The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast podcast

The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

Ananda Guneratne, Charlie McCarron, Trevor Muller-Hegel

Join game designers Ananda Guneratne, Charlie McCarron, and Trevor Muller-Hegel as they analyze published games from a game developer's perspective. Each month, they pick a new game mechanic and three games to play in that genre. Each episode is 20 minutes of pure game design nerdiness!

165 Episodes

158. Time Loop Games
11/11/2026
31:59
What gives NPCs moral weight? How do you shake things up between loops? Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor talk about Time Loop Games.
157. Monikers
11/4/2026
17:30
How do you create familiarity? Where do inside jokes come from? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie guess the words in Monikers.
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156. Moon Colony Bloodbath
10/28/2026
33:53
How can you make negative events fun? When do players feel they are 'all in this together'? Charlie, Trevor, and Ananda work things out in Moon Colony Bloodbath.
155. Tragedy Looper
10/21/2026
28:26
Why do mysteries work well with time travel? How should you model NPC relationships? Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor try again in Tragedy Looper.
154. Recipe Fulfillment Games
10/14/2026
31:05
How complicated should recipes be? To what extent can they be customized? Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor talk about Recipe Fulfillment games.
153. Cannes
10/7/2026
23:21
Do resources need multiple uses? What is the appeal of resource compression? Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor join the old boy's club in Cannes.
152. Age of War
9/30/2026
20:20
What provokes revenge? How should you mitigate dice rolls? Charlie, Trevor, and Ananda pick their battles in Age of War.
151. Distilled
9/23/2026
32:29
What is the difference between recipe fulfillment and set collection? How much uncertainty is okay when completing a recipe? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie age their spirits in Distilled.
150. Civilization Building Games
9/16/2026
28:34
How should civilizations interact? Why does obsolescence matter? Ananda, Charlie, and Trever talk about Civilization-building games.
149. Terra Mystica
9/9/2026
27:58
Does slowing down resource recovery benefit players? Should bonuses have a cost? Charlie, Trevor, and Ananda join the cult in Terra Mystica.

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