Minwoo An from Korean board game publisher Deinko chats about the growth of gaming in Korea from an educational activity for children to the spread of game cafes. We also discuss two new titles from Deinko, Chronicler & Double Mission: Beyond the Object.

Yang and CC from Big Fun Games chat about the state of games and gaming in Taiwan We also discuss two new titles: one serious (EU: The Board Game) and one silly (Butts Away! Heroes).

We chat with the founder of Japon Brand, Takerube Nobuaki, noted designer Seiji Kanai and translator Simon Lundstrom about Hanafuda, a classic Japanese card game. Hanafuda has a fascinating history including Portuguese missionaries, gambling and Nintendo.

Kumo Hogosha is an abstract strategy game from French publisher Morning Players. Your warriors (wooden Sumo dice) try to push the Stone of Balance off your opponent's side. Beware, the arena itself can rotate and quickly change the tide of battle.

Dan Yarrington​ chats about the new edition of Poseidon's Kingdom, an undersea strategy game with amazing sculpted figurines. We also discuss Area 1851, a Wild West/Alien Encounter mash up and an expansion to the medieval crafting game King's Forge.

Konstantinos Kokkinis chats about a bevvy of new titles that demonstrate Artipia's broad, innovative spirit including: Dice City, Project: Elite, Pursuit of Happiness, Stellar Conflict and Among The Stars: Revival.

Ted Alspach chats about the challenges of updating and adapting previously published titles like Terra and To Court the King (now Favor of the Pharaoh).

Matthias Wagner chats about a deluxe edition of the popular classic card game Tichu and a 3-player variant, Chimera. The bulk of our conversation focuses on upcoming releases for 2016: Micro Robots, Leo the Long-Haired Lion and Food Fight.

MAGE Company's Alex Argyropoulos chats about three new scifi games. Raid & Trade is a post apocalyptic original design; Res Publica 2230 is a space opera reboot of a Knizia classic & Aether Captains is a steampunk adaptation of a print-and-play game.

Agniezska Kopera and Blazej Kubacki chat about Mistfall and Simurgh. Mistfall is a cooperative deck-building game with roots in role playing adventure. Simurgh is a tile laying game about rival clans who breed mighty dragons, inspired by Persian myth.