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049 – Setting Constraints and Designing within Strict Limitations – Interview with Ed Rodriguez – Designer of Animus

March 2, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments

Animus – The Draft Building Game:Animus WebsiteAnimus on FacebookAnimus on Tabletop Simulator (Version not fully up to date) 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 […]

048 – Legends of Runeterra – 10 Exceptional Design Choices and what we can learn from them

February 24, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, 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 […]

047 – 15 Ways to Reduce Analysis Paralysis during Game Design

February 17, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Podcast / 0 comments

043 – How to create a Design Skeleton in 7 Steps

January 20, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Podcast / 0 comments

042 – Mythgard Review – 8 Exceptional Design Choices and what we can learn from them

January 13, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Review, Podcast / 0 comments

041 – A year of Game Design and Podcasting in Review

January 6, 2020 / by Marvin / Podcast / 0 comments

040 – The Role of Keywords in Strategy Card Games like TCGs, CCGs, and LCGs

December 27, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Podcast / 1 comment

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 […]

039 – Graphic Design & and Illustration for Board Games with Patrick Rauland

December 14, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 1 comment

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 […]

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? […]

037 – Game Design Documentation – Tools, Methods and Best Practices

November 30, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Podcast / 0 comments

Check Out the following Kickstarter Campaigns:Goblin TeethDark Metal Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Join the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord I have been asked several times if it is worth to write a Game Design Diary. And if so why? What are the benefits? And how do you […]

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