The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

Ananda Guneratne, Charlie McCarron, Trevor Muller-Hegel

Join game designers Ananda Guneratne, Charlie McCarron, and Trevor Muller-Hegel as they analyze published games from a game developer's perspective. Each month, they pick a new game mechanic and three games to play in that genre. Each episode is 20 minutes of pure game design nerdiness!

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57. Asymmetric Games

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

12/04/24 • 34 min

Why are two-player asymmetric games easier to design? How do you come up with variants on a core ruleset? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie discuss asymmetric games.

58. Heat: Pedal to the Metal

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

12/11/24 • 24 min

Why should you pay off player debts automatically? What is the benefit of running two laps versus one? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie put the pedal to the metal in Heat.

50. Cosmic Encounter

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

10/16/24 • 38 min

How can you make attacking other players feel less hostile? What advantage do board games have over digital games? Ananda, Charlie, and Trever encounter the cosmos in Cosmic Encounter.

55. Android: Netrunner

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

11/20/24 • 24 min

What makes creating a server so satisfying? Should you include both passive and active playstyles? Charlie, Trevor, and Ananda fight the system in Android: Netrunner.

51. Hellapagos

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

10/23/24 • 16 min

What sorts of resources encourage players to betray their allies? When should you use spherical components? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie build a raft in Hellapagos.

43. Three Sisters

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

08/28/24 • 22 min

How can you create tension between waiting for bonuses and actively pursuing them? What are the benefits and drawbacks of action bonuses? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie reap their rewards in Three Sisters.

46. Ultimate Chicken Horse

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

09/18/24 • 20 min

Can players distinguish themselves when all are adding to the same challenge? How do you incentivize players to make a challenge the right difficulty? Charlie, Trevor, and Ananda build an obstacle course in Ultimate Chicken Horse.

52. Nemesis

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

10/30/24 • 32 min

Do enemies need a clearly defined health stat? What should happen to a player who is eliminated early? Charlie, Trevor, and Ananda chart a course for Earth in Nemesis.

47. Unrailed!

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

09/25/24 • 23 min

Why are breaks important in a real-time game? Do players need an inventory? Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor go off the rails in Unrailed!

54. Root

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

11/13/24 • 31 min

How can you get players to understand what other players are doing when their factions are different? How can common resources be made to feel different to different factions? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie liberate the woodland in Root.

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How many episodes does The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast have?

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast currently has 58 episodes available.

What topics does The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Game Design, Leisure, Games, Creativity, Design, Game Development, Reviews, Podcasts, Video Games, Arts, Analysis and Minnesota.

What is the most popular episode on The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast?

The episode title '2. Carcassonne' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast?

The average episode length on The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast is 24 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast released?

Episodes of The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast?

The first episode of The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast was released on Nov 29, 2023.

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The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

Ananda Guneratne, Charlie McCarron, Trevor Muller-Hegel

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