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SNAP Review – Gamestormers

October 27, 2023 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews
Gamestormers game box

Gamestormers is a creative, tableau-building card game where you take on the role of a game designer. But we found it hard to tell the STORY of a game.

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3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Andrew, Anitra, game design, Gamestorm, story, Storytelling

SNAP Preview – Game Design in a Box, with Running Out of Time

September 20, 2023 Andrew Smith SNAP Reviews
Running out of Time game design kit

What if I told you there was a game you could play, but it would also help you with the design process and how to become a better board game designer, all at the same time?

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Andrew, Asher, Blaise Sewell, books, game design, Jay Cormier, Kickstarter, Preview

Episode 353 – Danielle Reynolds Does It All!

August 21, 2023 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast
Danielle Reynolds

Danielle Reynolds is a project manager, game designer, podcast host, and general tabletop games volunteer… and friend of the podcast!

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Andrew, Anitra, Danielle Reynolds, game design

Episode 345 – Game Design with Emma Larkins

June 5, 2023 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast
Emma Larkins

This week we talk to Emma Larkins, designer of Abandon All Artichokes, Starry Night Sky, and Squabblin’ Goblins.

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Andrew, Anitra, Buffalo Games, Emma Larkins, game design, Gamewright, Interview

Episode 331 – Michael Guigliano

February 20, 2023 Updated: February 27th, 2023 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

Mike runs the CuseCon convention in Syracuse, is one of the co-hosts of The Full 42, and much more!

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Andrew, Anitra, Batman, convention, game design, Mike Guigliano

287 – Deon Mixon, Design Eye – The Family Gamers Podcast

April 4, 2022 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast
Deon Mixon

This week, we welcome Deon Mixon, creator of a game called Design Eye, a graphic design education board game that is all about creativity – “for people with great ideas”.

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Andrew, Anitra, game design, Interview

266 – Games By Kids – The Family Gamers Podcast

October 25, 2021 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast
Potions Class cards

We always talk about playing games with your kids – but what about playing games designed BY kids?

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Andrew, Anitra, game design, Kids

245 – Jonathan Chaffer – The Family Gamers Podcast

May 24, 2021 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast
Jonathan Chaffer

Jonathan designed several of our family’s favorite games, including Filler, Stroop, and The Kringle Caper. He tells us a bit more about those, and about his newest micro-escape room, The Independence Incident.

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Andrew, Anitra, escape room, game design, Interview, Jonathan Chaffer, Microgames

221 – Games, Art, and Design with David Diaz – The Family Gamers Podcast

November 23, 2020 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast
David Diaz

This week, we have David Diaz, creator of Fossilis and head of Mesa Game Lab.

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Andrew, Anitra, David Diaz, game design, Kids Table Board Gaming, Mesa Game Lab

211 – Long Distance Teaching and Game Design with Kathleen Mercury

September 14, 2020 Andrew Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast

This week, we’re talking to Kathleen Mercury, a middle school teacher who teaches game design(among other things).

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Andrew, Anitra, game design, gameschooling, Interview, school, teaching

77 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Isaac Shalev, Seikatsu designer

December 18, 2017 Updated: March 25th, 2018 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast
Isaac Shalev

This week, we talk to Isaac Shalev, co-designer of one of our new favorite games: Seikatsu.

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Arcane Wonders, dice tower network, game design, IDW, Interview, isaac shalev, Mayday Games

BLANK: A Game That Teaches Game Design

December 12, 2017 Updated: February 19th, 2021 Anitra Smith Reviews
blank game box

BLANK is basically a starter pack for the interested designer; it provides a template to create rules and effects to make the game your own.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, Anitra, card games, creativity, customize, game design, Hub Games

59 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Chris Anderson

August 14, 2017 Anitra Smith Podcast Episodes, The Family Gamers Podcast
Chris Anderson on Game Design

This week’s interview is with Chris Anderson, a board game designer (Blue Cube Board Games) and host of The Board Game Workshop podcast.

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Blue Cube Board Games, Button Shy Games, Chris Anderson, game design, Interview, wallet games

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