Board game designer Omari Akil joins Dirk and David to talk about Rap Godz, Hoop Godz, and the process of making games that connect both mechanically and emotionally with a specific theme. They discuss the hip hop theme of Rap Godz as well as the street basketball theme of the upcoming Hoop Godz. Additional topics include managing scope and IP issues with a hip hop game, staying true to theme even if it upsets other game design norms, and designing as a sibling team.
#197 Megagames with Ben Kanelos and Leslie Loy
#196 Admired Designers, Unlikely Games Enjoyed and Listener Questions
#195 Game Designer Alex Roberts
#194 Kickstarter Results and Listener Questions
#193 Game Designer Kellee Santiago
#192 Engineering Game Design with Aljernon Bolden
#191 Fireball Island
#190 Listener Questions - Cons, Kids, Games and Names
#189 Gaming the Past with Jeremiah McCall
#188 Listener Question - You Don't Blind Test a Painting
#187 Listener Question - Acronym Edition
#186 Looking forward and back, 2017 to 2018
#185 Game Designer Cole Wehrle
#184: Narrative Designer Edwin McRae
#183: Listener Questions with David, Dirk and Rob
#182: Game Designer Mike Bithell – Thomas Was Alone
#181: Listener Questions with David and Dirk
#180: Spy Club from Foxtrot Games; How Collaboration helped deliver results.
#179: Elizabeth LaPensée; indigenous self-determination in game development.
#178: Niki Crisci, Will Glow the Wisp
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