079 – Preliminary Print and Play Kickstarter Campaigns
Today’s episode will be a bit different from the other episodes. Usually, I interview experienced game designers or do a lot of research about a topic before I cover...
078 – Point Scoring Mechanics
Today’s episode is about point-scoring mechanics. I went through different games like Sushi Go, Cat Lady, Point Salad or Go nuts for donuts. What do those games have in...
077 – The Design of Radlands with Daniel Piechnick
Please take a look at Radlands on Kickstarter. I honestly think the game looks amazing. And I don’t only mean the astonishing art, but also the gameplay and mechanics....
076 – The Interplay of Hidden and Visible Information in Magic’s new set Kaldheim
Join our playtest event on Sonday Feb. 2nd In today’s episode, I analyze the new keywords and mechanics of the Magic the Gathering set “Kaldheim”. Especially “Foretell” and “Boast”...
075 – How to Learn your Customer’s Language?
In today’s episode, I explain my method of learning the language of my target audience? In order to do so, I asked people over at Reddit about what they...
074 – Designing Heart of Cthulhu with Patrick Kelleher
Important Links for this episode:Heart of Cthulhu on InstagramHeart of Cthulhu Video Today we have a fellow game designer in the Nerdlab. I can remember that I followed his...
073 – The Evolution of Deckbuilding with Andrew Parks, Designer of Core Worlds
Important Links for this episode:Quixotic Games WebsiteCore Worlds on Facebook Core Worlds Nemesis (on BGG) Today I have the honor to talk to a very experienced and very successful...
072 – Elegance in Game Design with Dario and Fabian of Crimson Company
Important Links for this episode:Crimson Company WebsiteUpcoming Kickstarter Expansion of Crimson Company Today we have two special guests in the Nerdlab. And if it weren’t for Corona they might...
071 – 2020 in Review and Goals for 2021
Today I would like to talk a bit about the highlights and pitfalls of the past year to derive my new goals for 2021. If you haven’t set your...
070 – License Agreements & Game Design Contracts
For many independent board game designers, licensing their game to a publisher is the best way to see their creation getting out there into the wild. But most aspiring...