In the final installment of ”The Barash Files” (at least for now!), Zach — game designer at Wizards of the Coast — talks with Andy and Anthony about playtesting. The three talk about how they approach getting feedback on their specific different environments and how they use that information.

Discussed in this episode:

• Episode 15: Playtesting & Theorycrafting
• Episode 231: The Barash Files 001 — The Principles of Game Design
• The Cascade Cube
• Neoclassical Cube
• Old Border Foil Cube
• 100 Ornithopters
• Regular Cube
• The Mono Black Cube
• The Null Hypothesis
• Kill Your Darlings
• The Turbo Cube
• UMA+ Cube

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You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:

• Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

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PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.