Board Game Design Lab podcast

Board Game Design Lab

Helping You Design Great Games People Love

Helping You Design Great Games People Love

 

#497

6 Takeaways from the game that took 10 years to make

In this episode, I break down the six things I learned from the game that took 10 years to... more

01 Oct 2025

22 MINS

22:24

01 Oct 2025


#496

How to build a million dollar publishing company with Amy and Dusty Droz

Amy and Dusty Droz join me to talk about how they’ve built an extremely profitable p... more

20 Mar 2025

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:00

20 Mar 2025


#495

Game Design Trends for 2025 with Jamey Stegmaier

In this episode, Jamey Stegmaier and I chat about the various trends we’re seeing in... more

20 Mar 2025

45 MINS

45:24

20 Mar 2025


#494

Game Marketing Made Simple with Andrew Lowen

In this episode, I chat with Andrew Lowen, from Crowdfunding Nerds, about how to make peop... more

20 Mar 2025

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:51

20 Mar 2025


#493

My new book will help you find the FUN

My game design book, Find the Fun, recently came out, and in this episode, I do a brief sy... more

20 Mar 2025

2 HR 49 MINS

2:49:07

20 Mar 2025


#492

The design process of one of the world’s best designers, Corey Konieczka

In this BGDL rewind from June of 2020, Corey Konieczka breaks down his entire design proce... more

26 Feb 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:22

26 Feb 2024


#491

How to Design an Engine Building Game with Elizabeth Hargrave

In this BGDL rewind from May of 2019, Elizabeth Hargrave dives into all the ins and outs o... more

19 Feb 2024

53 MINS

53:30

19 Feb 2024


#490

How to Design Games that Tell Stories with Ignacy Trzewiczek

In this BGDL rewind from April of 2020, Ignacy Trzewiczek, founder of [Portal Games] (http... more

11 Feb 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:21

11 Feb 2024


#489

Using math to make your games better with Emerson Matsuuchi

In this BGDL rewind from December of 2020, I chat with Emerson Matsuuch about all the many... more

29 Jan 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:56

29 Jan 2024


#488

Finding the Right Mixture of Luck and Skill with Richard Garfield

In this BGDL rewind from May of 2018, I chat with Richard Garfield about finding the right... more

21 Jan 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:18

21 Jan 2024


#487

Your game design questions answered

In this episode, I answer a bunch of questions that were submitted by BGDL community membe... more

16 Dec 2023

43 MINS

43:31

16 Dec 2023


#486

How to Publish Games with a Grassroots Approach | Joe Bragg

In this episode, Joe Bragg, founder of the indie publishing company Meek Heroes Gaming, di... more

29 Nov 2023

59 MINS

59:59

29 Nov 2023


#485

How to Boost Creativity and Avoid Tropes | Jason Perez

In this episode, Jason Perez and I chat about how designers can boost their creativity by ... more

21 Nov 2023

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:11

21 Nov 2023


#484

Listen to this BEFORE you start an indie publishing company | John de Campos

In this episode, John de Campos, founder of Terrible Games, and I chat about the highs and... more

14 Nov 2023

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:19

14 Nov 2023


#483

Board Game Design Productivity Hacks with Gabe Barrett

In this episode, I break down some game design productivity hacks that have been helping m... more

09 Nov 2023

59 MINS

59:15

09 Nov 2023


#482

Do this BEFORE designing a game | Leo Taylor

In this episode, Leo Taylor, designer of games in the Risk, Clue, and D&D universes, break... more

03 Nov 2023

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:51

03 Nov 2023


#481

How to Make Money from Your Game Design Hobby with Joe Slack

In this episode, Joe Slack and I talk about how we’ve both been able to piece togeth... more

25 Oct 2023

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:22

25 Oct 2023