So, a while back, I asked the BGDF's thoughts on creating a podcast about specific topics in game design.
That idea got a really good response, so over the last month or so, I've been putting together a website and podcast.
I call it The Board Game Design Lab
It comes in 2 parts:
1. The website is a resource for game designers that organizes design focused content from around the internet into easy to find sub-categories. Links to every good blog post I could find from the last 4 years are on the site and laid out in a way that's easy to navigate.
2. The podcast is a weekly interview show in which I talk to a guest about a specific topic in board game design.
Upcoming guests include:
Jamey Stegmaier
Luke Laurie
Richard Launius
Colby Dauch
Emerson Matsuuchi
Richard Ham (Rhado)
Jay Vales (BGDF member)
JT Smith
Jerry Hawthorne
Ryan Lauket
Mike Strickland
Stephen Buonocore
& More
To kickoff the launch of the site and podcast, I'm running a giveaway. One winner will be chosen at random on the day of the launch (DECEMBER 14th) and will receive games designed by the show's first 5 guests.
Check out www.boardgamedesignlab.com to subscribe to the mailing list and be entered into the giveaway.
And please help me spread the word by inviting any designers that you know to check out the site.
I'm excited about where the project is headed, and I think it has the potential to become a really great resource for game designers.
If you have any thoughts, questions, or ideas, please feel free to send them my way.
Best of luck with your venture! I really hope it succeeds.
My only comment, why one (1) Lucky winner... Seems a little much. Perhaps I would suggest five (5) lucky winners; where the order of winners determines which game the winner chooses... Each winner picks a game, last winner gets the remaining game.
Seems like too good of a giveaway: about $400 in games!
That's my only comment.
Thanks!
And I seriously contemplated doing the giveaway that way but ultimately decided it would be much easier (and cheaper shipping costs) to just have one winner. It's about $200 worth of games.