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Designer Notes

Designer Notes

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Why do we make games? Every designer has a different and very personal answer to that question. Soren Johnson, founder of Mohawk Games, sits down with noted designers to find out by examining their careers as a whole.
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Designer Notes 83: Mitch Lasky - Part 2
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Jun 6 2024 1h 54m
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Designer Notes 82: Mitch Lasky - Part 1
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May 6 2024 1h 53m
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Designer Notes 81: Jake Solomon - Part 2
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Apr 11 2024 3h 13m
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Designer Notes 80: Jake Solomon - Part 1
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Dec 5 2023 2h 42m
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Designer Notes 79: Trent Kusters - Part 2
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Oct 9 2023 2h 21m
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Designer Notes 78: Trent Kusters - Part 1
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Sep 25 2023 2h 31m
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Designer Notes 77: Cole Wehrle
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Aug 14 2023 3h 8m
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Designer Notes 76: Tanya Short
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Jun 23 2023 2h 44m
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Designer Notes 75: Moonbreaker
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May 3 2023 1h 46m
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Designer Notes 74: Charlie Cleveland
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Apr 13 2023 3h 14m
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Designer Notes 73: Liz England
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Mar 15 2023 2h 57m
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Designer Notes 72: Harvey Smith
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Jan 10 2023 2h 38m
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Designer Notes 71: Matthew Davis
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Nov 29 2022 2h 50m
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Designer Notes 70: Justin Ma
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Oct 9 2022 1h 59m
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Designer Notes 69: Chris Delay - Part 2
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Aug 15 2022 1h 53m
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Designer Notes 68: Chris DeLay - Part 1
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Jun 27 2022 2h 53m
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Designer Notes 67: Old World
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May 18 2022 2h 8m
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Designer Notes 66: Luca Redwood
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Mar 28 2022 1h 30m
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Designer Notes 65: Robin Hunicke - Part 2
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Feb 19 2022 2h 1m
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Designer Notes 64: Robin Hunicke - Part 1
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Feb 3 2022 2h 7m
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Designer Notes 63: Josh Sawyer - Part 2
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Jan 10 2022 2h 19m
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Designer Notes 62: Josh Sawyer - Part 1
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Dec 8 2021 1h 54m
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Designer Notes 61: Chet Faliszek
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Nov 20 2021 2h 50m
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Designer Notes 60: Andy Schatz - Part 2
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Oct 20 2021 1h 45m
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Sep 16 2021 1h 47m
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