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Game Design Deep Dive

Game Design Deep Dive

By: Dan Bullock
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Dan Bullock interviews game designers with a focus on the challenges of historical board game design.

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  • Come Out Fighting with John Carnahan
    Nov 29 2025

    Our guest is designer John Carnahan. His latest, Come Out Fighting will be on Kickstarter on November 30th. I am not sure how many listeners have dipped their toe in miniature games, but I had to invite John to discuss his latest design, because it incorporates something extraordinary and radical in that space.

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    Outro Music: Gene Autry "Don't Fence Me In"

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    27 mins
  • Live from SD HistCon: Narrative in Solitaire Games
    Nov 19 2025

    Recorded live at SD HistCon, our esteemed panel was comprised of designers John Butterfield (RAF, Enemy Action Series, D-Day Omaha, Ambush), David Thompson (Valiant Defense Series, War Story, Undaunted), and Jeremy White (Skies Above Series, Enemy Coast Ahead Series, Atlantic Chase). We discuss embedded vs emergent narrative in historical games and how one leverage mechanisms to achieve the desired play experience in solitaire design.

    Outro music: Might Hannibal "All Nite Long"

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Radical Rulebooks with Greg Loring-Albright, PhD
    Sep 25 2025

    Greg Loring-Albright is the designer of Ahoy, Keep the Faith, and co-designed Bloc by Bloc: Uprising with T.L. Simmons. Moreover, he teaches Game Studies and Game Design at Harrisburg University. We discuss his recent zine RULEBOOKS FOR RADICALS on the importance of designing games in dire times.

    Outro music: Radioactivity "Time Won't Bring Me Down"

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    47 mins
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