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ClockWise Games is a show about two pals trying to create a board game. Follow along as Corey Lang and Billy Rouse attempt to take a game idea from brainstorming to kickstarter and beyond. Each week we will discuss a new part of the design process we are currently involved in. We will cover everythi…

Corey Lang & Billy Rouse


    • Oct 11, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 17 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Talking ClockWise

    Talking ClockWise Season 02: Episode 04: Talking Card Games and Grass Roots with Jake Medina

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2016 44:53


    In which Corey and Billy are joined by Jake Medina, the co-owner of Existence Games and co-creator of the Exodus Trading Card Game. Join us as Jake tells us all about his journey in creating and marketing the Exodus Trading Card Game.

    Talking ClockWise Season 02 Episode 03: Talking Tone

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2016 43:18


    In which Corey and Billy talk about how and why the tone of your board game is important.

    Talking ClockWise Season 02 Episode 02: Talking Motivation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2016 45:45


    In which Corey and Billy make another effort to talk about keeping motivated as an indie designer, or any creative person. Also, join us as we test out a new segment - Design Improv!

    Talking ClockWise Season 02 Episode 01: Talking Freelance Illustration with Andrea Radeck

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2016 51:28


    In which Billy and Corey are joined by illustrator Andrea Radeck. Join us as Andrea tells us about kickstarter, social media, and how to make it as an independent illustrator.

    Talking ClockWise Season 2: Episode 00 - Talking Transitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2016 41:26


    In Which Corey and Billy begin season 2 of Talking ClockWise - and ClockWise Studios in general. Listen in as we discuss what we did at Gen Con and how it's leading to big changes for the company.

    Talking with Q-Workshop and Following Through

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2016 43:30


    In which Q-Workshop answers a couple questions for us and we talk about following through on ideas.

    Talking ClockWise Episode 11 - Letting Projects Go.... also Sniffles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2016 35:48


    In which Corey and Billy discuss letting projects go and their approach to social media while they try not to sniffle too much.

    Talking ClockWise Episode 10 - Feedback and Criticism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2016 41:53


    In which Corey and Billy discover that they've been receiving listener feedback this whole time and never noticed. They also talk about how to give and get constructive criticism on creative projects.

    Talking ClockWise Episode 9 - Onward and Upward!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2016 37:33


    In which Corey and Billy provide updates on new and current projects

    Talking ClockWise Episode 08 - We Won Kickstarter!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2016 34:00


    In which Billy rambles about the Kickstarter detail and tries not to say "um"

    Talking ClockWise Episode 07 - Kickstarter! And Other Project Developments

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2016 42:41


    In which Corey and Billy announce their first Kickstarter and provide updates on everything they've done in the last month. They've been busy.

    Talking ClockWise Episode 06- Brainstorming New Projects

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2016 44:37


    In which Corey and Billy do some extended brainstorming for new games while we work on getting Folk Tales off the ground.

    Talking ClockWise Episode 05 - Getting Motivated to Talk About Motivation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2016 38:31


    Billy and Corey try to talk about motivation... and mostly get sidetracked. But it's still a lot of fun!

    Talking ClockWise Episode 04 - Interview with Our Graphic Designer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2016 29:31


    Billy interview the woman responsible for the Clockwise Studios logo, Mariah Donner

    Talking ClockWise Episode 03 - Our First Playtesting Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2016 22:05


    Billy and Corey continue their game design journey by recapping their first public playtest.

    Talking ClockWise Episode 02 - Talking Storytelling

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2016 31:22


    Corey and Billy talk about how they went about creating a narrative within their game. They also conduct a brainstorming session.

    Talking ClockWise Episode 01 - Our First Podcast!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2016 24:07


    In our very first podcast episode, Corey and Billy discuss the design of Folk Tales. We talk about why we decided to take on this project and some of our fears and joys during the design process of our first game. Listen in to find out how two average people go about creating a tabletop game.

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