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Think Like A Game Designer

Delivering 20 Years Of Game Design Experience Straight To Your Inbox! Unpacking Game Design Lessons And Their Applications In Everyday Life With Brilliant Game Designers From Across The Globe!

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Game Design Inspiration from Gen Con

Innovative games and clever mechanics from Gen Con 2026

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Chad Ellis—Reality Gaming at Boda Borg, the Psychology of Negotiation, and Building Ego-Free Teams (#108)

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Luke Peterschmidt — Designing for Massive Fandoms, Eliminating Obstacles, and Exploiting Your Superpowers (#107)

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The Clarity of the Grave

How to get obsessed over what really matters and block out the rest

Ben Seck—Treating Your Career Like a Game, Shifting from Cards to Mobile, and Being a Boss Who Actually Backs Their Team (#107)

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Art Is Game Design

Why Visual Design Matters More Than Most Designers Think

Ivan Van Norman — From Broke Graduate to Geek & Sundry, the Reality of Scaling an Indie Studio, and Embracing Content Innovation (#106)

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A Tribute

Live Like Everyone You Meet Could Die Tomorrow

Zvi Mowshowitz—From the Magic Pro Tour to Wall Street, the Logic of Bookmaking, and the Future of AI Ethics (#105)

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Why Cooperation Is Hard to Design

The challenge of making every player matter