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We all love to play board games. We each have our favourite genres, themes and mechanisms, and ultimately our favourite games. Over time our favourites change of course, as new games come out and we get a chance to play them. Yet, when we play a board game, we don't usually think about how this game came into being in the first place. Chances are we know the designer of the game. In fact, we might have chosen the game because we like other games by the same designer. Yet, very few will have any inkling of the hard work the designer has put into taking a spark of an idea and turning it into a working game. In the film The Games Designers written and directed by Eric Rayl, Mike Selinker phrases it really well: "Board game design is hard, like, I mean, real hard." Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/03/21/the-game-designers-saturday-review/
We all love to play board games. We each have our favourite genres, themes and mechanisms, and ultimately our favourite games. Over time our favourites change of course, as new games come out and we get a chance to play them. Yet, when we play a board game, we don't usually think about how this game came into being in the first place. Chances are we know the designer of the game. In fact, we might have chosen the game because we like other games by the same designer. Yet, very few will have any inkling of the hard work the designer has put into taking a spark of an idea and turning it into a working game. In the film The Games Designers written and directed by Eric Rayl, Mike Selinker phrases it really well: "Board game design is hard, like, I mean, real hard."
This week, while in quarantine, we talk about The Game Designers Movie by Eric Rayl. This is a great peek behind the hobbyist board game designer curtain. We only give an overview, but it's definitely worth watching. You can find out more at http://www.thegamedesignersmovie.com Also, since most of us are now quarantined in some way, here is Suzanne's list of board game apps which is much longer than our list from last week. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M824hQ0kgksiNuEmBMGFsAEsVPBo2VD5FvpEvYj6UVI/edit#gid=693775771 If you want to read the credits, send an mp3 (or similar audio file) of you reading the following names. (feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com, subject: CREDITS) Adam Harrison, The SGC, The Gift of Games, Jason Strong, Terrence Miltner, Steven Sites, Brian Arnold, Sean P Kelley, CMarie, Rudy Loo, Benjamin Haim-o-witz, Jerry Hwang, Caleb O'Brien, Jennifer Engelbrecht, Justin Willard, Christopher Dong, Jason Marks, Jeremey Fischer, David Radtke, Nick Kuikstra, David Sellers, Jason Rodney, Michael Yanikowski, Myles Clark, Cindy Lum, Phil Swartzell, Anne Reynolds, Eric Huffman, Adrienne Dong, Nate, Faz Flintham, Sean Peck, Eric See-lander, Mike Smith, Joe Hoover, Timothy Gross, Glenn Cotter, Jesse Walkoviak, Gregory Huber, Don Gilstrap, Steven Judd, Leane Verhulst, Christopher Letko, John Lewis, Joe Rakstad, Ron Nelson, Sahara Wentworth, Weatherman Keef, Nicholas Lotts, Agnes Toth, Paul Raymer, Jimothy, Matthew Droke, Aaron Moore, Jesse Wheeler, and Charles Pearson. Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon
Last week I saw the documentary movie “The Game Designers” by Eric Rayl which was successfully funded through Kickstarter and indigogo. First of all, I can recommend watching the movie. It covers a lot of great game designers. Some of them have already been guests on the Nerdlab Podcast as well. The documentation is about […]
Chris Faulkenberry (@ccfaulkenberry) and Eric Rayl (@zoomoutmedia) join James Meyers (@apollocontinuum) to discuss the Battle for Biternia Kickstarter and The Game Designers documentary that follows the design process.00:50 - Main topic: Documenting Kickstarter26:27 - What’s in the Oven?Things mentioned in this episode:The Game Designers documentary: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zoomoutmedia/the-game-designersBattle for Biternia: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonecirclegames/battle-for-biternia-the-battle-arena-board-gameDiscuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC.
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For the past 3 years, Eric Rayl has been traveling around the world interviewing some of the best designers in the world about their games, their processes, and their experiences in the industry. Check out the documentary HERE. The post The Game Designers Documentary with Eric Rayl appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
For the past 3 years, Eric Rayl has been traveling around the world interviewing some of the best designers in the world about their games, their processes, and their experiences in the industry. Check out the documentary HERE. The post The Game Designers Documentary with Eric Rayl appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.
Richard is joined by Eric Rayl who is working with Scott Alden from BoardGameGeek to produce The Game Designers, which is a documentary film in which several well known people from the industry have been interviewed as well as some shorter interviews from some well known designers. I chat with Eric about his own ventures into the hobby and how he got involved in filming this ambitious project. We might stay on topic. We might not. You just have to listen to find out. The link for the campaign is below so please check it out. LINKS OF NOTES https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zoomoutmedia/the-game-designers https://www.facebook.com/theGameDesignersMovie/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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.. DON'T GIVE US 10 STARS WE ARE NOW ON SPOTIFY!! https://open.spotify.com/show/7ooBejoLBsIHoP7IpCtnYZ YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/c/WereNotWizardsTabletopPodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW WITH $£ www.patreon.com/werenotwizards Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards Website - www.werenotwizards.com Blog https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND YOUR CONTINUAL SUPPORT
Tonight Dan And Chris talk to Eric Rayl the Director of The Game Designers Movie about his upcoming Kickstarter for the upcoming film release. They also give game impressions of Wingspan and The Boldest. Those topics along with their usual dangents, Kickstarter coverage and of course Trailers from the Big Game! Thanks for listening!
This week Charlotte & Ben are joined by Eric Rayl of Zoom Out Media to discuss this current project, The Game Designer Movie, a project that he is working on with Scott Alden of Board Game Geek! Together they chat about the rationale for the documentary the ups and down of Board Game Design and the global convention scene (we're not jealous at all!). Happy listening, Unlucky Frog Gaming Links Website: http://thegamedesignersmovie.com/ Credits Presented by Charlotte Porter and Ben Porter Guest Appearance by Eric Rayl Post Production by Charlotte Porter Recorded Using SquadCast.FM
This week Mike and Steve talk to Eric Rayl the director of The Game Designers movie. Peter chimes in after the end credits with some quick reviews of what he has been playing. Link to The Game Designers website: http://thegamedesignersmovie.com/ Check YouTube for playthroughs and reviews - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg Join our Slack - Slack - http://bit.ly/onestopslack Follow us at Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate to the channel - https://www.paypal.me/ColinDegnan Contact us - mvpboardgames@gmail.com
How many female game designers can you name? Eric Rayl, film-maker, joins this episode of the podcast to discuss his documentary entitle "The Game Designers." Eric and Alan discuss filming and the underrepresentation of women and people of color in the board gaming world. Special Thanks: Eric Rayl (guest) Sir Delton Brack (co-editor)