Going Full Time as a Game Developer with John Brieger - Ep. 92
John Brieger talks about some of the biggest mistakes he's made during the development process so we can all learn from them. References: Br...
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20 of 100 episodesGoing Full Time as a Game Developer with John Brieger - Ep. 91
Learn why your game needs development help with professional developer, John Brieger. References: Brieger Creative - https://www.briegercrea...
Top 5 Rough Edges on a Kickstarter Game - Ep. 90
We discuss the top 5 most common rough edges on a Kickstarter game so you can avoid them on yours! Dustin Schwartz Rules Editing: https://tw...
Top 5 Places to Find Prototype Art - Ep. 89
In this episode, we re-visit our list of top places to find art for your prototype. Links: The Noun Project: http://www.thenounproject.com N...
Top 5 Predicted Impacts of COVID-19 on the Board Game Industry - Ep. 88
Jeremy and Brian discuss how we think the board game industry will be impacted by COVID-19. This was recorded in early April of 2020. Resour...
Top 5 Time Savers for Game Designers - Ep. 87
In this episode, we are going to cover a bunch of tips for you game designers to SAVE YOU TIME. Resources Mentioned Google Drive - https://d...
Top 5 Tips for Advertising Your Board Game - Ep. 86
We give you our top 5 tips for advertising your board game and how to learn which sources are best for you and your game. This is a little m...
Mailbag on US Manufacturing, Recovering from Disaster, and Component Cost Considerations - Ep. 85
Today we dig into the Patreon mailbag and answer these questions: How do you recover from being punched in the gut? What is a unique enough...
Top 5 Biggest Changes in the Board Game Industry in the Last 5 Years - Ep. 84
How has the board game industry changed in the last 5 years? Brian co-founded Overworld Games about 6 years before this was recorded so it's...
Top 5 Ways to Deal with Scope Creep - Ep. 83
Patron Andrew van Ingen suggested this episode on how to deal with scope creep. Here's the list we go through! 5. If some people don't hate...
Top 5 Ways to Build a Crowd for Your Game - Ep. 82
When you're trying to build up a crowd for your game before Kickstarter or to build your resume for selling your game to a publisher, there...
Top 5 Tips for Managing Your Day Job and Hobby Board Game Business - Ep. 81
Jeremy and Brian give some tips for how you can better manage your day job and hobby board game business. Resources: Multideck - https://itu...
Top 5 Things That Are Probably Wrong with Your Game Pitch - Ep. 80
Jeremy and Brian cover the top 5 things that are most commonly wrong with a pitch a game designer gives to a publisher. If you're a designer...
Signs It Is Time to Give up on a Design - Ep. 79
When you've been working on a design for a while and you're not sure if there's enough there to keep going with it, we have some signs that...
Reasons to Theme Your Prototype - Ep. 78
We go over the top 5 reasons to theme your prototype and some discussion around them. If you want to have them spoiled, here are some of our...
Getting Your Prototype Played at Smaller Conventions - Ep. 77
Top 5 Tips for Getting Your Prototype Played at Small Conventions 5) Teach games and then ask if they want to try your own game afterwards....
Going to Conventions Without Going to Conventions - Ep. 76
Today Brian interviews Erik Dahlman of Albino Dragon about the convention services he offers where his team will demo your game at his booth...
Funding Goal, Stretch Goals, and Updates - Ep. 75
In this one, we cover different methods for setting your Kickstarter funding goal, your stretch goals, how many updates to send during the c...
Rules for Writing Rules - Ep. 74
Learn all about Jeremy's "7 Rules for Writing Rules" and what Richard and Brian think about them. We actually disagree on this on more than...
Designing Around Analysis Paralysis - Ep. 73
Today we discuss designing around analysis paralysis: Is it a bad thing? Limiting your decision space Add more options/decisions as you go A...