The Board Game Design Lab
Gabe BarrettThe Board Game Design Lab was created for one purpose: to help you design great games people love. To accomplish that goal, this podcast interviews designers, publishers, and board game insiders on specific topics related to game design. I don’t waste time talking about recently played games or pop culture. Instead, the show does a deep dive into subjects that I hope you’ll find extremely valuable... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 487 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Categories | CraftsGamesLeisure | ||||
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Latest Episodes
In this BGDL rewind from June of 2020, Corey Konieczka breaks down his entire design process. more
In this BGDL rewind from May of 2019, Elizabeth Hargrave dives into all the ins and outs of designing an engine-building game. We chat about her personal design process and all the interesting obstacles she encountered when designing Wingspan. We als... more
In this BGDL rewind from April of 2020, Ignacy Trzewiczek, founder of Portal Games and designer of Robinson Crusoe, discusses his company’s motto: Games that tell stories. more
In this BGDL rewind from December of 2020, I chat with Emerson Matsuuch about all the many ways a designer can use math to create better games. We talk spreadsheets, game balance, mathmatical models, and more! more
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- A great source of board game design insight
I started listening in 2023 and found each episode so relevant to my interests that I listened to every show from when Gabe Barrett started in 2016. Gabe creates shows with excellent and relevant topics on board game design and has had interviews with many key people in the industry. There is so much great material on board game design in this show that Gabe has even compiled it all into a book and other design aids. I was so glad to see Gabe resume the show in 2023 after a one year break in whi... more
Apple Podcasts5TheDustyShadow
United States4 months ago - Half Wonderful.
The show is big enough that it gets a lot of great guests. However, the host is a religious cult member and his BGDL group attracts similar people. They frequently are guests on the podcast and they have little to offer practically.
Apple Podcasts3Jessy CatterwaulUnited States5 months ago - Thoroughly Entertaining
I’m a late comer to board game design, and to this podcast, but I’ve immersed myself in both, and this podcast has been a phenomenal help!!I haven’t even touched the numerous streaming options on tv because I have this to listen to while I stay focused on “work”. Great job Gabe!
Apple Podcasts5Dr.CurillaUnited States3 years ago - Incredible resource
It’s been so fun watching Gabe grow over the years, and often he has more expertise and interesting things to say about the topics than the experts themselves! Keep up the great work and thank you for all you do for the design community.
Apple Podcasts5Big Fan 1820United States3 years ago - By far the best for game designers
Fair to say this is the single podcast with the most interview with game designers. If you are seeking to learn from the masters, this is probably the one to go with. Most other podcasts are about playing games, rather than designing them
Apple Podcasts5Carlos Flores L
Australia3 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #172 | United States/Leisure/Games |
Apple Podcasts | #66 |  United Kingdom/Leisure/Games |
Apple Podcasts | #66 |  Italy/Leisure/Games |
Apple Podcasts | #244 |  France/Leisure/Games |
Apple Podcasts | #2 |  Colombia/Leisure/Games |
Apple Podcasts | #20 |  Chile/Leisure/Games |
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