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Making Game Hacks That Stay Small

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It's hard for us to make a hack that doesn't grow into a game of its own. In this episode, we talk about two playtests—one for a game variant, another for a new hack—and say what went well, what needs work, and how to keep small things small.

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Join the Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz⁠⁠⁠⁠

Support Design Doc Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/turtlebun⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out our games: https://turtlebun.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Get in touch:

Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com

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Content provided by Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland, Hannah Shaffer, and Evan Rowland. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland, Hannah Shaffer, and Evan Rowland or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

It's hard for us to make a hack that doesn't grow into a game of its own. In this episode, we talk about two playtests—one for a game variant, another for a new hack—and say what went well, what needs work, and how to keep small things small.

Links:

Join the Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz⁠⁠⁠⁠

Support Design Doc Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/turtlebun⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out our games: https://turtlebun.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits:

Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Get in touch:

Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com

Instagram: ⁠⁠instagram.com/turtleandbun⁠⁠⁠

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/turtlebun.com⁠

  continue reading

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