The Board Game Design Lab

My game design book, Find the Fun, recently came out, and in this episode, I do a brief synopsis and give you the audio version of the first three chapters.

To check out Find the Fun on Amazon, go here: https://amzn.to/4hmxseU

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Amy and Dusty Droz join me to talk about how they’ve built an extremely profitable publishing business in a relatively short amount of time. We talk about tariffs, fulfillment, audience, budgeting, customer service, and a whole lot more!

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In this episode, Jamey Stegmaier and I chat about the various trends we’re seeing in the current game design landscape. We talk about solo and 2-player games, open worlds, licensed IPs, and more!

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In this episode, I chat with Andrew Lowen, from Crowdfunding Nerds, about how to make people aware your game exists.

Also, be sure to check out Andrew’s crowdfunding marketing course, and if you sign up through my affiliate link, you’ll not only get a ton of resources to help you market your game but also a FREE one-hour coaching call with me. https://crowdfundingnerds.com/bgdl/

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Victoria Caña and Alex Uboldi, designers of Gladius, discuss the design process for creating a game with betting at its core.
We go into the ins and outs of balancing hidden vs open information, tension, and why people like these games so much.

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