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Sirlin.Net - Game Design

Sirlin designed video games such as Street Fighter HD Remix, Puzzle Fighter HD Remix, and Kongai. He's designed tabletop games such as Yomi, Puzzle Strike, Pandante, and Flash Duel. He discusses the c... Read more

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 13: Starcraft 2

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 13: Starcraft 2

We discuss the release of Starcraft 2's third expansion, Legacy of the Void. This is a look back at what we liked about ... Read more

6 Jan 2016

1hr 33mins

Ranked #2

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 11: Game Balancing Techniques

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 11: Game Balancing Techniques

We discuss techniques I use to balance games. The point more about HOW we talk about such things and the general approac... Read more

21 Jul 2015

51mins

Ranked #3

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep3: Uneven Playfields

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep3: Uneven Playfields

In this episode, we discuss uneven playfields in competitive games. That's when a competitive game gives some players a ... Read more

30 Nov 2014

1hr 10mins

Ranked #4

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 10: Flash Duel

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 10: Flash Duel

We discuss the development of the revised printing of Flash Duel. Flash Duel is a simple and fast card game that in high... Read more

4 Apr 2015

49mins

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep4: Tournament Rules

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep4: Tournament Rules

In this episode, we discuss the kind of things that go wrong when creating rules for a tournament. The rules for high pr... Read more

12 Dec 2014

1hr 20mins

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep6: Character Bans

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep6: Character Bans

In this episode, we discuss the many problems with games where players ban each other's characters. We touch on League o... Read more

10 Jan 2015

1hr 9mins

Ranked #7

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 9: Pandante

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 9: Pandante

We discuss the development of Pandante's expansion and 2nd edition. All three of us were involved in this development an... Read more

16 Mar 2015

1hr 14mins

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep8: Morality in Stories

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep8: Morality in Stories

We discuss the drama created by stories that pose moral questions. Stories set outside the law make us think even more a... Read more

27 Feb 2015

1hr 1min

Ranked #9

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep5: Now Playing

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep5: Now Playing

We discuss the Street Fighter 5 trailer as well as the games we're playing now: Super Mario 3D World, Smash Bros. 4, Tra... Read more

23 Dec 2014

55mins

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 12: Easy Special Moves

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 12: Easy Special Moves

We discuss "easy special moves" in fighting games. We can pretty quickly say why they are a good or bad idea, but the bi... Read more

2 Sep 2015

1hr 23mins

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