29: Brett J. Gilbert and Trevor Benjamin

Brett and Trevor are both board game designers, who have an amazing portfolio of games.  Mandala, Undaunted, Guild of Merchant Explorers are all games one or both of them have worked on. In this episode, we talked about their community of game designers, and how they design and co-design games. If you listen closely you're sure to hear some well-kept secrets of board game success.

Chapters

• 0:37 How Brett and Trevor Started Making Games
• 8:06 Having a Board Game Design Community
• 11:34 Tabletop Simulator
• 23:40 Evolution of Game Preference
• 32:17 Heavy vs. Light Games
• 40:56 Further Developing a Game
• 57:22 Game Influences
• 1:09:40 Advice for Game Designers