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Back to SearchEpisode 136 - Crowdfunding Retailer Tiers
Episode 261
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Melissa Lewis-Gentry, Brian Dalrymple.
So you're planning crowdfunding for your game, and have heard that Retail is important. Maybe you did a retail tier in a…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
Episode 135 - The Confused State of Rulebooks
Episode 260
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Joshua Yearsley, John Adamus, Dr. Jessica Hammer.
Writing and editing rulebooks is still a black art, not an empirical science. In this panel, Dr. Jessica Hamm…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
Episode 134 - It Takes a Village
Episode 259
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Jason Pitre, Jeff Tidball, Stephen Tasker, Darren Watts.
As a game master, you use NPCs to describe the setting, and to interact with the PCs. As a designer, y…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
Episode 133 - Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
Episode 258
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Fred Hicks and Chris Hanrahan.
Innovation and new ideas are fantastic in game design, but designers have borrowed, stolen, and adapted other people's ideas for…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
Episode 132 - Worldbuilding Towards Story
Episode 257
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Kenneth Hite, Bill White.
The principles of worldbuilding for games are not the principles of worldbuilding for novels (depth of field) and certainly not the p…
Published on 8 years ago
Episode 131 - Managing RPG Development Teams
Episode 256
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Emily Dresner, Fred Hicks, Rob Donoghue.
You're a successful indie publisher! You did a great job wearing all the hats - game designer, writer, editor, artist,…
Published on 8 years ago
Episode 130 - It Won't Fit
Episode 255
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Kenneth Hite, Jason Pitre, Marissa Kelly, Fred Hicks.
When designing a game, the temptation is to use another tested rules set: Fate, PbtA, HERO, BRP, OSR, or …
Published on 8 years ago
Episode 129 - Printing and Manufacturing 101
Episode 254
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Christopher Badell, Zev Shlasinger.
Once you've designed the game, it's time to produce it. Our panelists have dozens of finished products between them and off…
Published on 8 years ago
Episode 128 - Designing with Production in Mind
Episode 253
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Matt Fantastic.
How many cards are on a typical printing sheet? Can half an inch really save you that much money? Is it possible to license a mold? These sorts…
Published on 8 years ago
Episode 127 - Giving and Receiving Feedback
Episode 252
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Darren Watts, Jeff Tidball, John Adamus.
Our panelists talk about how to be good testers. Learn how to hear the questions being asked and answer with useful fe…
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago