Test Coast Games

In "Indie Spotlight" we speak to designers who are taking the first steps towards publication.  Thomas Hanna is a Vancouver BC-based independent designer of the card game Nuke.

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Austin of PacificNW Gamer gives us the rundown on tabletop gaming events happening in Washington and Oregon State during February-March of 2020.  
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We speak to Jonathan Ying, designer of Star Wars: Imperial Assault, Bargain Quest and Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid. Jonathan recounts how he became an associate designer at Fantasy Flight Games, and how he made a lasting contribution to Star Wars lore. He tells us how his experience as a visual artist and author contributes to his game designs, and what it was like to work with his sister Victoria on BargainQuest. After working on licenses like Doom, Star Wars, Sonic the Hedgehog, Nickelodeon, and Power Rangers, Jonathan reveals just what his ultimate game property would be. 
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What game spawned pop culture phenomena like Stranger Things, Magic the Gathering and World of WarCraft? You can probably guess from the colourful title, but you will still want to hear Kennedy's personal story of how he discovered this Stroke of Genius.

Host: Kennedy Goodkey

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Our panel of guests discuss games we played in 2019, games we want to play more of in 2020, and our design goals for the new year.
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We speak to Jay Cormier, Vancouver-based game designer of Belfort, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Junk Art and many more.  Jay tells us about the merits of working in design partnerships and belonging to the GameArtisansofCanada. He recounts how he and his long-term design partner Sen-Foong Lim pitched their first games and made their initial industry connections. We learn about his new publishing company, Off the Page Games and their forthcoming game MIND MGNT, based on the hit comic book by Matt Kindt. Stick around til the end of the episode to lean about the comedian who inspires him to keep expanding into new ventures.  Fact of the show: Jay tells us how he and Sen popularized the board game sellsheet!  Links

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9vUF1Z0WZE6juTVxs9I1YA https://failfaster.ca/ https://inspirationtopublication.wordpress.com/