Board Game Binge

In this episode, Mike Bruner, producer of the Board Game Binge Podcast, Interviews James Staley, the regular host of the show and owner of Tin Robot Games. James is a board game designer who launched Tin Robot Games in 2018 with his first game Tanks, but no thanks!. He followed last year with Queen of Scots: The Card Game. His newest title, Nutty Squirrels of the Oakwood Forest, is live on Kickstarter and hit its funding goal on Day 1. You can check out the kickstarter here: https://bit.ly/nutty-squirrels

Chris Goodlet is the Charity Board Gamer. With his family friendly format, whether it be through his facebook page, youtube channel or Twitch channel, he and his family share their thoughts on games, enjoy time with the community and encourage good will towards one another. His belief is that if we can gather at the table, we can do the same for a good cause.

You can follow one of Chris’s many channels here: https://linktr.ee/goodletchris

Kimbolt is a multi-disciplined UI/UX Designer and 3D modeler, with over 22 years of professional experience designing everything from games to websites. While working for EA Games, she was responsible for the UI Design for many products including; Minions Paradise, The Sims, and TetrisBlitz. Since then, she has provided services for many titles including Fortnite, Magic the Gathering, Adventure Capitalist, Puzzle Quest, Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game, and many more. Her current kickstarter for 3D printable Dice Towers & more is already way past its initial funding goal with only a third of its campaign completed: https://www.kickstarter.com/.../fatesend2-terra-and-cosmos

Oliver Josiah set up the Ministry of Meeples together with his partner Charlotte as a side-project while they were finishing their postgraduate studies. What started out as a causal part-time hobby soon snowballed into a full-on occupation. Their first game, Theurgy: The Area Control Game of Monsters and Miracles, is currently live on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ministryofmeeples/theurgy-the-area-control-game-of-monsters-and-miracles?ref=discovery&term=theurgy

Eric McCoy and Justus Meyer are film makers with over 150 commercials, music videos, and short films to their credit. During the slow down of the pandemic, with now plenty of time on their hands, they shifted their focus to developing Doomlings, a side project that Justus had been designing as a side-hobby.

Now on Kickstarter, Doomlings funded on day 1, and they still have 28 days left of their campaign. Learn more about Doomlings on their Kickstarter page here: http://bit.ly/DoomlingsGame

Inside Up Games is a Canadian board game design and publication company with a solid track record of successful Kickstarter campaigns such as Summit: The Board Game, The Yeti and Teams expansions of Summit, Vault Assault, Gorus Maximus, 7 Souls, The Quick and The Undead, City Builder, and Sea Change – a family friendly version of Gorus Maximus.

Currently on Kickstarter is their newest title, Block and Key, which has already crushed its funding goal with half their campaign still remaining.

To learn more about Block and Key, visit the Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/.../insideupgames/block-and-key

Jason Hawronsky is founder and CEO of Jasco Games.

Renowned for the ownership and development of popular tabletop games such as The My Hero Academia Collectible Card Game (Universus CCG), Street Fighter: The Miniatures Game (UTS), Cowboy Bebop Boardgame Boogie, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game, Top Gun: Plot Twist party game to name a few, Jasco Games has been a strong player in the tabletop industry.

Moreover, Jasco has done an awesome job at saving games that were going to be canceled such as The Universal Fighting System CCG, Albion’s Legacy, and Evil Dead 2: The Board Game.

This year, they are set to release another video game turned tabletop game featuring Mortal Kombat!

To learn more, visit jascogames.com

James Hudson is a tabletop designer, developer and the creator of Druid City Games, which launched the popular titles Grimm Forest, Sorcerer City, and Tidal Blades. James is currently the Senior Director of Tabletop for Skybound Tabletop, a division of Skybound Entertainment.

In this interview, we will talk about his newest title, Bloodstone, an epic arena combat board game for 1 – 8 players.

To learn more about Bloodstone and back the Kickstarter, visit: https://www.kickstarter.com/pro.../druidcitygames/bloodstone

Nigel Matthews is CEO of ShipQuest, the market leader in Kickstarter Fulfillment for Board Games in the EU. With a huge wealth of knowledge and experience, Nigel digs into the new VAT tax rules and what it means for publishers as well as how his company has adapted to navigate games fulfillment in a post-Brexit world.

Learn more about ShipQuest at shipquest.co.uk

Tom Hughes is co-founder of Space Duck Games.

He is based in Dublin, Ireland and is also a project manager at an e-commerce company. He established Space Duck Games in 2015 as a place to turn his passion into a business.

His first Kickstarter Campaign El Presidente in 2015 earned a Kickstarter ‘Projects we Love’ distinction and while it came close to funding, he acknowledged the first-time learning curve for a Kickstarter.

Tom with his talented partner and animator – Patrick O’Callaghan are back and ready to launch their second game – Factory Floor on Kickstarter on February 16th.

To be notified when this project goes live, follow this link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tommyhughes/factory-floor