
The Game Design Round Table
Dirk Knemeyer & David V. Heron
Covering the full breadth of digital, tabletop, and role playing games, The Game Design Round Table inspires and educates aspiring and experienced game designers.
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#47: AtG Playtest, Agricola & More
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#46: Theme, Mechanics & Fun
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#45: Tabletop & Digital Design. With Ed Beach
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#44: Competition, Endgames & Updates
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#43: Randomness
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#42: King of Dragon Pass. With David Dunham
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#41: Paradox Games, Poker and AI
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#40: Multiplayer
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#39: Skyward Collapse, AI and Business. With Chris Park
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#38: Polish, Penalties & Updates
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#37: Failure, Punishment and Learning
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#36: Occult Chronicles & Life as an Indie. With Vic Davis
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#35: Ethics in Design, Hotline Miami & Updates
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#34: Progression Systems. With Soren Johnson
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#33: Unity of Command. With Tomislav Uzelac
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#32: Don't Starve, Shogun, Wiz-War & Updates
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#31: Tactics & Repetition
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#30: Design Lessons & Sirlin Games. With David Sirlin
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#29: Solium Infernum, 'Futbol Strategy' & More
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#28: Scoring & Victory
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#27: Board Game Design. With Martin Wallace
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#26: Puzzle Strike, Becoming a Designer, & More
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#25: Information & Obfuscation
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#24: Games and the Law. With Dave Fitzgerald
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#23: Magic, Drafting & Updates
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#22: Bioshock Infinite & Plaid Hat Games. With Colby Dauch
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#21: Free to Play. With David Heron
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#20: 'Tomorrow', Abnercon Games & Updates
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#19: Diplomacy & Allan Calhamer. With Jim Burgess
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#18: Spelunky. With Derek Yu
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#17: Kickstarter & Fate Core. With Fred Hicks
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#16: War Stories. With Michael Tan
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#15: Tactics, Company of Heroes & XCOM
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#14: 4X Games & Civilization. With Soren Johnson
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#13: Jon's New Game - At the Gates
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#12: CCGs & Dominion. With David Heron
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#11: Storytelling & The Walking Dead. With Telltale
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#10: Battle of the Bulge, Updates, and More
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#9: Journey of a Part-Time Indie. With Jesse Howard
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#8: End-of-Year Spectacular 2012
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#7: Experience & Replayability. With Scott Lewis
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#6: Running a Game Company. With Uwe Eickert
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#5: Digital vs. Tabletop Game Design
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#4: Storytelling & Crusader Kings 2. With Paradox.
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#3: Trends in Digital & Tabletop Game Design
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#2: Memory, Innovation and Being an Indie. With Rob Daviau.
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#1: Hello World!
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