Daryl Andrews is a professional freelance game designer, who began full-time in 2015. With 30+. board games already released through 20+ different publishers, Daryl’s output has been unrivalled over the last few years. Beyond design, Mr. Andrews has also worked as a consultant for a variety of gaming companies with a special focus on popular licenses, including Back To The Future, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, the NHL, Oregon Trail and more. Notable games: 7 Summits (Deep Water Gam...
Dec 30, 2021•38 min•Ep. 143
Josh Starr runs Grand Trunk Games which is a publishing company dedicated to making 18xx games available, affordable, and approachable. His current game on Kickstarter, Shikoku 1889, is a reprint of a classic 18xx game famous for being great for teaching. It is currently on track to be the most successful 18xx Kickstarter for both pledges, units sold, and amount raised. You can find it on Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshuastarr/shikoku-1889 FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: http...
Dec 28, 2021•33 min•Ep. 142
Kenneth Oum is the owner/artist/designer/developer of Previously Pluto. He has a masters degree in Digital Media from Drexel University, and has studied and worked in many different disciplines from film, VFX, animation, design/illustration, web/game development, and VR. Using these skills, he gathered a rag tag group of other creatives in the acting/writing space to form Previously Pluto. The goal of Previously Pluto is to make niche but interesting games. His first title, The Big Shuffle - a f...
Dec 23, 2021•32 min•Ep. 141
Hunter Angell, or Zaba, is has been a producer of custom cards for over 5 years and worked with 50+ artists around the world in the process. Nostalgix is the continuation of his card endeavors. Nostalgix features a 185 card base set, exciting new rarity options and the ability for you personally to be a hero in the game. Nostalgix is currently on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nostalgixtcg/nostalgix-trading-card-game FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boar...
Dec 20, 2021•32 min•Ep. 140
Postmark Games is a game design studio founded by Rory Muldoon and Matthew Dunstan in 2021. It aims to publish new independent print at home games with minimal cost and environmental impact. Matthew Dunstan is a game designer based in Prague, Czech Republic, with over 30 games released over the past 10 years. Some of his best-known designs include Elysium (co-designed with Brett J. Gilbert), nominated for the Kennerspiel des Jahres in 2015, the Adventure Game series (co-designed with Phil Walker...
Dec 09, 2021•32 min•Ep. 139
Todd Patriquin (aka Imagine All The Meeple) is a professional board game photographer and content creator out of Vancouver, Washington. His goal is to push board games further into the art world. He is the co-host of Victory Point Labs, a youtube program featuring various board game photographers squaring off with their own photo of the same game. To learn more about Todd, visit his website: https://www.imagineallthemeeple.com/ or watch his youtube show at: https://www.youtube.com/victorypointla...
Dec 06, 2021•31 min•Ep. 138
Already a fan of science fiction and fantasy, Scott was introduced to the larger world of gaming when he first played Dungeons and Dragons at age 9. In high school he discovered Warhammer 40,000, and eventually found employment with Games Workshop in Canada where he met Bill and began a partnership in creativity. There he combined his interests in games and words by editing promotional materials and creating games for events such as Games Day and the local Conflicts. After leaving Games Workshop...
Nov 30, 2021•32 min•Ep. 137
OMG! Nexus started out as Lasting First Impressions, back in 2010 when Sean started reviewing video games. After launching The OMG! Hour podcast in 2012, the change to OMG! Nexus came with it, and Tycko joined as a permanent co-host in 2016. It wasn't until 2019 that boardgames were added to their mix of coverage, resulting in the creation of the popular Kicking Tables and Flipping Tables shows during the 2020 pandemic. As of 2021, OMG! Nexus has completely migrated to only board games and board...
Nov 25, 2021•36 min•Ep. 136
Paul Salomon is a math teacher, hobbyist, and family man from St. Louis. He is the designer of several tabletop games including Honey Buzz (Elf Creek Games) as well as Periodic and Genotype (both from Genius Games). His newest expansion of Honey Buzz: Fall Flavors is currently on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brentdickman/honey-buzz-fall-flavors FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ T...
Nov 22, 2021•34 min•Ep. 135
Varnavas Timotheou is the founder of Hegemonic Project Games and the co-designer of Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory. After completing his MA in International Political Economy at King´s College London, he wanted to inspire people to learn more about politics. This vision led to the creation of Hegemony, an asymmetric board game in which 2-4 players simulate the economy and politics of a whole nation. Alexander Gertz is currently completing his MA in Global Political Economy and Development ...
Nov 18, 2021•32 min•Ep. 134
Joe Slack, James & Adam Staley chat about this year's Protospiel North event that occurred this past weekend (Nov 12-14). What were some of the highlights and what do they look forward to seeing next. Check out some of the designers' work from this year's Protospiel North: https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-north-2020/prototypes Check out the upcoming Board Game Design Virtual Summit: https://jslack.lpages.co/board-game-design-virtual-summit-2021/ FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://...
Nov 15, 2021•44 min•Ep. 133
McKay Anderson is a Board Game Designer from Provo Utah. He graduated with a degree in Product Design and was quickly hired by Hasbro to design games for the entertainment and licensing team. While there he worked closely with major companies like Lucas Films, Disney, Netflix, and Nickelodeon. After 3 years at Hasbro he decided it was time to move back to be closer to family. McKay volunteers his time with a local homeschool co-op where he teaches World History through Board Games and intro to V...
Nov 11, 2021•34 min•Ep. 132
Stone Sword Games is a Nottingham UK-based Games Publisher founded in 2019 by James Faulkner and Paul Allen. After adapting the PS1 Cult Classic Game Hogs Of War into a light, accessible Card Game, James, and Paul have gone on to publish Full Moon Jacket, Hogs Of War The Miniatures Game and Senjutsu: Battle For Japan. Stone Sword Games aims to craft fun and thematic games that are delivered at a great price point but never compromise on quality. Future projects include Daimyo, a historically-dri...
Nov 08, 2021•38 min•Ep. 131
Nate Chatellier is the lead game designer and co-founder of Dice Throne Inc. He is also the sole-founder of Nerd Ninjas (a video game company). Although he has been in the gaming business as a software engineer and video game designer for over 20 years, he is still fairly new to the beautiful world of board games. His newest title, Marvel Dice Throne, is currently on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicethrone/marvel-dice-throne FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/g...
Nov 04, 2021•32 min•Ep. 130
Nicolas is a professional game designer from Canada, and the author and graphic designer behind Megapulse. Nicolas began working on Megapulse in 2019, while trying to combine his passion for board games with his love of titles like Wipeout, F-Zero and Mario kart, which he enjoyed so much as a kid. I wanted to create a racing game for those who hate racing games, one that will shine light on this underrepresented genre. After almost 3 years of hard-work, he is proud to bring his fresh experience ...
Nov 01, 2021•32 min•Ep. 129
After inventing, self-producing and licensing her own toys and games, Mary turned her passion for invention to help other inventors through DiscoverToysandGames.com, the world's largest co-op of toy and game inventors. In 2003, Mary launched the Chicago Toy & Game Fair (CHITAG) with a plan to create the largest American celebration of play. In 2006 she introduced the Toy & Game Inventor's Conference to help new inventors connect with industry experts, and in 2008 the Toy & Game Innov...
Oct 28, 2021•33 min•Ep. 128
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 with Team Doomlings and Tin Robot Games as part of their social media teams. His first game, published by Tin Robot Games, is Hamsters vs. Hippos, which is currently on Kickstarter. Check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hossfreeman/hamsters-vs-hippos FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boar...
Oct 25, 2021•30 min•Ep. 127
Arwen Kathke has been playing hobby board games since 2011 and started the Cardboard Time podcast in November of 2020. Arwen feels that gaming should bring people together at the table and seeks to provide a welcoming environment for newcomers and veteran gamers alike to come together and learn about the board gaming hobby through discussing games new and old. She also feels the stories behind the development of games are also important to hear and hopes to bring a bit of visibility to the human...
Oct 21, 2021•31 min•Ep. 126
Lucas Sosnick is a 17-year-old from New York City who founded Greene Street Games LLC to self-publish his titles, beginning with Crisis on Cardea. He has a keen interest in science and sees gaming as a tool to get to know people, bond with families, and bring people together outside of the digital platforms. For his first campaign, he will be donating a copy of his game to a school for each one sold. Check out Crisis on Cardea on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crisisoncardea/c...
Oct 18, 2021•32 min•Ep. 125
Brendan lives in British Columbia Canada, is married to an incredible woman, has a german shepherd named Kona, and loves games. He is privileged to be able to work full-time as a game designer for OOMM games and has released several titles, notably Stars of Akarios and Mythwind. Check out Mythwind on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mccaskellgames/mythwind FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepo...
Oct 14, 2021•33 min•Ep. 124
Eric and Shannon Geller are the husband and wife team behind the creation of Quests & Cannons through their company Short Hop Games. Eric is a lifelong gamer and Shannon is new to the hobby, so they found it difficult to find games they could both enjoy together, especially strategy games. Many games were either inaccessible for Shannon, or lacked depth for Eric, so they set out to create a game that better bridges that gap between the seasoned gamer and the new comer, finding that many peop...
Oct 07, 2021•32 min•Ep. 123
Jonny Cantin is a freelance board game designer and developer with a background in visual arts, music, and education. In his work as a designer, he focuses on creating euro-style games that feature novel systems, streamlined mechanics, and inextricable themes. He has had his hand in creating many titles including Coloma, A Fistful of Meeples, Sierra West, Lions of Lydia, Merchants Cove, Endless Winter, Unconscious Mind, and Solar Sphere. You can find the campaign Solar Sphere here: https://www.k...
Oct 04, 2021•39 min•Ep. 122
Cody Miller is owner of Far Off Games, has a Bachelors in Information Technology, and was the creator behind the successful Xia: Legends of a Drift System in 2013! He has turned his Kickstarter success into a full time career in the gaming industry! His newest tile, Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread is currently on Kickstarter an has already crossed a million $ in funding. You can find the campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/faroffgames/arydia-the-paths-we-dare-tread FOLLOW US ON: ...
Sep 30, 2021•31 min•Ep. 121
Earl Silva is a graphic artist, game designer, and father of two girls. He started Terrier Games during the lockdown days of the 2020 pandemic as a continuation of his design passion that has been going for 8 years. Terrier Games' focus is to create uniquely satisfying and easy to approach games using the smallest footprint possible in order to bring people together and grow the board gaming community. Terrier Games titles include: Ice shift, Rush Out Rally, Hero's Greed, Roll em' In!, Roll of W...
Sep 27, 2021•32 min•Ep. 120
Dad, gamer, pubslisher. Mark's career in gaming began with AD&D, and he's been playing designer games since 2005, when he first attended Origins. With the help of an amazing team, Mark has published multiple successful projects via Kickstarter and traditionally. Check out their Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grandgamersguild/the-artemis-odyssey FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepod...
Sep 23, 2021•33 min•Ep. 119
Chris Cieslik runs Asmadi Games, and is involved in the development and design of everything they put out. One Deck Galaxy is his own personal design, which has been in testing and development for several years. Check out their Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/asmadigames/one-deck-galaxy FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebinge WHERE TO F...
Sep 20, 2021•32 min•Ep. 118
Andy has been gaming since 2005 and started designing board games in 2016. The Spill, a game focused on preventing an ecological disaster is his first design being published by Smirk & Dagger Games. Andy is also a husband to a loving wife and father to 2 little up and coming gamers. Check out the Kickstarter for The Spill here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smirkanddagger/the-spill FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram....
Sep 16, 2021•31 min•Ep. 117
Joe is a board game designer and instructor. He's been designing games since 2014, including Relics of Rajavihara, Zoo Year's Eve, King of Indecision, Four Word Thinking, and Kingdom's Candy: Monsters. Joe is also the author of the #1 best-selling book "The Board Game Designer's Guide" and 3 other game design books, and has taught game design and development at Laurier University, as well as his own online courses. Joe's newest Kickstarter, Relic of Rajavihara, Montalos Revenge expansion launche...
Sep 07, 2021•37 min•Ep. 116
Dan created BoxThrone in 2017, the world's first made-for-board-games modular shelving system. The campaign in 2017 raised over $900,000, and since then his company, Cloud Puncher Games, has gone on to ship over 10,000 BoxThrones worldwide. His newest creation, LAX RAX, turns any KALLAX shelves into BOARD GAME shelves! Store games horizontally with millimeter spacing precision - games slide on and off with ease. Check out the LAX RAX Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloudpu...
Aug 31, 2021•37 min•Ep. 115
Ed co-founded Eden Studios (Conspiracy X RPG, et al) and The Forge, a website for creator-owned game publishers. He also founded Gamerati, and has spent the last 15 years solving problems for game publishers. His focus is marketing, crowdfunding and logistics services. Learn more about Gamerati at: https://gamerati.biz FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebinge ...
Aug 27, 2021•35 min•Ep. 114
