Game Design Deep Dive

Dan Bullock
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Dan Bullock interviews game designers with a focus on the challenges of historical board game design. 

  1. 2月23日

    Interview with Liz Davidson

    Liz Davidson has co-designed Queen of Spies and the forthcoming Night Witches with David Thompson. She is also the Creative Director at Leder Games, but you may know her best for her work on her Bobby Nunez-award winning Beyond Solitaire podcast. We chat about her work at Leder, her historical design work, and the transition from game critic to game designer. Note: This episode is tagged explicit solely for cussing.  Outro Music: Jonny Fritz "Debbie Downers" Send a text

    58分

  2. 2025/11/29

    Come Out Fighting with John Carnahan

    Our guest is designer John Carnahan. His latest, Come Out Fighting will be on Kickstarter on November 30th. I am not sure how many listeners have dipped their toe in miniature games, but I had to invite John to discuss his latest design, because it incorporates something extraordinary and radical in that space.  Come Out Fighting on BGG Come Out Fighting on Kickstarter Outro Music: Gene Autry "Don't Fence Me In" Send a text

    27分

  3. 2025/11/19

    Live from SD HistCon: Narrative in Solitaire Games

    Recorded live at SD HistCon, our esteemed panel was comprised of designers John Butterfield (RAF, Enemy Action Series, D-Day Omaha, Ambush), David Thompson (Valiant Defense Series, War Story, Undaunted), and Jeremy White (Skies Above Series, Enemy Coast Ahead Series, Atlantic Chase). We discuss embedded vs emergent narrative in historical games and how one leverage mechanisms to achieve the desired play experience in solitaire design.  Outro music: Might Hannibal "All Nite Long" Send a text

    1時間2分

  4. 2025/09/25

    Radical Rulebooks with Greg Loring-Albright, PhD

    Greg Loring-Albright is the designer of Ahoy, Keep the Faith, and co-designed Bloc by Bloc: Uprising with T.L. Simmons. Moreover, he teaches Game Studies and Game Design at Harrisburg University. We discuss his recent zine RULEBOOKS FOR RADICALS on the importance of designing games in dire times.  Outro music: Radioactivity "Time Won't Bring Me Down"  Send a text

    47分

  5. 2025/08/22

    Trench Raid with Lisa Smedman

    Lisa Smedman is a best-selling author, journalist, and designer of many RPG games and modules. We discuss Trench Raid, her first solitaire tabletop wargame for Compass, the tactical approach to the topic of WW1, and the relationship between serious games and design intent.  Trench Raid from Compass Games Outro music: "Kingdom Come" by Cindy Lee  Cindy Lee is marvelous! Go check out Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee here: https://cindylee.bandcamp.com/album/diamond-jubilee Send a text

    53分

  6. 2025/07/14

    Interview with Fred Serval

    In this episode, a proper interview with Fred Serval, designer of A Gest of Robin Hood, Red Flag Over Paris, and A Very Civil Whist. Fred is also the host of an excellent channel dedicated to historical tabletop gaming, Homo Ludens. We discuss his design approach and how it informs critique of other games. Outro music: "All Good Things Will Come to Pass" - Lael Neale Send a text

    1時間1分

  7. 2025/07/09

    Playing Oppression with Mary Flanagan

    Mary Flanagan, is a game designer, professor, and an author. She joins us to discuss her book, co-authored with Mikael Jakobson, PLAYING OPPRESSION: THE LEGACY OF CONQUEST AND EMPIRE IN COLONIALIST BOARD GAMES. We discuss representation of non-western cultures, colonialist mechanisms, and whether or not decades of conquest and exploitation based games have calcified to form the bedrock of competitive play.   Outro Music: "Funeral for Justice" - Mdou Moctar Public Nominations for the Summit Award are open. Complete the survey here: https://sdhist.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=985b96c86d7bad0572684acc4&id=677c3ab117&e=3333a4975d Send a text

    1時間6分

  8. 2025/05/05

    Interview with Brian Asklev

    Brian Asklev designed my favorite wargame of last year, 1812: Napoleon's Fateful March. We discuss what went into his phenomenal design, his upcoming game Baltic Empires, event design, and the challenges of playtesting multiplayer games.  Outro music: Sons of Kemet "The Hour of Judgement" Send a text

    57分
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番組について

Dan Bullock interviews game designers with a focus on the challenges of historical board game design. 

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  • クリエイター
    Dan Bullock
  • 配信期間
    22年 - 26年
  • エピソード
    38
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