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...
026 – The Compound Effect – How to be Consistent as a Game Designer
In Episode 26 of the Nerdlab podcast, I talk about consistency, why it is important for game designers and how to achieve it. If you listened to the show:...
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...