Fun Problems
Fun Problems
AJ Brandon and Peter C. Hayward
#67 - Grab Bag Minisode 2
45 minutes Posted Aug 22, 2025 at 6:34 pm.
Welcome to In-Person Fun Problems
Strategy vs. Tactics
Designing for Audience
Balancing Strategy and Tactics
Scoring Systems in Games
Feedback and Playtesting
The Importance of Scarcity
Emergent Strategy
Creating Clever Discoveries
Final Thoughts and Goodbyes
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In this episode AJ and Peter dig into core game-design ideas: the difference between strategy and tactics, how scarcity and tough choices make games engaging, best practices for scoring and playtesting, and designing emergent combos that let players discover clever strategies.
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Big thanks to Eduard Matei for our theme song!