HeyJaredRule of Carnage - Designing Better Miniatures Games
Game designers Mike Hutchinson and Glenn Ford talk about how, why and if they design tabletop miniatures games. With discussions, tips, reviews and interviews.
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Ep 169: Let's Redesign... Judge Dredd: The Miniatures Game (opens the original)
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Episode 169. The guys have been wondering about how they might redesign some popular games based on the imagined brief they might be based on. Next up, Judge Dredd! === If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012 === Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games The Rule of Carnage discord server: htt
Ep 168: Gubbins (opens the original)
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Does your game need gubbins? And widgets? Mike seems to like them more than Glenn. They might be a good idea. They might not. === If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012 === Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh If you want
Ep 167: Non-Combat Miniatures Games (opens the original)
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Glenn is a big believer in the power of miniatures games without violence and the stories they can tell. Mike struggles to find interesting stories in them. Let's talk about it. === If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012 === Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games The Rule of Carnage discor
Ep 166: What is your game's Core Loop? (opens the original)
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Loops are very important in your game's design, but what are they? How do you make a good one? === If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012 === Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh If you want to support the channel financia
Ep 165: Let's Re-design... Battlefleet Gothic (opens the original)
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The guys have been wondering about how they might redesign some popular games based on an imagined brief. Next up: Battlefleet Gothic. === If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012 === Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh If
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