Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#37: Failure, Punishment and Learning
Jon, Dirk and David discuss the role of failure in games and how it ties in with how people learn how to play. What does punishment add, and where ca…
12 years, 8 months ago
#36: Occult Chronicles & Life as an Indie. With Vic Davis
Dirk sits down with game designer Vic Davis of Cryptic Comet games to talk about life as an indie designer, Vic's dark game design decisions, and his…
12 years, 9 months ago
#35: Ethics in Design, Hotline Miami & Updates
Jon and Dirk cover a variety of games they've played lately, including the new 'Walking Dead' expansion, 'Ascension' and '1775'. The discussion gets …
12 years, 9 months ago
#34: Progression Systems. With Soren Johnson
Soren Johnson returns to the show to discuss progression systems with Jon and Dirk, with a special focus on technology trees. What are the advantages…
12 years, 9 months ago
#33: Unity of Command. With Tomislav Uzelac
Jon and Dirk are joined by Tomislav Uzelac, designer of the amazing WW2 strategy game 'Unity of Command' and studio lead for 2x2 Games. They dig into…
12 years, 9 months ago
#32: Don't Starve, Shogun, Wiz-War & Updates
Jon and Dirk discuss a few games they've played lately which make good first impressions but ultimately fall short: 'Don't Starve', 'Shogun' and 'Wiz…
12 years, 10 months ago
#31: Tactics & Repetition
Jon, Dirk and David discuss tactics in a more general sense. What is a tactical game? What problems does the genre have? Why does Jon hate basically …
12 years, 10 months ago
#30: Design Lessons & Sirlin Games. With David Sirlin
Jon and Dirk are joined by David Sirlin, designer of tabletop titles Puzzle Strike, Yomi and Flash Duel. The group discusses his past games, future p…
12 years, 10 months ago
#29: Solium Infernum, 'Futbol Strategy' & More
Jon and Dirk finally get around to discussing 'Solium Infernum', a tabletop-digital "hybrid" strategy title where you aim to become the lord of hell.…
12 years, 10 months ago
#28: Scoring & Victory
The usual three-man crew discusses - debates, even - the ways in which we win games. The first half of the show is dominated by dissecting the pluses…
12 years, 11 months ago