Lori McDonald loves designing educational games. In this episode, Gelb learns all about Lori's journey into game design, the development of Earth Matters, and the motivation behind creating a climate change-themed game. They talk about the game's mechanics, gameplay, and the educational aspects that make Earth Matters unique. Additionally, they dig into Lori's decision to self-publish, her experiences with crowdfunding, and her future plans for expanding Earth Matters and creating new games, while also talking about Samuel Levac-Levy's Solutions The Game.
You can find out more about Lori Mcdonald here:
* Instagram: instagram.com/earthmattersgame/
* Website: earthmattersgame.com
* Facebook: facebook.com/earthmattersgame
* Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/lori-mcdonald-71802913/
My Favorite Games is a weekly podcast where your host Gelb sits down with RPG, card game, and board game designers to geek out about the games they like to play, learn from their game design journeys, and chat about the business of how to get your game from idea to published.About the host: Gelb is a game designer and director of the Midnight Trading Co., an Edinburgh-based board game studio that works with creatives around the world. Their first title, HotShot Pickleball is available soon. Find out more at
https://www.hotshot-pickleball.com
and connect and follow @midnighttradingco on Instagram: https://instagram.com/midnighttradingco Want to be on the show? Check out
https://mfg.midnighttradingco.com
.If you’re interested in board games, board game design, the business of board games, table-top games, ttrpg, ccgs, collectible card games, party games, and other games, we hope you’ll enjoy this podcast.
