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Category Archives: Victory Pointers

The Action Points Podcast! Episode 132/Victory Pointers 018 – The Great Action Victory Pointers Crossovercast

November 23, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: It’s a big crossover podcast for Action Points and Victory Pointers as we all got together on the last day of PAX Aus 2016 to chat about […]

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Victory Pointers 017 – PAX Aus 2016 Interviews

November 16, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

We were at PAX Aus 2016 and had a chat with some local creators about their projects, with the organizers behind the TGDA, and chat about connecting with the local […]

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Victory Pointers 016 – GenCon 2016 with Sean Carroll

September 2, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

We are joined by Sean Carroll of 93 Made Games to chat about Gen Con 2016 from the perspective of a publisher attending for the first time. Sean Carroll – […]

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Victory Pointers 015 – Designing and Publishing with David Harding and Phil Walker-Harding

July 12, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

We are joined by guests Phil Walker-Harding and David Harding (in a rare back-to-back appearance) to chat about their different paths taken in designing and publishing games, getting your foot […]

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Victory Pointers 014 – BorderCon with Joel Finch and David Harding

June 27, 2016by aaronlime 1 Comment

We were just in Albury for BorderCon, an annual board game convention that attracts plenty of board gamers from the surrounding states.  While we were there, we caught up with […]

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Victory Pointers 013 – Designing Experiences and Tabletopia Playtesting with Philip duBarry

June 9, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

We are joined by consummate game designer, Philip duBarry to talk about designing games around experiences, working with intellectual property, getting games published in the era of Kickstarter, playtesting on […]

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Victory Pointers 012 – Designing for Kids and Networking with Peter C Hayward

May 2, 2016by aaronlime 2 Comments

Kim’s game, Monstrous, is now being shipped to backers! We also chat about shipping games, dexterity games and designing games with kids and families in mind. In the second half […]

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Victory Pointers 011 – Game Industry Conventions

April 12, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

Kim and Sye have been busy attending some game industry conventions, GAMA in Las Vegas and the Australian Toy Hobby and Licensing Fair in Melbourne, so we catch up with […]

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Victory Pointers 010 – Kickstarting Publishing with Allen Chang and Alistair Kearney

April 2, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

We are joined by Allen Chang and Alistair Kearney from Rule & Make to discuss collaborating on designs, focusing on the core of games, Kickstarting a publishing company, communicating with […]

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Victory Pointers 009 – Design Philosophies and Collaboration with Matt Dunstan

March 19, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

We are joined by Matt Dunstan to discuss finding a community, collaborating on designs, how we come up with game ideas, working with publishers, and recognizing different philosophies of game […]

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Victory Pointers 008 – CanCon, Looking Back at 2015 and Ahead to 2016

February 17, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

We are at yet another board game convention, recording at CanCon 2016. We take some time to take stock of what we’ve achieved in our game design journeys in 2015 […]

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Victory Pointers 007 – Seeking Excellence with Jamey Stegmaier

February 10, 2016by aaronlime 1 Comment

We are joined by Jamey Stegmaier to discuss seeking excellence in board game design. We discuss setting expectations, blind playtesting, how our views on excellence have changed, and figuring out […]

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Victory Pointers 006 – Designing Board Games in Malaysia at KotakCon Mini

January 17, 2016by aaronlime 3 Comments

One of the things we want to do on this podcast is examine what it’s like to make games outside the European and American hotbeds of the industry. I was […]

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Victory Pointers 005 – MeepleCon 2015

December 25, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

One last convention related podcast to end the year. Sye and I checked out what was on at MeepleCon, and chatted with Mathew Utting (organizer of MeepleCon) and fellow game […]

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Victory Pointers 004 – Convention Pointers from PAX Aus 2015

November 27, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

We close out the month with the last of our PAX-related podcast episodes. Join us as we share our experiences at the convention and also share tips on how to […]

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Victory Pointers Episode 003 – Indie Board Game Designers at PAX Australia 2015

November 13, 2015by aaronlime 2 Comments

Aaron interviewed some indie board game designers, publishers and artists while he was at PAX Australia 2015. Listen on to find out what’s going on here in Australia. Episode link […]

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Victory Pointers Episode 002 – Growing Local Board Game Design Communities

November 6, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

This was a panel that Aaron organized at PAX Australia 2015, titled “Growing Local Board Game Design Communities”. Here’s the panel description: “No designer is an island. You’ll need people […]

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Victory Pointers Episode 001 – Designing Board Games in Australia

October 29, 2015by aaronlime Leave a comment

Welcome to the first ever episode of the Victory Pointers podcast! In our inaugural show, we talk about what it’s like to be designing board games in Australia. The panel […]

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