How a thematic win condition not only drives play, but allows for better immersion (audio):

https://ludology.libsyn.com/thinking-beyond-mechanisms-ep-10

Ending the game: how different game-end triggers can make for different player experiences (audio):

https://cardboardphilosophypod.podbean.com/e/episode-028-ending-the-game/

Drafting games: variations on the mechanism, the decisions it creates, and how designers can play around with it (audio):

part 1: https://decisionspace.podbean.com/e/drafting-pt-1-what-we-talk-about/

part 2: https://decisionspace.podbean.com/e/drafting-decisions-pt-2-what-we-talk-about/

How to build a sustainable community around your games and brand (audio):

https://unboxedboardgamepodcast.podbean.com/e/so-you-wanna-start-a-cult/

A discussion about the “toy factor” in games—what counts as a toy, what a strong toy factor adds to a game, how it changes views of the game, and more (audio):

https://cardboardphilosophypod.podbean.com/e/episode-023-toy-factor-in-games/

Publisher-media partnerships: different ways board game publishers can engage with various kinds of media, from journalists to reviewers to influencers and more (audio):

https://unboxedmarketingpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-10-invest-in-lasting-partnerships-with-media/

Luck in games: how players perceive it, the stigma around it, how it can help a design, and more (audio):

https://cardboardphilosophypod.podbean.com/e/episode-the-perception-of-luck/

Replayability: factors that make a game replayable, how they intersect, and whether replayability actually matters all that much (audio):

https://decisionspace.podbean.com/e/replayability-and-why-it-doesn-t-matter-what-we-talk-about/

Art in board games: How does a game’s art affect the way we play? (audio)

https://cardboardphilosophypod.podbean.com/e/episode-017-how-does-art-effect-the-way-we-approach-a-game-featuring-peter-mcpherson/

Winning: a conversation about why players care about winning a game (audio):

https://cardboardphilosophypod.podbean.com/e/episode-016-why-do-people-care-so-much-about-winning/

What does it mean for a game to be “too long”? What makes players feel like a game goes on too long? Or not long enough? (audio)

https://cardboardphilosophypod.podbean.com/e/episode-015-what-makes-a-game-too-long/

Dice, cards, and more: Different ways of generating random numbers and what makes them fun (audio):

https://cardboardphilosophypod.podbean.com/e/episode-014-rolling-dice-and-flipping-cards/

BoardGameGeek advertising: everything for publishers to know about promoting a game on BGG (audio):

https://crowdfundingnerds.com/episode147/

Getting a prototype ready for the Cardboard Edison Award—and then for a crowdfunding campaign after winning (audio):

https://buildingthegamepodcast.com/episode-591-diatoms-sound-super-fake-but-are-actually-super-real-and-super-cool/

Balance: a deep, two-part discussion about what game balance is, why we care about it, how games can be balanced, and the downsides of overbalancing a design (audio):

https://decisionspace.podbean.com/e/balance-pt-1-what-we-talk-about/

https://decisionspace.podbean.com/e/balance-pt-2-what-we-talk-about/

Content marketing for board games: some ways of using content to drive interest and demand for your games (audio):

https://unboxedmarketingpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-9-build-content-to-drive-demand/

An in-depth chat about prototyping and playtesting a board game design, with tips for each (audio):

https://decisionspace.podbean.com/e/playtesting-and-prototyping-this-is-the-podcast-about-the-designing-of-games-%f0%9f%98/

Why the question of theme-first or mechanics-first game design is a false dichotomy (audio):

https://ludology.libsyn.com/thinking-beyond-mechanisms-episode-1

What it’s like judging the Cardboard Edison Award, and tips for designers submitting their game to it (audio):

https://buildingthegamepodcast.com/episode-561-judging-games/

What to expect from entering the Cardboard Edison Award or another board game design contest (audio):

https://buildingthegamepodcast.com/episode-554-the-opposite-of-the-steel-tesla-prize/