We talk about all things related to table top gaming - board games, miniature games, card games, and gaming adjacent things like painting and puzzles.
A very irregularly updated hobby podcast.
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We talk with designer Tory Brown about her upcoming game Votes for Women, what games influenced her, and why it's hard to design a game about contemporary issues. Votes for Women is a game from Fort…
Dave Thompson is a local to Cincinnati game designer. He is also the author and artist. We talk about the years it took to create his game and the reasons he created a game where everyone can feel we…
Emma Larkins is the designer of Abandon All Artichokes, Squabblin Goblins, and Starry Night Sky. We talk about her design work, future projects, kindness in games and what has influenced her as a des…
I got to sit down with David Jack Thompson during AcadeCon 2022 in Dayton, Ohio and discuss his games, games that have influenced him, and gaming with his family. We also talked about whose brain he …
Matt Molandes is Marketing and Communications Director for Kolossal Games, Grail Games, Maple Board Games, Editions Matago, and does Community Management for Brotherwise Games. He is also a great guy…
I talk with game designer Corey Andalora about his upcoming game - Explosion in the Laboratory from Weird Giraffe Games. We also discuss gaming in Vermont, game design, and games he enjoys.
Games men…
Vasilis and Vanton are co creators of the new game Age of Inventors. We talk in depth about their upcoming game from Meeple Pug and how it plays. I pop quiz the guys on Marie Curie, and we also talk …
I talk with with co-designers Mads Fløe, Kåre Torndahl Kjær about their experience designing together and games they enjoy. Shake that City is their upcoming game published by AEG. We also talk about…
We talk about the Muppets, being a parent, and games in this episode. Dan is the co-creator of Coraquest, with his daughter Cora. He is also a regular contributor to the Dice Tower, and has had sever…
We talk with Jim Dietz - founder of the Dietz Foundation and former owner of Jolly Roger Games about games, educational games, helping kids read, family, Spinal Tap, and life.
Games mentioned in this …
We talk with local designer and librarian Jeff Grossman about his work on Cuba Libre, his upcoming game about the Battle of Perryville, and his experiences in gaming and game design.
Games we talk a…
We talk with game designer and publisher Phil Walker-Harding about his new publishing company Joey Games, what he values in game design, Australian treats, and his current and upcoming games. We also…
We talk with Senior Designer at Fantasy Flight Games, Kara Centell-Dunk who has worked on projects like Mansions of Madness, Journeys in Middle Earth, and Descent: Legends in the Dark.
We talk about …
We talk with Chief Operating Officer of Snowbright Studio, T. Caires, about sustainability in games, what they enjoy playing, and their story of gaming. We also talk about the launch of Snowbright's…
We talk about Ryan's experiences going back to Adepticon this year to play Bloodbowl. Random thoughts and news from the board game industry.
We also touch on IP games and specifically spend some tim…
In this episode we talk with designer Taylor Shuss about 2 of his forthcoming games - The Sacred Band and Stonewall Uprising as well as his general design approach and games he is playing. We also b…
In this episode we discuss our favorite Dune games so far, what we are playing and watching, train games, and Renier Knizia games.
We also find out what happened at the end of Ryan's Bloodbowl seaso…
In this episode we do some catching up as we haven't seen each other for a while. We talk about Origins, local conventions Acadecon, CincyCon, CincityCon, and DayCon as well as a small bit of specul…
We have a chat with designer, author, and professor, Sen-Foong Lim about his experiences in gaming and game design. We talk about some of his favorite game and what his design goals are in all types…
In this episode of the podcast we talk with game designer and publisher Travis Drake of Brouhaha Games about his upcoming publication Hysteria as well as Halloween and Halloween adjacent games.
The …