Lyn Phillips, Josh Bowman, and Mark McGee get together to discuss what value games offer, and whether games should exist. It’s not nearly as Nihilistic of an episode as that sounds! We also discuss how to pitch games to Allplay. 2:48 – What are Games Good For?13:16 – Pitch Perfect: Allplay25:30 – Should Games Justify Themselves?Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC. Check out our website at http://www.gdofnc.com.

Kevin Ude (@UdeGames and udeudeude), Josh Bowman, and Mark McGee (@mmark40) get together to discuss Designer Diaries, Carcassonne farmers, and look into why Josh doesn’t like Humanity (the board game, he like humanity just fine in general). 1:20 - Make A Designer Cry17:10 - Designer Diary Diary28:39 - My Favorite [Most Controversial?] RuleDiscuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC. Check out our website at http://www.gdofnc.com.

Isaac Shalev (@kindfortress), Josh Bowman, and Mark McGee (@mmark40) get together to try new things on this episode of the Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast. 5:55 – Iterative Design26:40 – Do Games Offer Choice?44:29 – Eclipse and DiceDiscuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC. Check out our website at http://www.gdofnc.com.

Mark McGee (@mmark40) and Kevin Ude (@UdeGames) join Matt Wolfe (@mattwolfe) to talk about starting a new publishing company How To Steam Broccoli. Tell Me Something GoodMain Topic - Designers Becoming PublishersDiscuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC.

Ashwin Kamath (@BoardGameGhee) and Clarence Simpson (@stoichamster) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about their journey designing their game The Wolves. 1:02 – Getting to know Ashwin8:15 – Main topic: Talking About The WolvesDiscuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC.

Matt Wolfe (@mattwolfe) joins Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about designing games in different genres. -- Tell Me Something Good-- Main topic:  Designing Games in Different GenresDiscuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC. Visit our site at www.gdofnc.com.

Clarence Simpson (@stoichamster) and Mitch Wallace (@MitchWgames) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about PAX Unplugged. 0:37 – First Timer Palooza with Mitch6:54 – Tell Me Something Good10:10 – Main topic: PAX UnpluggedDiscuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC.

Mike Belsole and Grace Kendall from the Tabletop Mentorship Program (Tabletopmentorship.org and @tabletopmentor) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about their mentorship program. -- First Timer Palooza-- Main topic: Tabletop Mentorship ProgramDiscuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC. Visit our website at www.GDofNC.com

Ian Phillips (@crunchwrapgames) joins Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about inherent properties of board games. 1:01 -- Tell Me Something Good 3:30 -- Main Topic: Inherent Weaknesses of Board GamesDiscuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com and visit our website at gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC.

Ian Zang  (@IanZangDesign, @GravGames, and gravitation.games) joins Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about all sorts of things that Ian Zang likes.2:30 -- Tell Me Something Good19:32 -- Main Topic: ZangedDiscuss this episode in our guild at...

TC Petty III (@PuppyShogun) joins Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about inherent properties of board games.1:37 -- Tell Me Something Good7:49 -- Main Topic: Inherent Strengths of Board GamesDiscuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow...

Isaac Shalev (@KindFortress and www.kindfortress.com) and Josh Mills (@JoshuaJMills)  join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about Player Expectations.00:56 First Timer Palooza with Isaac Shalev11:22 Tell Me Something Good18:25 Main topic: Player...

Nate Bivins (@natebivins) joins Mark McGee (@mmark40) to go into a deep design dive about his game The Silver River.1:46-- First Timer Palooza with Nate Bivins8:51-- Tell Me Something Good11:52-- Main topic: The Silver RiverDiscuss this episode in our...

Kevin Ude (@UdeGames and udeudeude) and Tony Miller (@beardedrogue) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about Redcap Ruckus and Kabuto Sumo, two games that share a similar inspiration but wound up being significantly different.1:59 -- Tell Me Something...

Josh Mills (@JoshuaJMills) and T.C. Petty III (@PuppyShogun) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about designing for the first-time experience.1:14 -- Tell Me Something Good9:21 -- Main topic: First Time ExperienceDiscuss this episode in our guild at...

Kevin Ude (@UdeGames and udeudeude), Emilia Zywot, and David Marron (@emdadesign) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about codesigning games.0:57 -- Double Time First Timer Palooza7:28 -- Tell Me Something Good12:42 -- Main topic: Codesigning...

Josh Mills (@JoshuaJMills) and Seth McCormick (@CardboardProf and cardboardprofessor.com) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about avatars and how they relate to games.1:18 -- Tell Me Something Good8:37 -- Main topic: Avatars in GamesDiscuss this...

James Meyers (@apollocontinuum), Chris Kirkman (@dicehateme), and Chris Faulkenberry (@ccfaulkenberry) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about fiddly games.0:57 -- Tell Me Something Good6:15 -- Main topic: FiddlinessDiscuss this episode in our guild at...

Matt Wolfe (@mattwolfe), Julio Nazario (@Junazaru), and Clarence Simpson (@stoichamster) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about designing, testing, and pitching games virtually.01:12 - First-Timer-Palooza with Clarence06:55 - Tell Me Something...

Ian Phillips ([email protected]) and Kevin Ude (@UdeGames and udeudeude) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about Mean Games.01:17-- First Timer Palooza with Ian Phillips08:33-- Tell Me Something Good15:22-- Main topic: Mean GamesDiscuss this...

Jeff Allers (@JeffreyAllers and jeffinberlin) and Alex Cutler (@alexcutler89 and DoubleAlexGames) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about Different Designer Scenes.1:05 -- First Timer Palooza with Jeff Allers9:05 -- Tell Me Something Good14:11 -- Main...

TC Petty III (@PuppyShogun) and Chris Faulkenberry (@ccfaulkenberry) join Mark McGee (@mmark40) to talk about what mechanics mean.1:02 -- Tell Me Something Good6:59 -- Main topic: What Mechanics MeanDiscuss this episode in our guild at...

We discuss game mechanisms that are similar to others, but perhaps more suited to certain settings.

We discuss space flight!