# Emerson Matsuuchi

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W3.E21 :: Who, What, Why and Emerson Matsuuchi

Who, What, Why presents our twenty-first episode of Designing Games with Game Designers featuring designer Emerson Matsuuchi. He is the designers of Spector Ops, Volt, and the upcoming Caravan. In this episode we changed it up a bit since we've had Emerson record a segment like this in the past. We…

Who, What, Why S13.E08 :: Are You Not Entertained, 100110?

Volt, designed by Emerson Matsuuchi, is like robo-gladiators fighting in an arena to see who can be the first to score 5 points. The game is simple. There are 3 dice: red, white, and blue. Players use these dice to assign actions to their robot (shoot and move). The dice are resolved from lowest to…

S10.E04 :: A Specter Slips Slyly Through Shadows

Specter Ops, designed by Emerson Matsuuchi, is a deduction and hidden movement game pitting two groups of players against each other: the agent and the hunter(s). One player takes on the role of the agent whose goal is to sabotage 3 of the 4 potential sites on the board while evading the other play…

Using Math to Design Better Games with Emerson Matsuuchi

In this BGDL rewind from December of 2020, I chat with Emerson Matsuuch about all the many ways a designer can use math to create better games. We talk spreadsheets, game balance, mathmatical models, and more! The post Using Math to Design Better Games with Emerson Matsuuchi appeared first on Boar…

Using math to make your games better with Emerson Matsuuchi

In this BGDL rewind from December of 2020, I chat with Emerson Matsuuch about all the many ways a designer can use math to create better games. We talk spreadsheets, game balance, mathematical models, and more! The post Using math to make your games better with Emerson Matsuuchi appeared first on …

#3 Box Art and Box Presentation

A little birdie told me that in Canada, games come in bags. Here in USA, we're all about those boxes. Boxes, boxes, and more boxes. Join us as we think a bit outside of the... um.. realm of what we usually think of, and come up with some interesting insights about game display and packaging. Ga…

#351: Flexing New Muscles

As is readily apparent from the show's subject matter and our general presentation, we here at SVWAG are stone-cold jocks who excel at the sports and are thoroughly ripped. We trust the launcher and never ever skip leg day. 00:57 AYURIS: Expeditions (Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games, 2023) Games…

#81 ft. Dan Jolin, Making a Senet

This episode, we are cone-maxing. Dan Jolin joins us to talk Letterboxd, the opposite of sex, and listening to his spouse's sound advice. Somehow we got through a guest episode without mentioning Monopoly DEAL. Although, Tom still managed to sneak in a brief aside about The A Minecraft Movie. 3…

Emerson Matsuuchi Talks Board Games and Apps at Origins

Recently, I got to talk with Emerson Matsuuchi of Nazca Games.  I’ve met Emerson twice now, once at Origins and once at Gen Con.  For those that haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Emerson, let me attest that he is the nicest person in the board game industry.  And he makes great games.  In the po…

Emerson Matsuuchi | #132

May 25, 2026 Random Pinoy Geek Podcast – A Geek Podcast from Manila Episode 132: Emerson Matsuuchi The Random Pinoy Geek Podcast is a Manila-based geek podcast where we talk about geek culture, fandom debates, and trending topics from a Filipino perspective. In this episode, we dive into trading c…