Gamestorm
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.
Episodes
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 in the Dark for inspiration too!
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator
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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 accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading: Find More:from Chase on Bluesky
from Erica Bridges on Bluesky and itch.io
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG
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 a VERY different game than any of our other episodes!
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading: Find More:from Chase on Bluesky
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 Villainy of it all. Join us as we jot down trope-y supervillain things, build some fun mechanics and generally have a great time!
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Read...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 everything from Chess to Gloomhaven and spend some time hammering out the semblance of a game.
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading: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. If you like what you hear, head on over to the itch page or Patreon where you can get access to the game we made!
Find More:From Chase on Bluesky
From Collin on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG
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