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“This show is an honest and ongoing examination of the creative process. It’s not about a game, it’s about 2 artists figuring out what’s important to them and what they need to do and be to progress toward that goal. It is an embodiment of “the journey, not the destination”.
It is alternately...”Read full review »
M. Bohnhoff via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/26/22
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“This show is more than just a game design show. Over the years it has been a show about the struggles of crowdfunding, burn out and personal relationships. I love how honest it can be at times.”
antafein via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/28/22
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“For me, that this podcast is about designing games is besides the point. The topic is interesting to me, but the biggest draw is that each show quickly enters the space where two friends are talking very honestly with each other about a shared project and it feels like they’ve forgotten about the...”Read full review »
Madison, WI via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/27/22
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“Hannah and Evan make being game designers sound fun and pleasant. It’s a little like if Rat and Mole from The Wind in the Willows were setting about to make a game instead of have a picnic on a riverbank. Or if Rat and Mole were joined by a nice turtle and a little rabbit, who had brought some...”Read full review »
Alizarin Central via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/11/21
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“Love listening to these two creative, sensitive geniuses talk through their lives, their process and how it so often relates to our society. I’m actually a video game developer and came across this thinking it would also be about the digital realm of games. I don’t even particularly love...”Read full review »
Amanda6486 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/17/21
“This podcast sells itself as documenting the design of a tabletop roleplaying game, and it does do that. But what it also does is document being a game designer. Sometimes you get stuck, sometimes you latch onto an aesthetic word and come up with what it means later, sometimes you start a new...”Read full review »
dwdellinger via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/17/21
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“It’s really cool to see the mechanics behind the brains behind the mechanics of games.
I came to this podcast after hearing about the game from Character Creation Cast. Hearing that small amount of game play was a hook for me. It would be really cool to hear more game play here and there.
I’m...”Read full review »
Kaos Nyx via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
08/17/20
“I recently found this podcast and it couldn’t’ve come into my life at a better time. I love playing and learning about tabletop roleplaying games. I hadn’t heard of Questlandia, but seeing it and its “room for improvement” through its creators’ eyes has been an incredible inspiration to my own...”Read full review »
MChodorek via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/07/19
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“I am a Larp organizer in Kyoto and have been running one-shots for my local community. In a dense city, having to balance two languages (for locals and ex-pats), it can be quite difficult to design games. The way the two hosts bounce ideas off of one another and allow the arc of their creation to...”Read full review »
sandwich turtle via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/24/19
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“A deep dive into the process of rewriting a new edition of a game in its entirety, Design Doc goes above and beyond in its consideration of what's working and what might need to be retooled to better fit the stories the game wants to tell. This is no crunchy refining of numbers, but lots of...”Read full review »
gray darling via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/19/19
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“I just started this podcast and I’m totally hooked. I find the process of game design fascinating, so I’d listen even if the pod were boring, but it’s not! Hannah and Evan are charming and refreshingly transparent as they share their creative process and ongoing questions, and I leave each...”Read full review »
theodeomutts via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/05/19
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“Design Doc is one of my go-to podcasts when a new episode comes out. I listen to it for insights on the creative journey as I work on my own designs and to see how others approach things. Hannah and Evan are both clearly talented people with generous hearts and I’ve learned a great deal from the...”Read full review »
Brendan Carrion via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/07/18
“I really enjoy the NPR feel of this podcast. It feels like we're sitting down for a nice cup of tea in a relaxing lounge with some good friends, just relaxing and hearing these two amazing people discuss, in depth, their design process for Questlandia's second edition. Before this...”Read full review »
DM Lord Neptune via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/17/18
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“This is such a great podcast detailing the process of creating Questlandia the Sequel from concept to completion. I look forward to each release!”
Kent Blue via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/29/17
“Each episode of Design Doc is both a guide through one creative team's game design process and a pleasant conversation of worldbuilding and fantasy. The game they are making is shaping up to be something interesting and wonderful, and the structure they're following for the design is a...”Read full review »
Observer138 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/29/17
“One of the pieces of game design that can be tough is not having the opportunity to see the process from start to finish. This show highlights that process as we follow along with the development of a new game. Each episode brings a new topic or concern to the table that just might be the thing...”Read full review »
Richard KL via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/24/17
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“Just heard about this from Hannah at a panel at PAX Unplugged (which was the best panel I've attended so far) and tore through it. Definitely looking forward to the continuing peek into the design process, and the eventual result!”Read full review »
Nijyusan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/19/17
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“Thank you so much for taking us inside your process. I love your games and appreciate this as a player, game master, storyteller and wanna-be game designer. Your insights and honesty made for a great presentation and I look forward to following your journey towards Questlandia 2, "the War and...”Read full review »
@GMTimD via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/19/17
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