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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This week we have Daniel Conners sitting in as our guest judge. Daniel is one member of Around the Board, a YouTube show centered around 4 friends. Ric and Ryan are pitching two Marvel themed board games that they will definitely never have the license to create. Which of our game pitches will be the hero this week?

Around the Board is an “Around the Horn” inspired show where 4 friends share their passion for board games. They tackle new topics each episode and you can check out the show at https://www.youtube.com/AroundtheBoardShow.

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As we kick off a new season of Will it Game?, we have Chris Backe of Entro Games in the judges seat. Ric and Ryan are bringing their best dragon themed board game pitches this week. The question is, will either of their pitches take flight?

Chris Backe is a board game designer with more than 16 signed designs. He has spent the past couple years helping designers with resources for playtesting and publishing their creations. You can learn more about Chris at https://entrogames.com/.

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This week on the podcast we have Shannon DeWitt, one of the creators behind Southern-Fried Gaming Expo. We’re jumping into retro gaming and pitching pinball themed games as Shannon sits in the judges seat. Will our pitches achieve a high score or will these game concepts go down the drain?

Shannon DeWitt and a team of friends created Southern-Fried Gaming Expo which is celebrating its 11th year in Atlanta, Georgia. This 3-day convention is filled with tabletop games, pinball, classic and modern arcade machines and so much more. Learn more about SFGE at https://GameATL.com.

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Sometimes, an episode just gets put on the back-burner…for over a year. Will it Game? is back and we’re kicking it off with an episode with guest judge Isaac Villa from Gaming with Sidekicks. This episode was originally recorded in March of 2023, but the content is timeless. Just ignore everything that deals with places and times.

In this episode, Ric and Ryan are recycling an old game pitch and giving it a complete overhaul for Isaac to judge. Can Ryan cook up a good idea? Will Ric’s game give our judge something to talk about?

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This week we’re pitching games that use multi-use cards to our guest Ali of Ali Plays a Lot. Will Ric’s dexterity game stand up against Ali’s questioning? Can Ryan kick flip his way into a win this week?

You can check out all of Ali’s video and gaming content on his LinkTree account. https://linktr.ee/aliplaysalot

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This week we have educator and YouTuber Kimberly Tolson in the judges seat. We’re pitching two board games with a push your luck mechanic. With both Ric and Ryan pitching board games with food, which one will connect with Kimberly the most?

Stop by Kimberly’s YouTube channel, Tabletop Tolson to check out her hilarious board game content.

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This week our Instagram friend Stephanie of Brown House Board Games joins us in the guest judges seat. We’re pitching travel games to Stephanie to see if we can create a fun game that goes along with her profession. Will Ryan make loads of references that no one gets? Can Ric accurately portray the pains of air travel in cardboard form?

You can check out Stephanie’s content and follow her family on Instagram at Brown House Board Games.

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In this monumental 81st episode of Will it Game, we have Lance Hill of Funhill Games in the judges’ seat. Ric and Ryan are pitching two pick up and deliver games for Lance to judge. Will Ric’s pitch get a frosty reception? Will Ryan’s game pitch leave him on the wrong side of a left hook? Plus, in a complete turn of events, we have a third game pitch that was created by artificial intelligence! Will both our hosts lose to a robot?

You can check out Funhill Games at https://www.funhill-games.com. Look for Purim to hit Kickstarter the first week of March 2023.

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