How to Design Games that Tell Stories with Ignacy Trzewiczek

Board Game Design Lab by Gabe Barrett

Feb 11, 20241:03:21Games & Hobbies

In this BGDL rewind from April of 2020, Ignacy Trzewiczek, founder of Portal Games and designer of Robinson Crusoe, discusses his company’s motto: Games that tell stories. We go in-depth into Ignacy’s design process, tal...

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