Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#17: Kickstarter & Fate Core. With Fred Hicks
With the At the Gates funding campaign coming to a close, Jon and Dirk are joined by the timely Fred Hicks of Evil Hat to talk about launching and ru…
13 years, 1 month ago
#16: War Stories. With Michael Tan
Jon and Dirk are joined by Michael Tan, lead designer of War Stories, a new tabletop wargaming franchise that just launched on Kickstarter. Michael a…
13 years, 1 month ago
#15: Tactics, Company of Heroes & XCOM
In this week's episode Jon and Dirk discuss two of their favorite tactical combat games: Relic's Company of Heroes, and Firaxis' XCOM: Enemy Unknown.…
13 years, 2 months ago
#14: 4X Games & Civilization. With Soren Johnson
This week Jon and Dirk are joined by Soren Johnson, best known as the designer of Civilization IV. The gang discusses the 4X genre with a particular …
13 years, 2 months ago
#13: Jon's New Game - At the Gates
Lucky #13! In this week's episode, our hosts discuss Jon's new game: 'At the Gates,' a 4X strategy game where you play as a barbarian tribe during th…
13 years, 2 months ago
#12: CCGs & Dominion. With David Heron
Jon and Dirk are joined by designer David Heron to discuss his work on the Legend of the Five Rings CCG (Collectible Card Game). Along the way, they …
13 years, 2 months ago
#11: Storytelling & The Walking Dead. With Telltale
A "high-energy" episode this week as Jon and Dirk are joined by Telltale Games designers (and Idle Thumbs hosts) Sean Vanaman and Jake Rodkin. The gu…
13 years, 2 months ago
#10: Battle of the Bulge, Updates, and More
An intimate show this week where Jon and Dirk cover a variety of topics ranging from the new Battle of the Bulge iOS game to Jon's recent article con…
13 years, 3 months ago
#9: Journey of a Part-Time Indie. With Jesse Howard
This week Jon and Dirk are joined by Jesse Howard, an academic turned part-time tabletop designer - at age 40. They delve into Jesse's ongoing journe…
13 years, 3 months ago
#8: End-of-Year Spectacular 2012
In the final episode of 2012, Jon and Dirk hand out the first annual TGDRT Game Design Awards. Our hosts highlight some favorites from past episodes …
13 years, 3 months ago