Cole Wehrle – @colewehrle, cole@leadergames.com David Heron – @DavidVHeron Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Harrison Pink – @gilespink, harrisonpink@gmail.com Kathryn Hymes – @chicalashaw, thornygames.com Rob Daviau – @robdaviau Episode Outline – 00:07 Welcome to the 200th episode – 00:19
#199 Tabletop Game Designer – Scott Almes
Cole Wehrle – @colewehrle, cole@leadergames.com Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Scott Almes – @scott_almes, boardgamegeek.com Episode Outline – 00:11 Welcome Scott Almes – 00:17 Scott’s games and design perspective – 01:02 Mechanical engineering meets game design – 01:57 When
#198 Michael Woods, 38 Studios and Subatomic Studios
David Heron – @DavidVHeron Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Michael Woods – @exitsanity Episode Outline – 00:10 Welcome Michael Woods – 00:16 Michael and David go back a ways… – 01:15 Michael talks about joining the Star Trek project
#197 Megagames with Ben Kanelos and Leslie Loy
Ben Kanelos – @bkgamedesign Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Leslie Loy – leslie.loy@westcoastmegagames.com, westcoastmegagames.com Episode Outline – 00:22 What is a megagame? – 01:20 What is the upper limit of the number or players? – 03:28 What about the
#196 Admired Designers, Unlikely Games Enjoyed and Listener Questions
Cole Wehrle – @colewehrle, cole@leadergames.com Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Kathryn Hymes – @chicalashaw, thornygames.com Episode Outline – 00:07 Welcome! – 01:50 Admired designers – 01:55 Brenda Romero, previously known as Brenda Brathwaite – 02:57 Avery Alder – 06:50
#195 Game Designer Alex Roberts
Alex Roberts – @muscularpikachu, helloalexroberts.com Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Harrison Pink – @gilespink, harrisonpink@gmail.com Episode Outline – 00:19 A little information about Alex Roberts – 01:19 How did Alex’s Kickstarter work out? – 01:27 Information about Alex’s project;
#194 Kickstarter Results and Listener Questions
David Heron – @DavidVHeron Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Rob Daviau – @robdaviau Episode Outline – 00:14 Fireball Island Kickstarter campaign update – 03:44 What does the success of the Kickstarter campaign mean for Restoration Games? – 06:00 What
#193 Game Designer Kellee Santiago
Kellee Santiago – instagram.com/kelleesan/, kelleesantiago.com Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Episode Outline – 00:19 Kellee’s background in game design – 07:27 What are some games that influenced Cloud? – 12:18 More information about Kellee and her collaborations with
#192 Engineering Game Design with Aljernon Bolden
Aljernon Bolden – @AljernonBolden, harebrained-schemes.com Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Harrison Pink – @gilespink, harrisonpink@gmail.com Episode Outline – 00:06 Introductions – 00:18 About Aljernon – 01:10 Aljernon describes a recent night of gaming that turned out to be a
#191 Fireball Island
David Heron – @DavidVHeron Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Rob Daviau – @robdaviau Episode Outline – 00:14 Game Design Roundtable After dark. – 00:35 What has everyone been up to? – 01:06 David explains to Rob, how vacations work.