Board Game Binge

Stefan Godot is a nerdy father and the guru of social deduction. He is the designer of Human Punishment - Social Deduction 2.0, the expansion Project: Hell Gate, Human Punishment: The Beginning, and the wildly successful Among Cultists. His latest title, Yokai Forest Duel is available on Gamefound here: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/godotgames/yokaiforest FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.fa...

Chris is the designer of Lanterns: The Harvest Festival, Spell Smashers, and My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns. He's also the developer of the My Little Pony Deck-building Game. When he's not designing games, he's working too often to design more games. He's a big fan of the Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, Pho, and Sleep Token (not necessarily in that order). You can probably find him learning Mahjong,...

Dan Wegiel a business executive based outside of Boston, Massachusetts in the States. He is a lifelong fan of the fantasy / sci-fi genre and strategy board games and wanted to be a writer and game developer when he was a kid. His love of games was rekindled 8 years ago and he was inspired to design his own games, which he did at a pace of one a year since. He finally realized his lifelong dream wh...

Zazu is here to help you host game nights. His focus is on connecting and growing the tabletop gaming community through his love board games and people. As far as he can tell, boardgames are the best way to connect, compete and spend time with friends, family and strangers alike. You can check out his previews, Top Lists, Gameplay, Design, LIVE streams, Comedy, Convention support at: https://www.t...

Nate Jenne loves cycling, running, skiing, and especially making things. Due to his love of making things, Nate has designed many games, all with his brother Jake. At the end of 2021 they founded the publishing company Last Night Games to share their creations with the world. To check out Last Night Games’ portfolio, click here: https://lastnightgames.com FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebo...

Alban has worked in the Video Game Industry most of his career as Gameplay/AI Programmer. More recently he decided to expand his skills in the board game industry, by designing and publishing several boardgames: Minigolf Designer, Dinodocus and Paragliders (now in Kickstarter). His board game company, named Thematic Games, aims at publishing very thematic and immersive games, since this is Alban's...

Matthew Rodela is an entrepreneur, musician, and game designer based in Frederick Maryland. He started designing games in 2020 with a focus on building strategy games around musical themes. His first published game, Twisted Trumpets, is a whimsical tile laying game about building crazy Dr. Seuss-like horns with various ways to score. The game is being published by Play to Z Games and is avail...

Jeffrey Chin and Andrew Nerger are old high school friends from Chicago living out their dream as game designers, publishers, and co-owners of R2i Games. They design light to medium weight games with easy-to-learn rules and strategic gameplay. Famous for titles such as Canvas, Crypt, After Nova, and Fromage.  Their newest title, Pop Art,  their newest hit, is in its final day on Kickstar...

Zev Shlasinger has been in the hobby game industry for almost 30 years. He founded Z-Man Games in 1999, sold it in 2011, then worked for the new owners until mid-January 2016. At the end of January, he took the position of Director of Board Games with Wizkids. Some of the titles you might be familiar with are: Pandemic, Fantasy Realms, Agricola, Sidereal Confluence, Clash of Cultures, Merchants &a...

Travis started making games in 2013. He cofounder Action Phase Games, where he designed and published  a number of games including the first Aeon’s End release. After selling Action Phase, he started Kolossal Games, whose first release was Western Legends. From there he went on to be a senior designer at CMON. In the last 12 years he’s worked on over 100 games. Back at Indie Game Studios...

Murdoc Games consists of childhood friends Viktor Kadziolka and Andreas Kobari. Both fans of games and movies, the two of them have been playing all sorts of games together for as long as they can remember. Competing against each other in old NES and arcade games, engaging in epic roleplaying campaigns, and of course, having lots of board game nights with friends. In 2020, the two started to devel...

Zach Sullivan is a co-founder and operator of Grazing Bear Games and the designer of games including 14ers, Chateau Gardens, and Noble Escape. A fervent game player and designer since childhood, he also organizes the Huntsville Board Game Playtesting & Design Group. He enjoys hiking and spending time outdoors with his wife, daughter, and two dogs both around their home in North Alabama and out...

Fei Feng is a young designer and creator passionate about turning playful ideas into meaningful experiences. She is the Designer of Orbio , a tactile strategy board game that blends fidget-like mechanics with creative strategy, which she successfully launched on Kickstarter. With a background rooted in design and innovation, she thrives on collaboration and hands-on creativity. Fei is always explo...

Marc Dür is the founder and CEO of Swiss board game publisher Treeceratops, known for games such as Darwin's Choice, P'achakuna, and Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game. Treeceratops stands for creative, sustainable products with a connection to nature and is the most successful Swiss company on Kickstarter, having raised $2.5 million in funds (in 11 campaigns). You can check out Dawn of Pangaea on Kicksta...

Gilles Turbide is a board game author and designer from Quebec city. A great enthusiast of tile-laying games, he enjoys creating strategic mechanics that are both accessible and engaging. He is notably the author of Kalypso and Tolleno, two tile-laying games with distinct themes. In his professional life, he works as a UX designer for a major insurance company. His newest title, Kalypso, can be se...

Chris Backe (rhymes with hockey) is a board game designer, entrepreneur, and athlete. He started making games in 2016, and today has over a dozen games signed or published. He co-founded Virtual Playtesting (a Discord server for online playtesting) in 2020 https://discord.gg/QhtHwvKB9G, and in 2021, he launched the first version of Tabletop Publishers. He started self-publishing games in 2022...

Toth Games is a joint project by Brian and Michael Toth to build fun games with minimal downtime, exciting mechanics, and rock-solid balance. We are two brothers who have played thousands of games together, and in 2017 we set out to capture the excitement of multiplayer fighting games on the tabletop. Legends of the Arena is the product of eight years of prototyping & playtesting to...

Sam DeLiberato is a Co-Founder of Lightening Lake Games, a publishing company formed by three friends with a deep love for board games. Combining artistic vision, game mechanics expertise, and a knack for design, these friends embarked on a mission to create unique and engaging games. Driven by creativity and a desire to bring people together, they are excited to share their innovative board game...

Josh Roberts is the Co-Founder of Very Special Games, a two-person creative studio he launched with Evan in Memphis, TN in 2019. The duo started out scribbling their first prototype on sticky notes during lunch breaks at their old consulting jobs, which eventually grew into their first hit game, Charty Party, on Kickstarter. Since then, Josh has been helping create quirky, laughter-filled party ga...

Whales Entertainment is a passionate game publisher co-founded by game enthusiasts Hanshi 'Hans' Li and Yue 'Luna' Ming, based in Los Angeles. We’re committed to providing a platform for Chinese designers to refine their creations and introduce them to a worldwide audience, building the bridge between Chinese and international board game communities. They we always welcome outstanding games from a...

Mathias Wigge is a German game designer and graduate in business informatics. He became well-known through the game Ark Nova, published in 2021 by Feuerland Spiele. His debut work has won multiple awards, including the Deutscher Spielepreis 2022. During his studies in business informatics in Paderborn, Mathias Wigge developed an interest in competitive card games. He devoted much of his free time...

ordan Plosky is the Co-Founder & CEO of Zoop Collective, Inc.  Started in 2020 as a full service crowdfunding platform, Zoop has expanded into the world of game development.  Care Bears is an officially licensed game from CloudCo Entertainment by the licensee of record, Naftos.  Zoop is providing design and development on the game, as well as handling the crowdfunding. You can c...

Steven Aramini is an avid player, designer and publisher of board games. His first published game, Yardmaster, helped get his foot in the door in the industry in 2014 and he has continued designing ever since, creating such games as Animal Kingdoms, Sprawlopolis, Circle the Wagons, Ancient Realm, Station to Station and many others. In 2023, he ventured into the self-publishing realm, creating Writ...

Simon is an Italian-Canadian, raised in Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Canada, and has worked as a music teacher in New Zealand, the UAE, and now Ethiopia. He has designed One Card Maze, Hand of Cthulhu, Fave Game, Beginner Briscola, and Starter Scopa. When Simon isn't teaching music or game designing he is making digital art or playing music at school or venues around Addis Ababa. His passio...

Since 2018, Dead Alive Games has aimed to design and publish high quality games that are inclusive and representative of the diverse gaming community they belong to.  They are the designers, developers, and publisher who have successfully funded and fulfilled critically acclaimed games such as Omicron Protocol, Lunar Rush, Cyber Pet Quest. Their newest entry into the board game world is Kitte...