Game Design | Nerdlab

044 – Marketing a Board Game as a First Time Publisher with Brandon Seeger (Battle Babies)

January 27, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview / 0 comments

Battle Babies:Kickstarter Campaign for Battle BabiesStuffed Horse Games WebsiteStuffed Horse Games on FBStuffed Horse Games on Instagram 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 […]

043 – How to create a Design Skeleton in 7 Steps

January 20, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, 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 game […]

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 / 0 comments

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 […]

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 […]

036 – How to create the perfect Hook for your Game?

November 15, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Podcast / 0 comments

Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Join the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord Today I have one question for you. Why do you buy games? Probably to play them. Although some games on my shelf I have never played. But well most people buy games to play them. But […]

035 – Designing Solo Games with Gabe Barrett of BGDL

November 4, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments

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 is a great inspiration for my own journey. Especially as a content producer. He has probably interviewed every successful game designer on this planet. But he […]

Nerdlab Card Award #1

October 31, 2019 / by Marvin / Article, Game Design, Nerdlab Card Award / 0 comments

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 a card to be considered for the world-renowned Nerdlab Card Award, it must meet some of the following criteria. Originality: The idea for the card is […]

032 – Success Factors in the modern Board Games Industry

October 16, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Podcast / 0 comments

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 movie. It covers a lot of great game designers. Some of them have already been guests on the Nerdlab Podcast as well. The documentation is about […]

030 – Card Drafting Mechanic – Part 3

October 2, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Podcast / 0 comments

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 about today’s episode. The topic of card drafting as a method of simultaneous action selection is so huge that I could probably spend even 2 or […]

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