Wait, Roll That Again!
This is Wait, Roll That Again! A Tabletop RPG Design Podcast hosted by Alex, from Aotearoa New Zealand!
Learn the ins-and-outs of game design alongside Alex as he creates his first TTRPG, talking to industry creatives along the way, and putting their advice into practice! The show combines interviews, playtesting, and design reflection to tell the story of game design, from start to finish!
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Episodes
15 episodes
S2E4 - Does Narrative Matter? (ft. Thomas Manuel)
Alex ran a playtest, but how did it go? One of the playtesters, Thomas, comes aboard the show to share his reactions and discuss the connections between narrative, gameplay, and our assumptions as players. The season comes to a clos...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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35:00
S2E3 - Playtesting, and A Telling Off (ft. Sam Dunnewold)
Alex has to playtest his latest changes to Fight or Fright, and he turns to Sam for some advice. Sam imparts some hard truths about some of Alex's design thoughts. Thanks to Sam Dunnewold for coming on the show! Check out his fantas...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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38:01
S2E2 - Reach Across the Screen (ft. Em Acosta)
Alex needs to tackle the blank pages that don't contain rules for running the game, but Em Acosta has ideas! Special Thanks to Em Acosta for coming along to talk about game design! You should check out their latest games
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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30:08
S2E1 - Moments and Mechanics as Toys (ft. Cezar Capacle)
Designing Fight or Fright returns! Alex feels lost after a break from designing games, and Cezar comes to the rescue! Special Thanks to Cezar Capacle for coming on the show! You can find his latest project, Everspark, he...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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31:56
Season Two Trailer - Designing Fight or Fright!
Season Two is coming your way, starting Jan 30th!I've got a game to finish, and I'm recruiting four talented designers to help me get across the finish line. Will I make it! Who knows? Look forward to hearing from Cezar ...
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Season 2
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0:58
Iterative Design on Paint The Town Red (Ft. JellyMuppet)
Wait, Roll That Again! Return's with a discussion about SoulMuppet Publishing's latest game, Paint The Town Red, with director and designer Zach Cox aka JellyMuppet! Check out the game here on Backerkit:
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32:50
Designing Fight or Fright: S1E8 - Looking in the Game Design Mirror (SEASON FINALE)
It's the Season Finale! On this episode, we break down the playtest with Zoe, Freya and Liam, and talk about the work on the game so far, and what's happening on Wait, Roll That Again! in the future!
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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17:17
Designing Fight or Fright: S1E7 - Playtesting Fright or Fight!
Welcome back to Wait, Roll That Again!This week, I run a playtest of the Spooky Game I’ve been developing, now called Fright or Fight! My goal is to test the central mechanics, and see how the story-world of the game co...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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40:59
Designing Fight or Fright: S1E6 - Layout, Design, and New Dice (Ft. Clayton Notestine)
Welcome back to Wait, Roll That Again!On this episode, big challenges arise in the game design process, which leads to a step in adifferent direction. But first, Clayton Notestine from Explorer’s Design join...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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31:06
Designing Fight or Fright: S1E5 - Character Creation
Welcome back to Wait, Roll That Again!On this week’s episode, we continue desiging options for player characters for the game. We hear from Michael Sands (Monster of The Week) before diving into the first ever character creation...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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30:50
Designing Fight or Fright: S1E4 - That's Character Development (Ft. Jay Dragon)
Welcome back to Wait, Roll That Again!On this week’s episode, I start the process on the biggest part of design so far - the character options. I want the players to feel like they've got lots of options to explore in the game, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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29:48
Designing Fight or Fright: S1E3 - Many-Faced Math Rocks: (Ft. Michael Sands)
Welcome back to Wait, Roll That Again!On this week’s episode, I take the tips from the last few weeks and apply them to my first pieces of design for my TTRPG project. There’s one key conversation I felt like I neede...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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32:10
Designing Fight or Fright: S1E2 - Studying the Books (Ft. Ashley Warren)
We're making a game together - but first, we've got to learn from the experts. That's right, we're talking about study, how it can be fun, and why it's an important step in TTRPG design. To talk about study as part of our designer creat...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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28:02
Designing Fight or Fright: S1E1 - The TTRPG Design Rainbow (feat. Morgan Davie)
It's our first episode! Lets talk TTRPG Game Design, and we'll start at the basics. This episode, Alex speaks to some players at his game table about their experiences getting into gaming, and then with Game Designer Morgan Davie (a...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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32:47
