December 8, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments
In Episode 38 of the Nerdlab podcast, I had the honor to talk to Isaac Childres about the design process of Gloomhaven. In our discussion, we focussed on the following questions: What games did influence the design of Gloomhaven? What was the design process of Gloomhaven like? How to playtest big epic games like Gloomhaven? […]
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047 – 15 Ways to Reduce Analysis Paralysis during Game Design
February 17, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Podcast / 0 comments
Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Join the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord Hello fellow adventurers and welcome to the Nerdlab – Where we transform our gaming passion into incredible game designs and learn how to nerd like a boss. My name is Marvin and I am an ambitious […]
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046 – A Walkthrough of Jamey Stegmaier’s proven Game Design Process
February 10, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview / 0 comments
Register now for the Nerdlab Newsletter and receive my favorit resources for the 12 Tenets of Board Game Design defined by Stonemaier Games. Join the Nerdlab Newsletter Stonemaier Games:Stonemaier Games Website12 Tenets of Board Game Design by Stonemaier Games Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Nerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord […]
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045 – Designing RPGs with and for Kids with Kevin Ferrone the Designer of Starport
February 3, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview / 0 comments
Starport:Starport WebsiteStarport on TwitterStarport on Instagram Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Join the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord Hello fellow adventurers and welcome to the Nerdlab – Where we transform our gaming passion into incredible game designs and learn how to nerd like a boss. My name is […]
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044 – Marketing a Board Game as a First Time Publisher with Brandon Seeger (Battle Babies)
January 27, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview / 0 comments
Battle Babies:Kickstarter Campaign for Battle BabiesStuffed Horse Games WebsiteStuffed Horse Games on FBStuffed Horse Games on Instagram Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Join the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord Hello fellow adventurers and welcome to the Nerdlab – Where we transform our gaming passion into incredible game designs […]
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043 – How to create a Design Skeleton in 7 Steps
January 20, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Podcast / 0 comments
Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Join the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord Hello fellow adventurers and welcome to the Nerdlab – Where we transform our gaming passion into incredible game designs and learn how to nerd like a boss. My name is Marvin and I am an ambitious game […]
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042 – Mythgard Review – 8 Exceptional Design Choices and what we can learn from them
January 13, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Review, Podcast / 0 comments
Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Join the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord Hello fellow adventurers and welcome to the Nerdlab – Where we transform our gaming passion into incredible game designs and learn how to nerd like a boss. My name is Marvin and I am an ambitious game […]
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041 – A year of Game Design and Podcasting in Review
January 6, 2020 / by Marvin / Podcast / 0 comments
Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Join the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord Hello fellow adventurers and welcome to the Nerdlab – Where we transform our gaming passion into incredible game designs and learn how to nerd like a boss. My name is Marvin and I am an ambitious game […]
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040 – The Role of Keywords in Strategy Card Games like TCGs, CCGs, and LCGs
December 27, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Podcast / 0 comments
Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Join the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord This week I am going to talk about the power of a single word. A single word that is typically printed boldly on a card and holds a lot of information. The words I am talking […]
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039 – Graphic Design & and Illustration for Board Games with Patrick Rauland
December 14, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments
In Episode 39 of the Nerdlab podcast, I had the honor to talk to Patrick Rauland the art director of the games Fry Thief, Samhain, and Mintsugi. And he is also a fellow podcaster and host of the show “Indie Board Game Designers Podcast”. We talked about the difference between Graphic Design and Illustration and […]
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038 – Gloomhaven and Designing Epic Games with Isaac Childres
December 8, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments
In Episode 38 of the Nerdlab podcast, I had the honor to talk to Isaac Childres about the design process of Gloomhaven. In our discussion, we focussed on the following questions: What games did influence the design of Gloomhaven? What was the design process of Gloomhaven like? How to playtest big epic games like Gloomhaven? […]
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