
Building the Game
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Episode 284: Retail Love and My Precious
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: I typed words here. Feature of the Week: Let’s talk about FLGS and Being Precious Practicing the Pitch: Practicing indeed.
Episode 283: Un Pun Midwest and Washing Cars
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Not Trump… Tell your friends. Feature of the Week: Let’s do some talking about Unpubbing. Practicing the Pitch: Rob runs a car wash.
Bonus Episode 63: Not Trump Contest
BTG on iTunes Join in on the Not Trump Contest!
Episode 282: Car Fire
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: We in the house…. Feature of the Week: “It’s a Retirement Community!!!” Practicing the Pitch: Jason pitches Seven Bridges City!
Episode 281: Uno Quest
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: It’s a normal episode Feature of the Week: Let’s talk about Uno… No really… Practicing the Pitch: Time to pitch a game!
Episode 280: Evan Derrick and Thematic Detectives
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Evan Derrick joins us. Feature of the Week: Designing a Thematic Game. Practicing the Pitch: Evan pitches a Detective game.
Episode 279: Out of the Studio for the Last Time
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: For real, back in the studio next week. Feature of the Week: Let’s talk about a bunch of stuff. Practicing the Pitch: Jason pitches his amazing tile laying game.
Episode 278: Echo Echo Echo Echo Rules
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Neil Roberts is here!!! Feature of the Week: Complex Stuff Practicing the Pitch: And then Neil pitches a game!
Episode 277: GrandCon Live 2017
BTG on iTunes Live from GrandCon 2017!!!
Episode 276: Important Messages
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Back to mostly normal. Feature of the Week: Lot’s of stuff from listeners.
Episode 275: Gencon 2017 Recap
BTG on iTunes Gencon 2017 Recap!
Episode 274: Subscriptions and Methane
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: It’s one of those weird prerecorded episodes… Feature of the Week: The Gamecrafter’s subscription service. Practicing the Pitch: Rob is gassy.
Episode 273: Gencon 2017 Live!!!
BTG on iTunes Live at Gencon after the IDC.
Episode 272: Gencon 2017 Pre-Show Special
BTG on iTunes GENCON PRE SHOW SPECIAL 2017!!!
Episode 271: The True Cost of Designing and Farming
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Here we go again. Feature of the Week: How much does being a game designer set you back? Practicing the Pitch: Jason pitches Farmer’s Market
Bonus Episode 62: B Sides 08/02/2017
BTG on iTunes B Sides 1
Episode 270: A Perfectly Normal Episode
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: It’s a normal intro. Feature of the Week: It’s a normal feature. Practicing the Pitch: Wait. What Happened? The link to Jon and Jason’s project
Bonus Episode 61: A Codenames Conundrum
BTG on iTunes Codenames!
Episode 269: The Copac Decimal System
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Chris Copac in the house!!! Feature of the Week: The gamer’s perspective! Practicing the Pitch: Rob and Jason try to pitch a game for Copac and then he takes matters into his own hands.
Bonus Episode 60: IDC 2017 Head Judge
BTG on iTunes The Head Judge!
Episode 268: Kid Convo and War of Fight
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Josiah is back! Feature of the Week: What makes kid’s games fun for kids. Practicing the Pitch: Josiah pitches War of Fight
Bonus Episode 59: IDC 2017 Judges
BTG on iTunes Judges!
Episode 267: Pike Walleye Minnow Perch Crappie
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: The title of this episode is incredibly misleading. Feature of the Week: Nothing to do with fish. Practicing the Pitch: Wait for it… Fish show up… Eventually.
Episode 266: Origins Recap and Ordinary Socks
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: I am for real really back from Origins. Feature of the Week: Origins wrap up. Practicing the Pitch: Jason enters a contest for Haba http://www.allenpanakal.com
Bonus Episode 58: IDC 2017 Contest
BTG on iTunes It’s a contest!!!
Episode 265: Haba Haba Haba Vonnegut
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Still haven’t been to Origins but I already have actually. Feature of the Week: We talk about a lot here… Practicing the Pitch: Rob enters a contest for Haba Here’s a link to the Autumn PNP.
Bonus Episode 57: IDC 2017 Announcement
BTG on iTunes The news you have all been waiting for…
Episode 264: Support and Conquest
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: The awkward time when it is after Origins but Origins hasn’t happened yet. Feature of the Week: Supporting your games once they are published. Practicing the Pitch: Jason Pitches Conquest.
Episode 263: The Time of our Lives and Grilling
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: To quote Rob “I forgot my point…” Feature of the Week: If I could use time as a resource… Practicing the Pitch: Rob pitches about Grilling.
Episode 262: The Grand Gamer’s Guild’s Grand Gaming Adventure
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Marc Specter joins us! Feature of the Week: How a new publisher prepares for the first con booth at Origins. Practicing the Pitch: Mark Pitches Pocket-Ops
Episode 261: The Wolves Are Back Again
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: We manage to mention a game or two. Feature of the Week: Kickstarter stuff Practicing the Pitch: Jason repitches And Out Come the Wolves
Episode 260: Recent Favorites and Bozo Bowling
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: We are definitely talking about not games. Feature of the Week: Why do we love the games we love at this moment? Practicing the Pitch: Rob Pitches Bozo Bowling
Episode 259: Builder Questions and Toothy Terrors
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: What is even happening? Feature of the Week: Lot’s of questions. Practicing the Pitch: Jason Jumps the Shark(s).
Episode 258: Idaho No You Da Trivia Master
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: We are back in the stu-stu-studio. Feature of the Week: Let’s have a trivia contest Practicing the Pitch: Ain’t got no time for that.
Episode 257: I Blame Florida for This One
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: We are in Florida and joined by our mysterious co-worker, Alan. Feature of the Week: Programmed Actions Practicing the Pitch: Something good happens here.
Episode 256: I Don’t Even Know Where to Begin…
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Jump on it. Feature of the Week: We talk about stuff… Practicing the Pitch: If only…
Episode 255: Specialness and Clocks
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Jason’s Evil Twin Feature of the Week: What makes a game special. Practicing the Pitch: Rob Pitches Clockwork Kingdom
Episode 254: New Mechanics and Hidden Seeking
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Hello New Builders!!! Feature of the Week: Completely New Original Mechanics. Practicing the Pitch: Jason Pitches a game about Hide and Seek.
Episode 253: Unpub 2017 Recap
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Back from Unpub Feature of the Week: Unpub Recap.
Episode 252: Rob and Friends at Unpub 2017
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Rob and Company at Unpub!!! Feature of the Week: Joshua Josh Mills and Jason Kotarski.
Episode 251: Roll and Write and Aquanauts
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: It’s almost Unpub. Feature of the Week: Roll and Write Practicing the Pitch: Rob pitches Aquanauts
Episode 250: Technical Difficulties and Then This Happened
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Originally this was much different show… Please forgive me. Feature of the Week: How to prep for Unpub. Practicing the Pitch: Josiah pitches Robot Switch
Episode 249: Jon Gilmour and Games As Art
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Jon Gilmour!!! Feature of the Week: Games As Art Practicing the Pitch: Jon pitches Verbocity.
Episode 248: Builder Q’s and Construction Blues
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Joshua Josh Mills can stop complaining now! Feature of the Week: Builder Questions Practicing the Pitch: Rob Does a pitch Challenge
Episode 247: Old and New and Unfortunate
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Prickly Pear. Feature of the Week: Classic Mechanics versus New Crazy Mechanics Practicing the Pitch: Jason pitches a game about bad luck.
Episode 246: Unpub Update and Exploratory Surgery
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Rob is still sick. Feature of the Week: An Unpub prep update. Practicing the Pitch: Rob pitches a game about surgery. Guitar Wolf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_D9OjDoQ0 Afasi and Filthy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpH-Z1soSmc Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un5w_Lt2EV8 Feufollet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVWqRE3GEXw Eight Arms to Hold you:
Episode 245: Controversy and Horror
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Rob is at 50%, which is basically normal for him. Feature of the Week: Controversial Themes Practicing the Pitch: Jason pitches a solo horror game.
Episode 244: Game Combat and Aging Dragons
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Rob has no capacity for learning new things. Feature of the Week: Combat Systems Practicing the Pitch: Rob pitches a game about dragons
Episode 243: Player Counts and Alien Lineups
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Fake Sponsors! Feature of the Week: Managing Player Counts in design. Practicing the Pitch: Jason pitches a game about an Alien lineup.
Episode 242: Your Moderator Chris in the House
BTG on iTunes Intro and Welcome: Chris Michaud is on our show!!! Feature of the Week: Chris brings a topic!!! Practicing the Pitch: Chris pitches an old game from his closet.