Ryan Simpkins joins Gelb to discuss his journey from designing competitions for shows like Big Brother and American Ninja Warrior to creating tabletop games.
Together, they explore the inspiration and development behind Ryan’s new word game "Death by Letters," the challenges of independent publishing, and how Ryan’s experience in television influences his approach to crafting engaging, re-playable games.
You can find out more about Ryan and Death By Letters here:
* app.staffmeup.com/profile/rrsimpkins
* https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deathbyletters/death-by-letters
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 out now.
Find out more at:
https://www.hotshot-pickleball.com
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