RECAP #3
Ep 21 Rachael Blaske – Mint Control
Learned about low price point games, mass production quantities, and building a company based on a theme (Mint Tins)
Ep 22 Justin Burgess – WTF
Learned about creating a game based on a specific niche/community, and what efforts may be needed to expand from there.
Ep 23 Dan Letzring – Leitman Games (Squire for Hire and Adventure Tactics)
Learned about created a diverse offering of games within a company, and how to bring a popular, nostalgic game to life (Final Fantasy Tactics).
Ep 24 Adam Rehberg – Thrive (and Planet Unknown)
Adam discusses how he has fun with unique game components and mechanics, and then his game launched earning over $200,000 on KS!
Ep 25 Patrick Petersen – Dungeon Brawler
A new creator takes the idea of sidescrolling combat games into a very neat card game. He shares with us some of his learnings in the process.
Ep 26 Jacob Lindberg – SINS
A discussion about Cortadoo games entry into publishing games, including the amazing art in SINS, to the astounding mini planned to be included in the upcoming Cthulu Island.
Ep 27 JC Cheuk – Chicken Heist
JC shares some insight into the creation of the Chicken Heist party game, the artwork, and working with a team from a distance.
Ep 28 Dan/Connie Kazmaier – Chai
Plenty can be learned from Dan & Connie about how to truly build a community, the fun of travelling while playtesting, and creating deluxe game versions.
Ep 29 Billy Meyer – Goblin King is Angry
Billy was partnered up with long time friend Jonny Tingle, creating a very interesting Tower Attack game (instead of tower defense). He shares how the introduction of Lore into his campaign had people looking forward to more updates, and how a visually exciting component gave the campaign the funding push it needed to get it to production.
Ep 30 – Brandon Raasch – Lost Worlds of Josh Kirby
Brandons company, Bard Games, is focused on using Ips to develop visually and mechanically fun games. He shares his process for finding an IP, and plenty of insight into stretch goals as well.
