The podcast where nice gamedevs talk gaming and game development. Nice!

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Nice Games Jam: Excited About Triangleshttps://nicegames.club/episode/453 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Nice Games Jam: Excited About Triangles

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Mummies from the GraveyardIt’s spooky month, so before diving into the game jam the clubhouse talks about a couple scary things. Dinosaurs (briefly) and breast cancer awareness month. Lydia shares her experience with the screening process. Editor Dale, has some things to add. Fun fact, Dale was driven to her first mammogram by Stephen and (not her husband Mark). Not-fun-fact, her sister-in-law detected her breast cancer, only because her adopted mother was diagnosed. They are both fine, but cancer is the opposite of fun.  Then they talk about mummies and card games mechanics as they make their game. That is fun.  Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Nice Games Jam: Mummies from the Graveyard

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Researching Inspiration (with Bernie Mattson)https://nicegames.club/episode/451 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Researching Inspiration (with Bernie Mattson)

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"More soda thoughts." Pitch Decks; Rotating Leadership

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Escape Rooms 101

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&#34;It’s annoying because, like, I’m annoying.&#34; Replayability; Blue-skyinghttps://nicegames.club/episode/448 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

"It’s annoying because, like, I’m annoying." Replayability; Blue-skying

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Chance Mechanics (with Heather Flowers)In this episode, the hosts welcome Heather Flowers into the clubhouse to talk about math and probability, while Heather insists they should be in the Evil Games Club and not the Nice Games Club. The group reflects on art and the interpretation of art.  Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Chance Mechanics (with Heather Flowers)

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Chance Mechanics (with Heather Flowers)

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&#34;Praise be to the bureaucrats.&#34; Player Investment; Crunch Culturehttps://nicegames.club/episode/446 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

"Praise be to the bureaucrats." Player Investment; Crunch Culture

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Nice Games Jam: The Great Floral Heisthttps://nicegames.club/episode/445 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Nice Games Jam: The Great Floral Heist

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"Your second draft." Code Comment; The Critical Eye Part 2

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Narrative-Driven Puzzles (with Brian Crick)https://nicegames.club/episode/443 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Narrative-Driven Puzzles (with Brian Crick)

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“That’s not how Lutherans work” Geology In Games; Shipping Updateshttps://nicegames.club/episode/442 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

“That’s not how Lutherans work” Geology In Games; Shipping Updates

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Nice Games Jam: "Triage Simulator"

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&#34;Level Designing Your Own Home&#34; Story the Player Never Sees; Polish Prioritieshttps://nicegames.club/episode/440In this episode Mark talks about an awesome Game Jam he is planning in association with Global Game Jam - Listeners in the Midwest or the UK (or have the ability to get there) can make a game on a train in Junction Jam.Mark rants about his new apartment, Stephen realizes that the purpose of this podcast is to rant and Lydia imagines what it would be like to have a following on YouTube, then waffles on sharing her social media TTRP in these show notes (let her know i the discord or feedback form if you want this)Mark philosophizes about the artist&#39;s intent vs the receiver&#39;s experience. Lydia compares Slay the Spire to Slay the Spire 2. Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

"Level Designing Your Own Home" Story the Player Never Sees; Polish Priorities

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Nice Thinking: Who That Pocket Monster?<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnicegames.club%2Fepisode%2F439&sa=D&source=docs&usg=AOvVaw0PkWly23ir27tv8voSiite&ust=1782921632471311" rel="nofollow">https://nicegames.club/episode/439</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Nice Thinking: Who That Pocket Monster?

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&#34;That’s basically numbers.&#34; Discussing Scope; Inspiration Though Research https://nicegames.club/episode/438 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

"That’s basically numbers." Discussing Scope; Inspiration Though Research

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The Job Market (with Amir Satvat)

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Vehicle Design (with Kris Roberts)<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnicegames.club%2Fepisode%2F435&sa=D&source=docs&usg=AOvVaw0Qvd07jySXp8rdrDhoC30t&ust=1780959695078195" rel="nofollow">https://nicegames.club/episode/435</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Vehicle Design (with Kris Roberts)

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Bachelorette Weekend Dinner Quest https://nicegames.club/episode/436 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bachelorette Weekend Dinner Quest

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&#34;I need less squidgy.&#34; Part-Time Work; Hintshttps://nicegames.club/episode/433 Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

"I need less squidgy." Part-Time Work; Hints

Three nice gamedevs talk gaming and game development. Nice!

Three nice gamedevs talk gaming and game development. Current events, guest interviews, and deep dives into the art and science of video games and how they're made. Nice! 
 
Your nice hosts: Ellen Burns-Johnson, Stephen McGregor, and Mark LaCroix.