A Conversation With: Brandt Brinkerhoff and Dave Beck

The Quackalope Podcast - Board Games

Devon invites Dave Beck—designer of upcoming Kickstarter Distilled—and Brandt Brinkerhoff—designer of another upcoming Kickstarter Oros—to sit down and have a conversation!

In this session, we talked about board game design, from conception to production, with all of the steps that must be climbed that the typical gamer might not think of when seeing a finished product on the table or a campaign on Kickstarter. They share an inside look at the process behind both Distilled and Oros, as well as unique perspectives on what it’s like to design a game.

Sit down with us on the banks of the board game pond and let’s have a conversation.

Watch a trailer for Distilled here.

Watch a trailer for Oros here.

Learn more about Distilled here.

Learn more about Oros here.

Who should we bring to the table next? Let us know in the comments!

-Time Stamps-

4:39 - Oros Origins
8:36 - Diary of Distilled
12:17 - The Pizza Box Prototype
15:05 - Kill Your Darlings
17:17 - Machinations of the Mind
20:31 - Getting Those Playtests In
22:27 - The First One Should Be You
26:02 - User Experience
29:43 - Nine to Five
32:50 - Under the Influence
35:46 - Teaming Up
38:41 - One Man Job
44:36 - Pandemic Play
53:48 - WTUnpub?
1:04:12 - Learning Kickstarter
1:12:33 - Oros Sales Pitch
1:18:09 - Distilled Tour
1:25:48 - Design Advice

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