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Think Like A Game Designer Podcast: Tim Fowers

Think Like A Game Designer Podcast: Tim Fowers

by Justin Gary | Feb 3, 2021 | Business, Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Publishing, Show Notes

Tim Fowers is the punk rocker of game design. A purely independent tabletop and digital game developer, who distributes his games directly, rather than using big publishers and standard distribution channels. This allows Tim to stand out as a master of indy game...

Think Like A Game Designer Podcast: Monte Cook

by Justin Gary | Jan 29, 2021 | Ascension, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Show Notes, Uncategorized

Monte Cook is a legend among roleplaying game designers. Monte has worked on hundreds of roleplaying products. He is probably best known for his work on the 3rd Edition of Dungeons & Dragons, Planescape, Ptolus, and Arcana Evolved. In addition, his own games...
Think like A Game Designer Podcast: Wright Bagwell

Think like A Game Designer Podcast: Wright Bagwell

by Justin Gary | Jan 6, 2021 | Business, Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Publishing, Show Notes

This week on Think Like A Game Designer Podcast I interview Wright Bagwell: Wright Bagwell started his career by designing mods for Quake. He is the CEO and co-founder of Outpost Games. He was the design director of the Farmville franchise at Zynga. Prior to that, he...
Think Like A Game Designer Podcast: Rob Daviau

Think Like A Game Designer Podcast: Rob Daviau

by Justin Gary | Dec 23, 2020 | Business, Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Publishing, Show Notes

Rob Daviau pioneered the legacy game genre, starting with Risk: Legacy. In addition, he’s worked with a variety of beloved titles: Star Wars, Axis & Allies, Pandemic, Betrayal at House on The Hill, just to name a few. In this episode, we go into detail about...
Think like A Game Designer Podcast: Devin Low

Think like A Game Designer Podcast: Devin Low

by Justin Gary | Dec 9, 2020 | Business, Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Publishing, Show Notes

This week on the Think Like A Game Designer Podcast is Devin Low: Devin Low is an award-winning designer who’s worked on some of the most popular games in the world. He was the head developer of Magic: The Gathering, and the lead designer of Legendary: The Marvel...
Think Like A Game Designer Podcast: Matt Place

Think Like A Game Designer Podcast: Matt Place

by Justin Gary | Dec 1, 2020 | Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Uncategorized

Matt and I both started our careers as Magic Pro Players. Since then he’s garnered more experience in digital trading card games than anyone I know. Matt has worked for Wizards of the Coast, Dire Wolf, and Blizzard on games including Magic Online, Hearthstone, and...
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