The Game Design Round Table

By Dirk Knemeyer & David V. Heron

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Episodes: 314


 Jul 30, 2019

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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.

Episode Date
#315 Civilization Series 3
Apr 23, 2024
#314 Designing to Ship with Xalavier Nelson Jr
Apr 09, 2024
#313 Civilization Series 2
Mar 26, 2024
#312 Civilization Series 1
Mar 12, 2024
#311 Innovating Themes with Anna Anthropy
Feb 27, 2024
#310 Listener Questions
Feb 14, 2024
#309 Industry and Loose Leaf with Tanya X. Short
Jan 30, 2024
#308 Narrative AI with Emily Short
Jan 16, 2024
#307 Roundtable with Soren Johnson
Jan 02, 2024
#306 A Highland Song with Jon Ingold
Dec 19, 2023
#305 Thirsty Suitors with Chandana Ekanayake
Dec 05, 2023
#304 Listener Questions November 2023
Nov 21, 2023
#303 Darkest Dungeon 2 with Chris Bourassa and Tyler Sigman
Nov 07, 2023
#302 Wildermyth with Nate Austin
Oct 24, 2023
#301 Design and Controls with Richard Lemarchand
Oct 10, 2023
#300 Tricentennial Celebration
Sep 26, 2023
#299 Worldbuilding with Ryan Laukat
Sep 12, 2023
#298 Tchia with Phil Crifo
Aug 29, 2023
#297 Gerson Da Silva Talks Kingdom Rush
Aug 15, 2023
#296 Listener Questions
Aug 01, 2023
#295 Kingdoms and Castles with Lion Shield Studios
Jul 18, 2023
#294 Worldbuilding with Kaitlin Tremblay
Jul 04, 2023
#293 Interview with Mark Rosewater
Jun 22, 2023
#292 TGDRT Roundtable With Dirk and David
Jun 06, 2023
#291 Tana Tanoi Talks Mini Motorways
May 23, 2023
#290 Sustainability in Games with Carlos Flores and jess Metheringham
May 02, 2023
#289 AI and Generative Content with Matt Kim
Apr 19, 2023
#288 Augmented Reality in Games with Graham Moore
Apr 04, 2023
#287 Diving Into Cards With Rob Daviau
Mar 21, 2023
#286 Listener Questions February 2023
Mar 01, 2023
#285 Round Table on Knowing “When”
Feb 15, 2023
#284 Fertessa Allyse Talks Book of Villain
Jan 03, 2023
#283 Nikki Valens Talks Artisans of Splendent Vale
Nov 29, 2022
#282 Julio Nazario Talks Dulce and More
Oct 11, 2022
#281 Diving into Cards as a Simplifier
Sep 01, 2022
#280 Bianca Canoza Talks ARC
Aug 10, 2022
#279 Dominique Dickey Talks Plant Girl
Jul 29, 2022
#278 Listener Questions June 2022
Jun 07, 2022
#277 Diving into Cards as a Crossroads
May 25, 2022
#276 Round Table on Market Considerations for Game Themes
May 12, 2022
#275 Diving Into Card-focused Adaptations and Expansions
Apr 06, 2022
#274 Damon Stone Talks Liberation Haiti
Mar 25, 2022
#273 Dave Scott Talks Everyday Heroes
Mar 09, 2022
#272 Charlie Cleveland Talks Subnautica
Feb 22, 2022
#271 Lauren Ino Talks The Season
Feb 09, 2022
#270 Listener Questions January 2022
Jan 26, 2022
#269 Joseph Kelly Talks Molly House
Jan 04, 2022
#268 Sherria Ayuandini Talks From Darkness to Light
Dec 22, 2021
#267 Crowdfunding on Kickstarter with Anya Combs
Dec 08, 2021
#266 Banana Chan Talks Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous
Nov 24, 2021
#265 Round Table on Past Projects and Untapped Potential
Nov 02, 2021
#264 Will Thompson Talks Winter Rabbit and PaleoVet
Oct 14, 2021
#263 Old World: Sorting Through Feedback
Sep 25, 2021
#262 Diving into Co-op Card Games with MJ Newman
Sep 08, 2021
#261 Jesse Howard Talks Hype Tag
Aug 20, 2021
#260 Diving into LCGs with Andrew Navaro
Aug 04, 2021
259 Diving Into Cards as Components
Jul 24, 2021
#258 Cole Medeiros Talks Stardew Valley: The Board Game
Jul 07, 2021
#257 Diving Into Card Games
Jun 16, 2021
#256 Listener Questions June 2021
Jun 01, 2021
#255 First-time Designer Skye Larsen Talks Paperback Adventures
May 18, 2021
#254 Round Table on Representing Unique Player Stories
May 05, 2021
#253 Diving Into MOBA Wild Rift with Brian Feeney
Apr 21, 2021
#252 Board Game Production and Operations with Nicole Cutler
Feb 24, 2021
#251 David McDonough Supports the Player’s Story
Jan 19, 2021
#250 Alisha Thayer Uses Exceptions in Design Systems
Jan 05, 2021
#249 Diving into MOBA Changes and Updates
Dec 09, 2020
#248 Listener Questions October 2020
Oct 28, 2020
#247 Tabletop Game Development with Brenna Noonan
Oct 14, 2020
#246 Omari Akil Talks Rap Godz
Sep 29, 2020
#245 Listener Questions August 2020
Aug 18, 2020
#244 Round Table on Matching Player Expectations
Aug 04, 2020
#243 Rob Daviau Minimizes Ongoing Negative Effects
Jul 21, 2020
#242 Molly Johnson Talks Point Salad
Jul 08, 2020
#241 Diving into MOBA Perspectives and Problems
Jun 23, 2020
#240 Ryan Scott Aims for Balanceable, Not Balanced
Jun 09, 2020
#239 Listener Questions May 2020
May 27, 2020
#238 Round Table on How Different Game Mediums Handle Edge Cases
May 12, 2020
#237 Old World: Utilizing Playtesters Effectively
Apr 28, 2020
#236 Tanya X. Short Makes Game Systems Obvious
Apr 15, 2020
#235 Diving Into MOBA Foundations
Mar 31, 2020
#234 Sen-Foong Lim Designs Edge Cases Out of the Game
Mar 17, 2020
#233 Round Table on the Challenges of Pleasing Customers
Mar 04, 2020
#232 Chris Bourassa Talks Darkest Dungeon
Feb 18, 2020
#231 Tim Fowers Talks Burgle Bros 2
Jan 28, 2020
#230 Rob Daviau Talks Return to Dark Tower
Jan 14, 2020
#229 Round Table on the Essence of a Theme
Dec 24, 2019
#228 Shawn Main Talks Legends of Runeterra
Dec 11, 2019
#227 Meguey Baker Talks Apocalypse World
Nov 27, 2019
#226 David Dunham Talks Six Ages
Nov 12, 2019
#225 Round Table on Thematic Games #1
Oct 29, 2019
#224 Scott Nicholson Talks Escape Rooms
Oct 15, 2019
#223 Kynan Pearson Talks Nintendo Themes
Oct 01, 2019
#222 Elizabeth Hargrave Talks Wingspan
Sep 17, 2019
#221 Nikki Valens Talks Eldritch Horror
Sep 03, 2019
#220 New Directions with Dirk and David
Aug 20, 2019
#219 Cole’s Thoughts on Pax Pamir: Second Edition
Aug 06, 2019
#218 Geoff Engelstein and Isaac Shalev: Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design
Jul 23, 2019
#217 Soren Johnson and his 4X Game: 10 Crowns
Jul 09, 2019
#216 Playtest Groups and Guilds with Tony Tran
Jun 25, 2019
#215 Tabletop RPGs and Streaming with Adam Koebel
Jun 12, 2019
#214 Game Themes with Will Thompson
May 28, 2019
#213 Carla Kopp, Kickstarter and Big Easy Busking
May 14, 2019
#212 Tabletop Prototyping Highlights
Apr 30, 2019
#211 Slay The Spire - A Designers Deep Dive with Anthony Giovannetti
Apr 09, 2019
#210 Listener Questions from SaltCON with Skye Larsen
Mar 26, 2019
#209 Kevin Kulp - Swords of the Serpentine
Mar 12, 2019
#208 Game Designer Jennifer Scheurle
Feb 26, 2019
#207 Emily Grace Buck
Feb 12, 2019
#206 Jon Shafer of Conifer Games - At the Gates
Jan 29, 2019
#205 Deep Dive - Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right
Jan 15, 2019
#204 Listener Questionnaire Results and the Future of TGDRT
Jan 05, 2019
#203 TL Simons - Bloc by Bloc
Dec 14, 2018
#202 Listener Questions - Accessibility and Get-Back Mechanics
Nov 30, 2018
#201 Tim Burrell-Saward and Smart Speakers
Nov 08, 2018
#200 Reflections on 200 Episodes of TGDRT
Oct 23, 2018
#199 Tabletop Game Designer - Scott Almes
Oct 05, 2018
#198 Michael Woods, 38 Studios and Subatomic Studios
Aug 23, 2018
#197 Megagames with Ben Kanelos and Leslie Loy
Jul 13, 2018
#196 Admired Designers, Unlikely Games Enjoyed and Listener Questions
Jun 22, 2018
#195 Game Designer Alex Roberts
Jun 15, 2018
#194 Kickstarter Results and Listener Questions
May 25, 2018
#193 Game Designer Kellee Santiago
May 11, 2018
#192 Engineering Game Design with Aljernon Bolden
Apr 20, 2018
#191 Fireball Island
Apr 03, 2018
#190 Listener Questions - Cons, Kids, Games and Names
Mar 22, 2018
#189 Gaming the Past with Jeremiah McCall
Feb 23, 2018
#188 Listener Question - You Don't Blind Test a Painting
Feb 09, 2018
#187 Listener Question - Acronym Edition
Jan 18, 2018
#186 Looking forward and back, 2017 to 2018
Dec 29, 2017
#185 Game Designer Cole Wehrle
Dec 22, 2017
#184: Narrative Designer Edwin McRae
Dec 08, 2017
#183: Listener Questions with David, Dirk and Rob
Nov 24, 2017
#182: Game Designer Mike Bithell – Thomas Was Alone
Oct 19, 2017
#181: Listener Questions with David and Dirk
Oct 05, 2017
#180: Spy Club from Foxtrot Games; How Collaboration helped deliver results.
Sep 28, 2017
#179: Elizabeth LaPensée; indigenous self-determination in game development.
Sep 21, 2017
#178: Niki Crisci, Will Glow the Wisp
Sep 14, 2017
#177: Tomer Perry, Ethics and Political Theory
Sep 07, 2017
#176: Methodology and Management
Aug 24, 2017
#175: Listener Mail August 2017
Aug 17, 2017
#174: Mo Turkington and LARPs
Aug 04, 2017
#173: Game Design Axioms
Jul 28, 2017
#172: Mode 7's Paul Kilduff-Taylor
Jul 14, 2017
#171: Gunpoint’s Tom Francis
Jun 30, 2017
#170: Ross Cowman
Jun 15, 2017
#169: Listener Mail June 2017
Jun 08, 2017
#168: Emily Care Boss
May 25, 2017
#167: Chelsea Howe and VR
May 11, 2017
#166: John Harper
May 05, 2017
#165: Listener Mail April 2017
Apr 20, 2017
#164: Nels Anderson and Firewatch
Apr 13, 2017
#163: Jason Thompson
Apr 01, 2017
#162: Listener Mail February 2017
Mar 09, 2017
#161: Paizo Games
Mar 02, 2017
#160: Dominic Crapuchettes and North Star Games
Feb 17, 2017
#159: Guess Who’s Back, Back Again
Jan 31, 2017
#158: Suzanne Zinsli and Cardboard Edison
Jan 25, 2017
#157: Harrison Joins the Mail Crew
Jan 04, 2017
#156: Kathryn Hymes and Thorny Games
Dec 05, 2016
#154: Essen and Listener Mail
Oct 31, 2016
#153: Riot Games
Oct 13, 2016
#152: Professor Rob’s Mailbag
Sep 28, 2016
#151: Isaac Shalev and Kind Fortress
Sep 09, 2016
#150: Travel Catch-up and Listener Mail
Aug 11, 2016
#149: Jellybean Games
Jul 22, 2016
#148: More Listener Mail
Jun 28, 2016
#147: Black Straw Games
Jun 14, 2016
#146: Soren Johnson and Offworld Trading Company
May 31, 2016
#145: Seafall, Powering Up, and Listener Mail
May 04, 2016
#144: Chris Zinsli and Cardboard Edison
Apr 19, 2016
#143: The Mailbag Tolls for Thee
Mar 30, 2016
#142: Tim Fowers
Mar 17, 2016
#141: Star Trek Timelines
Feb 25, 2016
#140: Daniel Doan and Black Shell Media
Feb 09, 2016
#139: Justin Gary
Jan 26, 2016
#138: Checking in with Harrison Pink
Jan 12, 2016
#137: Once More Into the Mailbag
Dec 07, 2015
#136: Playing Catch-up
Nov 11, 2015
#135: Isaac Childres and Gloomhaven
Oct 22, 2015
#134: Expansions and Post-Launch Support
Sep 29, 2015
#133: Designer Alex Kevern
Sep 17, 2015
#132: Rob’s Back, Time for Listener Mail
Sep 06, 2015
#131: David Somerville and Trove
Aug 21, 2015
#130: Catching up and Some Listener Mail
Aug 05, 2015
#129 Daniel Solis
Jul 14, 2015
#128: Listener Mail 5
Jun 30, 2015
#127: Meg Jayanth and Games Writing
Jun 18, 2015
#126: Collaboration
Jun 03, 2015
#125: Stonemaier Games and Scythe with Jamey Stegmaier
May 22, 2015
#124: Listener Questions
May 05, 2015
#123: Isaac Shalev and On Board Games
Apr 22, 2015
#122: Feedback
Apr 07, 2015
#121: At the Gates Update with Jon Shafer
Mar 24, 2015
#120: Project Check-in
Mar 11, 2015
#119: Foxtrot Games with Randy Hoyt
Feb 24, 2015
#118: A Seafall Review
Feb 10, 2015
#117: Chatting with Robin D. Laws
Feb 05, 2015
#116: Buying and Selling with Soren Johnson & Scott Hamden
Jan 27, 2015
#115: Talking with Chelsea Howe
Jan 22, 2015
#114: Back to the Mail Bag
Jan 13, 2015
#113: Trekking Along
Jan 06, 2015
#112: 2014 in Review
Dec 30, 2014
#111: Game Design and Education with Erin Hoffman
Dec 23, 2014
#110: The Science of fun with Nicole Lazzaro
Dec 16, 2014
# 109: Susan McKinley Ross and Idea Duck
Dec 09, 2014
#108: Funemployed and Boardgamegeekcon
Dec 02, 2014
#107: Cooperative Gaming with Amy Jo Kim
Nov 29, 2014
#106: Micro Games with Chris Handy
Nov 20, 2014
#105: Mail Call
Nov 13, 2014
104: Trading Mission to Mars with Julian Murdoch and Dr. Bruce Geryk
Nov 08, 2014
103: Catching Up
Oct 29, 2014
102: Get Off My Lawn
Oct 21, 2014
#101: Kvasir Games with Kristín Guðmundsdóttir
Oct 14, 2014
#100: Failbetter Games and Fallen London with Alexis Kennedy and Liam Welton
Oct 07, 2014
#99: Stuck in the Ditch
Sep 30, 2014
#98: On Writing....Video Games with Harrison Pink
Sep 23, 2014
#97: Karla Zimonja and the Fullbright Company
Sep 16, 2014
#96: The Conventions of Conventions
Sep 09, 2014
#95: Listeners Mail Q&A
Sep 03, 2014
#94: Offworld Trading Company with Soren Johnson and Jon Shafer
Aug 26, 2014
#93: Dynamic Campaigns with Ananda Gupta
Aug 19, 2014
#92: Et tu, Brute?
Aug 12, 2014
#91: At The Gates Progress Report with Jon Shafer
Aug 06, 2014
#90: A Trip Down Memory Lane with Harrison Pink
Jul 29, 2014
#89: Pandemic with Matt Leacock
Jul 22, 2014
#88: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Jul 15, 2014
#87: Working on the Pile
Jul 08, 2014
#86: Choice of Games with Dan Fabulich
Jul 02, 2014
#85: Bamboozle Brothers with Jay Cormier and Sen Foong Lim
Jun 24, 2014
#84: Marketing
Jun 20, 2014
#83: Games All The Way Down with Harrison Pink
Jun 10, 2014
#82: Checking In
Jun 04, 2014
#81: Push and Pull with Nels Anderson
May 27, 2014
#80: Anticipation and Expectations
May 21, 2014
#79: Intrinsic or Extrinsic? with Harrison Pink
May 14, 2014
#78: Streaming and Live Development with Brad Muir
May 08, 2014
#77: Prototyping
Apr 29, 2014
#76: The Inside Scoop
Apr 24, 2014
#75: Infinite Loop
Apr 15, 2014
#74: Procedurally Chaotic with Julian Gollop
Apr 10, 2014
#73: MMOs, RPGs, and Pathfinder with Ryan Dancey
Apr 01, 2014
#72 Playtesting
Mar 25, 2014
#71: Intuitive Design. With Harrison Pink.
Mar 18, 2014
#70: A Roman Farewell
Mar 11, 2014
#69: Players as Designers
Mar 04, 2014
#68: Transparency
Feb 24, 2014
#67: Game Phases & Pivots
Feb 17, 2014
#66: Diplomacy in At the Gates
Feb 11, 2014
#65: Real-Time. With Geoff Engelstein
Feb 03, 2014
#64: Conflict
Jan 27, 2014
#63: Theme
Jan 20, 2014
#62: Cheating
Jan 13, 2014
#61: Don’t Starve. With Kevin Forbes
Jan 09, 2014
#60: End-of-Year Spectacular 2013
Dec 30, 2013
#59: Race for the Galaxy. With Tom Lehmann
Dec 23, 2013
#58: Death in Games
Dec 15, 2013
#57: Stepping Back, Goals & Pacing
Dec 09, 2013
#56: ‘SeaFall’ & Legacy Design. With Rob Daviau
Dec 02, 2013
#55: Sharing Game Design Ideas
Nov 25, 2013
#54: Ploy, Race for the Galaxy & Hansa Teutonica
Nov 17, 2013
#53: Mohawks & Martians. With Soren Johnson
Nov 11, 2013
#52: Meet the TGDRT Crew
Nov 04, 2013
#51: Alpha Centauri & Evolving as a Designer. With Brian Reynolds
Oct 28, 2013
#50: Kickstarter & Stonemaier Games. With Jamey Stegmaier
Oct 23, 2013
#49: How to Teach Games
Oct 14, 2013
#48: X-COM & Tactical Games. With Julian Gollop
Oct 09, 2013
#47: AtG Playtest, Agricola & More
Sep 30, 2013
#46: Theme, Mechanics & Fun
Sep 23, 2013
#45: Tabletop & Digital Design. With Ed Beach
Sep 17, 2013
#44: Competition, Endgames & Updates
Sep 11, 2013
#43: Randomness
Sep 04, 2013
#42: King of Dragon Pass. With David Dunham
Aug 26, 2013
#41: Paradox Games, Poker and AI
Aug 19, 2013
#40: Multiplayer
Aug 15, 2013
#39: Skyward Collapse, AI and Business. With Chris Park
Aug 06, 2013
#38: Polish, Penalties & Updates
Jul 30, 2013
#37: Failure, Punishment and Learning
Jul 23, 2013
#36: Occult Chronicles & Life as an Indie. With Vic Davis
Jul 16, 2013
#35: Ethics in Design, Hotline Miami & Updates
Jul 09, 2013
#34: Progression Systems. With Soren Johnson
Jul 02, 2013
#33: Unity of Command. With Tomislav Uzelac
Jun 25, 2013
#32: Don’t Starve, Shogun, Wiz-War & Updates
Jun 18, 2013
#31: Tactics & Repetition
Jun 11, 2013
#30: Design Lessons & Sirlin Games. With David Sirlin
Jun 04, 2013
#29: Solium Infernum, ‘Futbol Strategy’ & More
May 28, 2013
#28: Scoring & Victory
May 21, 2013
#27: Board Game Design. With Martin Wallace
May 16, 2013
#26: Puzzle Strike, Becoming a Designer, & More
May 07, 2013
#25: Information & Obfuscation
Apr 30, 2013
#24: Games and the Law. With Dave Fitzgerald
Apr 23, 2013
#23: Magic, Drafting & Updates
Apr 18, 2013
#22: Bioshock Infinite & Plaid Hat Games. With Colby Dauch
Apr 12, 2013
#21: Free to Play. With David Heron
Apr 04, 2013
#20: ‘Tomorrow’, Abnercon Games & Updates
Mar 28, 2013
#19: Diplomacy & Allan Calhamer. With Jim Burgess
Mar 21, 2013
#18: Spelunky. With Derek Yu
Mar 15, 2013
#17: Kickstarter & Fate Core. With Fred Hicks
Mar 07, 2013
#16: War Stories. With Michael Tan
Feb 28, 2013
#15: Tactics, Company of Heroes & XCOM
Feb 21, 2013
#14: 4X Games & Civilization. With Soren Johnson
Feb 14, 2013
#13: Jon’s New Game - At the Gates
Feb 06, 2013
#12: CCGs & Dominion. With David Heron
Jan 30, 2013
#11: Storytelling & The Walking Dead. With Telltale
Jan 23, 2013
#10: Battle of the Bulge, Updates, and More
Jan 15, 2013
#9: Journey of a Part-Time Indie. With Jesse Howard
Jan 08, 2013
#8: End-of-Year Spectacular 2012
Jan 02, 2013
#7: Experience & Replayability. With Scott Lewis
Dec 27, 2012
#6: Running a Game Company. With Uwe Eickert
Dec 18, 2012
#5: Digital vs. Tabletop Game Design
Dec 12, 2012
#4: Storytelling & Crusader Kings 2. With Paradox.
Dec 03, 2012
#3: Trends in Digital & Tabletop Game Design
Nov 27, 2012
#2: Memory, Innovation and Being an Indie. With Rob Daviau.
Nov 20, 2012
#1: Hello World!
Nov 11, 2012