On this week’s episode of Board Gaming with Education Dustin interviews Niall Crabtree, a game design student at Huddersfield University in the United Kingdom. The two talk about Niall’s game, Blockers, a dexterity deck builder, and his experience with game design while attending his university. Niall gives insight on game design, his history with gaming, and what inspired him to pursue a career in the games industry. The two also talk about the importance of playing games to build up an arsenal of essential game design mechanics and how this concept permeates through much of Niall’s coursework. Board Gaming with Education Updates- newsletter, YouTube - 1:48 Who is Niall Crabtree? - 2:17 Monopoly and Economics - 4:42 Game Design Major - 8:40 Blockers - 11:25 Analyzing Games - 14:33 Experience as a Game Design Student - 18:58 The Educational Value of Blockers - 25:02 Last Words of Advice: Know Your Student Demographic - 28:09 Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Round - 30:47 Website: https://niallcrabtree.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/crabstudios Instagram: https://instagram.com/crabstudios Kickstarted: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crabstudios/blockers-the-stacking-game-relaunch   How can you support us? There are many free and paid ways to support the show. Be sure to check out our support page!  Support our podcast! Thank you to Purple Planet Music for the wonderful contribution of their song "Retro Gamer" for our Interview Segment. This song can be found in full on this music archive. Also, thank you to Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) for his creative commons 4.0 contribution of "Getting it Done" for our Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Round. Thank you to Dallas Welk, the editor of this episode! Always be sure to check out our show notes (website blog post) to read a recap of the episode topics and games mentioned in the episode. https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/niall-crabtree