Description
Dirk and David are joined by guest Justin Gary, accomplished game designer of many deckbuilding games. Justin’s career started as a professional, award-winning player of Magic: the Gathering and has continued with several successful designs. His creations include Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer, and Solforge. He and David talk shop this week about deckbuilding games, including communication to players and strategies for expansions.
Contact Info
Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, www.artana.com, Dirk@Knemeyer.com
David Heron – @DavidVHeron
Justin Gary – @justin_gary, www.justingary.com
Episode Outline
- 0:00:22 – Justin’s background
- 0:01:50 – Ascension
- 0:13:34 – Expansions and mechanics
- 0:19:14 – Influence of Magic: the Gathering
- 0:21:27 – Early projects
- 0:26:05 – Law school
- 0:29:27 – Current projects
- 0:32:56 – Kickstarter
- 0:37:07 – Deckbuilding mechanics
- 0:48:33 – Game design process
- 0:54:37 – Future goals