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24 alternatives to Happy Mitten - 54: Board Games, Business, and Matt Worden

Reflecting on the development of a finished board game

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Happy Mitten - 54: Board Games, Business, and Matt Worden launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Happy Mitten - 40: Board Games, Business, and Matt & Stephanie from Shark and Shark Games▲54
Comparing video game development and PR to board games
2016 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 41: Board Games, Business, and Philip DuBarry▲53
Think about what's important: theme, stretch goals, and more
2016 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 49: Board Games, Business, and Darrell Louder▲3
Improving game design by play testing at Unpub
2016 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 42: Board Games, Business, and State of Happy Mitten Games▲51
A smash up of Happy Mitten and Dice Hate Me podcasts
2016 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 53: Board Games, Business, and Rich Mulholland▲2
Board games inspiring business and vice-versa
2016 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 50: Board Games, Business, and the Road to Kickstarter▲4
Marc Specter interviews the Happy Mitten team
2016 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 52: Board Games, Business, and James Ernest, President of Cheapass Games▲2
Evolving as a game publisher and staying relevant over time
2016 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 46: Board Games, Business, and Jacqui Davis▲1
The life of an artist in the board game business
2016 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 43: Board Games, Business, and Impromptu Podcast▲3
How Happy Mitten stands out from other game publishers
2016 · its alternatives →
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Playing Lean▲104
A board game that teaches the Lean Startup Methodology
2015 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 89: Board Games, Business, and Final Episode▲61
As two hosts step down, one steps up with a new card game
2016 · its alternatives →
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Games People Play▲65
The basic handbook of transactional analysis
2016 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 55: Board Games, Business, and Trisha Hershberger▲3
Being a geek and sharing geeky things
2016 · its alternatives →
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The Founder▲114
A dystopian business simulator
2017 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 51: Board Games, Business, and Kickstarter Launch▲3
The team reflects on the launch of their first Kickstarter
2016 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 83: Board Games, Business, and Richard Launius▲55
Making memorable board games with great theme, hold the mayo
2016 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 59: Board Games, Business, and Matt Loomis▲2
Hyper-critical board game design and fine tuning
2016 · its alternatives →
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Gamification.org - Open Source Game Mechanics▲76
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Anagram▲84
A modern take on a classic game.
2016 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 87: Board Games, Business, and Grand Gamers Guild▲53
The next big adventure from the cofounder of Grand Con
2016 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 58: Board Games, Business, and Cosmic Wombat▲2
Helping new designers publish board games
2016 · its alternatives →
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Gridland ▲87
An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle
2015 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 62: Board Games, Business, and Isaac Vega▲3
Creating a world in a box and loving it
2016 · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 66: Board Games, Business, and Crash Games▲3
Emotions and decision making in board game publishing
2016 · its alternatives →

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