Board Game Times

This episode Clark talks to the multi-talented Danielle Reynolds, co-organizer of the Chicago Boardgame Designers group on Facebook and Discord. In addition to being a game designer and graphic designer, Danielle is also a principal with DMR Creative Group, a company dedicated to the design and development of tabletop games. Danielle also works at board game manufacturing company GPI which partners with some of the largest and most recognizable companies in the industry (folks like The Op Games, Games Workshop, Steve Jackson Games and many more) to produce their games. In other words: she's living the tabletop gaming dream! Oh, and she has a podcast, too!! Hear Danielle's thoughts on the game design process, getting involved with the industry and playtesting, and why she'll play nearly anything; but keep it quick, please!

Find out more about DMR Creative Group, see some of Danielle's games and read her blog at: https://www.dmrcreativegroup.com/

Listen to the Game Design Unboxed podcast on the Know Direction Network: http://knowdirectionpodcast.com/category/podcasts/game-design-unboxed/

Join the Chicago Boardgame Designers Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/chicagoboardgamedesigners

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Let's design and test some games! This episode Clark talks to Randy Ekl. Randy and his wife Maxine are the co-designers behind Clever Playing Cards and they are the organizers of the annual Chicago Protospiel gathering for board game designers and playtesters. Randy is also a co-organizer of the Chicagoland Boardgame Designers and Playtesters group meetup in Schaumburg. Randy shares what it's like to participate in a playtesting session, why you don't have to be a designer to come to a game testing night or weekend, and why you really should give Matthias Cramer's game Lancaster a try!

POST-PODCAST UPDATE: The Chicagoland Boardgame Designers and Playtesters group is meeting again starting June 28!! Details on Meetup.com: https://www.meetup.com/Chicagoland-Boardgame-Designers-and-Playtesters/

Protospiel Chicago 2021 is scheduled for September 10-12, 2021. Details at: https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-chicago-2020

Check out Randy and Maxine's company Clever Playing Cards at: https://cleverplayingcards.com/

Email Randy at [email protected]

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In the first episode of Board Game Times, Clark talks to Patricia Gonzalez, owner of Athena Board Game Café on Chicago's north side. Patricia talks about her long-time dream to open a board game café, including the challenge of opening during COVID, building a board game library, creating a menu and the everyday life of a business owner. We also find out some of her favorite (and least favorite!) kinds of games, why you have to try her grilled cheese sandwich and why the beverage Malta helps her game!

Athena Board Game Café is located at 1418 W Howard Street on the north side of Chicago. Website: https://www.athenabgc.com/

Email Clark at [email protected]