10 Minute Design Chat

10 Minute Design Chat

Have you ever thought about designing a tabletop game? Do you have 10 minutes to spare? Join Chris Kingsnorth, founder of 10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk, and Rob Sparks, Creative Director at Board Game Bud, for laid-back discussions about tabletop game design and the board game community. We’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions for the show; you can contact us any time at 10minutedesignchat@gmail.com. ________________________________ Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgamebud.com/ Follow us on Instagram: @tabletopapprentice (Chris) / @boardgamebud (Rob)

Episodes

September 6, 2022 16 mins

In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss the card deck. They discuss how it’s not just a pile of cards, and how altering the Size, Placement and Access attributes of a deck can change the feel, length and difficulty of your game. 

-Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

-Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.board...

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In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss the ‘card draw’. Is this the simplest mechanism? Is it actually a sub-mechanism? They talk about the Trigger, Action, Destination breakdown of drawing cards and the simple changes you can make to each step that will change the feel of your game.

-Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk...

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In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss the functional units of a game, what to call them and how using them as a starting point for game design can be clever, but not always fun.

 

-Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

-Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgamebud.com/ 

-Follow us on Instagram! @tabletopa...

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In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris welcome back Omari Akil to discuss designing games based on films, TV shows and other intellectual properties (IPs). Omari talks about the challenges of designing the Home Alone game, and how the creative constraints and time pressures of IP can be a double-edged sword.

 

-Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedes...

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Welcome back! In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss what’s been going on over the past few months; new jobs, busy lives and new (totally genuine) sponsorship deals...

-Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

-Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgamebud.com/ 

-Follow us on Instagram! @tabletopapprentice (Ch...

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December 8, 2021 16 mins

In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris are joined by Omari Akil, musician and co-designer of Rap Godz, to discuss music as a theme and source of inspiration for game designs.

-Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

-Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgamebud.com/ 

-Follow us on Instagram! @tabletopapprentice (Ch...

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November 28, 2021 12 mins

In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss party games! What makes something a party game? Is it the player count, the mechanics, the rowdiness of the participants or something else? 

-Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

-Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgamebud.com/ 

-Follow us on Instagram! @tabletopap...

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November 21, 2021 13 mins

In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss their tabletop origin stories and how they ended up hosting a podcast together.

-Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

-Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgamebud.com/ 

-Follow us on Instagram! @tabletopapprentice (Chris) and @boardgamebud (Rob)  

-We’d love to hear...

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November 15, 2021 11 mins

In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris try not to get too confused as they discuss abstraction in games, and how temporarily removing themes during development can liberate your designs.

-Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

-Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgamebud.com/ 

-Follow us on Instagram! @tabletopapp...

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October 24, 2021 14 mins

In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss surprises in games, and how you can incorporate the unexpected into your designs to create memorable moments. 

-Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

-Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgamebud.com/ 

-Follow us on Instagram! @tabletopapprentice (Chris) and @boardgam...

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October 10, 2021 13 mins

In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss the life cycle of a game design. How do ideas germinate, grow and reproduce? What happens when a design dies, and how is the demise of an idea an essential and positive part of the cycle?

-Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

-Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgam...

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October 4, 2021 12 mins

In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss games that encourage players to plan and build towns, cities, hospitals, theme parks and more. They discuss the variable scale of ‘urban planning’ games and what aspects of the genre they find most engaging.

-Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

-Learn more about Board Game Bud at ...

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September 26, 2021 12 mins

In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss toxic productivity, why creative minds are prone to it, and how ‘brain breathers’ can help keep it at bay.

-Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

-Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgamebud.com/ 

-Follow us on Instagram! @tabletopapprentice (Chris) and @boardgamebud...

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In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris are joined by Gabe Barrett; game designer, publisher and host of the Board Game Design Chat podcast, to discuss exploration and discovery in games. How do you bring the excitement and wonder of an open world to the tabletop, and can you make ‘saving’ an analog game a fun and intuitive process?

-Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challeng...

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August 15, 2021 12 mins

In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss fantasy, one of the tabletop industry’s most tried-and-tested themes. They discuss how well-understood genres can flatten out your game’s learning curve, and how to jazz up fantasy games with a fresh twist. 

 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

-Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgamebud.com/ 

-Follow us on I...

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August 13, 2021 43 secs

Flex your design muscles with this week's 10 Minute Design Challenge! In these extra-short episodes, we'll provide a game theme, component and mechanism; what ideas can you come up with in 10 minutes? We'd love to hear about your creations; just use the hashtag #10minutedesignchallenge to share them with the community!

Generate more design ideas using the 10 Minute Design Challenge game idea generator at http://10minutedesignchalle...

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August 8, 2021 12 mins

In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss one of the tabletop community’s favourite themes; Dinosaurs! Whether it’s their evolution, conservation or destruction, these prehistoric creatures can provide a wealth of inspiration for your designs.

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

-Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgamebud.com/ 

-Read the show notes at...

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August 7, 2021 43 secs

Flex your design muscles with this week's 10 Minute Design Challenge! In these extra-short episodes, we'll provide a game theme, component and mechanism; what ideas can you come up with in 10 minutes? We'd love to hear about your creations; just use the hashtag #10minutedesignchallenge to share them with the community!

Generate more design ideas using the 10 Minute Design Challenge game idea generator at http://10minutedesignchalle...

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July 30, 2021 43 secs

Flex your design muscles with this week's 10 Minute Design Challenge! In these extra-short episodes, we'll provide a game theme, component and mechanism; what ideas can you come up with in 10 minutes? We'd love to hear about your creations; just use the hashtag #10minutedesignchallenge to share them with the community!

Generate more design ideas using the 10 Minute Design Challenge game idea generator at http://10minutedesignchalle...

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July 28, 2021 14 mins

In this special Thursday episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris discuss how to prepare for a convention, how to get the most out of the event, and how to make the most of meeting other members of the tabletop community. 

-Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/ 

-Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgamebud.com/ 

-Follow us on Instagram! @tabletopapprentice (Chris) and @b...

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