Raina is the creator of 1 Minute Board Games, a TikTok channel that focuses on concise tabletop content. It was created in July 2020 because she felt there was a lack of representation in the younger and diverse tabletop community. She has since grown a community of over 280,000 people and has been privileged to work with many talented designers and publishers. She is a full-time nursing student and enjoys climbing and watching movies in her spare time. Check out her TikTok channel here: https:/...
Aug 23, 2021•31 min•Ep. 113
Pull the Pin Games (formerly Overworld Games) makes light, approachable strategy games for large groups that bring emotion and big moments to your table. They are best known for games such as The Zorro™ Dice Game , Good Cop Bad Cop® , New Salem , Barker's Row , and Leaders of Euphoria™: Choose a Better Oppressor . Brian also co-hosts the Board Game Business Podcast ( https://boardgame.business/ ) focused on providing resources to game designers and indie publishers. Their current Kickstarter cam...
Aug 19, 2021•35 min•Ep. 112
Nick is dentist, and co-founder of Co-Founder of Bitewing Games, a tabletop game publishing company run by two dentists! In dentistry a bitewing is an x-ray that allows a dentist to analyze and view a tooth in a different way than is seen with the naked eye. Bitewing Games' goal is to create games that, much like the x-ray, will provide players with a unique perspective and new experience. He is also the host of the Bitewing Games Podcast. Currently Bitewing Games is running a kickstarter that i...
Aug 12, 2021•38 min•Ep. 111
Brandt Brinkerhoff is the game designer, developer, illustrator, graphic designer, copywriter, prototype maker, animator, video producer, personality, and publisher of Oros! He's a native of Utah and when not holed away working on a project, he's usually outside with his wife and four kids having a good time. Right now Brandt is merging his 16 years of graphic design and UX experience with his long standing passion for board games by bringing Oros to Kickstarter. You can check out the Oros Kicks...
Aug 09, 2021•42 min•Ep. 110
Eli, Zac and Willem Delvenhal make up the company known as Delve Bros. Their pursuits cross video and board game design, as well as fun content creation. Recently they hosted the Bit Boards Digital Board Game Convention. Their current title, Taelmoor: The Scan-and-Play Dungeon Crawler is currently on Kickstarter. Check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/delvebros/taelmoor-the-scan-and-play-dungeon-crawler FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram:...
Aug 03, 2021•37 min•Ep. 109
Kimberly Tolson lives at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers where she teaches English and Humanities courses at Lewis-Clark State College. She spends her time divided among her creative nonfiction writing, academic service, movie watching, and board game channel on YouTube called Tabletop Tolson. She's been a gamer her whole life but discovered the board game hobby around 15 years ago and never looked back. Originally a student's idea, she combined her love for board games and edu...
Jul 23, 2021•39 min•Ep. 108
Dave Beck is a practicing game designer, living in Wisconsin. He is the creator of Tombeaux, an interactive historical video game, and Distilled, a thematic board game about crafting alcoholic spirits. He is the recipient of the 2010 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge Award, given by the National Science Foundation. Beck's artwork has been featured in publications such as the New York Times , Sculpture Magazine, National Geographic , the journal Science , and the boo...
Jul 19, 2021•43 min•Ep. 107
Iván Escalante has been an illustrator and author of comics and children's books for more than 15 years and is the current director of Gnomosapiens. Gnomosapiens is an indie studio for board games and illustration. Author of the book Arroz Con Todo and creator and artist of Card Game "the Card Game", Necronomicorp, War for Chicken Island and collaborator with Dracostudios for other games such as Kiwi Chowdown and Dodos Riding Dinos. You can learn more about his latest Kickstarter, Backyard of Fr...
Jul 15, 2021•32 min•Ep. 106
Jason Wright has been the "enabler" for his weekly gaming group for over 20 years (his wife still hasn't found all the places he hides the board games.) His two passions, technology and gaming, resulted in the creation of Sovranti, an entire board game library in one app. Sovranti's goal is to capture the feel of sitting around a table gaming with your friends. Early access launched in November 2020 and has grown in fans & titles monthly. You can learn more about Sovranti at https://sovranti...
Jul 12, 2021•34 min•Ep. 105
Alex Schmidt is the Director of Sales for Stonemaier Games, managing Stonemaier’s relationships with distributors, retailers, and localization partners. He is also the co-designer of Red Rising, the most recent hit from Stonemaier Games. Jamey Stegmaier runs the day-to-day operations of Stonemaier Games, located in St. Louis, Missouri. Jamey designed Viticulture, Euphoria, Scythe, Charterstone, Tapestry, Red Rising, and Rolling Realms, and he has had a lifelong passion for playing and designing ...
Jul 08, 2021•31 min•Ep. 104
Kate Otte is the game designer, graphic designer, and artist behind First Ascent. As an avid climber and board game enthusiast, First Ascent was a true passion project focused on bringing these two worlds together. Her background in information design, branding, illustration, and storytelling gave her the tools she needed to bring her vision to life! You can learn more about First Ascent here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/firstascentgame/first-ascent FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.f...
Jun 28, 2021•34 min•Ep. 103
Elena Delgadillo goes by the social handle Geekandpink on instagram. She is best known for her board game selfies that cover half of her face. In just under a year, she has turned her passion for boardgames into an instagram account with over 12.6 thousand followers. Check out here instagram handle at https://www.instagram.com/geekandpink/ FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitte...
Jun 21, 2021•35 min•Ep. 102
Frank West is a game designer in Bristol, England, and self publishes through his company, The City of Games. The City of Games is the company behind the wildly popular game franchise, The Isle of Cats, which has raised more than $2Million on kickstarter. Their current expansion, Don’t Forget the Kittens, has a week left in their campaign. Check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcokgame/the-isle-of-cats-dont-forget-the-kittens FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gro...
Jun 17, 2021•37 min•Ep. 101
James Staley and Mike Bruner celebrate their 100th episode of the Board Game Binge podcast! Join them as they discuss their experience with the podcast and where it goes from here. Send in your question and comments for them to discuss on air, or better yet, join them live! FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebinge WHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST: Spotify: https://op...
Jun 14, 2021•50 min•Ep. 100
George, David and Ori are professional film, animation and visual FX artists that have established themselves in the Board Game Industry creating cinematics, animation and effects for Kickstarter Videos that have introduced some of the Board Game industry's notable campaigns such as; Endless Winter, Robot Quest Arena, Die in the Dungeon and many more. Together, they have created a new youtube channel where they review and react to Kickstarter videos, discussing the behind-the-scenes of how they ...
Jun 10, 2021•35 min•Ep. 99
Randy and Ellen Kirby have been married for 12 blissful years and are parents to 4 totally wild boys. They love the board game industry and have been a part of the Dice Tower for almost 3 years, contributing short segments to Board Game Breakfast and game previews. They also have a YouTube and Instagram account under the handle We Game Together that are filled with live plays, posts on what they’re currently playing, unboxings and other shenanigans. Check out their youtube channel here: https://...
Jun 07, 2021•37 min•Ep. 98
Richard started Analog Game Studios after successfully funding is own co-designed game, Centrix, on Kickstarter. Since then, he has published several titles with various designers in the industry. His newest title, Torus, was created by a Russian professor who created a teaching tool to instruct his students on mathematical applications in cellular biology, CTOR, or Cellular Torus. It eventually became a national favourite supported by international championships. You can learn more about TORUS ...
Jun 03, 2021•30 min•Ep. 97
Rob Dougherty has founded or co-founded multiple game companies including Wise Wizard Games and successfully published dozens of games and gaming accessories including Star Realms, Hero Realms and his newest title, Robot Quest Arena, which is currently on Kickstarter. You can learn more about Robot Quest Arena here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1172937197/robot-quest-arena FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgam...
May 31, 2021•43 min•Ep. 96
Josh Horsley is a board game designer and software engineer for electric cars. He founded Praetorian Board Games, which just launched their first game, CastleScape on Kickstarter. CastleScape is a highly strategic deck-building and area control game. Josh is very excited to break into the board game industry and share his love of games with the world. You can learn more about CastleScape here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/praetorianboardgames/castlescape-board-game FOLLOW US ON: Facebook...
May 27, 2021•32 min•Ep. 95
Designers Stephen Wren, Alex Flagg & Taran Kratz share their experience creating one of 2021's most anticipated games. BURU is currently on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/craftygames/buru FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebinge WHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7r iHeart Radio: https:/...
May 20, 2021•31 min•Ep. 94
JT Smith is a serial entrepreneur and creator of The Game Crafter, a USA Board Game manufacturer that focuses on short-run production (less than 1000 copies). The Game Crafter has been continuing to expand their services to help buddy game developers enter the market. Check out The Game Crafter: https://www.thegamecrafter.com Check out our last interview with JT: https://youtu.be/Q-7WdKo6h3U Link to The Captain is Dead on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1126580/The_Captain_is_Dead/ FOL...
May 17, 2021•33 min•Ep. 93
Dan Kazmaier is one half of the husband-wife powerhouse and owners of Steeped Games, the publisher behind the highly successful Chai series of board games, based around their love of tea. Currently on Kickstarter and SIGNIFICANTLY over their base goal is their newest title Chai: Tea for 2. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strider88/chai-tea-for-2a-tea-board-game-duel?ref=profile_created FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...
May 13, 2021•37 min•Ep. 92
Dragon Egg Games was started by husband and wife team, Max and Maria Robbins in 2020 with the intention of making unique games with really cool art that gamers and non-gamers alike could have a great time with. Their next title, Impendium, the successor to their previous title Nova Lux is well past its funding goal and on kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/.../dragonegggames/impendium-0 FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instag...
May 10, 2021•31 min•Ep. 91
James Freeman has been playing games of some sort most of his life but started officially working in the board game industry in 2017 with Wise Wizard Games. Currently he works for Team Doomlings, where he was part of the social media triad that helped push them into the top 150 of all tabletop gaming projects launched on Kickstarter. FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/...
May 06, 2021•34 min•Ep. 90
Alex Radcliffe runs the YouTube Channel BoardGameCo, where he talks about anything from Kickstarters, topical conversations, board game reviews and more. He's been playing designer board games since 2012, and every year dives further down the board game rabbit hole. To check out BoardGameCo’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/boardgameco To see their buy/sell game page: boardgameco.com FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bo...
May 03, 2021•35 min•Ep. 89
Joe is a professional board game designer and author of the #1 international best-selling book, The Board Game Designer’s Guide, along with 2 other books on game design. He has taught Game Design and Development at Wilfred Laurier University and runs the Board Game Design Course, an online course for new game designers. Joe's newest book, The Board Game Designer's Guide: Careers in the Industry, launched this week. To check out Joe's newest book, follow this link: https://board-game-design-cours...
Apr 29, 2021•37 min•Ep. 88
Rafa Dahvid was born in Poland, where he grew up playing classic board games such as chess and Monopoly. He moved to Scotland to study Aero-Mechanical Engineering, due to his lifelong interest in the aviation industry. During his university years, Rafa was exposed to modern board games, which inspired him to create Connecting Flights. In his day job, Rafa is working on solving logistical problems at offshore wind farms; in the evenings he enjoys playing and designing games. You can check out his...
Apr 26, 2021•32 min•Ep. 87
Our Family Plays Games was created by Mik & Starla Fitch and their son Grant. They have been involved in the modern board hobby for more than 9 years. In an effort to bring more families and people of color into the hobby, in 2018 they launched Our Family Plays Games on Facebook and Instagram, so they would have a voice and presence in the hobby that would encourage other families and people of color to get involved in modern board games. After getting a positive response from their social m...
Apr 15, 2021•31 min•Ep. 86
The world's most aviary focused board game podcast. Indigenous to the eastern shore of the United States, the horned Quackalope can be spotted where board games are played. The ill-suited ornithologists, Jesse Anderson and Jan Bigas, discuss board games on a weekly basis in an effort to catch the elusive bird. Through long winded conversations on mechanics, context, theme and game design, the hosts strive to discover the reason for Quackalope's fascination with the hobby. Join us at the table an...
Apr 12, 2021•38 min•Ep. 85
Seth Hiatt started Mayday Games in 2011 and they have produced over 30 games and done over 40 successful Kickstarter projects in the last 10 years. He spent most of the last ten years living in China where he met his wife, Kate, learned Mandarin and significantly reduced his manufacturing costs. Seth graduated in Accounting and has his MBA as well as his CPA license. Seth also started Imperial Publishing in 2018 which is known for its Sleeve Kings’ brand of card sleeves as well as its first game...
Apr 08, 2021•33 min•Ep. 84
