Ep 67: Round 2 with Joe Slack, The Board Game Design Course

Published on: 1st February, 2021

Joe is a professional board game designer and author of the #1 international best-selling book, The Board Game Designer’s Guide, along with 2 other books on game design. He has taught Game Design and Development at Wilfred Laurier University and runs the Board Game Design Course, an online course for new game designers. He has published multiple games, and now focuses his efforts on helping budding new designers understand the various facets of getting a game to market.

For a link to Joe’s course, go to boardgamedesigncourse.com

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Board Game Binge

Bingeable board game content from across the industry.

Do you love board games? I do! But do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes?

How do meet-up groups get organized? What is the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign? How do publishers get their games to market? How are people reaching their market in an ever more competitive market? What type of social media personalities are springing up in support of this industry?

James interviews experts from across the industry and takes a peak under the hood in his quest to understand this far reaching community. Each episode is bite-sized, clocking in around 30 minutes, so you can take nibbles, or binge several episodes at once.

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James Staley

James is the president of Tin Robot Games, the publisher of 4 successful board Game Kickstarters; Tanks, but no thanks!, Queen of Scots: The Card Game, and Nutty Squirrels of the Oakwood Forest.

James is also the host and creator of the Board Game Binge Podcast, a short-format podcast dedicated to showcasing the personalities and professionals from across the board game/tabletop industry.

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Look forward to many more exciting and fun games to play with friends and family, or even solo!