All Episodes

#87 The best design advice on the internet - Part 9

#86 Careers in Board Games - Grab bag

#85 The best design advice on the internet - Part 8

#84 Board Game Fragility - Grab bag

#83 The Three Pillars of Game Design

#82 It took me a decade to get this interview with Elan Lee

#81 Board Game Contracts

#80 Peter's Board Game Design Finances 2025

#79 Would Exploding Kittens Publish This?

#78 The Levels of Designer

#77 Hooks and Introversion

#76 The Best Design Advice on the Internet – Part 7

#74 - How to Find, Build, and Run Playtest Groups

#73 - Regretisode

#72 - Types of Fun

#71 - The problem with end game scoring (Game Feedback) Minisode

#70 - An entire episode about taking an action

#69 - Why We Are Ending the Podcast

#68 - Listener Questions

#67 - Grab Bag Minisode 2

#66 - The Best Design Advice on the Internet – Part 6

#65 - How to make a (DEEP) Childishly Simple Game

#64 - Helpful Advice with Tim Armstrong

#63 - A Week in the Life of a Game Designer

#62 - Audience Sell-Sheets 3

#61 - Amazing Board Game Hooks

#60 - An Entire Episode About Drawing Cards

#59 - The Best Design Advice on the Internet – Part 5

#58 - Audience Sell-Sheets 2

#57 - How to Balance your Board Game Part 2

#56 - How to Balance your Board Game Part 1

#55 - Catch-Up Mechanisms and Hooks

#54 - Would CMYK Publish This?

#53 - Critter Kitchen Design Diary

#52 - Would AEG Publish This?

#51 - Audience Sell-Sheets

#50 - Board Game Industry Predictions

#49 - Would Allplay Publish This?

#48 - Grab Bag Minisode

#47 - Why Your (GOOD) Game Won't Sell – Part 2

#46 - Why Your (GOOD) Game Won't Sell – Part 1

#45 - The Best Design Advice on the Internet – Part 4

#44 - Peter's 2024 Finances (Industry Talk)

#43 Co-designing

#42 BONUS Holiday Special

#41 - The Best Design Advice on the Internet – Part 3

#40 - The Best Design Advice on the Internet – Part 2

#39 - The Best Design Advice on the Internet – Part 1

#38 - Sell Sheets (Industry Talk)

#37 - Fidelity

#36 - Rethinking Rethinking Genres

#35 - The Third Type of Coop Games

#34 - Unhelpful Advice

#33 - Play Patterns

#32 - Fundamentals of Game Design and the Magic Circle

#31 - Foundational Games

#30 - Minimum Viable Prototype

#29 - The absolute best way to Prototype

Intuitive Rules – Peter solo episode!

#28 - Cutting Rules and Rules Exceptions

#27 - Game State

RIP (Zebras and Horses)

#26 Kids Games and Kid Friendly Games

#25 That Time You Killed Me Design Diary

#24 Alex Horne Interview! The Design of Taskmaster

#23 Brain Chemistry Part 2

#22 BONUS Inhuman Conditions

#21 Robotopia Design and Development Lessons

#20 Brain Chemistry, The Bedrock of Fun (Part 1)

#19 Structure VS Content

#18 Hook, Craft, Spirit (Part 2)

#17 Hook, Craft, Spirit (Part 1)

#16 Interview with Shannon McDowell (Puzzle and Escape Room Design)

#15 Interview with John Brieger (Developing and solo modes)

#14 Board Game Strengths and Weaknesses (of the medium)

#13 Jeff Fraser Interview (Cartouche, Codesigning and more!)

#12 Fixing BGG (Rethinking Genres)

# 11 Elegance and Cognitive Load

#10 - BONUS Game Names

#9 - Onramping (Designing for the first play)

#8 - Board Game Terminology (Part 3)

#7 - Board Game Terminology (Part 2)

#6 - Board Game Terminology (Part 1)

#5 - Community Submitted Pitches/Hooks

#4 - Design Space

#3 - Common Mistakes New Designers Make (Part 2)

#2 - Common Mistakes New Designers Make (Part 1)

#1 - Ideas