John D Clair on Design, Mistborn, Stormlight and beyond - TCbH Interviews

John has designed numerous hit #boardgames most prominently for #AEG and #brotherwisegames. This was a great chat we had after getting a chance to hang out for the weekend at Platypus Con 2025 in Juneau, AK. 00:00 - Intro01:19 - Breaking in and beyond card crafting05:51 - The origin story12:43 - Transition to game design full-time18:15 - Honing your craft24:25 - Pitching, showing & development32:45 - Mistborn, STORMLIGHT, Oh My! 51:39 - Designing what comes natural53:47 - Adapting a world60:27 - Ambitions to originality67:42 - A new Mystic ValeLinks:Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551