Indie Board Game Designers

Jun 26, 2018

Dan Letzring who is both a publisher and a designer and he tells us:

• Why he runs his own publishing company
• How to balance an asymmetrical game
• How to make a game with 1,000 cards

Jun 22, 2018

I attended publisher speed dating at Origins and it was a blast. I showed off my game Fry Thief.

• Publishers gave conflicting advice so you have to parse the information. They might not be the right publisher for you.
• They asked interesting questions:
  • How would you make your game 100 card game?
  • How would you make this...

Jun 19, 2018

I chat with Allan Kirkeby, the designer behind Itchy Monkey. An abstract strategy game about lice. We talk about:

• The age old question - how do you start - theme or mechanics?
• The importance of community
• Waffles

Jun 14, 2018

I chat with Ryan Leininger, the designer behind Tiny Ninjas. And we talk about:

• How to creatively use components & your box in your game design
• When you might want to relaunch a Kickstarter campaign
• How to get email addresses at conventions

Jun 5, 2018

I interview Chad DeShon, the designer behind On Tour, which is a roll-and-write game where you're a band touring across the United States.

• He's also the creator of BoardGameTables.com
• He educates us about his mini-podcast
• He shares the power of email for marketing your game