Guest: Tim Rodriguez from Dice Food Lodging Podcast

The Five Fabulous Questions

• Tim wants to see Carey Grant play him
• Tim's favorite superhero was Wolverine
• Tim's handle would be "Orgeteeth"
• Tim's favorite candy are the strawberry hard candies
• If you googled his name you would see in the Images - a dinosaur eating a computer

Topic: Starting out to design a Game

• Daniel Solis has a lot of game ideas
• What creates a starting idea
  • A quote or idea
  • A catalyst
• Great getting feedback and perspective
• Brain dump your ideas onto paper!
• Your subconscious mind has the best ideas
• Your waking brain is less good than your subconscious
• Play styles and mechanics
• Luck versus Strategy games
• Broken Games
• Game Chef and Nanowrimo
• Tim's evil kitty makes a camep
• Tips: Go with what you know, go with what you like
• Game Theory/Market Theory
• Playtest and give good critics

Tim's Corner

• Played Happy Birthday Robot at his friend's wedding
• Going to write it up as a gift to the bride and groom

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1. Tacos
2. Gaming
3. Dice
4. Pandas
5. Puppies