You may know Joe from his blog – ArtOfBoardGaming.com. He’s also one of our Podpledge supporters – Thanks, Joe!

Joe has “professional podcast guest” as a part of his Twitter bio, and we’re helping to make that a reality instead of wishful thinking. We think he does a lot of really cool stuff, so let’s learn about some of that!

Joe started his Art of BoardGaming website roughly 3 years ago, although it’s been on pause lately. Why is that?

Because about 8 months ago, Joe and his wife sold his house and bought an RV. Now they’re traveling the country! Makes board game blogging a bit more challenging though. He’s hoping to get back into a new “season” of content soon.

Joe really loves taking artsy board game photos for Instagram, and has been doing more of that lately.

His website is mostly topical pieces, since “there’s a lot of great reviewers out there”. Here’s a sampling:

* Let’s Make Boardgaming Great Again (one of his most controversial, regarding politics and boardgaming)* Why my Wife Hates Board Games* 2 Reasons Dice Don’t Ever Belong in Strategy Board Games (ie. “why I hate dice”) followed a year later by A Mitigated Opinion on Dice* The Importance of Being a Good Loser (We referenced this one in our own blog post on how to teach your kids to lose well.)* Is it Time to Ban Cell Phones from Game Night?

Joe has occasionally received promotional copies of games, even though he rarely reviews games. In particular, Stonemaier Games sent him Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig. Since he couldn’t get a review out in a timely way, he used it instead for a topical essay about how expectations are changing for board game box inserts.

We geek out about inserts for a while. It’s great to have a designated space for each item, but that doesn’t always make it easier to set up or store. Andrew highly recommends Dice Throne (especially season 2) for a fantastic included insert. Each character/player has their own tray with a lid containing all their components. Based on that game and a few others, we are migrating to a model where “starting equipment” packs become an integral part of our storage for many games.

Dice Throne: “Like Yahtzee and Magic: The Gathering had a baby.”Andrew

Tell us about your RV experience.

Joe and his wife Kalyn decided “we wanted to do what a lot of people talk about doing”. Since they both work from home, they figured out the details and pricing things out. They sold their house and bought a truck and an RV last November. They spent until March fixing it up to be exactly what they wanted (mostly decor).

Now they’re on the road. “I’m looking forward to being able to...