A Bit of Board Games: A Board Game Design Journey
*Podcast is on a hiatus*
A casual podcast by Bit Waffle Games documenting our journey in designing and publishing board games. We talk about a bit of our lives, a bit of our design process, and a bit of board games. Bit Waffle Games is an independent board game studio made up of two friends, Ralph and Stephen. We've been playing video games and board games for years, and wanted to tell our own stories through games. With Ralph's extensive experience in design and illustration, and Stephen's experience in UX design and graphic design, they have a strong foundation to be successful in this industry that they love.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 105
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2024
[65] LIVE - Dead Space & Game Design Session
This week, Trevor, Stephen, and Ralph live streamed Stephen's reaction to Dead Space while also talking a bit about the changes they're making to the game.
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[64] Awesome Playtest Feedback
This week, Trevor, Stephen, and Ralph talk about a successful playtest at a game design meetup and the feedback that they received. Tune in next week for a live streamed episode! Follow on Twitch to …
[63] The Stages Of Prototyping
This week, Stephen and Ralph talk about the 4th of July, prototype updates, and the 3 different stages of prototyping.
Article: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1443324/3-distinct-stages-prototyping
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[62] Immersive Art & Interface Design
This week, Stephen and Ralph talk about getting back into the card design, creating immersive interfaces and art, and diegetic UI vs non-diegetic UI.
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[61] Live React To WoW's Darkest Secret
This week, Stephen, Trevor, and Ralph live stream for the first time! They talk about the new mascot/logo for Bit Waffle Games (Wally), finding a good pace for game design, and react live to a video,…
[60] The Witcher Board Game, Starfield, and Game Flops
This week, Stephen, Trevor, and Ralph talk about working on the rulebook, Ralph finalizing his other work, The Witcher: Old World, Starfield, and various games that were over-promised, but under-deli…
[59] Just Chatting
This week, we lost our recording... So here's a redo of the episode with Stephen and Ralph. We chat about some new illustrations, yard work, Magic the Gathering: Lord of the Rings set, and other rand…
[58] Thematic Game Design
This week, Stephen and Ralph talk about the Dead Cells rogue-like board game and how they tackle making failure fun (last week's topic) and design elements of thematic games and how they bring you in…
[57] Can Failure Be Fun?
In this episode, Stephen and Ralph talk about whether the art or the game development is harder and if it's possible to making failing fun in a board game so that players keep coming back, even if it…
[56] Video Game Elements In Board Games
In this episode, Stephen and Ralph talk about the Apex Legends board game and adding replay value to board games through achievements and extra challenges.
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[55] Intentional Game Design
In this episode, Stephen and Ralph talk about Intentional Game Design and other things!
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[54] Imposter Syndrome & Finishing Art
In this episode, Stephen and Ralph talk about our new Art Director (it's Ralph), imposter syndrome, and how to know when your art is finished.
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[53] The Timeline For Foundry
In this episode, Trevor and Stephen talk about Kool-aid, the master plan for Foundry, and when they want to launch a crowd-funding campaign.
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[52] Accessibility In Our Cards
In this episode, Trevor and Stephen talk about designing their cards with accessibility in mind and continued progress on illustrations.
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[51] The Art Is Alive!
In this episode, Trevor and Stephen talk about the illustrations that Stephen has been doing, his art process, and next steps for the game.
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[50] Playtest Deep Dive Pt. 2
This week, Stephen and Trevor dive into more results of the playtest and talk through changes that will be made to the game.
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[49] Playtest Deep Dive Pt. 1
This week, Stephen and Trevor dive into the results of the playtest, and go over issues/feedback with the rules of the game.
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[48] March Playtest
In this episode, Stephen and Trevor talk about the first external playtest with some recorded reactions right after the game!
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[47] Competitive Tabletop Games
This week, Stephen and Trevor talk about finishing Stephen's home office, what a competitive tabletop game could look like, and for real scheduling a few playtests!
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[46] Adding Items & Modifiers
This week, Stephen and Trevor talk about some content updates to the game, working in the modifiers, and planning the next playtest.
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