The Cardboard Herald

Jack talks with James York, a professor and games researcher who uses tabletop games to teach English as a second language to university students in Japan. James is also known as Cheapshot, owner of Cheabeats Record Label.

Jack talks with The Bard of the BardicBroadcasts youtube channel, perhaps best known for the viral hit "Why Heroquest is so Great". Bard uses his "cracking unboxings" to share gaming's history and lore. We talk Heroquest, unboxings, games workshop, D&D, Tolkien, and so much more.

Jack talks with The Bard of the BardicBroadcasts youtube channel, perhaps best known for the viral hit "Why Heroquest is so Great". Bard uses his "cracking unboxings" to share gaming's history and lore. We talk Heroquest, unboxings, games workshop, D&D, Tolkien, and so much more.

I talk with John Weddleton, owner of Bosco’s Cards, Comics, and Games; an Anchorage institution. That’s right, for our 10th episode, I go back to my old haunt (and employer) Bosco’s, the most successful independent games and comic store in Alaska.

I talk with John Weddleton, owner of Bosco’s Cards, Comics, and Games; an Anchorage institution. That’s right, for our 10th episode, I go back to my old haunt (and employer) Bosco’s, the most successful independent games and comic store in Alaska.

Jack chats with Ted Alspach, designer of one of his all time favorite games Suburbia. Ted is the CEO of Bezier Games and primary designer of their titles including Suburbia, The Castles of Mad King Ludwig, the One Night Ultimate franchise, and 2016's Colony.

Jack chats with Ted Alspach, designer of one of his all time favorite games Suburbia. Ted is the CEO of Bezier Games and primary designer of their titles including Suburbia, The Castles of Mad King Ludwig, the One Night Ultimate franchise, and 2016's Colony.

Jack and guest cohosts Rob and Christina answer listener questions, talk about what they've been playing, and introduce some fun segments including a Pandemic Legacy: Season One spoiler discussion about an hour in. Be warned! Additional music provided by Cheap Beats, check them out at cheapbeatsmusic.bandcamp.com. Music for the Eldritch Horror Story Segment is provided by: Haunting Memories by Ars Sonor - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ars_Sonor/The_Unborn/

Jack and guest cohosts Rob and Christina answer listener questions, talk about what they've been playing, and introduce some fun segments including a Pandemic Legacy: Season One spoiler discussion about an hour in. Be warned! Additional music provided by Cheap Beats, check them out at cheapbeatsmusic.bandcamp.com. Music for the Eldritch Horror Story Segment is provided by: Haunting Memories by Ars Sonor - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ars_Sonor/The_Unborn/

I talk with Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games, designer of the 2016 mega-hit Scythe. Jamey is co-owner of Stonemaier, and has been the lead designer of each of their previous games including Viticulture and Euphoria. We talk about his inspirations for Scythe, his favorite games as a kid, the business philosophies of Stonemaier, upcoming projects, and much, much more. Please follow us on twitter @cardboardherald, and tweet or email your questions and comments to [email protected].