Author Archives: Jeff King

By Who, What, Why? This is the second month with a bonus episode. Tonight I tackled my loved for racing games. I focused pretty heavily on a few titles (Formula D, Rallyman GT, Flamme Go To Source…

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By Who, What, Why? Isaac Shalev and Greg Loring-Albright join me to talk about the Magic Circle, a concept originally mentioned by Huizinga in Homo Ludens and defined by Eric Zimmerman and Katie Salen. Go To Source…

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By Who, What, Why? John Vallerand, Jeff Warrender, and Jonny Pac joined me to talk about “Fairness” in a game, either on the designer or player end. We wanted to explore this concept since Go To Source…

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By Who, What, Why? Banana Chan and Sen-Foong Lim, co-designers of Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall, joined me to talk about their new game. We talked about the game design and how important Go To Source…

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By Who, What, Why? Joe Slack, a designer and game educator, joined me to talk about teaching game design. We explored how he got into teaching and how he has evolved to create his Go To Source…

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Leo Colovini, designer of many games such as Cartagena and Carolus Magnus, joined me to talk about his history as a designer, his experiences, and his advice for future game Go To Source…

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By Who, What, Why? Howdy listeners. This is a bonus episode because I have some more space left in my monthly allotment. I talk about why I love Gloomhaven and Pandemic Legacy from a Go To Source…

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By Who, What, Why? Jonny, Jeff, and Jason Dinger (new addition) join me to discuss jargon. Words and terms that designers and players use to describe games and describe experiences. The hobby has its Go To Source…

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By Who, What, Why? Bill Murphy and Scott Kelly, designers of Mathemagicians Duel, joined me to talk about designing educational games. Normally, educational games get a bad rap because they are bad games. This Go To Source…

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By Who, What, Why? Joshua Van Laningham, designer of Bullet, joined me to talk about his game currently on Kickstarter from Level 99. It’s a shmup similar to the arcade games where bullets rain Go To Source…

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