Nice Games Jam

Nice Games Jam
#376

In this episode Lydia is back to discuss join the clubhouse in both a discussion of her first job, and making a game about set job. But, because the club can't choose, it is also about Ellen's job at her parents' pet store. 

2024.12.05
 
Nice Games Jam
#372

In this episode Ellen usurps the normal process for a nice game jam prompt to explore her own idea on tabletop mechanics. Who would have thought the scoring system for this game would be 'Points for the Future War'?

2024.11.07
 
Nice Games Jam
#356

In the first Nice Games Jam in a few months (and we made it a long one!), your nice hosts explore the history of bicycles to develop a racing board game.

2024.07.18
 
Nice Games Jam
#338

The clubhouse is caffeinated and ready to jam, game jam that is.

2024.03.11
 
Nice Games Jam
#334

This week, the clubhouse becomes the birdhouse; we're talking pigeons! Dale created a prompt inspired by Ellen's activities as a child and she bombards your nice hosts with a TON of pigeon facts! We somehow designed a game out of it!

2023.12.08
 
Nice Games Jam
#321

It's been a while but your nice hosts come up with a game in roughly an hour, this one for the cat owners out there! After a fairly long meta, we get into the mind of a cat and design a competitive game for them to play.

2023.09.07
 
Nice Games Jam
#306

Max Kunze, Nice Games Club Guest Booker, takes over for Mark while he's still sick this week on another Nice Games Jam!

2023.05.25
 
Nice Games Jam
#281

Game designer Osama Dorias returns to the clubhouse to help design a game that can be played remotely, and provides some (much needed?) structure to the Nice Games Jam process.

2022.10.06
 
Nice Games Jam
#275

It's our second climb into the scruff as your nice hosts continue development on "Dogpile!" We've updated the rules and did a lot of work toward defining the properties of a full prototype deck, consisting of 100, or 150...

2022.08.25
 
Nice Games Jam
#272

It’s Ellen’s 100th episode as a Nice Games Club host! And there’s no better way to celebrate a big day than with a Nice Games Jam. Dale gave us a prompt and you’ll never guess the theme.

2022.08.05
 
Nice Games Jam
#259

Game designer Monica Fan joins us this week for a Nice Games Jam that is extra-mischievous and extra-cute. There's drama amongst the roommates, and we're pretty sure the cat's to blame. But can we prove it?

2022.05.05
 
Nice Games Jam
#232

It's your nice hosts second live episode for 2D Con, Minnesota's biggest video game event.

Stephen asks the audience to boo at him, Ellen knows the lingo, and Mark isn't making sense.

2021.09.02
 
Nice Games Jam
#225

Your nice hosts come together for their first Nice Games Jam in person in a very long time! Did seeing each other together result in even wilder game jam shenanigans than you'd expect? Listen to the episode to find out!

2021.07.14