Nick shares his first impressions of 4 new(ish) games and 5 classic games:

1:00 - Treasure Island Expansion: Captain Silver—Revenge Island
5:39 - L.L.A.M.A.
8:52 - Hibachi
14:34 - Nusfjord
19:10 - Wildlife Safari
20:11 - Libertalia
21:09 - Blue Moon Legends
22:28 - Bohnanza
24:03 - Tower of Babel

Kyle joins Nick to discuss games they've been playing recently:

Lost Legacy - 4:08
Winner's Circle - 10:47
Cascadia - 18:33
Spyrium - 27;14
My City - 34:37
Parade - 42:39

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Nick is back with another episode of podcast comfort food in September's Candid Cardboard: 1st Impressions of new (and sometimes not new) board games.

0:49 - Summer Wars (Second Edition)
3:46 - Ra: The Dice Game
4:57 - Tajuto
6:54 - Coffee Traders
11:45 - Kabuto Sumo

With our Kickstarter campaign closing this Thursday, September 2, Nick takes a look at the future of Bitewing Games including plans for the podcast, blog, publications, and beyond.

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Nick is joined by artist and graphic designer, Paul Halkyon, to discuss the world, lore, and visual design behind Soda Smugglers, Pumafiosi, and Hot Lead.

Link to the Criminal Capers Collection on Kickstarter

Link to Paul Halkyon's instagram page

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• Intro to Paul Halkyon - 0:53
• How Paul got into art and graphic design - 4:21
• How Paul and Nick met (screen printing apparel) - 11:40
• Designing the world behind the Criminal Capers Collection - 14:30
• The art and soda brands behind Soda Smugglers - 18:25
• The art and mafia families behind Pumafiosi - 22:14
• The lore behind the Boss Knife and Boss Rose - 25:38
• The impact of excellent art in board games - 30:48
• Counterbalancing the criminals with the investigators of Hot Lead - 32:19
• Unique art styles within a consistent universe - 34:15
• Paul's favorite Soda Smugglers soda brand - 35:37
• Paul's favorite Pumafiosi characters - 36:34
• Paul's favorite Hot Lead character - 38:33
• The hardest parts of illustrating the Criminal Capers Collection - 40:30
• Paul's entry and goals into the board game industry - 44:28
• How Paul broke his toe - 47:10
• Easter eggs in the art - 48:58
• Where you can find Paul - 52:30

Nick is joined by internationally acclaimed designer Reiner Knizia for an epic interview exploring an entire spectrum of board game topics!  This is one episode you don't want to miss...

Link to the Kickstarter campaign for Reiner Knizia's Criminal Capers Collection

• Intro to Dr. Reiner Knizia - 1:49
• Inspiration behind Soda Smugglers, Pumafiosi, & Hot Lead - 2:50
• Reiner's favorite animal - 10:08
• Designing different genres of games - 12:08
• Deck-builders & The Quest for El Dorado - 15:47
• The Siege of Runedar - 19:33
• Reiner's future with legacy games; a sequel to My City? - 28:13
• Personal & career goals moving forward - 31:47
• Observations on international publishing - 36:10
• Reiner's mysterious 2000+ game library - 40:13
• Current design projects that Reiner is excited about - 46:05
• How the pandemic has affected Reiner's work - 48:58
• Reiner's take on remixing his classic games (Tigris & Euphrates -> Yellow & Yangtze) - 50:10
• Advice to game designers - 53:33

How do you publish a board game?  What's all behind the process of taking a Reiner Knizia design and getting it to Kickstarter?  Find out in this behind-the-scenes scoop on the Criminal Capers Collection!

Check out the Kickstarter campaign page for the Criminal Capers Collection by clicking here.

Check out some of the early concept art for Soda Smugglers, Pumafiosi, and Hot Lead by clicking here.

July was quite the dry month for me in more ways than one.  Part of that has to do with me moving from Ohio to the Arizona desert.  The other part, well, let's find out...

0:53 - Crystal Palace
3:36 - Nidavellir: Thingvellir
5:03 - Juicy Fruits
12:05 - Cryo (with comparisons to Crystal Palace)
17:40 - The Red Cathedral

Check out our Kickstarter Campaign Page for Reiner Knizia's Criminal Capers Collection

Watch Soda Smugglers — How to Play
Watch Soda Smugglers — Play-through

Watch Pumafiosi — How to Play
Watch Pumafiosi — Play-through

Watch Hot Lead — How to Play
Watch Hot Lead — Play-through

In this episode, we'll feast our mind's eye on some of the best board game artists in the industry.  Nick shares his 15 favorite artists including his favorite art and favorite games of theirs.  Stick around at the end of the episode for a preview of the podcast schedule for August, where we'll be kicking off our Kickstarter launch with some major insights and interviews!

If you'd like to see some of the art and games from the artists mentioned in this episode, then click here to read the blog post version of today's episode.

Call it a Board Gamer’s Odyssey, Autobiography, History, or whatever you please, but today we’ll be exploring many of the games and moments that made Nick into the designer, publisher, and gamer that he is today.  What games were his favorites at certain times in his life, and why?  Are they still among my favorites, or have they fallen out of favor?  How have his preferences changed over time?  Let’s do the Odyssey!