36 episodes
Player Lair Podcast Ivan Alexiev
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In the Player Lair podcast, we delve into the process of making games and interview various game designers, publishers and people involved in the gaming community.
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35: Andrew Bosley
Andrew Bosley is one of the co-designers of Planecrafters by Paisley Board Games and the artist behind Everdell, The River, Mission: Red Planet, and Citadels. He is a freelance illustrator, game designer, and writer working primarily in the board and video game industries.
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34: Richard Garfield
Richard Garfield is a game designer and mathematics professor known for creating the immensely popular card game Magic: The Gathering.
In our conversation, we delve into topics such as game design, discovering fun where we don't initially feel it, playtesting, auto battlers, and much more! Additionally, we explore some of his other games, including Keyforge, Treasure Hunter, The Hunger, and, of course, Magic.
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33: Andrew Stiles
Andrew is an American game designer and co-host of the Tabletop Submarine podcast. His new game Wine Cellar is coming to Kickstarter in April 2024.
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32: Daniel Piechnick
Daniel is a former Magic: The Gathering external developer and designer of Radlands.
He also writes illuminating board game design articles, which can be found at daniel.games.
"This (referring to daniel.games) is an excellent resource for people who want to get into game design; it is filled with great language for them to learn the craft, and the hard truths of getting something to be worth publishing." - Richard Garfield, designer of Magic: The Gathering.
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31: Chris Backe
Chris Backe (rhymes with hockey) is the founder of Entro Games. His games typically play in under 30 minutes, feature a wide variety of player counts, and a diverse range of themes. The thing they all have in common: they're easy to learn, easy to play, and offer plenty of strategy and replayability.
Chris is the co-creator of No Box Games alongside Kristian Fosh and Roque A. Deleon, and Virtual Playtesting alongside Ian Brocklebank. He also runs Tabletop Publishers, a database of publishers to help designers pitch their games better.
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30: Daryl Andrews
Daryl is a game designer and a member of the Game Artisans of Canada (GAC).
He has published over 30 board games, actively visits conventions, offers consultations, and much more!
Twitter: http://twitter.com/darylmandrews
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/darylandrews/
Website: http://www.darylmandrews.com/
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99 Ninja
Rise of Babel on Kickstarter coming in 2024