Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures Games

Glenn is a big believer in the power of miniatures games without violence and the stories they can tell. Mike struggles to find interesting stories in them. Let's talk about it.
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
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Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
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Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
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Loops are very important in your game's design, but what are they? How do you make a good one?
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
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Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames

The guys have been wondering about how they might redesign some popular games based on an imagined brief. Next up: Battlefleet Gothic.
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
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Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames

In Episode 164 The guys have been wondering about how they might redesign some popular games based on the imagined brief they might be based on. Next up, Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game.
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
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Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames

Ep 163. Mike has been reading some very old battle reports, and he's been thinking about how everything was just much better in the good old days. Glenn thinks this is a load of rose tinted old bunkum, but is willing to humour the old boy.
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If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012
===
Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com
Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games
The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh
If you want to support the channel financially you can join...
Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor
Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames