Latest Tabletop game design Podcast Episodes
Episode 81: What's The Point?
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - April 10, 2024 01:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsLyn Phillips, Josh Bowman, and Mark McGee get together to discuss what value games offer, and whether games should exist. It’s not nearly as Nihilistic of an episode as that sounds! We also discuss how to pitch games to Allplay. 2:48 – What are Games Good For? 13:16 – Pitch Perfect: Allplay 2...
Episode 80: Farmers/Diaries/Humanity
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - January 10, 2024 08:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsKevin Ude (@UdeGames and udeudeude), Josh Bowman, and Mark McGee (@mmark40) get together to discuss Designer Diaries, Carcassonne farmers, and look into why Josh doesn’t like Humanity (the board game, he like humanity just fine in general). 1:20 - Make A Designer Cry 17:10 - Designer Diary Dia...
Episode 79: Iterative Podcasting
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - December 01, 2023 03:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIsaac Shalev (@kindfortress), Josh Bowman, and Mark McGee (@mmark40) get together to try new things on this episode of the Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast. 5:55 – Iterative Design 26:40 – Do Games Offer Choice? 44:29 – Eclipse and Dice Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gd...
Episode 78: Your New Favorite Brassica Based Publisher
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - February 18, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMark McGee (@mmark40) and Kevin Ude (@UdeGames) join Matt Wolfe (@mattwolfe) to talk about starting a new publishing company How To Steam Broccoli. Tell Me Something Good Main Topic - Designers Becoming Publishers Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter a...
Episode 77: Talking About The Wolves
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - December 08, 2022 03:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAshwin Kamath (@BoardGameGhee) and Clarence Simpson (@stoichamster) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about their journey designing their game The Wolves. 1:02 – Getting to know Ashwin 8:15 – Main topic: Talking About The Wolves Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow...
Episode 76: Designing Games Across Multiple Genres
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - July 18, 2022 21:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMatt Wolfe (@mattwolfe) joins Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about designing games in different genres. -- Tell Me Something Good -- Main topic: Designing Games in Different Genres Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC. Visit our site at www....
Episode 75: PAX Unplugged
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - January 06, 2022 03:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsClarence Simpson (@stoichamster) and Mitch Wallace (@MitchWgames) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about PAX Unplugged. 0:37 – First Timer Palooza with Mitch 6:54 – Tell Me Something Good 10:10 – Main topic: PAX Unplugged Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us o...
Episode 74: Mentoring
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - October 05, 2021 20:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMike Belsole and Grace Kendall from the Tabletop Mentorship Program (Tabletopmentorship.org and @tabletopmentor) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about their mentorship program. -- First Timer Palooza -- Main topic: Tabletop Mentorship Program Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gd...
Episode 73: Why Are Board Games Bad?
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - July 05, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIan Phillips (@crunchwrapgames) joins Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about inherent properties of board games. 1:01 -- Tell Me Something Good 3:30 -- Main Topic: Inherent Weaknesses of Board Games Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com and visit our website at gdofnc.com. Fol...
Episode 72: Get Zanged
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - April 19, 2021 19:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIan Zang (@IanZangDesign, @GravGames, and gravitation.games) joins Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about all sorts of things that Ian Zang likes. 2:30 -- Tell Me Something Good 19:32 -- Main Topic: Zanged Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC ...
Episode 71: What Is It About Board Games?
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - March 25, 2021 19:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTC Petty III (@PuppyShogun) joins Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about inherent properties of board games. 1:37 -- Tell Me Something Good 7:49 -- Main Topic: Inherent Strengths of Board Games Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC.
Episode 70: Player Expectations
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - March 10, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIsaac Shalev (@KindFortress and www.kindfortress.com) and Josh Mills (@JoshuaJMills) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about Player Expectations. 00:56 First Timer Palooza with Isaac Shalev 11:22 Tell Me Something Good 18:25 Main topic: Player Expectations Discuss this episode in our guild...
Episode 69: Post Mortem - The Silver River
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - February 12, 2021 19:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNate Bivins (@natebivins) joins Mark McGee (@mmark40) to go into a deep design dive about his game The Silver River. 1:46-- First Timer Palooza with Nate Bivins 8:51-- Tell Me Something Good 11:52-- Main topic: The Silver River Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow ...
Episode 68: Simultaneous Design Inspiration
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - November 30, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsKevin Ude (@UdeGames and udeudeude) and Tony Miller (@beardedrogue) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about Redcap Ruckus and Kabuto Sumo, two games that share a similar inspiration but wound up being significantly different. 1:59 -- Tell Me Something Good 12:40 -- Main topic: Simultaneous De...
Episode 67: First Time Experiences
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - November 11, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsJosh Mills (@JoshuaJMills) and T.C. Petty III (@PuppyShogun) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about designing for the first-time experience. 1:14 -- Tell Me Something Good 9:21 -- Main topic: First Time Experience Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter...
Episode 66: Codesigning Games (Again)
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - October 28, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsKevin Ude (@UdeGames and udeudeude), Emilia Zywot, and David Marron (@emdadesign) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about codesigning games. 0:57 -- Double Time First Timer Palooza 7:28 -- Tell Me Something Good 12:42 -- Main topic: Codesigning Games Discuss this episode in our guild at pod...
Episode 65: Avatars
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - September 30, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsJosh Mills (@JoshuaJMills) and Seth McCormick (@CardboardProf and cardboardprofessor.com) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about avatars and how they relate to games. 1:18 -- Tell Me Something Good 8:37 -- Main topic: Avatars in Games Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com....
Episode 64: Fiddly Games
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - September 03, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsJames Meyers (@apollocontinuum), Chris Kirkman (@dicehateme), and Chris Faulkenberry (@ccfaulkenberry) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about fiddly games. 0:57 -- Tell Me Something Good 6:15 -- Main topic: Fiddliness Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twi...
Episode 63: Designing in a Virtual World
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - August 18, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMatt Wolfe (@mattwolfe), Julio Nazario (@Junazaru), and Clarence Simpson (@stoichamster) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about designing, testing, and pitching games virtually. 01:12 - First-Timer-Palooza with Clarence 06:55 - Tell Me Something Good 14:05 - Main topic: Designing in a Virtu...
Episode 62: Mean Games
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - April 20, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIan Phillips ([email protected]) and Kevin Ude (@UdeGames and udeudeude) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about Mean Games. 01:17-- First Timer Palooza with Ian Phillips 08:33-- Tell Me Something Good 15:22-- Main topic: Mean Games Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdof...
Episode 61: Different Designer Scenes
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - April 01, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsJeff Allers (@JeffreyAllers and jeffinberlin) and Alex Cutler (@alexcutler89 and DoubleAlexGames) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about Different Designer Scenes. 1:05 -- First Timer Palooza with Jeff Allers 9:05 -- Tell Me Something Good 14:11 -- Main topic: Different Designer Scenes Che...
Episode 60: What Mechanics Mean
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - March 10, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTC Petty III (@PuppyShogun) and Chris Faulkenberry (@ccfaulkenberry) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about what mechanics mean. 1:02 -- Tell Me Something Good 6:59 -- Main topic: What Mechanics Mean Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC. ...
Episode 59: Mechanical Corollaries
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - February 21, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMatt Wolfe (@mattwolfe) and Alex Cutler (@alexcutler89 and DoubleAlexGames) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about mechanical corollaries (game mechanisms that are similar to others, but perhaps more suited to certain settings). 1:27 -- First Timer Palooza with Alex Cutler 13:14 -- Tell Me S...
Episode 58: Booster Rockets
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - January 20, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDaniel Solis (@DanielSolis) and TC Petty III (@PuppyShogun) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about games that helped them get to where they are as a designer. 1:24 -- Tell Me Something Good 5:37 -- Main topic: Booster Rockets Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow...
Episode 57: Solo Games
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - November 08, 2019 14:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMatt Haberfeld (@MattHaberfeld) and James Meyers (@apollocontinuum) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about solo games. 1:18 -- Tell Me Something Good 4:18 -- Main topic: Solo Games Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC.
Episode 56: Game Components that Enforce the Rules
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - September 22, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsJulio Nazario (@Junazaru) and Quentin Burleson (@EquipKilt) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about Game Components that Enforce the Rules. 00:47 -- First-Timerpalooza with Quentin 07:38 -- Tell Me Something Good 12:04 -- Main topic: Game Components that Enforce the Rules Discuss this epis...
Episode 55: Historical Games
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - August 26, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSeth McCormick (@CardboardProf and www.cardboardprofessor.com) and Dave Conklin (@_dave_conklin and blazongame.com) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about historical games. 00:52 -- First-Timerpalooza with Seth McCormick 11:00 -- First-Timerpalooza 2: Return of the Palooza with Dave Conklin ...
Episode 54: Elizabeth Hargrave, Wingspan, and the Kennerspiel des Jahres
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - July 28, 2019 15:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsElizabeth Hargrave (https://twitter.com/elizhargrave) joins Josh Mills (https://twitter.com/JoshuaJMills) and Mark McGee (http://www.twitter.com/mmark40) to talk about her experience winning the Kennerspiel des Jahres, and things she's learned along the way.
Episode 53: Making Unique Games
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - July 07, 2019 18:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsKevin Ude (https://twitter.com/UdeGames and https://boardgamegeek.com/user/udeudeude) and TC Petty III (http://www.twitter.com/PuppyShogun) join Mark McGee (http://www.twitter.com/mmark40) to talk about making unique games. 2:01 -- First-Timerpalooza with Kevin Ude 6:26 -- First-Timerpalooza P...
Episode 52: Starting New Things
Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast - June 10, 2019 00:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsJames Meyers (@apollocontinuum) and Josh Mills (@JoshuaJMills) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about starting new things. 3:50 - Tell Me Something Good 7:28 - Main topic: Starting New Things Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC.
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