Introductions to Niche Genres
We're back with a very special episode, as co-host Ryan Anderson walks us through their design methodology for the combat in Wintermoor Tactics Club. ...
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The monthly game design podcast that you haven't been waiting for! Join us as we discuss, explore, and get out of our depths in a new game design topic every episode.
Roleplay - Priming Proactive Players
Jon and Kyle sit down to discuss player proactivity in tabletop roleplaying. What is the difference between proactive and reactive play? Why is proact...
Quickplay - Death Stranding & Animal Crossing
The gang breaks into Death Stranding and Animal Crossing, two games that are perhaps more similar than they first appear. We discuss how adding frict...
Quickplay - Doom Eternal
The gang digs into the audacious design of Doom Eternal, which manages to be too similar to its predecessor for new players to learn, yet is also too ...
Quickplay - Clash Royale
After taking a few months off, we're back ready to discuss the latest and greatest in digital games... by talking about a five-year-old mobile game. ...
Roleplay - Expectations and Invitations
We're back with another dive into the fascinating world of tabletop roleplaying! This time, Jon comes to Kyle with a problem -- he feels anxious that ...
Roleplay - Engaging Imaginations
We're back to discuss more of the hows, whats, and whys of GMing tabletop roleplaying games! This time, Kyle and Jon discuss how to get your players t...
Roleplay - Working with the Game
We're trying something new! While video games are cool and all, we've been spending a lot of our design energy recently playing, running, and thinking...
End of the Decade
It's the end of the 2010s, and the gang is looking back to try and make sense of what just happened. Join us for a jaunt down memory lane that is almo...
Quickplay - Really Bad Chess
The gang discusses Really Bad Chess, which is actually really good. We dig into how developer Zach Gage made a classic game more fun and accessible, a...