Indie Board Game Designers

Reed Mascola jumps on to talk about his game Vigilante, how he designed individual goals for each character in a social deduction game, and why fog is the best super power.

I get to chat with Chris Anderson from The Board Game Workshop.

He tells us about the 2021 contest (and how you can get feedback on top of feedback on top of feedback), as well as how he got into board games, and why he loves Buttonshy games.

I get Joe Slack back on the show to:

• Give us an update on Relics of Rajavijara on manufacturing and fulfillment
• Tell us about his new book The Board Game Designer’s Guide to Working in the Industry
• and his thoughts on when we can get back to board game events

I get to chat with Andrew Kuplic from Flame Point Games about launching the 2nd edition of #MagicalUnicornQuest on Kickstarter.

Darren Terpestra comes back onto the podcast to give us an update on his game Ignite as well as a Game Design Mastery Course.

I chat with Harrison Brooks who designed EleavtorUp.

• He's 17 years old so we talk about the challenges and benefits of designing games while you're 17
• He believes in screen-free time
• And we get into Lego

Today we try something new. Matthew Stockton interviews Josh Bakken.

We get into ZU Tiles: Hime, trading card games like Magic the Gathering, and the top 5 anime & manga recommendations.

John D'Angelo designed Runelords based on the book series by David Farland.

We get into intellectual property, royalties, and of course espresso. ☕

I chat with Arif Nezih Savi about his game #Sinners. A game that you either love or hate. We get into:

• How do you market a game that's so polarizing?
• How do you pitch a game where there are no local publishers?
• And what you should do during a boring movie

I get to chat with Grant Lyon about:

• His board game reviews
• His first playtest experience
• And his game Curmudgeon