Episode 393: Kristen Mott, Orange Horse Games

About this episode

Kristen Mott discusses her journey in game design and her upcoming projects.

Kristen Mott got her start designing games while homeschooling her children. Now she makes games for anyone who will play. Some notable titles include Stable Times, Insectarium, Dinosaur Exhibit, and the upcoming Garden Club and Prowl. She likes to create puzzly, family-weight games based on real-world systems. Kristen has a couple games running on Kickstarter. You can check them out here: Garden Club: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chriscouch/garden-club Prowl: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tgsv2/dragon-roost-prowl-and-space-potato-a-tiny-game-series-vol2 FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebinge WHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7r iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/ Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYm9hcmRnYW1lYmluZ2U= Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/board-game-binge/id1522623033 Visit Our Websites: Board Game…

People in this episode

Host: James Staley

Guest: Kristen Mott

Topics covered

• game design
• family games
• Kickstarter
• puzzle games
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• Kristen Mott
• Orange Horse Games
• Garden Club
• Prowl
• game design
• Kickstarter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Orange Horse Games, Kickstarter, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Tune In, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts

Products: Stable Times, Insectarium, Dinosaur Exhibit, Garden Club, Prowl

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