Victory Pointers

We are joined by Allen Chang and Alistair Kearney from Rule & Make to discuss collaborating on designs, focusing on the core of games, Kickstarting a publishing company, communicating with backers, taking backer suggestions, ideal player counts and building relationships. Rule & Make – @ruleandmake / ruleandmake.com Aaron Lim – @ehronlime / theactionpointspodcast.com Sye Robertson – @syelon / syelon.com What we talked about 2:37 – Collaborating on making games in Rule & Make 4:55 – Craziest things Alistair has said yes or no to when designing with Allen 9:00 – Major changes late in design for Rise to Power and Burger Up 14:10 – Reassessing the core of a game 16:14 – What makes a “Rule & Make game” 19:10 – Focusing on core mechanics in a game 20:43 – Kickstarting a publishing company 25:05 – Designing games vs publishing games 28:53 – Lifestyle games and competition 36:00 – Communication with backers post-Kickstarter, maintaining a record through regular updates 42:48 – Taking on backer suggest