Design Games

Nathan D Paoletta and Will Hindmarch
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Design Games Podcast

We talk about game design, especially tabletop roleplaying and story games. We're professional designers ND Paoletta and Will Hindmarch. We're glad you're here.

  1. Endings

    01/11/2016

    Endings

    This is it. Our fiftieth episode marks the end of our long conversation about designing tabletop RPGs (and everything else we spilled over into). This episode addresses audience questions, the past, and the future. What do you do when you're done and the thing you've been working on leaves the workshop? Let's talk about it.

    47 min
  2. Funding Production

    25/10/2016

    Funding Production

    You need funding. You might give your game away for free, but you didn't make it for free. Your time and work have value. How does that translate to cost and how does your product help fund itself and the next thing you want to make? Check out the full show notes for a link to Nathan's "Notes on Independent Publishing," too!

    50 min
  3. Production Tools

    06/10/2016

    Production Tools

    Let's talk about some of the software that we—Nathan and Will—use for production purposes like layout and graphic design. More importantly, let's talk about how that impacts our game designs and workflow across the board.

    33 min
  4. Spheres of Production

    25/08/2016

    Spheres of Production

    As you're proceeding into production of your game, ask yourself: What can I do myself? When should I ask for help? What would I say to externalize my vision to a hire? What you do yourself, what you expand your skills to accomplish, and when you hire experts — these are parts of the spheres of production. Support us on Patreon and help future episodes of the show come into being!

    40 min
  5. Form Factors

    18/08/2016

    Form Factors

    What form does your RPG take? Is it a book? A deck of cards? A poster or mousepad or business card? Are you sure? Design Games is made possible by our supporters at Patreon, where you can back Nathan and Will, too. Every dollar helps.

    33 min
  6. Cards

    11/08/2016

    Cards

    Let's talk about another means of delivering random results and packaging information for players in your tabletop roleplaying and story games: cards.

    41 min
  7. Reflections 2

    13/07/2016

    Reflections 2

    Look around. Get your bearings. Take a look back at what's working and what you've learned, then move forward with the knowledge. That's what we're doing, this time.

    24 min
  8. Early Writing

    06/07/2016

    Early Writing

    You've got a lot of notes, you've got rules and systems, maybe you've been writing for yourself. How do you start writing all of that out for other people in addition to yourself? Let's talk.

    51 min
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About

We talk about game design, especially tabletop roleplaying and story games. We're professional designers ND Paoletta and Will Hindmarch. We're glad you're here.

Information

  • Creator
    Nathan D Paoletta and Will Hindmarch
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2016
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2016 All Rights Reserved
  • Show Website
    Design Games

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