I get to chat with Jeremy Lounds about:

• Winning the Social Deduction Challenge on The Game Crafter
• What you should do after you win a contest
• & what game design essays you should read

I get to chat with the incredibly productive Patrick Engro.

• How & why he enters so many games into the Button Shy contests
• What you can do after (not winning) a contest
• And what are some differences between games in Japan vs USA

I get to chat with Brent Critchfield who designed Gruff. We get into:

• Designing trading card games (TCGs)
• Going from full time back to part time
• and what mutant power is best

Join me in my #ShrinkWrapChallenge to play all of the unplayed games in our collections.

It's easy to get depressed watching the world turn upside down. I want to share some things you can do to help you with your board game design as well as your mental health.

I'm able to chat with the amazingly powerful Chris Brooks about:

• How to create entertaining & educational videos for your board games (especially in contests)
• What to do after you win a top placement (but not 1st place) in a contest
• And why 1917 isn't his fav

Follow my process of pitching to publishers & support the show.

I get to chat with Kevin Russ who is a traveling game designer.

• He shares his experience designing games without a playtest group
• What conventions are the most useful
• & what cat breed is best

I get to chat with the very enthusiastic Zach Given the designer of Dragoon and talk about Lay Waste Games and designing games as part of a company portfolio.

We get into:

• Designing multiple expansions for a game
• Working as part of a company to create a portfolio of games
• and whether dragons have separate wings or if they're a part of their arms. The real tough questions.

Follow my game Mintsugi

I get to chat with Thomas Shepherd who runs Toresh Games. We chat about:

• How he made over 6 games in 2 years
• Selling through Amazon instead of Kickstarter
• And the best places to visit in Colorado

In this bonus episode I talk about the results of the Mint Tin Challenge with my game Mintsugi (soon to be called Kintsugi!).

Follow along with Kintsugi (and you'll know about a Kickstarter) 

Ken Franklin joins us and shares how he worked his way into the industry just from walking around the halls at Gen Con 2011 and being incredibly kind, friendly, and hard working.

You can learn more about my game Mintsugi.