025 – Synergies and Combos in Everdell with James Wilson
In Episode 25 of the Nerdlab podcast, I chatted with James Wilson, the designer of Everdell. We talked about his journey and how he developed Everdell. In our discussion,...
024 – Gambit and Designing RPGs for Kids with Chevas Balloun
In Episode 24 of the Nerdlab podcast, I chatted with Chevas Balloun the designer of Gambit. Gambit is a Tabletop RPG without Pen and Paper and a lot of...
023 – Resources and Restrictions
In Episode 23 of the Nerdlab podcast, we will tackle a challenge many game designers have to face when they create a game. Today I am going to take...
022 – The one thing you need to know as a Game Designer
Get the companion PDF File for this episode in order to transform this incredible advice into actionable items for your own journey. In Episode 22 of the Nerdlab podcast,...
021 – Level up – Character Progression in Card Games
In Episode 21 of the Nerdlab podcast, we will talk about level ups and progression systems in card games. We will talk about character progression by upgrading cards or...
020 – Designing Adventure Card Games with Mike Selinker
For Episode 20 of the Nerdlab, I have had the honor to interview Mike Selinker. A legend in the Game Design industry. He is the brain behind many of...
019 – Artificial Intelligence in Board Games – Part 2
In episode 19 of the Nerdlab we will follow up on last weeks episode. So if you didn’t listen to episode 18 I strongly recommend listening to this episode...
018 – Artificial Intelligence in Board Games – Part 1
In Episode 18 of the Nerdlab we will talk about AI which stands for artificial intelligence. AI is a form of intelligent agent that perceives its environment and takes...
017 – Ending Games using Fatigue & Exhaustion Mechanics
In Episode 17 of the Nerdlab we will talk about the topic “How to finish a game” and will especially deal with the situation when a game takes much...
016 – Preparing for Playtesting and Scattershot Testing
In episode 16 of the Nerdlab, I am talking about how I approach an upcoming playtesting weekend. In particular, I am talking about Scattershot Testing, a method I use to test...