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Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures Games

Glenn Ford and Mike Hutchinson
Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures Games
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  • Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures Games

    Ep 167: Non-Combat Miniatures Games

    04/09/2026 | 34 mins.
    Glenn is a big believer in the power of miniatures games without violence and the stories they can tell. Mike struggles to find interesting stories in them. Let's talk about it.
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    If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
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    Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
    Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
    The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
    If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
    Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
    Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
  • Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures Games

    Ep 166: What is your game's Core Loop?

    28/08/2026 | 30 mins.
    Loops are very important in your game's design, but what are they? How do you make a good one?
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    If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
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    Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
    Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
    The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
    If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
    Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
    Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
  • Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures Games

    Ep 165: Let's Re-design... Battlefleet Gothic

    21/08/2026 | 40 mins.
    The guys have been wondering about how they might redesign some popular games based on an imagined brief. Next up: Battlefleet Gothic.
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    If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
    ===
    Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
    Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
    The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
    If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
    Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
    Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
  • Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures Games

    Ep 164: Let's Redesign... X-Wing Miniatures Game

    14/08/2026 | 54 mins.
    In Episode 164 The guys have been wondering about how they might redesign some popular games based on the imagined brief they might be based on. Next up, Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game.
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    If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
    ===
    Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
    Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
    The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
    If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
    Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
    Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
  • Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures Games

    Ep 163: Chain reactions & emergent gameplay

    07/08/2026 | 35 mins.
    Ep 163. Mike has been reading some very old battle reports, and he's been thinking about how everything was just much better in the good old days. Glenn thinks this is a load of rose tinted old bunkum, but is willing to humour the old boy.
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    If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
    ===
    Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
    Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
    The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
    If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
    Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
    Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
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About Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures Games
Game designers Mike Hutchinson and Glenn Ford talk about the craft of designing tabletop miniatures games. In depth discussions into a wide range of game design topics and tips.
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