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Ancient Robot Games is an independent board game shop/café on Leith Walk in bonnie Edinburgh.On the Ancient Robot Podcast, hosts Dougal Freir (Owner, Ancient Robot Games) and Robert Gelb (board game designer) talk trends, design, and development of all things tabletop!Each…
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Deduction in Game Design | Episode 35 (opens the original)
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New episode is out now! Dougal and Gelb sit down to discuss the presence of deduction across ALL games - not just where you’d expect! If you have any burning game questions, or special events coming up and need some advice for what game to bring - email us at ancientrobotpod@gmail.com and we’ll endeavour to answer in an upcoming episode! Ancient Robot Games - https://ancientrobotgames.co.uk Midnight Trading Co - https://midnighttradingco.com Podcast Producer Ryan Scott - https://www.ryanscottmed
Designing Games with Accessibility in Mind with Alysa Thomas | Episode 34 (opens the original)
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This week we are joined by Alysa Thomas to discuss accessibility in game design and how to assess your game to ensure you are producing a game with others in mind - using Alysa’s constantly evolving Accessibility Framework. See Alysa's Accessibility Framework here - https://a11yframework.s.gy/tabletop2026 If you have any burning game questions, or special events coming up and need some advice for what game to bring - email us at ancientrobotpod@gmail.com and we’ll endeavour to answer in an upcom
Pocket Games to Play on the Go | Episode 33 (opens the original)
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In this weeks episode, the guys sit down to discuss pocket-sized games to take on your travels and entertain your friends no matter where you go! From trick-taking games, tile laying games, and even strategy games - there isn't any type of game that designers won't cram into your pocket. If you have any burning game questions, or special events coming up and need some advice for what game to bring - email us at ancientrobotpod@gmail.com and we’ll endeavour to answer in an upcoming episode! Ancie
'Il Fantasma del Giallo' - Italian slasher films turned TTRPG with Laurence Phillips | Episode 32 (opens the original)
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This week, Dougal and Gelb are joined by Laurence Phillips of Hardy Roach Games to discuss their new game ‘Il Fantasma del Giallo’ - a new TTRPG based on the proto-slasher, horror genre of 1960’s Italian cinema. This new game has everyone guessing who the killer could be, because it could even be YOU and you would have no idea! Laurence also goes into detail about writing systems with tension and suspense in mind and ways in which he has made his game a horror experience that GMs and players won
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