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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 18: Fantasy Strike

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 18: Fantasy Strike

Fantasy Strike is our new fighting game. We've just announced it and begun crowdfunding for it on Patreon. This podcast ... Read more

16 Nov 2016

1hr 7mins

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 17: Shipping Kickstarters On Time

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 17: Shipping Kickstarters On Time

Kickstarters projects are notoriously late. I give advice on how to ship your Kickstarter project on time. I've shipped ... Read more

17 Oct 2016

1hr 16mins

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 16: Overwatch

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 16: Overwatch

We discuss Overwatch, Blizzard's first-person shooter. It far exceeded our expectations and we attempt to explain how it... Read more

22 Jul 2016

1hr 16mins

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 15: Heroes of the Storm

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 15: Heroes of the Storm

We discuss the design of Heroes of the Storm. It's a bold entry in the MOBA genre and impresses us greatly. We cover the... Read more

3 Mar 2016

1hr 18mins

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 14: Codex

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 14: Codex

We discuss the Codex card game, on Kickstarter at the time of this recording. Codex is a customizable (but not collectib... Read more

9 Feb 2016

1hr 19mins

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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

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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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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

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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, 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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