Board Game Binge

By James StaleyBusiness Entrepreneurship Arts Leisure Games Design

Board Game Binge episodes

July 21 Episode 408: Nick Federico, Millrat Studio
Millrat Studio is a partnership between board game designers Nick and Adam from Boston. They are designers rooted in the local Boston board game community. Nick and Adam organize and run playtest events, teach game design to families, and Nick has spoken about the design process in classrooms and on panels. Recently. they launched MILLRAT Pack!, a collection of four lightweight games. Check it out now on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/millratstudio/millrat-pack
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30 min
July 14 Episode 407: George Li, Rabble
George Li is a partner and designer in the indie Board Game company Rabble. They create games that spark joy, connection, and growth. No matter your age, Rabble believes we all need moments where we can let down our guard, be a little silly, and connect with the people around us. That’s why Rabble creates games that not only inspire more play, but also show how play enriches our lives.
George's latest title, Sprout, a game about keeping houseplants alive, is currently on Kickstarter. Check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rabble/sprout-a-game-about-keeping-houseplants-alive
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31 min
July 07 Episode 406: Michal Vitkovsky, Shiver Me Timbers
Michal Vitkovsky is a Czech-born tech journalist living in Germany. Inspired by his love of Sid Meier’s Pirates!, he designed an open sandbox Pirate themed game called Shiver Me Timbers, which first launched on Kickstarter in 2020.
After a few expansions & upgrades, he is back after a 5 year break with a reprint of Shiver Me Timbers, this time on Gamefound. You can check out the campaign here:
https://gamefound.com/en/projects/michal_vitkovsky/shivermetimbers
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32 min
June 30 Episode 405: Nathan & Mel, Pick Up & Play Games
Nathan Lundgaard is the co-founder of Pick-Up and Play Games and Lead Game Designer for Bananarchy. Nathan has been designing games just for fun since he was a little kid and after covid decided to finally turn his passion into a business. Mel Chua is a software engineer turned game publisher who's spent a decade writing code and a suspicious amount of energy on games designed to ruin friendships.
You can late pledge Bananarchy here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pickupandplaygames/bananarchy
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33 min
June 23 Episode 404: Kevin Vogt, Dream Bridge Games
In 2025, after military service, raising their families, and a lifetime around the game table, Kevin Vogt, his wife Megumi (also a veteran), and their lifelong friend Amy O’Rourke (an Air Force wife and mother), got serious about play and founded Dream Bridge Games.
Dream Bridge Games is a small independent studio creating immersive, family-friendly board games that combine original artwork, inventive mechanics, and memorable themes.
Their first title, Ballons Olympiques, is currently on Kickstarter. Check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ballonsolympiques/ballons-olympiques-the-game-that-blows-you-away
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Elixir Board Games: https://www.elixirboardgames.com/our-games
30 min
June 16 Episode 403: Michael Orion, Rolling Wizards
Michael founded Rolling Wizards in Vietnam 2 years ago, leveraging his experience leading innovation strategy at Salesforce and global business development at Meta.
He combines this with over 30 years as a dedicated student of game design and psychology to create meaningful experiences with games.
You can check his website at https://www.rollingwizards.com/games or follow his adventures on his Facebook & LinkedIn pages: www.linkedin.com/in/michaelorion/
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Board Game Binge: https://boardgamebinge.com/
Tin Robot Games: https://tinrobotgames.com
Elixir Board Games: https://www.elixirboardgames.com/our-games
33 min
June 09 Episode 402: Richard MacRae, Analog Game Studios
Richard MacRae is the owner of Analog Game Studios, an indie publisher with many titles under its belt including Centrix, Latte Throwdown, and Kill the King. His recent collaboration with the renowned Dr. Reiner Knizia brings Fruit Island to North America on Kickstarter.
You can check out the campaign live on Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/analoggamestudios/fruit-island?ref=cl56e6
In the episode Richard talks about “Presence Score”. You can measure your’s here: Presence Scorepresencedeficit.com
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32 min
June 02 Episode 401: Alain Matte, Zeronimo Games
Alain Matte is a Quebec-based illustrator, game designer, and founder of Zeronimo Games. After years of working on family-friendly brands and licensed properties, he decided to create something a little less wholesome: Animalcatraz, a sandbox prison brawler for 2–8 players where animal inmates fight, steal, trade, escape, and commit crimes to become the KINGPIN.
Inspired by graphic novels, open-world video games, and a fascination with prison life from a safe distance, Alain spent years building the game's gritty setting, dark humor, and memorable cast of characters. Following a successful crowdfunding campaign, Animalcatraz is now heading toward production.
Animalcatraz is in Late Pledge on Gamefound: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/zeronimo-games/animalcatraz
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33 min
May 26 Episode 400: Dr. Reiner Knizia, Prolific Board Game Designer
Dr. Reiner Knizia is one of the most prolific game designers in the industry with more than 900 games and books published in numerous countries and languages worldwide selling millions of copies. Many global licences such as Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Hot Wheels, Lego, Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, Monopoly, Pirates of the Caribbean, Playmobil, the Simpsons, Spiderman, Star Trek and Star Wars, and Toy Story.
Analog Game Studios will be launching Reiner Knizia’s Fruit Island in North America this year. You can follow it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/analoggamestudios/fruit-island?ref=discovery&term=fruit%20island&total_hits=5&category_id=34
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43 min
May 19 Episode 399: Seppy Yoon, Fight in a Box Games
Seppy Yoon is chief designer for Fight in a Box Games and head of marketing for Floodgate games, both out of Minneapolis.
He's the designer for the game of year winning Conquest Princess: Fashion is Power, Barkane: the RPG you play with your dog, and of course End of the Line: Post-Apocalyptic Family Survival.
He's been leading Fight in a Box since 2012 and part of Floodgate since 2024!
His newest game, End of the Line, the Inevitable Machine Revolt is currently on Kickstarter. Check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fightinabox/end-of-the-line-the-inevitable-machine-revolt
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34 min