent Narrative & Storytelling in Board Games
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Dec 05, 2018 |
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004 – Building an Encounter System Part 3
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Nov 28, 2018 |
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003 – Building an Encounter System Part 2
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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002 – Building an Encounter System Part 1
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Nov 14, 2018 |
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001 – Welcome to the Nerdlab
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Nov 14, 2018 |