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Gamestorm is a podcast all about tabletop game design! Join us for our first season as we bring on guests from here in the Chicago area, spin a random prompt and design a game based off of it over the course of an episode!
Logo by CapacityForWonder and music by Reece E Ryan.
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S2E5 Making a Map - Phil Vasquez
On this episode of Gasmestorm join Phil Vasquez and I as we interrogate what it looks like to integrate map making into your game. As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our…
S2E4 A Game with Crafting - Seren Briar
What do games look like when you integrate crafting?? What if that crafting is a physical element of the play? Sit down with Seren Briar and I as we make a game about death, emotion and manifesting a…
S2E3 A Game with Asynchronous Play - Courtana
In this episode, Courtney and I talk about asynchronous games we've played. What types of games work well asynchronously and how can we best connect players that aren't sitting down together. As…
S2E2 A Game with Ritual Tradition - Ryan Zenith
In this episode, Ryan Zenith to dive into the confluence of religion and games. What are rituals? How can we gamify them? As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io…
S2E1 Banking Dice - Ryan Lynch
In the first episode of our second season, Ryan Lynch joins us to ponder what a game where players bank dice looks like. As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io…
S1 Season 1 Prompt Jam Announcement!
Hello everyone, just a quick announcement! We're running a Game Jam from today to mid March! The focus is to make games based on the Season 1 Prompts. What game ideas came to your mind while…
S1E7 Using EVERY die 1-20 - Charlie Huth
This time Charlie joins me as we think about what a game that needs to use a d1 might look like! Not to mention all the other wacky dice from there to 20! We'll talk old video games and Kids on Bikes…
S1E6 Roll any Number of Dice - Kat Hannigan
Come along for our weird Biopunk ride, as Kat and I build a game that focuses on Rolling any Number of Dice! We'll take a trip through a host of indie games, and we'll stop by our old friend Blades…
S1E5 A Game with a Bingo Board - Erica Bridges
Join us again as we dive into building a game with bingo as a core mechanic. We'll explore medieval lore and games with freeform resolution mechanics! As always you can find the game that…
S1E4 Repurposing Physical Media - Adelheid Sigfridsdottir
In our fourth episode of the season, I'm joined by Adelheid as we explore ideas around building games that repurpose physical media as an element of play. Come follow along as we build…
S1E3 Pools of Dice as Clocks - Sean Foer
In our third episode Sean and I dive into a mechanic this time! We discuss games that use dice pools as clocks for events in-game and we build a fun, chaotic superhero game that leans into the…
S1E2 Co-opt Existing Board Game Pieces - Jesse B. Miller
In our second episode Jesse and I tackle the idea of co-opting the pieces of existing games to build an RPG, similar to games like Dread and its iconic use of a Jenga tower. Join us as we talk about…
S1E1 A Game for Whoever can Make it - Collin Ryan
Join us for our first episode of Gamestorm as we dive deep on our first prompt, a game for whoever can show up! Follow along as we tease out different ideas and talk through the design of our game.…
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Gamestorm has published 13 episodes since August 2025, covering topics in Arts, Design.
Gamestorm is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 26m.
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