James Staley
Board Game Binge
Do you love board games? I do! But do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes? How do meet-up groups get organized? What is the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign? How do publishers get their games to market? How are people reaching their market in an ever more competitive market? What type of social media personalities are springing up in support of this industry? James interviews experts from across the industry and takes a peak under the hood in his quest to understand this far reaching community. Each episode is bite-sized, clocking in around 30...
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Episodes
Episode 181: Gavan Brown, Roxley Games 23.06.2022 38:53
With over 15 years experience as a branding and product design expert, Gavan has been creative director and overseen production for many board games. Gavan’s true passion lies in game design and development. His most recent game codesigns are Skyrise and the epic Brass: Birmingham. His newest title, Skyrise, is currently on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roxley/skyrise FOL...
Episode 180: Jasper Burch, Pine Island Games 20.06.2022 34:27
Jasper is the owner and operator of Pine Island Games which he runs with his wife Chelsea, and their 6 lbs yorkie mix, Ginger. After a thirteen year career on Wall Street, where Jasper worked investing in equities and corporate debt in the US financial sector, an opportunity arose for him to step away from finance and pursue his passion - making board games. Pine Island Games is a formalization of...
Episode 179: Jason Washburn, Talon Strikes Studios 16.06.2022 44:20
Jason is co-owner of Talon Strikes Studios and has published several games through his company. Jason first got into gaming in the late 70s and played all types of board games through the 80s. In 89 he played Space Hulk and this was a game-changer for him. Jason was very involved in online gaming from the late 90s up to 2010 when he formed Talon Strikes and began publishing for the tabletop. Jason...
Episode 178: Leamon Crafton Jr., Ulisses Spiele 13.06.2022 30:50
Leamon Crafton Jr. is one of the writers for Torg Eternity: Pan Pacifica. He started writing for Torg with Relics of Power Redux in the Cyberpapacy wave and has contributed in the Sourcebooks and various adventures within Tharkold, Orrorsh, and now Pan-Pacifica. Leamon is best known for the Blood on the Blasted Lands mega-adventure for Tharkold and the soon to be released Operation: Soft Sel...
Episode 177: Dan Rice III, Mariposa Games 09.06.2022 30:06
A Detroit native, Dan Rice has lived in Phoenix Arizona since 1964. 10 years ago he was introduced to the new indie board game industry and hasn’t looked back ever since. A small business owner for most of his life, Dan has recently launchd his first game Trailblazer: the John Muir Trail Check out Trailblazer on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/trailblazerjohnmuir/trailblazer-the-...
Episode 176: Ember & Siber, Big Board Theory 07.06.2022 31:47
Ember and Siber are the communication team behind Big Board Theory, an animation and digital marketing group. Based out of Thessaloniki, Greece, this team of hardworking board game lovers apply their day job skills and talents to the board game industry. Check out their group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bigboardtheorygroup FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bo...
Episode 175: Duane Wulf, Solid Rock Games 31.05.2022 29:05
Duane Wulf grew up on a farm in Minnesota and has spent most of his career as a professor of Animal Science at three different universities. A game designer since 2013, his first Kickstarter campaign for Pedigree was successfully funded and fulfilled in 2019. Is latest title, Union Stock Yards - Chicago Illinois, is currently on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/duanewulf/union-sto...
Episode 174: Chad Elkins, 25th Century Games 25.05.2022 35:27
Chad Elkins is the owner of 25th Century Games, an independent game studio located in Atlanta GA. Founded in 2016, 25th Century has released 15 game titles and 2 puzzles to date, with another 6 planned for this year. Their current crowdfunding campaign is currently on GAMEFOUND. Check it out: https://gamefound.com/projects/25th-century-games/ra FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.co...
Episode 173: Elijah Morar, Bedouin Games 24.05.2022 30:38
Elijah Morar, is founder of Bedouin Games. His first title, The Flood Board Game, a euro with engine building mechanic is currently on Kickstarter. Check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bedouingames/the-flood FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boa...
Episode 172: Jenders Gaming, Content Creator 19.05.2022 31:15
Richard Jender is the host of the youtube channel Jenders Gaming, a youtube channel about Board games, card games, miniature games, and wargaming. If it fits on a tabletop, he loves to play it and try it out! On his channel, he covers new and older games, and teaches how to set up play them. You can follow his youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/JendersGaming and instagram at...
Episode 171: Arrio G. Amirgholi, Designer 16.05.2022 33:41
Arrio G. Amirgholi is a Dallas, Texas native, a Game Designer, Musician, Voice Actor, Author & eCommerce Analyst. The first game he developed was a video game for corporate team members at Hilton Worldwide in 2016. Since then he has made games at other corporate offices and now shifted towards board game design for the general public. He is also a member of the Dallas Designer Group (DDG). Arr...
Episode 170: Rebecca Young, Rainbow Rabbits Games 09.05.2022 31:50
Becky is a Canadian game designer, who currently resides in Seattle. In 2018, Becky & her daughter created Rainbow Bunny Bop, inspired by her daughter's obsession with organizing anything (& everything) in rainbow order. And also her love of bunnies. Since then, Becky has been learning the ins and outs of self-publishing a game -- everything from designing cards, through manufacturing, and...
Episode 169: David Brad Talton, Level 99 Games 04.05.2022 34:29
Level 99 Games was founded in 2011 by D. Brad Talton Jr. A lover of both tabletop and video games, Brad had difficulty finding games which could bring his video gamer friends to the board gaming table. Brad created Level 99 Games to transform the best ideas from the video game sphere onto paper and cardboard. In the decade since, Level 99 Games has created countless board games that bring to life...
Episode 168: Brian Rauch, FireStorm Labs 28.04.2022 35:49
Brian Rauch is the founder of FireStorm Labs and has successfully launched 3 games on Kickstarter, Shady Pets, Pets Gone Shady, and Throw Octopus. In addition to these games he has founded multiple companies including SolarTidy, one of the largest residential solar panel cleaning companies in the US. He enjoys screenplay writing, camping, beach volleyball and playing tabletop games with his family...
Episode 167: Brett & Lex, Brexwerx Games 25.04.2022 30:22
Brexwerx Games is an independent board game publisher operating out of Arizona co-founded by Brett Harrison and Lex Terenchin. Their flagship game, Holotype, is a fun and dynamic science-based strategy game about Paleontology. Brett is a life-long gamer since first playing DnD at age 10. A fan of dinosaurs since a little kid, he took his first Paleontology class in college and continued taking geo...
Episode 166: Eduardo Baraf, Pencil First Games 19.04.2022 35:37
Eduardo Baraf is a game maker from Mountain View, California and the host of the Youtube Channel Gaming with Edo (which is in its seventh season). His love of games has driven him into developing board and card games, such as Murder of Crows, Lift Off! Get me off this Planet!, The Siblings Trouble, GemPacked Cards, Heroes and Tricks, Herbaceous, Legendary Creatures, Sunset Over Water, Heroes...
Episode 165: Antonios & Vangelis, Teetotum Game Studios 12.04.2022 31:45
Antonios and Vangelis are designers and the owners of Teetotum Game Studios. Age of Rome is their very first game, which has been in development for two years ago. As passionate designers , they try to invent new mechanisms to push the limits of board game design. Age of Rome is in its final 48 hours on Kickstarter. Check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/teetotum/age-of-rome FOLL...
Episode 164: Stephen Schwartz, Burning Forge Games 04.04.2022 32:33
Stephen Schwartz is a first time designer, but huge fan of the board game space which propelled him to create Slash & Spells to appeal to people who love board games that have vivid art, fun fantasy themes, and of course interactive play in which your hero grows along with their abilities in a fun light battleground setting. Floyd Lu join the project seeing Stephen's passion for making this ga...
Episode 163: David Chircop, Hamlet Game Designer 28.03.2022 32:33
David is a Game Designer from the tiny island of Malta. After focusing on video game design for a while (Gwent, Thronebreaker (The Witcher Series) and Cyberpunk 2077) David returned to board games in full swing with the launch of Hamlet: The Village Building Game. Other titles you might know from him include Petrichor and The Pursuit of Happiness Check out Hamlet, which is in its final 24 ho...
Episode 162: Ben Downton, Prometheus Game Labs 24.03.2022 32:25
Ben Downton is a board game designer and owner of and Prometheus Game Labs, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Ben launched Micro Dojo in 2021, and an expansion in 2022, that fits a full board game experience into the size of an envelope. Prometheus Game Labs has plans to continue to publish games that offer tight 1-2 player experiences that offer amazing value to customers. Check out Mic...
Episode 161: Brad Hiscock, Covivial Games 17.03.2022 30:34
Convivial Games is a Canadian game publisher that produces their own in-house titles. Their company is dedicated to providing you with finished products that have been meticulously crafted and also in doing their part for the environment by donating a portion of all sales. Their first game, Feuds & Favors, is a medieval-themed strategy card game that is launching March 15th. The Company founde...
Episode 160: Mondo Davis, Board Game Designer 14.03.2022 33:31
Mondo Davis is a game designer from St. Louis, currently living in Atlanta, GA with his wife and daughter. Mondo designed his first game in 2016, and since has signed five games with various publishers, including Color Field with 25th Century Games, and Mansplaining with Breaking Games. When not designing, Mondo enjoys travelling with his family in their camper van and tending the family's fig tre...
Episode 159: Jānis Grunte, Brain Games Publishing 07.03.2022 33:32
Jānis is a game designer from Latvia and one of the four people who under the alias of Brian Gomez designed ICECOOL and Iron Forest. He is also a co-host in a board game channel Board Game Hangover. You can check out their portfolio at: brain-games.com FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twit...
Episode 158: Jonathan Bobrow & Ryan Courtney, Blinks by Move38 28.02.2022 32:18
Jonathan Bobrow is an award-winning designer and technologist at the forefront of digital, hands-on play. He’s an alumnus of MIT and UCLA with degrees in media arts, and currently leads Move38 as Founder and CEO. Move38 is a new kind of game company with emerging technology, including Blinks, a tabletop game system with a mind of its own. Jonathan has successfully Kickstarted six products, raising...
Episode 157: Adam & Kelsey, The Tabletop Family 21.02.2022 32:30
Kelsey and Adam are the couple behind The Tabletop Family. Since 2018 they, along with their six children, have been helping more people navigate the world of modern board games by providing reviews and recommendations that their community can trust through fun, engaging content. You can check out their blog at: https://thetabletopfamily.com You can check out their instagram content here: https://...
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