Fun Problems is a board game design podcast hosted by A.J. Brandon and Peter C Hayward. Join us as we look at fun problems (and solutions) in game design.
Joined August 2020
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Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays friends! We made a Christmas Special this year for you all to enjoy!
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@sowronggames Arkhipov getting a little more mainstream credit
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In case you missed it, we've started recording episodes with video, and putting them up onto youtube! If you like videos more than podcasts, rejoice!
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As requested, here is our Component Studio Primer/tutorial: youtube.com/watch?v=J3OA-LYR…
We've just released another episode about Component Studio. After listening to it Component Studio reached out and offered a CS discount coupon code: FunProblems
It will give 50% off for 3 months!
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Fun Problems retweeted
Hey aspiring pro creatives:
I’ve been making games for 20+ years and still have crushing impostor syndrome.
I assume my successes are pure luck and quietly agree with every critical jab calling me an overrated hack.
You’re not alone. The fear never disappears.
That’s okay
We are actually trying to get on a guest for a gameshow episode as well :) If you have any questions you'd like asked, let us know!
-AJ
I created a monstrous Google Sheets spread sheet for 400 nouns and 400 verbs for a game I'm working on that you can import using datamerge into an indesign card template. PM me if you want me to share it with you!
-AJ
@DecisionSpa Could you point me toward (or explain) your model for theme? In Ev Clim you mentioned environmental (minis art etc?), decision, and mechanical. What's the distinction between mechanical and decision? Great episode as always!
Brass Birmingham is a less obvious example, but everything you do benefits others. Is there not enough coal? Build a coal plant and everyone else can use it for free, but you get points if they do. No routes to the coal plant? Build them, same thing
Hanamikoji, Lanterns, gift of tulips, whirling witchcraft all do this. It's actually one of my favourite things in games personally.
@DecisionSpa After listening to the latest episode where you were excited to play a card battler I can't help but suggest Sakura Arms. It's got an incredibly deep decision space, and scratches both the deckbuilding and gameplay itches I have after quitting MTG.
After an unexpected hiatus, we're back! This episode we interview @AlexHorne on the design of taskmaster and how we can take those lessons and apply them to board game design. It was a ton of fun, and our first ever 3 person episode! jellybean.games/funproblems/
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for your patience during the very long wait between recording and releasing!