Building the Game

Jason Slingerland•buildingthegamepodcast.com

Join Jason Slingerland and his fellow game design friends as they discuss the ins and outs, and ups and downs of being tabletop game designers in a documentary style. The Building the Game Podcast is published every week.

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Episodes

Episode 416: Eventually We Do Talk About Games

Jason and Nicole talk about stuff.

May 18, 2020•53 min

Episode 415: Bands Battle and Maps Are Terrifying

Jason and special guest Clio talk about RPG elements in board games.

May 11, 2020•48 min

Episode 414: If You Find This Episode, Video Chat With a Friend

BTG on iTunes Jason and Julio say You’re Welcome.

May 03, 2020•51 min

Episode 413: We Killed a Proto and Buried Its Guts Sprouted a Game Now We Have Coconuts

BTG on iTunes Jason and Julio say You’re Welcome.

Apr 26, 2020

Episode 412: The Age of the Universe and the Potential of Games

BTG on iTunes Jason and Mark talk about the potential of games

Apr 19, 2020

Episode 411: Punks on the Road and Gamers at Home

BTG on iTunes Jason and Jason talk about punk rock Quarantine.

Apr 12, 2020

Episode 410: My Friend, My Friend, and Me

BTG on iTunes Jason, Nicole, and Anthony talk about a lot of stuff.

Apr 05, 2020•54 min

Episode 409: Bringing Design Online

BTG on iTunes Jason and Julio talk about online design tools.

Mar 29, 2020

Episode 408: Physical Distancing and Helping Others

BTG on iTunes Jason and Stephanie talk about what we can do to help others in this time.

Mar 22, 2020

Episode 407: Word (Game) to Your Mother

BTG on iTunes Jason and Matthew talk about word games.

Mar 15, 2020

Episode 406: Along Came A Spider

BTG on iTunes Jason and Nicole talk about a lot of things that would surprise you.

Mar 08, 2020•47 min

Episode 405: A Weird Giraffe Walks Into A Bar

BTG on iTunes Jason and Jason talk about kid’s games.

Mar 01, 2020

Episode 404: 500 Miles of Fools

BTG on iTunes Jason and Jason talk about kid’s games.

Feb 24, 2020

Episode 403: Convos Concerning Cheaper Cons

BTG on iTunes Jason and Julio discuss making conventions more affordable.

Feb 16, 2020

Episode 402: Always Stick The Landing

BTG on iTunes Jason and Nicole talk about Satisfying ending in games.

Feb 10, 2020

Episode 401: Get Ideas Out Of Your Head Faster

BTG on iTunes Jason and Jon talk about failing faster. Videos Jon Mentioned: https://youtu.be/1lTcgSzf0AQ

Feb 03, 2020

Episode 400: Those Dam Beavers

BTG on iTunes Episode 400!!!!!

Jan 26, 2020•1 hr 58 min

Episode 399: Questions About Questing For Quality And Quantity

BTG on iTunes Jason and Julio talk about Quality and Quantity.

Jan 19, 2020•55 min

Episode 398: Expectations Are A Dish Best Served Managed

BTG on iTunes Jason and Jason talk about managing expectations

Jan 12, 2020•48 min

Episode 397: The Ballad of Kelly Hougland

BTG on iTunes Jason and Kelly talk about Kelly’s journey of design.

Jan 05, 2020•52 min

Episode 396: BTG 2019 Year in Review

BTG on iTunes Jason and Nicole wrap up 2019.

Dec 30, 2019•47 min

Episode 395: Ghost Parties and Battling Boy Bands

BTG on iTunes Jason and Banana talk about their projects.

Dec 22, 2019•49 min

Episode 394: Comprehending Contracts and Riding Rainbows

BTG on iTunes Jason and Julio talks contracts.

Dec 16, 2019•57 min

Episode 393: Tabletop Networks and Building Blocks

BTG on iTunes Jason is joined by designer Isaac Shalev to chat about Tabletop Network and the book Building Blocks of Tabletop Design

Dec 09, 2019•53 min

Episode 392: No Spoilers and Teaching Games

BTG on iTunes Jason and Jason pitch No Spoilers and then talk about Teaching Game Design.

Dec 01, 2019•51 min

Episode 391: Cutting Corners and Dancing Dice

BTG on iTunes Jason and Julio talk about cutting corners in prototyping and Dice Dice Revolution.

Nov 25, 2019•48 min

Episode 390: Social Issues and Carnival Games

BTG on iTunes Jason and Nicole talk about navigating social issues in games and Carnival Games.

Nov 17, 2019•48 min

Episode 389: Social Bonding and Inside Jokes

BTG on iTunes Jason and special guest Nate Daugherty talk about games that form bonds.

Nov 10, 2019•46 min

Episode 388: When Paul Bunyan Built The PNP Arcade

BTG on iTunes Jason and special guest Chris Michaud of Flip The Table fame discuss PNP Arcade.

Nov 04, 2019•49 min

Episode 387: Dead Games and Vampire Robots

BTG on iTunes Jason and Jason talk about reviving dead games and vampire robots with chainsaws!

Oct 27, 2019•51 min

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