Design Diary
Board game designer / publisher Jason Tagmire looks at a new featured word each day from a design perspective. Sometimes it'll be mechanics, sometimes theme or tone, and sometimes the inspiration for a full game.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Episodes
- 145
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2019
071: Hachure
Today we look at board game design based on the word "hachure". : to denote surfaces in relief (as on a map) by shading with short lines drawn in the direction of slope http://buttonshy.com/designdia…
Mon 26 Mar 2018
070: Farce (with special guests Dr. Wictz)
Today Dr. Wictz (You Fool) looks at board game design based on the word "farce". 1 : a savory stuffing : forcemeat 2 : a light dramatic composition marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable p…
Sun 25 Mar 2018
069: Uncanny (with special guests Dr. Wictz)
Today Dr. Wictz (You Fool) looks at board game design based on the word "uncanny". 1 : seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie, mysterious 2 : being beyond what is normal or expect…
Sat 24 Mar 2018
068: Anent
Today we look at board game design based on the word "anent". : about, concerning http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD068-Anent.mp3
Fri 23 Mar 2018
067: Telegenic
Today we look at board game design based on the word "telegenic". : well-suited to the medium of television; especially : having an appearance and manner that are markedly attractive to television vi…
Thu 22 Mar 2018
066: Gainsay
Today we look at board game design based on the word "gainsay". 1 : to declare to be untrue or invalid 2 : contradict, oppose http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD066-Gainsay.mp3
Wed 21 Mar 2018
065: Laudable (with design community showcase)
Today we look at board game design based on the word "laudable". : worthy of praise : commendable http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD065-Laudable.mp3
Tue 20 Mar 2018
064: Croesus
Today we look at board game design based on the word "Croesus". : a very rich man http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD064-Croesus.mp3
Mon 19 Mar 2018
063: Scilicet (with special guest Rob Cramer)
Today Rob Cramer (Turbo Drift) looks at board game design based on the word "scilicet". : that is to say : to wit, namely http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD063-Scilicet.mp3
Sun 18 Mar 2018
062: Lexicographer (with special guest Rob Cramer)
Today Rob Cramer (Turbo Drift) looks at board game design based on the word "lexicographer". : an author or editor of a dictionary http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD062-Lexicographer.mp3
Sat 17 Mar 2018
061: Meander
Today we look at board game design based on the word "meander". 1 : to follow a winding or intricate course 2 : to wander aimlessly or casually without urgent destination : ramble http://buttonshy.co…
Fri 16 Mar 2018
060: Bird-dog
Today we look at board game design based on the word "bird-dog". 1 : to watch closely 2 : to seek out : follow, detect http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD060-Bird-Dog.mp3
Thu 15 Mar 2018
059: Woolgathering
Today we look at board game design based on the word "woolgathering". : indulgence in idle daydreaming http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD059-Woolgathering.mp3
Wed 14 Mar 2018
058: Scarify
Today we look at board game design based on the word "scarify". 1 : to make scratches or small cuts in (something, such as the skin) 2 : to lacerate the feelings of 3 : to break up, loosen, or roughe…
Wed 14 Mar 2018
057: Rabble
Today we look at board game design based on the word "rabble". 1 : a disorganized or confused collection of things 2 a : a disorganized or disorderly crowd of people : mob b : the lowest class of peo…
Tue 13 Mar 2018
Roundtable 01: Subjugation (Granite Game Summit 2018)
I am joined by Daniel Newman, Chip Beauvais (and his daughter Eve), Chris Anderson and Jason Greeno in our very first roundtable version of Design Diary. We discuss the word "subjugation", which was …
Mon 12 Mar 2018
056: Cursory (with special guest John duBois)
Today special guest John duBois (Avignon: A Clash of Popes) looks at board game design based on the word "cursory". : rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty http://buttonshy.co…
Sun 11 Mar 2018
055: Elucidate (with special guest John duBois)
Today special guest John duBois (Avignon: A Clash of Popes) looks at board game design based on the word "elucidate". 1 : to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis 2 : to give a clarifying …
Sat 10 Mar 2018
054: Nondescript
Today we look at board game design based on the word "nondescript". 1 : belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described 2 : lacking distinctive or interesting q…
Fri 09 Mar 2018
053: Agon
Today we look at board game design based on the word "agon". : conflict; especially : the dramatic conflict between the chief characters in a literary work http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD053-Agon…
Thu 08 Mar 2018
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