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The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

Ananda Guneratne, Charlie McCarron, Trevor Muller-Hegel
The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast
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125 episodes

  • The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

    118. Splendor

    04/2/2026 | 25 mins.
    How do you balance wildcards while still making them appealing? Can mechanics serve as mnemonics? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie dig up gems in Splendor.
  • The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

    117. Engine Building Games

    28/1/2026 | 31 mins.
    When do you end the game? Why does urgency matter? Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor discuss engine-building games.
  • The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

    116. Sprocketforge

    21/1/2026 | 35 mins.
    How do you keep players engaged when it is not their turn? Should you use faction-specific disadvantages? Charlie, Ananda, and Trevor spin their gears in Sprocketforge.
  • The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

    115. Studies in Sorcery

    14/1/2026 | 25 mins.
    What makes for a good Winston draft? How can you make wildcards strategically interesting? Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor cram for finals in Studies in Sorcery.
  • The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

    114. Wyrmspan

    07/1/2026 | 26 mins.
    How do you create long-term goals for players? Can one-shot cards progress your engine? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie excavate lairs in Wyrmspan.

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About The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

Join game designers Ananda Guneratne, Charlie McCarron, and Trevor Muller-Hegel as they analyze published games from a game developer's perspective. Each month, they pick a new game mechanic and three games to play in that genre. Each episode is 20 minutes of pure game design nerdiness!
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