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Back to Search#238 Round Table on How Different Game Mediums Handle Edge Cases
Season 1 Episode 238
Kathryn once again rejoins Dirk and David to discuss the last few episodes of the podcast. The trio talks about the differences in edge cases between…
5 years, 11 months ago
#237 Old World: Utilizing Playtesters Effectively
Season 1 Episode 237
Soren rejoins Dirk and David to discuss what's new with his 4X game Old World—including a new name! The trio talks about publisher changes, how playt…
5 years, 11 months ago
#236 Tanya X. Short Makes Game Systems Obvious
Season 1 Episode 236
Tanya X. Short talks with Dirk and David about her design axiom: if the player doesn't see it, it might not exist. They discuss both some of the game…
6 years ago
#235 Diving Into MOBA Foundations
Season 1 Episode 235
Dirk and David team up with show producer Skye to dive into the MOBA genre, a first in a series meant to explore the design of this popular genre. Th…
6 years ago
#234 Sen-Foong Lim Designs Edge Cases Out of the Game
Season 1 Episode 234
Sen-Foong Lim rejoins the show to chat with Dirk and David about his design axiom: design edge cases out of the game. The definition of an edge case …
6 years, 1 month ago
#233 Round Table on the Challenges of Pleasing Customers
Season 1 Episode 233
Kathryn returns to the show to chat with Dirk and David about the last three episodes of the Designing Thematic Games series. The group chats about h…
6 years, 1 month ago
#232 Chris Bourassa Talks Darkest Dungeon
Season 1 Episode 232
Chris Bourassa joins Dirk and David to discuss his work on the indie hit Darkest Dungeon. They talk about the inspiration for some of Darkest Dungeon…
6 years, 2 months ago
#231 Tim Fowers Talks Burgle Bros 2
Season 1 Episode 231
Tim Fowers, a guest on the show in 2016, returns to talk with Dirk and David about designing heist games. He discusses the thematic and mechanical de…
6 years, 2 months ago
#230 Rob Daviau Talks Return to Dark Tower
Season 1 Episode 230
Former host Rob Daviau returns to the show to catch up with Dirk and David and talk about Restoration Games and their next big project: Return to Dar…
6 years, 3 months ago
#229 Round Table on the Essence of a Theme
Season 1 Episode 229
Kathryn rejoins Dirk and David to talk discuss the past few episodes in the Designing Thematic Games series. The trio talks art budgets, terminology,…
6 years, 3 months ago