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The best panels and seminars about analog game design & publishing.
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Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021
Presented by Beth Rimmels, Sen-Foong Lim, Gwendolyn Marshall.
As a GM or game designer, you can produce a rewarding or disappointing experience for players. Regardless of genre, game or goals, what your design focuses on and how it conveys that determines how it will be received. We'll discuss how to create satisfying experiences whether you're trying to scare players, create thought-provoking frustration, or make players feel like heroes
Saturday Mar 27, 2021
Saturday Mar 27, 2021
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by A.C., Jay Dragon, and Viditya Voleti.
Being a GM is hard; like, really hard. Having nobody willing to fill that role has been the downfall of many a game group. But there is an alternative! GM-less roleplaying games are getting more and more popular, and this panel is here to discuss why.
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Chris O'Neill, Stephanie Bryant, Warren Morrison, Walt Ciechanowski.
Roll20 provides players and GMs with a popular virtual tabletop for games. How can you best take advantage of it as a player, a designer or a publisher? Our experts and power-users will bring you up to speed on the service.
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Recorded at Metatopia 2019
Presented by Meguey Baker, Caleb Stokes, Clark Valentine, Edward LaValley.
Teenagers bring innovation, creativity and hard questions to the game table. Our panelists will talk about how to hold space for everything that makes gaming with them magical.
Saturday Mar 28, 2020
Saturday Mar 28, 2020
Recorded at Metatopia 2019
Presented by Kenneth Hite, Betsy Rosenblatt, Darren Watts.
Mysteries are among the hardest genres to run successfully in tabletop games. How can designers structure stories to meaningfully involve players, guide them to clues and help them put them together to solve a crime without spoonfeeding them? How can GMs control pacing to duplicate the feel of classic whodunits?
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Recorded at BreakoutCon 2019
Presented by Tracy Gibbons, James D'Amato, Bianca Zelda, Daniel Kwan with moderation by Victoria Rogers
You don't need to prep for hours to run a fun game that everyone will enjoy. GMing doesn't have to be a daunting experience. This panel will talk about ways to let go of the reins and give everyone at the table a chance to collaborate and create the story together.