Nov 8, 2019
Frank Lantz (Drop7, Universal Paperclips) stops by to tell us
about his new party game for smart speakers, Hey Robot. We discuss
fun ways to engage with rigid AI - and the privacy issues inherent
to doing so - before taking a wild detour into the taxonomy of
paddle boats.
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Oct 25, 2019
Free of guests or a "plan," our crew of intrepid hosts dives into a bounty of stimulating listener questions! We discuss our personal roads into game design, the challenge of procedural generation in AAA games, and the game design of reality shows.
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Oct 11, 2019
The gang’s all here to chat with our own Zach Gage (SpellTower, Tharsis) about his new Apple Arcade adventure game, Card of Darkness. We discuss distilling roguelikes, the role of randomness, and designing 52 cards in two days.
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Sep 27, 2019
Finji’s Adam Saltsman drops by for a deep dive on his new road trip survival game Overland. We discuss its surprisingly affecting narrative innovations, design epiphanies from its 6+ year development, and its understated influence from Legacy board games.
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Sep 13, 2019
Riot Games’ Greg Borenstein joins us to chat about the design behind their red-hot autobattler Teamfight Tactics, as we discuss the benefits of embracing complexity, the rise of randomness, and what the game has in common with Sorry! You know, that Sorry!
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