About this episode

Cole Werhle discusses his transition to founding Buried Giant Studios and his approach to game design.

Join hosts Dirk Knemeyer and David Heron as they welcome back Cole Werhle, the designer of hits like Root and Oath. In this episode, Cole details his major career move from Leder Games to founding Buried Giant Studios. He explains his unique business philosophy of making "fewer games more slowly" to focus on dense games and sustainable creative infrastructure. The conversation explores how digital playtesting revolutionized his design process, the development of his massive project Arcs, and his insights on why the board game industry should remain "small and homey" compared to the volatile video game market

People in this episode

Hosts: Dirk Knemeyer, David Heron

Guest: Cole Werhle

Topics covered

• game design
• board games
• digital playtesting
• business philosophy
• creative infrastructure

Keywords

• game design
• Buried Giant Studios
• Cole Werhle
• digital playtesting
• board game industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Leder Games, Buried Giant Studios

Books & works: Root, Oath, Arcs

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