This week, we’re taking a trip to space to see what we can find with our guest judge Parker Simpson. This episode is a little off the rails. One of our hosts didn’t understand the theme of “weird space”.

Parker is the creator and illustrator of Trash Dash and runs Shiny Pigeon Games. He’s currently got the game Starfront Scouting Academy, a new print and play game that is funding through Kickstarter. Check out the campaign and learn more about this excellent space game today.

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This week, we have musician and artist Mike Phirman in the guest judge seat. His years of making comedy music is just what our slightly funny podcast needs. Ric and Ryan have been tasked with creating a “thrilling” board game for Mike. Will Ric’s adrenaline filled game get our judge excited? Will Ryan’s pitch leave Mike on the edge of his seat?

Mike Phirman has been making comedy music since 2010 and can be heard on “Kids Place Live” on SiriusXM. You can check out Mike’s music at his website https://mikephirman.com today.

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Take a trip, back in time with us. Back in the Fall of 2024, Seppy Yoon of Fight in a Box joined us as our guest judge. In this episode, Ric and Ryan share two unique games that take place at the end of the world. Which of these absurd apocalyptic game will impress our judge? Also, props to the hundreds of crickets that appear on this episode in the background of Ryan’s audio.

Seppy is a game designer and frequently posts board game content across YouTube and TikTok. Follow along to learn tons about gaming and the design industry.

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We’re back! Consider this a “lost episode”. Originally recorded back in Fall of 2024, Jerry McGahagin from Tabletop Worldwide joins us as our guest judge. With the theme of spies, will Ric or Ryan sneak their way into winning over our judge?

You can check out Jerry’s work at Tabletop Worldwide on Instagram today. Be sure to follow and check out all the gaming content this channel creates.

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This week Ric and Ryan are traveling back to their video gaming past with guest judge Alex Greenberg of Studio Unknown. Will Ric’s game pitch skate into the heart of our guest judge? Will Ryan’s pitch leave our judge puzzled?

Studio Unknown is the publisher behind the black hole themed game ULTRAMASSIVE. This game being funded through Kickstarter through October 30, 2024. Check out the campaign today. Join the ULTRAMASSIVE Discord server here.

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This week we’re talking about inventions with Adam Hocherman of Wayfarer Games. Ric and Ryan are pitching their best invention themed games to this former toy industry professional.

Adam is part of Wayfarer Games, the team behind A Wayfarer’s Tale: The Journey Begins. Check out thier Kickstarter campaign launching on September 10, 2024.

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This week we’ve got Marc Specter of Grand Gamers Guild in the judges seat. Ric and Ryan are going to try and create a game off the hit 70’s tv show The Brady Bunch. Can Ric create a game based on a show he’s never watched? Will Ryan be able to get the rights to have this famous musician appear in the game?

Grand Gamers Guild is publisher to some really great games such as The Artemis Project, Gorinto, Endangered and more. You can check out Tír na nÓg which is currently getting a second printing through Kickstarter. Jump into the campaign now through September 6, 2024.

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With 90 episodes about board games, Ric and Ryan are broadening their horizons with two unique RPG pitches this week. David Lee, The Kindly Cleric joins as the guest judge for two roleplaying game pitches. Will Ric’s love of old video games make a great RPG? Will Ryan’s pitch get under our guest judges skin?

David Lee is known as The Kindly Cleric in the TTRPG space. You can jump into one of his games over at Start Playing, an online RPG website. https://startplaying.games/gm/the-kindly-cleric

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This week we have game designer Kristen Mott in the judges seat. We’re digging into the mechanic of set collecting as we pitch two very different games to Kristen. Will Ric bring too much of his baggage to his pitch? Will Ryan be able to afford the license to bring a beloved fast food mascot into his game?

Kristen Mott is the designer behind Dinosaur Exhibit, Sharks and the upcoming Insectarium. Insectarium is an insect collecting game from Snowbright Studio coming to Kickstarter in September 2024.

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This week, we’re pitching board games that cater to the feline population. Our guest judge is David Sherrer of Chenoweth Games. Ric is looking to impress our judge by recording this episode in a cat costume while Ryan digs into cat crimes for his pitch.

David Sherrer is the designer of Cat Magic: The Game which was published in 2022 after a successful Kickstarter campaign. David’s newest game, Outflanked, will launch on Kickstarter on August 20, 2024.

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