Episode 49: Origins Interviews, Round 1!

Ben and Quarex recorded 10 interviews with exhibitors while attending Origins Game Fair 2024. These are five of the interviews, which focus on game creators.

Zero Strategy Games (link) is a publisher of indie games in Central PA. They are currently playtesting their new game Shuffle Dungeons at area conventions and on their Discord server ahead of its imminent Kickstarter campaign. (You can even check out the game on our YouTube channel, where we added pictures to the talking in this newfangled video medium.)

SFR, Inc. (link) publishes is the publisher of fine dice games. This episode is probably the only place where you can hear the story about how a small group of enthusiasts saved Dungeon Dice from the trash heap after TSR was purchased.

Hectic Electron Games (link) is a local Columbus game company that makes silly games that also say something about the world. We were blessed that Chris took time out while flying solo at their busy booth to talk about Raccoon Sky Pirates, their story RPG with board game spice. Ben picked up a copy at Origins (on his own dime) and is excited to get to play it with his friends who straddle both sides of the tabletop gaming world.

Foxhen Creatives (link) came to Origins to demo their family friendly card game where you collect food, make snackrifices, unleash chaos, and lead your cult of trash animals to victory. They recently concluded the Kickstarter for the game, but you can still preorder the game, game mats and artwork on PledgeBox.

Jack Berkenstock is the executive director of The Bodhana Group (link), a non-profit that utilizes tabletop games for therapy, skill building and educational goals. They run a gaming convention called Save Against Fear (link) that at least one of your hosts really hopes to attend in November.

Until July 11, you can back their new RPG, Branch Riders, on Kickstarter! With help from Onyx Path Press, Branch Riders was designed for fun but built for therapists, educators, and parents who, if they wished, could use the system to help players work on important goals. Telling good stories is at the heart of Branch Riders. Using it for therapy is just one more benefit it provides.

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