GDofNC

Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast

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The Game Designers of North Carolina is a guild of tabletop game designers who, shockingly, reside in North Carolina. We’ve been meeting regularly since April 2013 and when we started most of us did not have a lot of exposure or experience in tabletop game design. We’ve learned a lot as a group since we started and this podcast is a way to share some of that knowledge. Our goal for the podcast is to present a lot of information pertinent for new designers but hopefully also offer content that any designer can find useful. We’ll also be sharing news of what group members are up to in the design...

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Episode 14: Experiences at Unpub 6 24.04.2016 1:56:11

Just about everyone who went to Unpub 6 talks about their experiences in this supersized episode. Enjoy! 0:35 - Daniel Solis ( @DanielSolis ) 11:55 - Adam Skelding ( @spur_serif ) 22:58 - James Meyers ( @apollocontinuum ) 33:00 - Burke Drew ( @realburkedrew ) 41:45 - Victoria Earl ( @vmearl ) 57:51 - Graham Russell ( @colorninja ) 1:15:26 - Mark McGee ( @mmark40 ) 1:29:46 - Drew Hicks ( @EvenWeird...

Episode 13: Accessibility in Game Design 02.04.2016 1:21:52

Victoria Earl ( @vmearl ) and Daniel Solis ( @DanielSolis ) join Matt Wolfe ( @mattwolfe ) to discuss accessibility in game design. 1:15 - What's in the Oven? 4:31 - Main topic: Accessibility in Game Design 1:19:17 - GDofNC news Links to things mentioned in the podcast: Blind Lady Vs. Unpub 6 That dress Please join our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com to join in on the conversation! Follow us on T...

Episode 12: Player Counts 13.03.2016 45:05

Falcon Arendell ( @LO5Games ) and Graham Allen ( @f3thermoore ) join Matt Wolfe ( @mattwolfe ) to discuss player counts for designs. :56 - What's in the Oven? 4:08 - Main topic: Player Counts 42:08 - GDofNC news Links to things mentioned in the podcast: Unpub 6 Guest Post: The Basic Elements of Solo Variant Design Please join our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com to join in on the conversation! Fol...

Episode 11: Hooks in Game Designs 21.02.2016 1:24:12

James Meyers ( @apollocontinuum ) and Josh Mills ( @JoshuaJMills ) join Matt Wolfe ( @mattwolfe ) to have a rambling conversation about hooks in game designs. 2:22 - What's in the Oven? 4:11 - Main topic: Hooks 1:17:24 - GDofNC news Links to things mentioned in the podcast: ShushCon ButtonShy Game of the Month Club Triskaidekaphobia rules and PnP (Google Doc) Please join our guild at podcast....

Episode 10: Playtesting 02.02.2016 1:12:15

Graham Russell ( @colorninja ) and Adam Skelding ( @spur_serif ) join host Matt Wolfe ( @mattwolfe ) to discuss various aspects of playtesting. 1:06 - What's in the Oven? 3:51 - Main topic: Playtesting 1:05:33 - GDofNC news Links to things mentioned in the podcast: Seeking Playtesters BGG forum /r/tabletopgamedesign (reddit) Board Game Playtesters Guild (Facebook) Cardboard Edison Patreon pro...

Episode 9: BGG.CON 2015 17.01.2016 56:28

Daniel Solis ( @DanielSolis ) and Matt Wolfe ( @mattwolfe ) join awesome temporary host Tom Gurganus ( @tomgurg ) to discuss their BGG.CON 2015 experiences from a game designer's perspective. 0:56 - What's in the Oven? 4:47 - Main topic: BGG.CON 2015 53:50 - GDofNC news Links to things mentioned in the podcast: BGG.CON Curse You, Robin Hood!" Please join our guild at podcast.gdofnc....

Episode 8: Holiday Game Design Bonanza 20.12.2015 50:56

A whole bunch of group members get together to discuss their ideas for games with a holiday theme. Enjoy! Please join our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com to join in on the conversation. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC .

Episode 7: What's Wrong With My Design? 06.12.2015 1:11:55

Mark McGee ( @mmark40 ) and Drew Hicks ( @EvenWeirderMove ) join Matt Wolfe ( @mattwolfe ) to discuss root cause analysis and determining problems in your designs. 0:51 - What's in the Oven? 6:26 - Main topic: What's Wrong with My Design? 1:08:22 - GDofNC news Please join our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com to join in on the conversation! Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC .

Episode 6: Designing with a Partner 15.11.2015 48:59

Graham Allen ( @f3thermoore ) and Burke Drew ( @realburkedrew ) join Matt Wolfe ( @mattwolfe ) to discuss designing with a partner. 0:51 - Designer Discovery segment 6:59 - Main topic: Designing with a Partner 46:28 - GDofNC news Links to things mentioned in the podcast: BGG.CON Please join our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com to join in on the conversation! Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC .

Episode 5: Melding Theme and Mechanisms 03.11.2015 1:11:09

Victoria Earl( @vmearl ) and Falcon Arendell ( @LO5Games ) join Matt Wolfe ( @mattwolfe ) to discuss melding theme with mechanisms. 1:04 - Designer Discovery segment 12:42 - Main topic: Melding Theme and Mechanisms 1:06:00 - GDofNC news Links to things mentioned in the podcast: Kodama The Tree Spirits Hemingway Editor MACE Con Unpub Mini at Battlegrounds Please join our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com...

Episode 4: Making Prototypes 18.10.2015 1:14:01

Josh Mills( @JoshuaJMills ) and Adam Skelding ( @spur_serif ) join Matt Wolfe ( @mattwolfe ) to discuss making prototypes. 1:03 - Designer Discovery segment 11:40 - Main topic: Making Prototypes 1:08:29 - GDofNC news Links to things mentioned in the podcast: Kodama: The Tree Spirits thenoteboard.com/ game-icons.net/ Gamers for Cures Please join our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com to join in on the con...

Episode 3: Iterating a Design 04.10.2015 1:24:29

Daniel Solis ( @DanielSolis ) and Graham Russell ( @colorninja ) join Matt Wolfe ( @mattwolfe ) to discuss how to iterate a design. 1:03 - Designer Discovery segment 18:14 - Main topic: Iterating a Design 1:16:44 - GDofNC news Links to things mentioned in the podcast: Avalanche at Yeti Mountain Kodama: The Tree Spirits Please join our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com to join in on the conversation!

Episode 2: Designing Dexterity Games 21.09.2015 1:16:37

Drew Hicks ( @EvenWeirderMove ) and James Meyers (@apollocontinuum ) join Matt Wolfe ( @mattwolfe ) to discuss designing dexterity games. 0:42 - Designer Discovery segment 19:14 - Main topic: Designing Dexterity Games 1:13:01 - GDofNC news Links to things mentioned in the podcast: Avalanche at Yeti Mountain: Avalanche at Yeti Mountain Kickstarter Comrades and Patriots: Comrades and Patriots Kickst...

Episode 1: Getting Started with Designing Tabletop Games 05.09.2015 1:19:53

It’s our first episode! Mark McGee (@mmark40) and Burke Drew (@realburkedrew) join host Matt Wolfe (@mattwolfe) to discuss how to get started with designing tabletop games.