Dirk and David are joined by guest Justin Gary, accomplished game designer of many deckbuilding games. Justin’s career started as a professional, award-winning player of Magic: the Gathering and has continued with several successful designs. His creations include Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer, and Solforge. He and David talk shop this week about deckbuilding games, including communication to players and strategies for expansions.---------------------------------------------------------------Contact Info Dirk Knemeyer - @DKnemeyer, www.CQGames.com, Dirk@Knemeyer.com
David Heron - @DavidVHeron
Justin Gary - @justin_gary, www.justingary.com-------------------------Episode Outline
0:00:22 - Justin’s background
0:01:50 - Ascension
0:13:34 - Expansions and mechanics
0:19:14 - Influence of Magic: the Gathering
0:21:27 - Early projects
0:26:05 - Law school
0:29:27 - Current projects
0:32:56 - Kickstarter
0:37:07 - Deckbuilding mechanics
0:48:33 - Game design process
0:54:37 - Future goals