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Colorway Game Labs’ Omari Akil on bringing DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince into board games with Summertime

We caught up with Omari to find out more about his approach to game design – and delve into how he translated a smash hit song into an engaging tabletop experience.

The Last Gameboard’s Shail Mehta and Lee Allentuck on innovation, immersion and evolution in the tabletop space

Gameboard CEO and Co-Founder Shail Mehta and the firm’s Head of Content, Lee Allentuck, tell us how designers and publishers alike can engage with the innovative new platform.

itten’s Naotaka Shimamoto on Tokyo Highway, Crash Octopus – and creating games that catch the eye

Off the back of a successful Kickstarter campaign for their latest game, Crash Octopus, we caught up with itten President Naotaka ‘Shima’ Shimamoto to find out more about his approach to design.

“It’s less ‘right place, right time’ and more ‘right person for the job’”: Jamie Noble-Frier on connecting different corners of the tabletop space with DoodleMeeple

We caught up with Jamie to learn more about the origins of DoodleMeeple, and how publishers can best utilise the platform.

Watch: Identity Games’ JM Duparc on creating fear in Nightmare Horror Adventures

As Identity Games prepares to launch its latest title – Nightmare Horror Adventures: Welcome to Crafton Manor – we ask, what does it take to create a genuinely scary board game?

Lee Allentuck to discuss the future of gaming with The Last Gameboard’s Shail Mehta, KID Group’s Dan Klitsner and Restoration Games’ Rob Daviau at Play Creators Conference

The ‘Tabletop 2.0’ session will see panellists discuss how they envision board game design finally crossing the physical-digital divide to create enhanced gameplay and new experiences.

Alley Cat Games’ Caezar Al-Jassar on the key to a fruitful designer/publisher relationship

We caught up with Caezar Al-Jassar, co-director and lead developer at Alley Cat Games, to find out how the company went from having an initial focus on science to now boasting a portfolio of games chock-full of everything from chocolate factories to dinosaur theme parks.

Art of Asmodee: Repos Production’s Tanguy Gréban on simplicity, variety and why constraints fuel creativity

We caught up with Tanguy Gréban, Development and Publishing Director at Repos, to find out more about the firm’s approach to art direction, and what to do when confronted with a game that has no obvious theme.

Game on: Inside TinkerTini’s latest innovation for game companies

TinkerTini’s Kate Soanes looks at how a passion for Roller Derby and tabletop games paved the way for the firm’s latest innovation aimed at helping games companies better leverage the inventor community.

Tinder for board games: Tokyn’s Evan Kline on what his meet-up app brings to the table for inventors, design directors and players

Tokyn CEO and co-founder Evan Kline talks us through how his new app is looking to ‘reconnect the world through play around the table’.

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