Richard is joined by John D Clair, Designer of Mystic Vale, Edge of Darkness to chat about his Kickstarter Campaign Downfall - Deluxified. We talk about his designing up bringing with Monster Cards and how he has steadily moved to making designing an almost full time job. We talk about the designing and pitching process, plus what is next for John in the future. The discussion is fascinating as it deals with the non Kickstarter side of the business. Please check out the Downfall Campaign in the ...
Oct 28, 2017•1 hr 25 min
Richard is joined by Becky and Kelly Rolfe, who run the Board Games in Bed Podcast, which is recorded every Sunday from their bed. We talk about how they got into the hobby, what games they are playing and what they are looking forward to as well as answering the Zombie Board Game question. We raise the subject Kickstarting while under a spending ban and why on a holiday of a lifetime, its importnat to rate the hotel based on how easy it is to play boardgames. They are fantastic guests and you s...
Oct 28, 2017•57 min
Richard is joined by Greg Loring Albright, the designer of Leviathan, that is currently in the middle of it's kickstarter campaign. We talk about Greg's academic involvement with boardgames, his influences with regards to the development of Leviathan, and why Googly eyes on Moby Dick is a definite stretch goal. Greg also goes into detail why Leviathan is a better game than X Wing and NetRunner..maybe.. You Won’t Believe These Ten Things You Can Do After Backing Leviathan (Number Seven Will Make ...
Oct 24, 2017•43 min
Richard is joined by James Hudson from Druid City Games to chat about The Guardian's Call Campaign, what he learned from running such a short campaign, and what they plans are for the future. He's an excellent guest to have on. Please check out what Druid City have planned for the future and make sure you join the the Boardgame Spotlight Facebook group for big cardboard cuddles. LINKS OF NOTES http://www.druidcitygames.com/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/druidcitygames/guardians-call https...
Oct 22, 2017•36 min
THERE ARE SOME SLIGHT AUDIO ISSUES WITH THIS EPISODE DUE TO PIRATE ACTIVITY. We are joined by the extremely seaworthy and fun Sean Epperson from Thing 12 Games who joins us to speak about Dice of Crowns and the latest Campaign - Dice of Pirates. We jump into the campaign and discuss stretch goals, spending the funding money on cheese, and the way forward for Thing 12 Games. Sean was excellent to chat with and you should definitely check out his campaign which is ending very very soon. CAMPAIGN Y...
Oct 19, 2017•45 min
Richard is joined by Tristan Hall, from Hall or Nothing Productions to chat about his first steps into the hobby, running the first Gloom of Kilforth Kickstarter and how things are progressing with the hugely successful follow up expansion campaign. Tristan was an excellent guest, and most of the time we kind of maybe stay on topic, and we had a laugh and a half and we hope you enjoy the episode. You can back the Gloom of Kilforth below and you should at least check out the campaign, becuase it ...
Oct 16, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Richard is joined by Richard Keene, the owner of Ninth Haven Games who recently relaunched his kickstarter Dinogenics after it's cancellation earlier in the year. Since it's rerelease, it has funded in the first day and is now storming through the stretch goals. We have a chat about the game, kickstarter and Richard looking forward to wearing a t-Rex costume when he passes the $150k stretch goal. THIS IS A PROMISE. Richard was an excellent guest and you should definitely check out his kickstarte...
Oct 07, 2017•1 hr 18 min
Nerd Therapy happened all over the podcast. I couldn't even get an intro done until the 9th minute and by that time it was pretty much a full scale invasion. Nerd Therapy are a group of highly amusing and talented people who meet regularly to podcast about D&D, play through scenarios and general try to record it as they are going. NEVER EVER RECORD SHOW WITH MORE THAN THREE PEOPLE. Special Thanks to Iain for putting together the audio tracks. PLEASE check out their show and have a laugh with...
Oct 06, 2017•1 hr 23 min
Marc and Lacey from Orange Nebula come back on the show to catch up with what is happening with the Epoch - The Awakening Kickstarter production. We chat about what they learned from the process, what they have gained moving forwards and how Big Tom Casual got involved. Please give it a listen. Marc is a real inspiration about what can happen when you pick yourself up from falling down the stairs and where it can lead. Lacey is a force of nature. Richard has stopped posting rabbit pictures on tw...
Oct 04, 2017•1 hr 24 min
Frank West is back. Frank West is causing havoc. Frank is making us jealous about all the games he played. FRANK. LINKS OF NOTES https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcokgame/the-city-of-kings-a-cooperative-adventure-for-1-4 Latest news and for info on the game: http://thecityofkings.com/ Videos about how our mechanics work, artwork releases and general game design: https://youtube.com/c/tcokgame To discuss game mechanics and learn about our journey: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1427814/wip-...
Sep 30, 2017•1 hr 4 min
WRECK AND RUIN. IN AN ABANDONED DESOLATE PODCAST TWO MEN MEET IN THE WRECK OF HUMANITY TO TALK KICKSTARTERS AND CARDBOARD. THIS IS THEIR STORY... WELL. MARK'S STORY.. PREPARE FOR RUIN AND WRECK... Links of Note www.wreckandruingame.co.uk www.facebook.com/wreckandruingame www.twitter.com/wreckandruin www.instagram.com/wreckandruin If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405 YOU...
Sep 27, 2017•1 hr 9 min
Richard is joined by Jon Gilmour. One of the most prolific and successful designers of the new age of boardgames. We talk about Wasteland Express, Dinosaur Island, Asteroids, Missile Command, and the latest Kickstarter, News@11. We even manage to get Jon to answer the 3 boardgame question. Jon is a delight, a bit of a hero of mine and a fantastic example of how open and friendly the boardgame community is. Please check out the links below and definitely check out News @ 11. https://www.kickstart...
Sep 24, 2017•1 hr 28 min
Richard is joined by Caezar Aljassar who as one of the founders of Alley Cat Games has burst onto the boardgames and Kickstarter scene with two successful projects and is now on the brink of his third the fantastic sounding Dice Hospital.. We talk to Caezar about how his first game came about, how he switched from his day job to making boardgames full time, as well as his current consultancy work for Kickstarter creators. He also gives advice on how to disguise yourself as someone from Somerset ...
Sep 22, 2017•1 hr 15 min
Richard is joined by Dr. Tom Clare to talk about his Kickstarter project The Champion of Wild. First of all, we give him an examination on his previous cardboard history, then delve into what TCOTW is all about and then ask him to tell us how he would cure the zombie apocalypse. You can check out all the information on Big Imagination Games below. We did ask Tom to give us show notes, but we couldn't make out what he wrote. BOOM BOOM LINKS OF NOTES https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1321865567...
Sep 18, 2017•1 hr 7 min
Welcome to our 100th episode where Colin joins Richard to chat about a whole pile of games they have been playing and we get to hear about Colin going LARPing. We also spoke about the following games Got to the Table Quantum, Star Realms, Viticulture, Dark Souls Boardgame, Space Crusade, Mechs Vs Minions, Ashes -Rise of the Phoenixborne Get off the Shelf Bloodborne, Formula D, Abyss, Heroquest Give them a Kick Guardians Call, Wreck and Ruin, ERA Balam, Now Boarding, Stellar Leap, Champions of th...
Sep 18, 2017•1 hr 22 min
Graeme Burrows is absolutely the nicest guy and he's supported us from the beginning, so we thought it would be cool to get him on to chat about his story with boardgames. I has had brilliant time recording this. Everyone has a journey about how they got into the hobby, and Graeme's tale is a delight. From buying games at Big Jimmy's to playing Star Realms and backing Kickstarters, he was a huge amount of fun. LINKS OF NOTES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckf_6GiLO1Ehttps://www.youtube.com/watc...
Sep 16, 2017•1 hr 12 min
To start our next 100 Episodes, Richard is joined by Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengence to chat about his latest Kickstarter campaign - Era Balam, which takes to Era System into space and allows you you become a pilot, forging your path through the galaxy. Ed, as always, is great fun to have on the show and fear not, while this visit is short and sweet, he'll be coming on again soon for a proper catch up. LINKS OF NOTES - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/jump-in-your-starfig...
Sep 14, 2017•32 min
Welcome to our 100th episode where Colin joins Richard to chat about a whole pile of games they have been playing and we get to hear about Colin going LARPing. We also spoke about the following games Got to the Table Quantum, Star Realms, Viticulture, Dark Souls Boardgame, Space Crusade, Mechs Vs Minions, Ashes -Rise of the Phoenixborne Get off the Shelf Bloodborne, Formula D, Abyss, Heroquest Give them a Kick Guardians Call, Wreck and Ruin, ERA Balam, Now Boarding, Stellar Leap, Champions of th...
Sep 14, 2017•1 hr 22 min
Carla Kopp joined us from Weird Giraffe Games to talk to us about her up and coming Kickstarter, Stellar Leap, that goes live on the 18th September. She gives us some background about her time in the hobby and gives us a lot of info behind the design decisions she made on her previous game Super Hack Override. Carla was a brilliant guest, a lot of fun, and we look forward to seeing what happens with her campaign. Check it out in the show notes below. LINKS OF NOTES Kickstarter: http://StellarLea...
Sep 13, 2017•1 hr 11 min
We were joined by Mike Barnes from Who Dares Rolls, who is also the UK Regional Manager For Dized, the Tabletop Companion app that teaches you while you play. We spend ages talking about Mike and then realise we've done a Frank West and should be talking about Dized as well. So we do. And we have a fantastic time doing so. If you are interested in looking at companions apps you should consider given Dized a look, details below. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-ho-ho-on-the-go-go-mike-barnes...
Sep 09, 2017•1 hr 39 min
Richard is joined by the Legend that is Steven Tudor from Polyhedron Collider who paid us £8.76 to tell everyone he is a legend. Take a trip down nostalgia lane as we delve into Steve's beginning in the hobby, teach you all about the Yellow Pages and adverts for boardgames in the 80s and we forget we're recording and just have a laugh with no real agend or idea what we are doing. This was a lot of fun. I'm struggling to pick my favourite now. (it's still Jon) LINKS OF NOTES https://www.youtube.c...
Sep 08, 2017•1 hr 47 min
Richard is joined by Phil Collins from Board Game Crate to chat about all things cardboard and to give us information on how he started his subscription service for boardgame lovers. He talks about some of the games he's been playing, including potion explosion, and the excellent The Captain is Dead. Phil goes into detail about the technology behind the service, including how the software selects the games you get based on your likes and current collection. It's a really interesting discussion a...
Sep 02, 2017•1 hr 9 min
Richard is joined by the Development Manager of the Dark Souls Boardgame David Carl, better known as DC. From working on titles such as Warmachine in Privateer Press to being part of the team that brought one of the most loved videogame IPs to cardboard, DC goes on to talk about the Dark Souls Card Game and some info about the coming to Kickstarter Resident Evil 2. DC was a pure deligth to talk to and we've already agreed to chat again very soon. We hope you enjoy the episode as much as Richard ...
Aug 27, 2017•1 hr 36 min
Richard is joined once again by Matt Jarvis, editor of Tabletop Gaming Magazine to talk a bit about what happened a Gencon, what he has been playing, and what games box his Cat is currently sleeping in. As we say at the top of the shop - the views expressed by Matt unless stated are his views alone and not that of Tabletop Gaming Magazine or The Warner Group Matt is a fantastic guest, has lots of wonderful opinions and so we hope you enjoy the show. Links Of Notes Website: tabletopgaming.co.uk T...
Aug 26, 2017•1 hr 28 min
Richard is joined again by professional writer Stephen Rhodes to chat about Dark Imperium, The Others, CMONs recent Kickstarter using the Game of Thrones IP, and not being able to easily get Yorkshire Tea in Canada. Stephen is such a great guest, and yes we spend and hour chatting and catching up and it just happens that i recorded it and we release it as a podcast episode. We had a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy. Links Of Note http://www.rhodeswrites.co.uk/ - Stephen's blog http://www.openlegendr...
Aug 19, 2017•1 hr 21 min
Richard is joined again by Callan to get a progress update on the Runicah campaign. If you haven't looked at the campaign next and like some Norse Mythology and Runes and Revenge, then check it out through the links below - Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theplayfulgnome/runicah-norse-theme-card-game-focused-on-player-in Replica Axe Giveaway - https://gleam.io/jZwjr/runicah-loot-axe-replica-giveaway BoardGameGeek - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225389/runicah Facebook - ...
Aug 17, 2017•23 min
BEZ BEZ BEZ BEZ BEZ BEZ. The world needs more Bez and she is back to Talk - MONOPOLY POLE DANCING WIBBELL ++ GO KITTY CATACLYSM GENERAL NONSENSE LINKS OF NOTES https://twitter.com/stuffByBez http://www.stuffbybez.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thingsbybez PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD. YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC03LRG64f05w0C3Bs3aZ4sA Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards Website - www.werenotwizards.com Facebook - ...
Aug 15, 2017•1 hr 34 min
CONTAINS A FABLE 2 SPOILER Richard is delighted to be joined by Richard Ham, aka as Rahdo from Rahdo runs through it. Unlike our normal chats, we go futher back into Rahdo's past and talk about his work on Fable 2 and dealing with Peter Molyneux, his movement into starting his own channel, why Richard is the only person who thinks Rahdo's commentary is relaxed and why he likes where he is even because of the Spiky people. And why Boardgame design is something he will never do. We really apprecia...
Aug 13, 2017•1 hr 22 min
Richard is joined by Rory J Somers, and we have the Web Cam on during the Skype call which leads to all types of shenanighans. Rory talks about how he got into the hobby, Plague Inc, loving Sub Terra, backing lots of Kickstarters and why you need to have custard crems in the house if Peter Blenkharn visits you. We had a laugh and a half and Rory will be coming on again in the next couple of months. Please follow Rory on his various channels and make sure you challenge him to a game of Star Realm...
Aug 13, 2017•1 hr 15 min
Richard is joined by Joan Graef, boardgamer, rolwplayer and all round fabulous Person. We talk about her history, Star Wars Role Playing games, why Mechs VS Minions has the best Inlay and we talk about Bryan Wade, and more Bryan Wade and keeping your games in a linen closet. Make sure you listen to the end for extra Bryan. But also make sure you listen to the episode of Expanded Universe that Bryan and Joan recorded recently, which is excellent. LINKS OF NOTES http://www.expandeduniverse.online/...
Aug 11, 2017•1 hr 5 min
