Finding Games

Finding Games

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Finding Games episodes

  • Episode 07 - Danielle Reynolds, DMR Creative Group
    It's episode 7 of the Finding Games podcast, where we speak to people who work in and around the tabletop games industry and find out how they got there!
    Danielle Reynolds is a Chicagoland designer that co-hosts design meetups, organizes gaming fundraisers and pitches at conventions. She has spent the past 2 years diving into the industry and all that it offers. You can follow Danielle at the links below:
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/DMRCreativeGroup
    Twitter: @CreativeDmr
    Website: https://www.dmrcreativegroup.com/games
    Blog (where she writes about every convention she attends, with things she learned): https://www.dmrcreativegroup.com/blog-1
    Find out more about the Tabletop Mentorship Program by getting in touch with Mike Belsole on Twitter, @MikeBelsole3.
    Sign up to the Needy Cat Games Newsletter (and be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of Hellboy: the Board Game) by going to https://needycatgames.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?id=38433034fe&u=4cea6bcdeae68790dedb912c2
    Music from filmmusic.io (incompetech.com):
    "The Show Must Be Go" and "Happy Boy End Theme" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licence: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    39 min
  • Episode 06 - John Mizon, South West Megagames
    John Mizon runs South West Megagames, a full-time endeavour that aims to bring megagaming to the South-West of the UK (and sometimes beyond). Megagames are still a surprisingly niche hobby, which have started to see more mainstream appeal in the last few years after a Shut Up & Sit Down video brought many new eyes to the genre. These games are massive day-long experiences that blend roleplaying, board game-style mechanics, social gameplay and model-UN style simulation to a venue filled with anywhere from 30 to 300 players. Though the themes of games can range from sci-fi colony planets all the way to medieval courts, the unifying feature is simulating a massive, confusing crisis or conflict, and seeing how the existing structures and factions deal with the challenges of information and communication that the situation brings.
    If you'd like to know more about Megagames, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IlqTWTiiN8
    Also, here's the Shut Up & Sit Down video that was referenced in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN71v9H_gg8
    Music from filmmusic.io (incompetech.com):
    "The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licence: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    39 min
  • Episode 05 - Rob Burman, Mantic Games
    NOTE! We had some audio issues with this one, but it's a great episode so we didn't want to lose it. We're renewing our audio recording setup before the next ep, so everything should be a lot smoother. Sorry about this!
    Rob Burman is the social media and online sales manager for Mantic Games, a publisher of board game and miniature games based in Nottingham. He is responsible for marketing a wide variety of tabletop games, from licensed properties such as Hellboy and The Walking Dead, to more niche hobby products, like Kings of War and Deadzone. He also runs Mantic’s Kickstarter projects. After starting as local newspaper reporter, he went on to work in a variety of specialist hobby industries, including videogames, Japanese culture, collectable toys and tabletop games. He has worked/freelanced for a number of publications, including Nintendo Official Magazine, Xbox 360 Gamer, Cartoon Network, NEO, Collectors Gazette, Diecast Collector, Geeky Monkey and created Tabletop Gaming Magazine in 2015.
    Music from filmmusic.io (incompetech.com):
    "Happy Boy End Theme" by Kevin MacLeod
    "The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    "Lobby Time" by Kevin MacLeod
    Licence: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    36 min
  • Episode 04 - Jack Caesar, River Horse Games / Caesar Ink
    As a game designer for River Horse and independently as Cæsar ink, Jack spends much of his time thinking about fun ways to randomly generate numbers, the life cycles of monsters, and why a wizard decided to make a talking sword in the first place.
    He can be found designing cool new dungeons on twitch every Monday at 8.00 GMT.
    Music from filmmusic.io (incompetech.com):
    "Happy Boy End Theme" by Kevin MacLeod
    "The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    "Lobby Time" by Kevin MacLeod
    Licence: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    45 min
  • Episode 03 - Nathan Dowdell, Modiphius
    Episode Three of the "Finding Games", a podcast by the people behind Needy Cat Games which showcases talented individuals from the tabletop industry and finds out how they ended up doing such a weird job.
    In Episode Three, Sophie catches up with our old friend Nathan Dowdell, who's been writing roleplaying games professionally for the best part of a decade. He cut his teeth on Warhammer 40,000 roleplaying games like Black Crusade and Only War, before working for Modiphius on Mutant Chronicles Third Edition. He must have done something right as he's now the lead developer for their 2d20 system, where his work has included the award-winning Star Trek Adventures.
    Finding Games is supported by the Needy Cat Games Patreon backers - sign up at www.patreon.com/needycatgames!
    Follow Nathan on twitter: @N01H3r3
    Follow Us:
    Website: www.needycatgames.com
    Twitter: @needycatgames
    Facebook: Needy Cat Games
    Music from filmmusic.io:
    "Happy Boy End Theme" by Kevin MacLeod
    "The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    "Lobby Time" by Kevin MacLeod
    (incompetech.com)
    Licence: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    36 min
  • Episode 02 - Matt Jarvis, Tabletop Gaming
    Episode Two of the "Finding Games", a podcast by the people behind Needy Cat Games which showcases talented individuals from the tabletop industry and finds out how they ended up doing such a weird job.
    In Episode Two, Sophie has a chat with Matt Jarvis. Since 2016 Matt has been the editor of Tabletop Gaming, the UK’s leading magazine and website about board games, card games, miniatures and RPGs. The magazine was launched in the summer of 2015 and has since exploded in popularity, going from quarterly to bi-monthly and, most recently, monthly, accompanied by a redesign and, this year, exclusive subscriber benefits including artwork covers, discounts and promo gifts. The magazine features in-depth interviews and features with the people who make games, reviews of the latest releases, hobby tips and much, much more, while tabletopgaming.co.uk hosts daily news and up-to-date coverage of the hobby. In September 2018, Tabletop Gaming launched its first Tabletop Gaming Live convention in London’s Alexandra Palace, giving visitors the chance to play upcoming games, take part in tournaments and hear from creators in talks, workshops and seminars. The convention is back in Alexandra Palace this September 28th and 29th; tickets are on sale now via The Ticket Factory. Before he wrote about tabletop games, Matt was a video game and technology journalist. His greatest honour remains being named Best Painter in his middle-school Warhammer club. He also owns a needy cat of his own – her name is Holly, she is missing a fang and she snores like a beast.
    Finding Games is supported by the Needy Cat Games Patreon backers - sign up at www.patreon.com/needycatgames!
    Follow Matt:
    Website: www.tabletopgaming.co.uk
    Twitter: @liquidmatt / @TabletopMag
    Facebook: Tabletop Gaming
    Follow Us:
    Website: www.needycatgames.com
    Twitter: @needycatgames
    Facebook: Needy Cat Games
    Music from filmmusic.io:
    "Happy Boy End Theme" by Kevin MacLeod
    "The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licence: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    38 min
  • Episode 01 - Annie Norman, Bad Squiddo Games
    Episode One of the "Finding Games", a podcast by the people behind Needy Cat Games which showcases talented individuals from the tabletop industry and finds out how they ended up doing such a weird job.
    In Episode One, Sophie strolls down the hall to talk to Needy Cat Neighbour Annie Norman, a.k.a. Bad Squiddo Games. Annie's had a really unusual career path by normal standards, but as you'll see as this series progresses it's more normal than you might think in this industry!
    Finding Games is supported by the Needy Cat Games Patreon backers - sign up at www.patreon.com/needycatgames!
    Follow Annie:
    Website: www.badsquiddogames.com
    Twitter: @BadSquiddoGames
    Facebook: Bad Squiddo Games
    Follow Us:
    Website: www.needycatgames.com
    Twitter: @needycatgames
    Facebook: Needy Cat Games
    Music from filmmusic.io:
    "Happy Boy End Theme" by Kevin MacLeod
    "The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licence: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    29 min

About Finding Games

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Presented by Sophie from Needy Cat Games, Finding Games is a journey into the weird world of the tabletop games industry. Each month Sophie will interview someone involved in the tabletop games in some kind of professional capacity; we'll hear from game designers, illustrators, graphic designers, writers, manufacturers, distributors and all sorts of others. Each episode will feature a conversation about how that month's guest ended up making games for a living - and some of their journeys might surprise you!