Breaking Into Board Games

Breaking Into Board Games

By Ian Zang, Dan Letzring, Tony MillerLeisureGamesHobbies
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Breaking Into Board Games episodes

  • Breaking into Board Games Episode 105 - Fertessa Allyse - Book of Villainy

    Ian, Dan, and Tony talk to Fertessa Allyse, designer of the upcoming game "Book of Villainy" about hitting the ground running while getting into board game design. We talk about real-life quality control (Fertessa's real-life gig) and how it relates to design.

    You can reach out to her on twitter: @fertessa

    You can also check out Book of Villainy on her website: www.bookofvillainy.wordpress.com

    Hosts:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    47 min
  • Breaking into Board Games Episode 104 - Randy Hoyt - Foxtrot Games

    Ian, Tony, and Dan talk to Randy Hoyt of Foxtrot Games about his work running a publishing company, developing games, and working with other publishers.

    You can reach out to Randy on twitter: @randyhoyt

    Visit Foxtrot Games here: foxtrotgames.com

    Please support our Patreon! It helps pay for hosting the podcast, and for us to be able to support the community better!

    Hosts:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    47 min
  • Breaking into Board Games Episode 103 - Liberty Kifer - Light Heart Games

    Tony and Dan talk to Liberty Kifer, the breakout designer, artist, and publisher behind Crystallo about her rocket-like rise in the kickstarter world.

    You can reach out to Liberty on twitter: @lightheartgames

    And you can find her website here: libertykifer.com

    Hosts:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    41 min
  • Breaking into Board Games Episode 102 - Bez Shahriari - Stuff by Bez

    The hosts talk to Bez Shahriari, designer, developer, artist, and publisher behind Stuff by Bez. She has made her own way in a crowded industry, and goes deeply into detail about how she did it!

    You can reach out to her on twitter: @stuffbybez

    And, visit her website: stuffbybez.com

    Hosts:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    1 hr
  • Breaking into Board Games Episode 102 - Liz Davidson - Beyond Solitaire

    Ian, Tony, and Dan talk to Liz Davidson about her work running the blog "Beyond Solitaire", and becoming a regular on the Dice Tower Network. Playing solo games has boomed in popularity over the past few years, come listen as to why that is!

    You can reach out to Liz on twitter: @beyondsolitaire

    www.beyondsolitaire.net

    Hosts:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    43 min
  • Breaking into Board Games Episode 100 - Celebration!

    Hello all!

    Thank you for listening for these 100 episodes! If you haven't, please follow us on twitter and facebook @breakingintobg.

    We celebrate hitting 100 with some listener questions and a surprise giveaway at the end of the episode.

    Hosts:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    41 min
  • Breaking into Board Games Episode 99 - GenCon 2019

    Dan asks Ian and Tony about their experience at GenCon 2019 as a full-bore developer and designer.

    You can send all clips of you telling us about your growth to breakingintoboardgames AT gmail.com. Please format your audio recording as a .flac or .wav if possible, and keep recordings to under two minutes.

    Thanks for being on this ride with us. We're looking forward to episode 100!

    Hosts:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    47 min
  • Breaking into Board Games Episode 98 - Emma Larkins

    Tony and Ian talk to Emma Larkins about designing games for experience and how she utilizes her background in storytelling and product design to create great games.

    You can find Emma on twitter! @emmalarkins

    Hosts:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    46 min
  • Breaking into Board Games Episode 97 - Origins Recap 2019

    The hosts talk about their own personal journeys at Origins. We're very pleased with the convention, and are looking forward to sharing our progress with you!

    Hosts:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    41 min
  • Breaking into Board Games Episode 96 - Dr. Lauren Woolsey

    Ian, Tony, and guest host Chris Zinzli (of Cardboard Edison) talk to Dr. Lauren Woolsey, host of the Playability Podcast and professor of astronomy about her foray into the gaming world.

    You can read up on her work on her website: cgsunit.com

    She would love to hear from you on twitter: @cgsunit

    If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting our Patreon.

    https://www.patreon.com/breakingintoboardgames

    Hosts:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    Chris - Publisher/Board Game Advocate - @cardboardedison

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    36 min

About Breaking Into Board Games

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Breaking into Board Games is a podcast about breaking into the hobby game industry. Every week, we interview a person of note, and give tips and tricks to make your way into the business of games.