The Cardboard Herald

You may know Chrisophe from his hit designs like Dungeon Twister, Earth Reborn, Archipelago, or the upcoming Lost Planet; or maybe you are familiar with him as the founder and co-owner of Ludically. Either way, I don’t think you were expecting this interview, and neither was I. I anticipated about 40-60 minutes focussed on game design, some tough questions about Archihpelago (one of my favorite games), and maybe some discussion about his other pursuits like music and winter sports. While we certainly got all that, it went places. Rather than chop it down, I’ve decided to put up the whole shebang, but in two parts. Here is part 1, and part 2 will go live next week.

Our Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

Joe and Jason take a few minutes to talk with guest host Andrew Birkett about the development of Ore, what led them to hear, and plans for the kickstarter which is live right now! Disclaimer: Andrew is the owner of Atheris Entertainment, which is assisting with the kickstarter process of this game.

HOT LINKS:

Ore: The Mining Game Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/773388521/ore-the-mining-game?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=ore%20mining%20gameOur Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

I take some time to talk with Maggie Clayton, one of my favorite people with one of my favorite publishers in the hobby. We talk about the challenges of growing a brand while sticking to your principles, aspirations of Greater Than Games, and what got her into this biz in the first place.

HOT LINKS:

Our Site - www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

Steven Aramini started designing games in 2014, but his projects took off this last year and now his design “Animal Kingdoms” is the debut kickstarter of Galactic Raptor Games, the joint venture between Carla Kopp of Weird Giraffe Games, and Dan Letiman of Letiman Games. If you are listening when this podcast debuts, Animal Kingdoms is up on kickstarter RIGHT NOW!

Animal Kingdoms Kickstarter - Our Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

Mr. Cuddington is one of the hottest design entities in the industry, and many people don’t know that this singular entity (not studio) is two people - David Forest & Lina Cossette. In one of my favorite episodes to date, we talk about design, influence, Akira Toriyama, and not getting pigeonholed into doing one type of thing.

Mr. Cuddington Website - mrcuddington.com/

Our Site - www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsBLZ33CJXoUffCBF7plpjg

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

Rita Orlov makes her return for a short conversation at the TCbH PAX Unplugged HQ. We talk about conventions, escape rooms, and the next big project from PostCurious.

Hot Links:

PostCurious Website - http://getpostcurious.com/PostCurious Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/getpostcuriousOur Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsBLZ33CJXoUffCBF7plpjgOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

Here’s episode two of our PAX Unplugged 2018 content, featuring Carla and Nick Kopp of Weird Giraffe Games, Sean Epperson of Thing12Games, David Smith of Winsmith Games, and Rob Conley of Ginger Cat Productions.

Hot Links:

Thing 12 Games - http://thing12games.comWeird Giraffe Games - https://weirdgiraffegames.comWinsmith Games - https://twitter.com/winsmithgames?lang=enGinger Cat Production - https://twitter.com/gcat_productionOur Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsBLZ33CJXoUffCBF7plpjgOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

PAX Unplugged was fantastic and I got a chance to talk with so many cool people! This episode features the Adam Johns and Adam Davis from Game to Grow, Eddy Webb of Onyx Path Games, game designer Julia Nazario, Ariel Burkhurst of White Wizard Games, and Matthew Kroll of Greater Than Games. We’ll have 3 episodes featuring different types of coverage ranging from these mini interview compilations to a big group interview akin to what we did last year.

Hot Links:

Game to Grow - http://gametogrow.org/Eddy Webb - http://eddyfate.com/about/Julio Nazario’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/junazaruGreater Than Games - https://greaterthangames.comWhite Wizard Games - https://www.whitewizardgames.com

Jack is joined by fellow podcaster Gabe Barrett of the wonderful Board Game Design Lab podcast. Gabe has made his kickstarter debut with the wonderful sounding dexterity 4x “Final Flicktier”, which is on kickstarter right now.

HOT LINKS:

Reavers of Midgard Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/152730994/reavers-of-midgard-the-sequel-to-champions-of-midg?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=midgardAtheris Entertainment - http://atherisentertainment.comOur Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsBLZ33CJXoUffCBF7plpjgOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

Come for the game, stay for the illicit platymoose trading. It's one thing to make a game with a fresh new take on worker placement, it's a whole other thing to be legitimately funny while doing it. I talk with the Vamoose Co boys about their experience as Australian creators, the importance of eating poorly, and the storied history and development leading up to Scoffton's kickstarter, up right now.

Scoffton Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/3727734/scoffton-the-all-you-can-eat-buffet-board-game

Our Site - www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsBLZ33CJXoUffCBF7plpjg

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551