Damon Stone joins Dirk and David to discuss his game Liberation Haiti, a historical-themed deckbuilder and a Zenobia Award finalist. First, Damon talks about his experience in game design and development, including how he got started working with Fantasy Flight. Next, Damon talks at length about the historical setting for Liberation Haiti and explains how he mapped different mechanics to that theme. Other topics include how undefined time to prepare for a final confrontation can sometimes sink a game and how Damon chose to handle the random elements of a game that uses both cards and dice.
#238 Round Table on How Different Game Mediums Handle Edge Cases
#237 Old World: Utilizing Playtesters Effectively
#236 Tanya X. Short Makes Game Systems Obvious
#235 Diving Into MOBA Foundations
#234 Sen-Foong Lim Designs Edge Cases Out of the Game
#233 Round Table on the Challenges of Pleasing Customers
#232 Chris Bourassa Talks Darkest Dungeon
#231 Tim Fowers Talks Burgle Bros 2
#230 Rob Daviau Talks Return to Dark Tower
#229 Round Table on the Essence of a Theme
#228 Shawn Main Talks Legends of Runeterra
#227 Meguey Baker Talks Apocalypse World
#226 David Dunham Talks Six Ages
#225 Round Table on Thematic Games #1
#224 Scott Nicholson Talks Escape Rooms
#223 Kynan Pearson Talks Nintendo Themes
#222 Elizabeth Hargrave Talks Wingspan
#221 Nikki Valens Talks Eldritch Horror
#220 New Directions with Dirk and David
#219 Cole’s Thoughts on Pax Pamir: Second Edition
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Dear Alice | Interior Design
99% Invisible
The John Clay Wolfe Show
Great Expectations
A Tale of Two Cities
Creative Pep Talk
How to Decorate