Victory Pointers 013 - Designing Experiences and Tabletopia Playtesting with Philip duBarry Victory Pointers

We are joined by consummate game designer, Philip duBarry to talk about designing games around experiences, working with intellectual property, getting games published in the era of Kickstarter, playtesting on Tabletopia, and designing with kids. We also chat about searching out uncommon themes, editing content as part of game design, and what happens when someone else makes the game you were also designing.
Philip duBarry - @pdubarry / Phantasio Games
Kim Brebach – @secretbasegames / secretbasegames.com
Aaron Lim - @ehronlime / theactionpointspodcast.com
Sye Robertson - @syelon / syelon.com
What we talked about
2:01 - Variants in games and publisher changes
4:05 - Looking out for uncommon game themes
10:08 - Getting into the thought processes behind Codenames
13:23 - Epic failure moments in games
14:24 - Editing content for games
20:26 - Letting go of game designs when someone else designs a similar game
25:18 - Inspirations and sources of ideas for games
28:23 - Graphic design for Spirits of the Rice Paddy
30:19 - How do you design for a specific game experience?
35:09 - Designing games within existing settings and intellectual properties
40:30 - Designing and publishing games in the era of Kickstarter
45:20 - Do considerations for stretch goals influence game design?
47:51 - Have game contracts changed with considerations for Kickstarter?
49:00 - Black Orchestra, using pre-orders vs crowdfunding
53:51 - Making Black Orchestra available on Tabletopia
57:03 - Playtesting games on Tabletopia
1:05:48 - Caravan will be released in two different versions, but with the same game mechanics
1:08:00 - Designing games with kids
Links to what we talked about
Threadsteading is a game played with a sewing machine Laputa: Castle in the Sky Porco Rosso Schwarze Kapelle (Black Orchestra) Pre-orders for Black Orchestra Tabletopia Games Laboratory Incubator Tabletop Simulator Caravan is a game that will be released in two different versions, but the same gameplay Games we mentioned

Revolution! Marrying Mr. Darcy Chief Inspector Codenames Codenames: Pictures Dixit The Big Book of Madness Skyway Robbery Spirits of the Rice Paddy Canalis Courtier Eminent Domain: Battlecruisers Kingdom of Solomon Monstrous Unfair Black Orchestra Caravan Tiger Stripes Music: Something Small (Instrumental) by Minden is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Based on a work at http://needledrop.co