Fun Problems
By AJ Brandon and Peter C. Hayward
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Category: Games
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Episodes: 67
Description
Board game design is a deep and often challenging pursuit. We explore all aspects of game design and the fun problems (and solutions) that come with it.
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#65 - How to make a (DEEP) Childishly Simple Game
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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#64 - Helpful Advice with Tim Armstrong
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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#63 - A Week in the Life of a Game Designer
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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#62 - Audience Sell-Sheets 3
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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#61 - Amazing Board Game Hooks
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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#60 - An Entire Episode About Drawing Cards
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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#59 - The Best Design Advice on the Internet – Part 5
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May 31, 2025 |
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#58 - Audience Sell-Sheets 2
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May 23, 2025 |
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#57 - How to Balance your Board Game Part 2
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May 17, 2025 |
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#56 - How to Balance your Board Game Part 1
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May 09, 2025 |
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#55 - Catch-Up Mechanisms and Hooks
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May 09, 2025 |
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#54 - Would CMYK Publish This?
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May 03, 2025 |
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#53 - Critter Kitchen Design Diary
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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#52 - Would AEG Publish This?
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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#51 - Audience Sell-Sheets
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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#50 - Board Game Industry Predictions
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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#49 - Would Allplay Publish This?
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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#48 - Grab Bag Minisode
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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#47 - Why Your (GOOD) Game Won't Sell – Part 2
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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#46 - Why Your (GOOD) Game Won't Sell – Part 1
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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#45 - The Best Design Advice on the Internet – Part 4
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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#44 - Peter's 2024 Finances (Industry Talk)
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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#43 Co-designing
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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#42 BONUS Holiday Special
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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#41 - The Best Design Advice on the Internet – Part 3
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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#40 - The Best Design Advice on the Internet – Part 2
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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#39 - The Best Design Advice on the Internet – Part 1
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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#38 - Sell Sheets (Industry Talk)
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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#37 - Fidelity
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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#36 - Rethinking Rethinking Genres
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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#35 - The Third Type of Coop Games
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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#34 - Unhelpful Advice
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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#33 - Play Patterns
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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#32 - Fundamentals of Game Design and the Magic Circle
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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#31 - Foundational Games
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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#30 - Minimum Viable Prototype
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May 31, 2024 |
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#29 - The absolute best way to Prototype
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May 02, 2024 |
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Intuitive Rules – Peter solo episode!
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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#28 - Cutting Rules and Rules Exceptions
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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#27 - Game State
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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RIP (Zebras and Horses)
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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#26 Kids Games and Kid Friendly Games
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Jul 09, 2022 |
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#25 That Time You Killed Me Design Diary
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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#24 Alex Horne Interview! The Design of Taskmaster
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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#23 Brain Chemistry Part 2
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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#22 BONUS Inhuman Conditions
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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#21 Robotopia Design and Development Lessons
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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#20 Brain Chemistry, The Bedrock of Fun (Part 1)
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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#19 Structure VS Content
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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#18 Hook, Craft, Spirit (Part 2)
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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#17 Hook, Craft, Spirit (Part 1)
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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#16 Interview with Shannon McDowell (Puzzle and Escape Room Design)
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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#15 Interview with John Brieger (Developing and solo modes)
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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#14 Board Game Strengths and Weaknesses (of the medium)
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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#13 Jeff Fraser Interview (Cartouche, Codesigning and more!)
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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#12 Fixing BGG (Rethinking Genres)
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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# 11 Elegance and Cognitive Load
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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#10 - BONUS Game Names
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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#9 - Onramping (Designing for the first play)
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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#8 - Board Game Terminology (Part 3)
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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#7 - Board Game Terminology (Part 2)
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May 15, 2021 |
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#6 - Board Game Terminology (Part 1)
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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#5 - Community Submitted Pitches/Hooks
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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#4 - Design Space
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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#3 - Common Mistakes New Designers Make (Part 2)
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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#2 - Common Mistakes New Designers Make (Part 1)
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Dec 12, 2020 |
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#1 - Ideas
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Oct 22, 2020 |