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Tea & Table
Anni
15 episodes
5 days ago
Follow along as I make board games! Short weekly design diaries on Tuesdays. I talk about my progress, issues I encounter, specific game design topics and whatever happens to inspire me. Feedback, comments, ideas: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze Cover art adapted from www.game-icons.net under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Follow along as I make board games! Short weekly design diaries on Tuesdays. I talk about my progress, issues I encounter, specific game design topics and whatever happens to inspire me. Feedback, comments, ideas: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze Cover art adapted from www.game-icons.net under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Tea & Table
More Playtesting Advice That Varies

My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze

Main sources:

  • Board Game Design Lab (podcast & community), by Gabe Barrett

  • Think Like A Game Designer (podcast & newsletter), by Justin Gary

  • stonemaiergames.com (blog), by Jamey Stegmaier

  • Adam in Wales (YouTube channel), by Adam Porter

  • The Art of Game Design (book), by Jesse Schell

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1 year ago
5 minutes 9 seconds

Tea & Table
Playtesting Best Practices That Vary

My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze

Main sources:

  • Board Game Design Lab (podcast & community), by Gabe Barrett

  • Think Like A Game Designer (podcast & newsletter), by Justin Gary

  • stonemaiergames.com (blog), by Jamey Stegmaier

  • Adam in Wales (YouTube channel), by Adam Porter

  • The Art of Game Design (book), by Jesse Schell

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1 year ago
8 minutes 5 seconds

Tea & Table
Playtesting Best Practice Everyone Agrees On

In this episode, let's talk about common playtesting advice that - as far as I can tell - everyone agrees on!

Main sources:

  • Board Game Design Lab (podcast & community), by Gabe Barrett
  • Think Like A Game Designer (podcast & newsletter), by Justin Gary
  • stonemaiergames.com (blog), by Jamey Stegmaier
  • Adam in Wales (YouTube channel), by Adam Porter
  • The Art of Game Design (book), by Jesse Schell

My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze

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1 year ago
5 minutes 59 seconds

Tea & Table
Don't Fall - A Jump'n'run Board Game

Photo album: ⁠https://imgur.com/a/E1BqVSI⁠

Time to talk about one of my games again! In this episode, I talk about "Don't Fall", my board game adaptation of the 2D platformer concept from the video game world. This is how the game has already evolved, what I'm planning on doing next, and what inspired me to make the game.

My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze


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1 year ago
7 minutes 56 seconds

Tea & Table
Questions To Ask After Playing ANY Game

In this episode, I talk about how I try to improve my own game design skills by actively "post-processing" any game I play, using a simple list of prompts.

My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze

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1 year ago
6 minutes 31 seconds

Tea & Table
Beyond Mechanics & Theme First Design

Let's talk about ways to approach game design, i.e., where to start a game - and let's talk about more than the usual mechanics-first and theme-first approaches!

Previous episode I mention is Ep. 9: "Branching Out!"

GDC video I mention: https://youtu.be/4m-_WTKd8rE ("Aesthetic Driven Development: Choosing Your Art Before Making a Game")

My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze

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1 year ago
6 minutes 39 seconds

Tea & Table
Branching Out!

Making a few changes to the podcast this time around! Also: Branching out and working on multiple games.

My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze

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1 year ago
4 minutes 4 seconds

Tea & Table
Other Hacking Games Part 2 & Tea!

In this episode, I address the most urgent feedback I've received about the podcast (spoiler alert: it's related to tea!) and also look at a few other games about hacking, following Episode 5: "Other Hacking Games Part 1 - Android: Netrunner".

My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze

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1 year ago
3 minutes 29 seconds

Tea & Table
Making a Simple AI

Album with pictures for this episode: https://imgur.com/a/TauAqHf

In this episode, I explain how the AI in my game works. It’s a cooperative game after all, so we need some sort of opposing force! A major design goal for me is to minimize the upkeep and additional components for the AI, and to keep it simple.

My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@

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1 year ago
9 minutes 2 seconds

Tea & Table
Making My Game More Interactive and Less Bureaucratic

In this episode, I’ll finally tell you how (part of) my game works, yay! This episode is focused on the card play and I’ll talk about how I try to make it more interactive and less bureaucratic, but you already knew that from the title.

My contacts: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@

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1 year ago
6 minutes 10 seconds

Tea & Table
Other Hacking Games (Part 1) - Android: Netrunner

This is Part 1 of a short series of episodes that I'll throw in occasionally and in which I'll look at other hacking-themed games, to understand how they bring the theme to life and how my game compares to them.

The game I'm working on, working title “Infiltration”, is a cooperative game about hacking into a computer network.

My contacts:

  • Email: teaandtablegames@gmail.com

  • Discord: anniannianni@

  • Twitter/X: anniisgame@

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1 year ago
6 minutes 6 seconds

Tea & Table
Musings on Dice and Randomness

In this episode, I explore how I might represent hacking and the associated “luck factor” in my game. “Infiltration” is a cooperative game about hacking into a computer network.

My contacts:

  • Email: teaandtablegames@gmail.com
  • Discord: anniannianni@
  • Twitter/X: anniisgame@


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1 year ago
4 minutes 4 seconds

Tea & Table
Game Flow Or: How I Stopped Worrying and Got Rid of Rounds

I did some playtesting! In this episode, I’ll explore how I plan to address some feedback I received to improve the “flow” of my game.

“Infiltration” is a cooperative game about hacking into a network.

My contacts:

Email: teaandtablegames@gmail.com

Discord: anniannianni@

Twitter/X: anniisgame@

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1 year ago
5 minutes 35 seconds

Tea & Table
Hacking Theme & Core Mechanics

So what even is this game I'm making?

Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/zcIg5tr

My contacts:

  • Email: teaandtablegames@gmail.com
  • Discord: anniannianni@
  • Twitter/X: anniisgame@
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1 year ago
4 minutes 35 seconds

Tea & Table
Welcome and the Why

Welcome! And what even is this podcast?

My contacts:

  • Email: teaandtablegames@gmail.com
  • Discord: anniannianni@
  • Twitter/X: anniisgame@
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1 year ago
2 minutes 39 seconds

Tea & Table
Follow along as I make board games! Short weekly design diaries on Tuesdays. I talk about my progress, issues I encounter, specific game design topics and whatever happens to inspire me. Feedback, comments, ideas: teaandtablegames@gmail.com / Discord: anniannianni@ / Twitter/X: anniisgame@ / BGG: MegaSnooze Cover art adapted from www.game-icons.net under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0