S2E3 - Playtesting, and A Telling Off (ft. Sam Dunnewold)

About this episode

Alex seeks advice from Sam Dunnewold on playtesting his game Fight or Fright.

Alex has to playtest his latest changes to Fight or Fright, and he turns to Sam for some advice. Sam imparts some hard truths about some of Alex's design thoughts. Thanks to Sam Dunnewold for coming on the show! Check out his fantastic podcast Dice Exploder, and head to itch.io to check out his games, including Band-Aids and Bullet Holes, Space Fam, and We Three Shall Meet Again. Jay Dragon's article for Boom Town Playtesting can be found here. Fight or Fright! is available now! Check...

People in this episode

Host: Alex

Guest: Sam Dunnewold

Topics covered

• playtesting
• game design
• advice
• podcast
• board games

Keywords

• playtesting
• game design
• Fight or Fright
• Sam Dunnewold
• Dice Exploder

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dice Exploder, Boom Town Playtesting

Products: Fight or Fright, Band-Aids and Bullet Holes, Space Fam, We Three Shall Meet Again

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