Notes on Play
By John Drexler
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Episodes: 30
Description
A game development log where I share the hardest game design problems, and share thoughts on the games I'm playing. My name is John Rudolph Drexler and you can find my games at catacombian.com
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29: Form factor is everything
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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28: I accidentally made a whole game in 3 weeks
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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27: The trouble with abundance
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May 21, 2026 |
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26: How board game distribution actually works
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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25: I made my dream game, but something was wrong
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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24: Where do good ideas come from?
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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23: Is Catacombian a designer, a publisher, or both?
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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22: Steel vs. Soft
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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21: Why are there so many medieval games?
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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20: Player experience is the guiding light
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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19: The best game idea I've ever had
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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18: Every prototype I made in 2025
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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17: Why my basketball board game failed
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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16: How to learn a game
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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15: Paying attention to "desire paths"
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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14: Games are not stories
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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13: Less is more in simulation games
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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12: Problem-centered design
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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11: Distribution is harder than making things
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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10: A board game with hundreds of players
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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9: Managing the player's cognitive load
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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8: AI is horrible at game design
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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7: Escape the mind palace
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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6: Letting players decide the victory condition
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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5: Suspension of disbelief is a skill
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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4: High energy, low ego
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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3: The prototyping machine
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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2: Kill your darlings
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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1: What happens when you can't test a game
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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0: Intro
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Aug 19, 2025 |