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015 – Aeons End & The Early Design Phase with Kevin Riley

February 14, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments

In episode 15 of the Nerdlab, I have the honor to interview Kevin Riley designer of Aeons End, one of my favorite games. Kevin shares with us some incredible design principles that I’m definitely going to apply to my game design as well. And To be honest, I think every card game designer should follow these principles. […]

013 – Turn Order and Initiative in Cooperative Card and Board Games

February 1, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Podcast / 0 comments

Hello fellow adventurers, In today’s episode, we are discussing Turn Order and Initiative in Cooperative Card and Board Games. My goal for this episode is to identify the different aspects of various turn order mechanics in order to enrich our game designer mindset. Hopefully, this will help all of us to create the best possible turn […]

012 – Co-Op Mechanics Part 2 – Fighting the Alpha Player Problem, Creating Team Decisions and Adding Tension

January 25, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Podcast / 4 comments

Hello fellow adventurers, In today’s episode, we are discussing co-op game mechanics that can be used to: Fight the alpha player problem Foster team decision situations Add tension to the game What are the main goals of co-op mechanics: One problem in co-op games is the so-called quarterbacking. What it means is that one player makes […]

011 – Co-Op Mechanics to Encourage Teamplay in Card and Board Games

January 18, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Podcast / 1 comment

Hello fellow adventurers, In today’s episode, we are discussing at least 8 mechanics that can be used to encourage team play in cooperative games What is a Cooperative Card Game? A co-op game is by nature a game in which players work together as a team, usually against some kind of AI. In most co-op games […]