#54: Ploy, Race for the Galaxy & Hansa Teutonica
Jon and Dirk meet up to play several tabletop games and discuss what works and what doesn't....
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#54: Ploy, Race for the Galaxy & Hansa Teutonica
Jon and Dirk meet up to play several tabletop games and discuss what works and what doesn't....
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#53: Mohawks & Martians. With Soren Johnson
Jon and Dirk are paid a visit by regular guest Soren Johnson, who stops by to talk about his...
01:32:19
Jon and Dirk are joined by David for the special 1-year anniversary show. They point the...
01:11:48
#51: Alpha Centauri & Evolving as a Designer. With Brian Reynolds
Jon and Dirk are joined by Brian Reynolds, designer of ‘Civilization 2’, ‘Alpha Centauri’, ‘Rise...
01:28:46
#50: Kickstarter & Stonemaier Games. With Jamey Stegmaier
Jon and Dirk are joined by Jamey Stegmaier, co-founder of Stonemaier Games and designer of...
01:06:44
Jon, Dirk and David delve into the most effective ways of teaching both tabletop and digital...
01:05:51
#48: X-COM & Tactical Games. With Julian Gollop
Jon and Dirk are joined by Julian Gollop, designer of X-COM: UFO Defense (aka UFO: Enemy Unknown)...
01:04:36
#47: AtG Playtest, Agricola & More
Our hosts discuss Dirk's recent experience playtesting ‘At the Gates’, dive deep into what makes...
01:22:42
Jon, Dirk and David finally get around to talking about theme, mechanics and how the intersection...
01:13:22
#45: Tabletop & Digital Design. With Ed Beach
Jon and Dirk are joined by Ed Beach, designer of the digital titles ‘Civilization 5: Gods &...
01:05:12
#44: Competition, Endgames & Updates
Jon and Dirk discuss Solium Infernum and City of Remnants in-depth, and along the way delve into...
01:21:45
Jon, Dirk and David finally get around to the elephant in the room: randomness. What is it? How...
01:07:33
#42: King of Dragon Pass. With David Dunham
Jon and Dirk are joined by David Dunham, the creator of the classic PC and new iOS game ‘King of...
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#41: Paradox Games, Poker and AI
Jon and Dirk cover a wide variety of topics this week, notably: the problems with automation and...
01:17:05
Jon, Dirk and David delve into the topic of multiplayer design: How is it different from single...
01:00:42
#39: Skyward Collapse, AI and Business. With Chris Park
Jon and Dirk sit down with Chris Park of Arcen Games to discuss his latest game, Skyward...
01:24:30
#38: Polish, Penalties & Updates
Jon and Dirk discuss several games at length this week, namely: Monaco, the new Walking Dead...
01:27:49
#37: Failure, Punishment and Learning
Jon, Dirk and David discuss the role of failure in games and how it ties in with how people learn...
01:12:37
#36: Occult Chronicles & Life as an Indie. With Vic Davis
Dirk sits down with game designer Vic Davis of Cryptic Comet games to talk about life as an indie...
01:11:15
#35: Ethics in Design, Hotline Miami & Updates
Jon and Dirk cover a variety of games they’ve played lately, including the new ‘Walking Dead’...
01:25:39