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Emma and Gil sit down with Carla Kopp of Weird Giraffe Games and Galactic Raptor Games to discuss designing solo modes for games, the merits of "bots" in solo games, and how these bots tend to be named "Steve." SHOW NOTES 2m00s: Carla's first published game Super Hack Override. 4m53s: We spoke with Morten Monrad Pedersen on Ludology 154 - Leave Me Alone! about using Automa to make solo versions of games. 7m02s: Sarah Reed is a game designer, disability advocate, and all-around excellent person. 11m00s: The Cat Lady implementation for iOS and Android. 18m20s: Just a quick reminder that we’re talking about the digital implementation of the game Cat Lady, as opposed to Carla’s tabletop AIs. AI difficulty levels are more common in apps than they are in tabletop games. 19m45s: The Splendor digital implementation is sadly no longer available. 20m34s: Gil mentions the solo mode that comes in the tabletop version of It’s a Wonderful World. Emma mentions the solo mode from the Galaxy Trucker app. 21m13s: Calico 21m47s: Gil forgets to mention that Friedemann Friese included an “achievement sheet” in Copycat. 23m49s: Race for the Galaxy. We chatted with Theresa Duringer, CEO of Temple Gates, who developed the app, in Ludology 177 - AI AI, Captain! 24m26s: We're talking about the COIN (Counterinsurgencies) series of games, which have asymmetry built into them. Usually, each faction has a bot that allows many or all factions to be present in the game, even at a low player count. We talked to Volko Ruhnke, who began the series, in Ludology 178 - COIN Operated. 24m56s: The virtual gaming platform Tabletop Simulator. 26m54s: The three-body problem. 27m19s: Power Grid: The Robots 28m33s: Dune: Imperium, Smartphone Inc. 29m21s: Gil's second published game Battle Merchants. 31m24s: The Networks 33m10s: The underrated but absolutely amazing Fantasy Realms. 34m49s: Seven Wonders and Alhambra. We discussed desicion scales in games with Matt Wolfe in Ludology 157 - Come Scale Away. 35m36s: Abandon All Artichokes 36m51s: Skull, Space Dealer 37m33s: Weird Giraffe's upcoming games: Sara Perry's Gift of Tulips, and Fertessa Alysse's Wicked & Wise. 40m12s: Tokaido 48m02s: Carla's company with Dan Letzring, Galactic Raptor. Dan also runs Letiman Games. 51m45s: Bunny Kingdom, Root. We interviewed Root's designer, Cole Wehrle, most recently on Ludology 222 - Johnny Fairplay. 53m07s: Charterstone, Feudum 55m48s: The free cardmaking program nanDECK. 56m59s: The often-linked conditions of Narcolepsy and Cataplexy. 1h05m58s: "Tony" here is designer, podcast host, and excellent person Tony Miller. 1h09m09s: Carla’s website, Discord, and Twitter.
Dan Letzring, head of Letiman Games and publisher of Adventure Tactics: Domianne's Tower, stops by to response to the OSCS podcast we did on his game. It's a good back and forth where the publisher responds directly to our critical points. ----- Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/channel/UCnaZ7055IWOdm8XCJfFRDcw __________________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg and www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com
BJ and Steve chatted up Dan Letzring of Letiman Games, all about news of his three upcoming projects: Adventure Tactics: Domiane's Tower (hitting retail soon); Questlings story books and family RPG (on Kickstarter this month); and Squire For Hire with a new expansion! They also discussed recent spicy hot games played including: Meeple Land from Blue Orange Games; and Beyond the Sun from Rio Grande Games. We had a surprise guest, Spencer Williams from The Lighten Up Initiative and Board Games Are Fun Podcast join everyone for the ENVIE Game. Can the chat krewe continue their winning streak even with the ringer that BJ and Steve have brought in? Probably, but there's some controversy! Next week: Aaron Wilson & Ian Zang from GRAVITATION GAMES! Thanks for listening! Board Game Gumbo is a proud member of Punchboard Media Gumbo Live! Tuesdays at 8:30 PM CST / 9:30 PM EST hosted by Board Game Gumbo www.facebook.com/boardgamegumbo @boardgamegumbo on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook www.boardgamegumbo.com ← our written reviews, news, and convention recaps
Dan Letzring has run several created and funded 10 successful Kickstarter boardgames, and is already successful with Squire for Hire: Mystic Runes. Learn about how Letiman Games has grown over the years, including their most ambitious project called Adventure Tactics. Curious how their Kickstarters look, take a trip HERE to find out. Want to check out the live Kickstarter he is running, called Squire for Hire: Mystic Runes? Click HERE. The campaign is live until April 15th 2020! To learn more about FunDaMental Games feel free to visit www.thefundamentalgames.com Introduction Music provided by: https://www.purple-planet.com Voice introduction by Marilena D.
This is a blast from the past. It's a conversation with Carla Kopp and Dan Letzring of Galactic Raptor Games. We talk a lot about Animal Kingdoms. Since the game is arriving in backers' hands I thought it would be cool to rerun this show from earlier this year. Enjoy.
I talk with Dan Letzring and Nicholas Yu, creators of Adventure Tactics, a new cooperative board game inspired by classic tactical RPGs like Final Fantasy Tactics. Originally published as a video interview which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/3973q4N0pI401:12 - Inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics?04:40 - Overview of the Game07:18 - Campaign & Story08:27 - Characters & Their Classes09:46 - Ideas on the cutting room floor?13:38 - Failing forward18:00 - Player time investment20:44 - Maintaining tension24:04 - Simultaneous release expansions26:19 - Minis & Art Direction29:32 - What excites you about the game?Our Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551
I'm talking to Dan Letzring of Letiman Games about their latest game, Adventure Tactics. Here's some info about the game. Adventure Tactics: Domianne's Tower is an encounter-based, campaign-driven, cooperative deck-builder. Begin your journey as one of 5 Basic Classes and battle your way through a branching campaign where you choose your own path in an attempt to overthrow the evil Queen Domianne. With each encounter, you will level up and unlock over 15 Elite Classes, adding new actions, equipment, and abilities. Will your team find the right combination of Classes and powers in time to stop Queen Domianne? Let the adventure begin! The game is funded and has unlocked 3 stretch goals as of this posting.
Richard is joineed by Dan Letzring and Nicholas Yu, the partners in crime behind Adventure Tactics, a stunning looking tactical games inspired by Final Fantasy and looking sweet. And I like the look of it a LOT.. Links of Notes http://www.tinyurl.com/adventuretactics https://twitter.com/yutingxiang http://zucchinipeoplegames.com/ https://www.letimangames.com/ https://www.letimangames.com/adventure-tactics.html https://www.facebook.com/LetimanGames/ https://twitter.com/letimangames https://www.instagram.com/letimangames/ ================================================================== If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on APPLE PODCASTS. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405 DROP US A REVIEW HERE.. READ OUR WRITING - https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com WE ARE NOW ON SPOTIFY!! https://open.spotify.com/show/7ooBejoLBsIHoP7IpCtnYZ YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/c/WereNotWizardsTabletopPodcast www.patreon.com/werenotwizards SUPPORT THE SHOW WITH $£ www.werenotwizards.blogspot.com - Read our Reviews https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3334 - Our BGG Guild Board Game Geek https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards Website - www.werenotwizards.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards BUY SOME MERCH - https://www.redbubble.com/people/WereNotWizards/portfolio
Dan Letzring is back, and he's here to talk about the latest offering from Letiman games: Adventure Tactics. This is a campaign game inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics that promises to offer the adventuring and character growth of a game like Descent or Gloomhaven without the mandatory 3 hour play sessions. Adventure Tactics will be on Kickstarter July 29th! See more from Letiman Games here: https://www.letimangames.com/ Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.
We're back! ENGN listeners know that Jason loves his big, honking adventure games. A really clever and unique one from Letzring Games will launch on Kickstarter this Monday, July 29th. We're chatting Adventure Tactics: Domianne's Tower from three different perspectives - the deck construction and tactical planning on the hero side, the set-piece, cinematic nature of combat in the system, and a whimsical fantasy story. If you've ever wanted to play Final Fantasy Tactics on a big board, this one might be for you.
Join us on this episode as we talk to Dan Letzring (Publisher of Letiman Games) and Nicolaus Yu (Designer) about Adventure Tactics: Domianne's Tower, funding on Kickstarter July 29! Inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics, this game aims to be a great adventure game for those who like to upgrade their characters or multi class them. This game is a bulk of a game but promises to deliver an amazing experience that is not just a one and done! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Episode_241_Final.mp3
KST's first episode of Tavern Talk is live! This is a new series where we interview publishers, designers and other people in the world of board games. In this episode we had the chance to talk to Dan Letzring and Nicholas Yu from Letiman Games. They told us all about their experiences in the industry, using Kickstarter and their upcoming JRPG inspired game Adventure Tactics! Check out our other episodes as well! Subscribe and leave us a review! Email: kstpodcast@gmail.com Twitter & Instagram:@KSTpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSTpod/
Matryoshka is available on Kickstarter right now! I sit down with Cassie and Dan to talk about Matryoshka, a trading and bluffing card game about those Russian nesting dolls I didn't know the name of until I heard about this game. It's the first of hopefully many localization projects Cassie is organizing for Letiman Games. Their enthusiasm is infectious as they talk about this project, some of the rad art they've commissioned, and what's in store for the future of Letiman. I even pitch my own idea for a game that needs a North American printing, because I'm shameless like that. Click to see more about Letiman Games and Cassie. Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.
Animal Kingdoms, currently on Kickstarter, is the very first game from the new collaborative company, Galactic Raptor Games. The co-founders of Galactic Raptor, Carla Kopp and Dan Letzring, drop by to chat about the accessible nature of its card play, as well as the solo mode. Carla and Dan also chat about why they came together to form Galactic Raptor. Stay tuned for the aftershow in this one! We get into some predictions for 2019, including a desire to see more diverse, off-the-beaten path games and what both Carla and Dan are doing to make that happen. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticraptorgames/animal-kingdoms-an-award-winning-game-of-area-cont?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=animal%20kingdoms
Ryan and I chat with Carla Kopp and Dan Letzring of Galactic Raptor about their first game, Animal Kingdoms. You've probably seen the gorgeous art for the game on Twitter or Facebook and now you can find out more about it and the game.
Dan Letzring joins as our regular publisher host as we say goodbye to Gil. Before he leaves, he has a TON of great stories for us. You can reach out to Gil on twitter: @gilhova Hosts: Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign Dan - Publisher - @letimangames "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dan and I talk about what is happening with Letiman Games latest, The Neverland Rescue. We discuss some of the choices made during the campaign, a nail-biting ending, and some notes on production.
Dan Letzring of Letiman games sat down with Tony and Ian to talk about the independent publishing wing of the industry. How to balance family, work, and the hobby in a way that works! You can reach out to Dan on twitter: @letimangames letimangames.com Hosts: Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign Gil - Publisher - @gilhova "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Today, we're featuring an asymmertrical, two player, family friendly deduction game with a Peter Pan/ Neverland theme (you guys know how much I love my thematic games). Dan Letzring of Leitman Games hops on the show to talk about this design from Scott Almes, including some bits about its original theme (Boston Tea Party???), how it works across different skill levels and age groups, and some other tidbits. Neverland Rescue is live on Kickstarter!: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/letimangames/the-neverland-rescue-by-scott-almes?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=neverland%20rescue
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Episode 4 Welcome to The Board Game Workshop. News Granite Game Summit http://www.granitegamesummit.com Boston FIG Submissions due April 15, 2017 https://www.bostonfig.com The Game Crafter Big Box Challenge Submissions due June 5, 2017 https://www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/big-box-challenge The Gamehole Dungeon Crawler Challenge Submissions due August 15, 2017 https://www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/gamehole-dungeon-crawler-challenge Button Shy Wallet Game Contest Submissions due April 23, 2017 http://buttonshygames.com/blogs/news-1/button-shy-games-wallet-contest-2017 Interview with Dan Letzring http://www.letimangames.com Contact Us theboardgameworkshop@gmail.com theboardgameworkshop.com https://twitter.com/TheBGWorkshop https://www.facebook.com/TheBoardGameWorkshop/
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Episode 4 Welcome to The Board Game Workshop. News Granite Game Summit http://www.granitegamesummit.com Boston FIG Submissions due April 15, 2017 https://www.bostonfig.com The Game Crafter Big Box Challenge Submissions due June 5, 2017 https://www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/big-box-challenge The Gamehole Dungeon Crawler Challenge Submissions due August 15, 2017 https://www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/gamehole-dungeon-crawler-challenge Button Shy Wallet Game Contest Submissions due April 23, 2017 http://buttonshygames.com/blogs/news-1/button-shy-games-wallet-contest-2017 Interview with Dan Letzring http://www.letimangames.com Contact Us theboardgameworkshop@gmail.com theboardgameworkshop.com https://twitter.com/TheBGWorkshop https://www.facebook.com/TheBoardGameWorkshop/
This is my second conversation with Dan Letzring. We focus on his current Kickstarter Gageteers.
A double dose of trouble visits The Game of Crowd Funding, as Daniel Grek and Daniel Letzring have a conversation with Jeff about Dirigible Disaster, on Kickstarter through February 11, 2016. GO CHECK IT OUT NOW! Interview Dan Grek & Dan Letzring Dirigible Disaster Kickstarter Page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/letimangames/dirigible-disaster-a-frantic-real-time-co-op-for-2?ref=allusgeeks Letiman Games: … Read the rest
Jeff sits down with Dan Letzring, of Letiman Games. They discuss Dan’s first game from Kickstarter, Ph. D. The Game, doing proper research, future goals for Letiman Games, and of course Dino Dude Ranch; the current game on Kickstarter. Dino Dude Ranch is currently on Kickstarter and running … Read the rest