John has designed numerous hit #boardgames most prominently for #AEG and #brotherwisegames. This was a great chat we had after getting a chance to hang out for the weekend at Platypus Con 2025 in Juneau, AK.
00:00 - Intro
01:19 - Breaking in and beyond card crafting
05:51 - The origin story
12:43 - Transition to game design full-time
18:15 - Honing your craft
24:25 - Pitching, showing & development
32:45 - Mistborn, STORMLIGHT, Oh My!
51:39 - Designing what comes natural
53:47 - Adapting a world
60:27 - Ambitions to originality
67:42 - A new Mystic Vale
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