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The Game Design Round Table

Dirk Knemeyer & David V. Heron

Covering the full breadth of digital, tabletop, and role playing games, The Game Design Round Table inspires and educates aspiring and experienced game designers.

Episodes

#248 Listener Questions October 2020

Oct 28 2020 • 3399 MIN

Kathryn joins Dirk and David to answer some more listener questions. Discussion includes a deep dive into the role of complexity in design: where it makes sense and where it detracts from the produ...

#247 Tabletop Game Development with Brenna Noonan

Oct 14 2020 • 3112 MIN

Brenna Noonan, a tabletop game developer, joins Dirk and David to discuss the role of game development in the board game industry. She explains the differences between a designer and developer, and...

#246 Omari Akil Talks Rap Godz

Sep 29 2020 • 3056 MIN

Board game designer Omari Akil joins Dirk and David to talk about Rap Godz, Hoop Godz, and the process of making games that connect both mechanically and emotionally with a specific theme. They dis...

#245 Listener Questions August 2020

Aug 18 2020 • 66 MIN

Kathryn joins Dirk and David to discuss the recent Rob Daviau episode as well as answer listener questions. In response to Daviau’s design axiom, the trio discusses the role of memory in the games ...

#244 Round Table on Matching Player Expectations

Aug 4 2020 • 3310 MIN

Kathryn joins Dirk and David to discuss some recent episodes. In response to the show with Ryan Scott, the trio talks game balance and the difficulty of meeting the expectations of different player...

#243 Rob Daviau Minimizes Ongoing Negative Effects

Jul 21 2020 • 3483 MIN

Rob Daviau returns to the show to talk with Dirk and David about his design axiom: minimize ongoing negative effects for players to remember. They discuss why party games and heavier games might ge...