Rob Daviau

 #322 Future of Legacy Games with Rob Daviau

Design Talk

Series


In this episode, Dirk and David welcome Rob Daviau, known for creating legacy board games. They discuss what Rob has been working on, the process of designing legacy games, staying true to the original, and the future of the company’s vision.

Episode Outline

0:00 Beginning of Show

1:01 End of Intro

1:27 What has Rob been working on

9:35 Evolution of Legacy Genre

12:41 Process of Designing Legacy

17:21 Competitive Legacy

21:43 Deciding what to cut

25:18 Staying Authentic to the Original

32:13 What’s the next chapter?

37:40 Is it harder to start out these days?

41:24 Being a Creative Director

50:52 What do you want someone to make? 

55:10 Outro

56:09 End of Show

In this Episode

Rob Daviau - @robdaviau, robdaviau.com
David V. Heron - @davidvheron
Dirk Knemeyer - @DKnemeyer, dirk@knemeyer.com

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Team

Dirk Knemeyer Producer & Co-Host

David V. Heron Producer & Co-Host

Ellie Dix Producer, Editor & Host of Behind the Cardboard

Kathryn Hymes Panelist

Rob Daviau Recurring Guest

Soren Johnson Recurring Guest

Cody Harold Producer

Avery Paez Editor

Diana Almaguer Support

Alumni

Cole Wehrle Co-Host

Dave Nelson Audio Engineer

Erik Ririe Producer

Harrison Pink Co-Host

Jon Shafer Co-Founder & Co-Host

Michael Hermes Audio Engineer

Skye Larsen Producer & Editor

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