A new in-depth game interview from Ryan of The Inquisitive Meeple with Stephen Finn about Herbaceous Sprouts. A dice game coming from Pencil First Games for 2-4 players.
Month: May 2018
Orchestrating Rice – A Conversation With…Philip duBarry
Philip duBarry is my guest for this show. We talk a lot about Philip’s game Black Orchestra.
Fairway’s Design Tips: 3 Easy Ways to Make Public Domain Art Better
There are lots of free sources of high resolution, public-domain images out there. Many of the best pieces to use are illustrations from old books or oil paintings. And lots of new designers try to use those in their games. There’s usually one problem: just slapping them onto a card usually looks terrible. And while the following might not work for a retail version of the game, this will provide cleaner prototypes. In this quick tutorial, I offer three tips for “doing it better” using Gimp. This post originally ran on Fairway’s personal site.
Wondering About Junk – A Conversation With…Daniel Solis
Daniel and I talk about his latest games – Junk Orbit and Wonderland from Renegade Games. We also talk about his design philosophy, past games, and what he currently has in the lab.
Publishers of Play: nestorgames
The Inquisitive Meeple’s in-depth interview with Spanish publisher, nestorgames. Best known, perhaps, for their abstract games, that are printed on mousepad like mats, that can be rolled up and easy to travel with. They discuss the story behind nestorgames, abstract games, publishing, and designing.
Trick-Up And Deliver – A Conversation With…Steven Aramini
Welcome back to The Go Forth And Game Podcast. This episode’s guest is Steven Aramini.
The Board Game Workshop Podcast #38: Game Design Contests
Chris talks about game design veterans, Joshua J Mills, Net Levan, T.C. Petty III, and Steven Aramini about game design contests.
Cassie’s Learn to Play: The Neverland Rescue
Welcome to the Learn to Play for The Neverland Rescue from Letiman Games. To visit a specific section, jump to the time stamps here: Introduction 0:53 Setup 1:45 Round Walkthrough 3:20 Letiman Games’ website: www.letimangames.com The Neverland Rescue Kickstarter campaign: www.tinyurl.com/neverlandrescue Music Intro and outro: Rainbow Street by Scott Holmes
Rewind: Designing Meeples with Matt Leacock
In this (rewind) edition of Designing Meeples (from March 2015), we interview famed tabletop designer, Matt Leacock shares some advice and tips on designing a good co-op game.
The Tale Behind Those Tricky Tides
The Inquisitive Meeple interviews TIGR writer and game designer, Steven Aramini on his new game, Tricky Tides. Currently, on Kickstarter from Gold Seal Games, Tricky Tides merges tricky taking with pick-up and deliver mechanics.