Ep 77: A Conversation With Sean Chappell About Hivernation

I sat with Sean Chappell from Ramstar Games to talk about their first release: Hivernation. We discuss the design process for this abstract game as well as the challenges of being a first-time designer and publisher. Hivernation will be on Kickstarter April 13th. 1:01 -- A little about Hivernation 3:23 -- Origins of the design 7:20 -- Experience with co-designing and publishing 13:55 -- Constructing a Kickstarter campaign 21:46 -- Development and polishing process 30:31 -- Sean's history with modern board games 33:32 -- The unique joy of playing games in-person 41:47 -- Release info about Hivernation 46:25 -- Future games in the works for Ramstar Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.