Rule of Carnage - Designing Better Miniatures Games

About Rule of Carnage - Designing Better Miniatures Games

Game designers Mike Hutchinson and Glenn Ford talk about the craft of designing tabletop miniatures games. In depth discussions into a wide range of game design topics and tips.

Publisher

Glenn Ford and Mike Hutchinson

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Apr 2021

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

173 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Ep 170: Narrative miniature games

   What is a narrative miniatures game? === If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012 === Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh If you want to support the channel financially you can join... Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames

2. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Ep 169: Let's Redesign... Judge Dredd: The Miniatures Game

   Episode 169. The guys have been wondering about how they might redesign some popular games based on the imagined brief they might be based on. Next up, Judge Dredd! === If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012 === Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh If you want to support the channel financially you can join... Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames

3. 

   11 Sept 2026

   Ep 168: Gubbins

   Does your game need gubbins? And widgets? Mike seems to like them more than Glenn. They might be a good idea. They might not. === If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012 === Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh If you want to support the channel financially you can join... Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

138,631

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

22 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

41

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

90

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