035 – Designing Solo Games with Gabe Barrett of BGDL
Go check out the “Hunted” Kickstarter Campaign! In today’s episode of the Nerdlab, I have a guest to whom I really look up to. His work was, and still...
034 – Take-Aways of Essen Spiel 2019
Today I have a slightly different show again. After I was at Essen Spiel 2019 last week, I wanted to share my experiences of that unique trade fair with...
Nerdlab Card Award #1
Today I present to you the newest series of the Nerdlab. The Nerdlab Card Award. An award to express my admiration for extraordinarily well-developed gaming cards. Award Criteria For...
033 – Spirit Island and Asymmetric Game Design with R. Eric Reuss
In Episode 33 of the Nerdlab podcast, I had a great discussion with R. Eric Reuss about the design process of Spirit Island and asymmetric games in general. In...
032 – Success Factors in the modern Board Games Industry
Last week I saw the documentary movie “The Game Designers” by Eric Rayl which was successfully funded through Kickstarter and indigogo. First of all, I can recommend watching the...
031 – Theme vs. Setting in Boardgames with Paul Grogan
In Episode 31 of the Nerdlab podcast, I have the honor to talk to Paul Grogan of the Gaming Rules! Youtube Channel. Paul is creating a huge amount of...
030 – Card Drafting Mechanic – Part 3
In Episode 30 of the Nerdlab podcast, I continue talking about card drafting. This week the goal is to finish the 3 part podcast series. I am super excited...
029 – Card Drafting Mechanic – Part 2
In Episode 29 of the Nerdlab podcast, I continue talking about card drafting, my favorite game mechanic. Today, I covered 4 great drafting games and distill their unique and...
028 – Card Drafting Mechanic Part 1
In Episode 28 of the Nerdlab podcast, I talk about my favorite game mechanic: Card Drafting. YOu’ll learn why I think this is the best mechanic of all time,...
027 – Battlefield Options for Tactical Combat Card Games
In Episode 27 of the Nerdlab podcast, I talk about different battlefield options to represent a tactical battle in a tabletop game by using cards. I discussed the differences...