Welcome to the first of many Game Glimspes! In this new featurette, Richard will spend a few minutes discussing a single game that he is playing with his friends and family. The basics of gameplay and some simple strategy will be covered as well as an occasional guest’s point-of-view. 7 Wonders is a simple and...

Popcap’s Co-founder and Creative Director, Jason Kapalka, stops by Games With Garfield HQ for a very special DOUBLE episode. Richard, Skaff, and Jessica spend over an hour talking with Jason about: 1. Older, Current, and Future Popcap games, 2. Popcap’s methods for creating and designing games, 3. Popcap’s entry into the Asian market, 4. Narrative/Plot...

Richard, Skaff, Jessica, and Tyler chat with Jimmi Heiserman, creator of Quadradius – an internet game which plays with the feel of a board game. Topics of discussion include gameplay balancing, skill vs. luck, and forbs. EMAIL: [email protected] chewieMore Posts - Website

As PAX Seattle wrapped up Labor Day weekend, Steve Jackson paid us a late night visit to chat about games and his career. Responsible for such classics as Munchkin, Car Wars, GURPS, Illuminati, OGRE, and countless others, Steve has had a profound effect on the gaming industry, his fellow designers, and the public. EMAIL: [email protected]...

Paizo Publishing’s Pathfinder RPG, which extends and modifies the rules of the 3.5 edition of D&D, has continued to grow in popularity since it started its open playtest in March 2008. In this episode of Games With Garfield, Jessica, Richard, and Skaff – who have all participated in Pathfinder campaigns with Paizo owners Lisa Stevens...

This week, Richard, Skaff and Jessica chat with Marc LeBlanc, a video game designer and educator. Marc talks about the games he’s worked on and his framework for analyzing game design. Oasis | Mind Control Software | 8 Kinds of Fun Contact: [email protected] Special thanks to our audio engineer, Javier Garavito. chewieMore Posts - Website

June 19, 2010 – Spectromancer Skaff and Richard discuss their new expansion to Spectromancer. Richard tries to do a Belorussian accent and the crew ponders the need for more fart jokes. Also, Skaff wants you to visit WWW.SPECTROMANCER.COM. LINKS: Spectromancer – http://spectromancer.com/ Astral Tournament – http://www.astraltournament.com/ Contact: [email protected] chewieMore Posts - Website

May 8, 2010 – Puzzle Hunts Surprise!  Skaff and Richard introduce the new host of the Games With Garfield podcast, Jessica Price, and everyone muses on how to fix puzzle hunts. Contact: [email protected] chewieMore Posts - Website

The first Games With Garfield audio game review harvests a popular board game called Agricola. From zero level strategy to the passive aggressive German player interaction, game designers Tyler Bielman, Skaff Elias and Richard Garfield cover it all. Oh, and there’s a pig of indeterminate European origin. Listen now! LINKS: Agricola | Race for the Galaxy | Puerto...

March 22, 2010 – Balance The most recent edition of the Games With Garfield podcast walks the tightrope between love and hate as the guys take on the touchy topic of Balance. Join game designers Tyler Bielman, Skaff Elias and Richard Garfield as they discuss negative feedback loops, Super-Scissors and tons more about the Magic...

January 22, 2010 – The Ding Level up with game designers Tyler Bielman, Richard Garfield and Skaff Elias as they discuss the Ding. Is this podcast skill-based? Why are undead the only real enemy? When is persistent chunkiness a good thing? And how is karate like frequent flier miles ? Listen now and feel yourself...

December 12, 2009 – Nerfing We’re back and sounding better than ever! Join game designers Tyler Bielman, Skaff Elias and Richard Garfield for an in-depth exploration of “nerfing.” When is something “broken?” Which is more important, power level or player perception? And what is the secret of the “magic spreadsheet?” It’s a hard-hitting episode about...

November 11, 2009 – James Ernest NOTE: Due to technical difficulties beyond our understanding, the audio quality of this podcast is not up to our usual high standards. We’ve elected to post the podcast despite the slight audio problems and we hope you can enjoy the show. A special guest joins the podcast as James...

October 10, 2009 – Scrabble NOTE: Due to technical difficulties beyond our understanding, the audio quality of this podcast is not up to our usual high standards. We’ve elected to post the podcast despite the slight audio problems and we hope you can enjoy the show. Word freaks rejoice! For the first time, Games With...

August 21, 2009 – Casual Randomness Randomness, indeterminacy and Richard doing a French accent! All this can be yours as game designers Tyler Bielman, Skaff Elias and of course, Richard Garfield delve into one of the most important characteristics of games. The discussion covers the role of the roll of the dice and unearths the...

July 18, 2009 – For the Kids What was your first game? Did you ever change the rules or even make up your own? Join game designers Tyler Bielman, Skaff Elias and Richard Garfield as they discuss their humble beginnings and what they have learned about games from watching their own children play and grow...

June 27, 2009 – Magic News Games With Garfield gets personal this week when we discuss the upcoming rules changes to Magic: The Gathering with the game’s creator, our own Richard Garfield. Alongside game designers Tyler Bielman and Skaff Elias, the podcast features a frank discussion of each M10 rules change. Plus, a conversation about...

May 1, 2009 – Translation into Digital The third installment of Games with Garfield opens with humorous stories from GDC, extolling the virtues of analog presentations and . But after the giggling subsides, game designers Tyler Bielman, Skaff Elias and Richard Garfield get into the topic of tabletop games being converted into digital environments. Why...

April 13, 2009 – Variation in Setup Listen in on game designers Tyler Bielman, Skaff Elias and Richard Garfield as they talk about the many differences between games that have the same setup every time (like chess) versus games where the setup changes vastly from game to game (like Magic: The Gathering). But how do...

April 6, 2009 – Cooperative Games The first Games with Garfield podcast is like your first glass of scotch; a little rough at first but then it smoothes out and eventually you just can’t get enough. A touch of tabletop industry news is followed by a rousing discussion of Dungeons & Dragons as a cooperative...