Breaking Into Board Games

Gil and Ian talk to Ben Rosset, a Product Manager at Panda Game Manufacturing about the work he does behind the scenes to make sure games get made correctly.

We also chat about his forays into game design and development.

You can reach out to Ben on twitter:

@benrosset

Or reach him by email:

Ben(AT)pandagm.com

Hosts: Tony - Designer - @beardedroguegames Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign Gil - Publisher - @gilhova "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Tony, Gil, and Ian talk to Evan Derrick, one of the two minds behind Van Ryder Games about his role in the industry and how he got there. From beginning with designing Battlestar Galactica Express, now known as Dark Moon, to balancing two full time jobs to ensure Van Ryder is successful.

You can reach out to Evan here:

Twitter: @evanderrick

Email: Evan(AT)vanrydergames.com

Website: vanrydergames.com

Detective: City of Angels is on Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vanrydergames/detective-city-of-angels

Hosts: Tony - Designer - @beardedroguegames Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign Gil - Publisher - @gilhova "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We talk about our second year podcasting. What we did, what we look forward to, and what we're doing right now!

Please let us know how we're doing! We have a BGG guild, twitter, and facebook.

@breakingintobg

Hosts: Tony - Designer - @beardedroguegames Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign Gil - Publisher - @gilhova "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The hosts interview Tiffany Caires about being a go-to person for streaming board games, living with corgis, convention support, and so many other things!

Tiffany can be reached on twitter! @TheOneTAR

Hosts: Tony - Designer - @beardedroguegames Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign Gil - Publisher - @gilhova "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We remember our time at GenCon 2017. Long story short: We were busy. A lot.

Hosts: Tony - Designer - @beardedroguegames Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign Gil - Publisher - @gilhova "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The hosts talk to Nolan Nasser, a freelance digital artist about working freelance, art direction, and how art should be incorporated into board games in the future.

Nolan can be reached on twitter: @nolannasser

He has a kickstarter live right now if you'd like art pieces for your own!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nolannasser/the-art-of-nolan-nasser-2-an-astral-adventure

Hosts: Tony - Designer - @beardedroguegames Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign Gil - Publisher - @gilhova "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The hosts talk to Ryan Laukat about starting your own company, persistence, and art in the hobby. Ryan runs Red Raven games, publisher of Above and Below, Near and Far, and many others along with his wife.

Ryan can be reached at @redravengames on twitter.

Hosts: Tony - Designer - @beardedroguegames Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign Gil - Publisher - @gilhova "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The hosts talk to Jon Gilmour about moving into the development sphere with the Atari series from IDW Games, and about working with a codesigner.

You can reach out to Jon on twitter - @jongilmour

Hosts: Tony - Designer - @beardedroguegames Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign Gil - Publisher - @gilhova "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We talk about our experiences at Origins 2017, make bad predictions live, and have a great time together!

Hosts: Tony - Designer - @beardedroguegames Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign Gil - Publisher - @gilhova "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

All the hosts talk with Brittanie Boe about working in marketing and sales for a distributor. She touches on developing your own skills to apply them to your chosen field. Those interested in the business end of the board game industry, take note!

You can reach out to Bebo on twitter: @GameWireWarrior

Hosts: Tony - Designer - @beardedroguegames Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign Gil - Publisher - @gilhova "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/