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Nerdlab Podcast

Weekly interviews, in-debth analyses and game reviews to improve our game design skills.

Master the Craft of Game Design

Interviews

On the shoulders of Giants! Pick the brain of the most successful game designers and profit from their secret success strategies.

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Mechanical Deep Dives

Learn how specific game mechanics have been used in other games and get inspiration and ideas for your own designs.

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Games De-constructed

Learn from existing games by de-constrcuting them? How were mechanics orchestrated and why have design choices been made?

Latest Episodes

017 – Ending Games using Fatigue & Exhaustion Mechanics

016 – Preparing for Playtesting and Scattershot Testing

015 – Aeons End & The Early Design Phase with Kevin Riley

014 – Cardpocalypse and Legacy Elements in CCGs with Angelo Nikolaou

013 – Turn Order and Initiative in Cooperative Card and Board Games

012 – Co-Op Mechanics Part 2 – Fighting the Alpha Player Problem, Creating Team Decisions and Adding Tension

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