Cube Engineers Episode 39: Achieving Design Goals in Victoria 3 featuring Lead Designer Lino Claudius

We are back on the rails again with another exciting episode of Cube Engineers! What happens when a long-time Magic: The Gathering player becomes the lead designer for a Grand Strategy game? Awesome things! In this episode, TrainmasterGT invites Lino Claudius, Lead Designer for Victoria 3, to discuss how he and his team set and implement their design goals. Learn how professional game designers conceptualize and realize design goals to create an awesome experience for players through the lens of the all-new The Great Wave expansion pack! All Aboard!

Show Notes

Victoria 3 on Steam

The Great Wave Expansion and Volume 3 Expansion Pass on Steam

Victoria 3 Official Discord Server

Victoria 3 on YouTube and Bluesky

MTG Cube Talk Discord

Cards Mentioned

Sherman’s March

Disclaimer

This episode was not sponsored by Paradox Interactive.

Special thanks to Lino for being the guest for the episode, and to Troy and Pelly for working with me to set up the interview!

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