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 196: Dan Blacklock, Cloud Puncher Games (part 3) 06.09.2022 36:01
Cloud Puncher Games is an over-the-top board game accessory company, founded by Dan Blacklock. In 2017, he created the BoxThrone, the world's first modular board game storage solution, andsince shipped more than 10,000 BoxThrones to gamers across the world. Since then, he has followed up with Token Sesame, a modular Board Game Bit holder, and LAX RAX, a shelf insert for Kalix shelfs. His most rece...
Episode 195: Derek Jouppi, Blackoot Games 31.08.2022 29:46
Derek Jouppi is the creator of Blackoot. Prior to creating board games, he was the COO & co-founder of Suncayr, a CPG company who created the now viral product SPOTMYUV. Some major accomplishments include a granted US patent, selling into 10k+ retail stores including Walmart, CVS, Boots, and 40+ major retail chains, as well as winning over 50+ pitch and technology awards. Check out Blackoot on...
Episode 194: Andrew Lowen, Crowd Funding Nerds 30.08.2022 32:46
Andrew Lowen is the CEO of Lowen Games and founder and CEO of Next Level Web (Crowd Funding Nerds), a digital marketing agency established in 2009 that spends a lot of time marketing awesome board games on Kickstarter and beyond! They have worked with board game brands such as Elder Scrolls, Star Trek, Fallout, Conan, Dune, Star Realms, Ascension, and more, and have helped creators raise nearly $1...
Episode 193: Ryan Courtney, Game Designer 19.08.2022 30:26
Ryan Courtney is game designer based out of NYC. He enjoys creating thinky games that provide opportunities for folks to challenge themselves. He is the designer of Pipeline, Curious Cargo, and Bear Raid. His most recent game, Trailblazers, is currently live on Kickstarter. Check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/trailblazers FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.f...
Episode 192: Jay Banna, Grinly Games 15.08.2022 34:11
Jay Banna is a board game enthusiast and entrepreneur with a passion for game design. His interest towards game design started as early as 2003. One of his most notable achievements can be found within published articles at a university level where he was involved in projects that involve sustainability, ethics and self discovery. Jay now owns and operates a board game company called Grinly Games...
Episode 191: Marc & Max, Wood Pecker Games 10.08.2022 29:23
Marc Schwämmlein is an opera singers, writer and game designer. Maxvill Witt is a game designer with a background in terrain design for wargames like Warhammer and Star Wars Legion, the missions Cotrolle Board for Star wars Legion and the Heroes Board for the Lord of the Rings. Together, the make up the design team for their first title under Wood Pecker Games, Nanolith. Nanolith is coming soon to...
Episode 190: Absurdist Productions 02.08.2022 31:21
David Thomas is an instructional and game designer who has designed and published multiple educational video games. As a co-founder of Absurdist Productions, he has also written and published multiple RPG products and card games. Including his first game Churrascaria, a game of fighting over food at a Brazilian steakhouse. Will Thompson is a professional game designer, writer, and instructional de...
Episode 189: Josh Derksen, Game Developer 25.07.2022 34:09
Josh Derksen is a game developer and graphic designer from Toronto, Canada and co-owner of Lynnvander Studios. Known for Heroes of the Aturi Cluster, his free, unofficial co-operative campaign expansion for X-wing Miniatures. Josh has worked on everything from initial concepts to design to layout and manufacturing files for a wide range of games, both original and licensed. Games he's worked on in...
Episode 188: Lan Krajnčič, Bona Fide Games 21.07.2022 36:28
Lan Krajnčič is a game designer, project manager, owner of Bona Fide Games. Bona Fide Games is a team of passionate board based out of Slovenia. 5 years in the making, Silver Coin; Age of Monsters is an action-selection adventure game set in a huge open world where you take control of unique asymmetrical characters, solve puzzles and confront challenges. It is currently on Kickstarter: https://www...
Episode 187: Tamas and Krisztina, Lemery Games 18.07.2022 30:18
Tamas and Krisztina love gaming and travel! They founded Lemery Games in 2019 to create games inspired their adventures. From the theme, to art, to game mechanics, they strive to incorporate bits and pieces of their travels into every single game they publish. Currently, they are running a project that’s really close to their hearts, trying to save the ancient game of Nepal from being forgotten. C...
Episode 186: Jason Anarchy, Jason Anarchy Games 12.07.2022 33:04
Jason Anarchy is an absolute mad man who started an indie publishing company to put out his own silly games. Starting with the Drinking Quest series and moving onto a series of comedy games with different webcomic artists, Jason has published nearly 20 different games. He believes you should be able to open a game, learn it and play it within a group of friends who have no attention spans. His cur...
Episode 185: Scott Pease, Snap Ships 11.07.2022 30:59
Scott Pease is the co-inventor of Snap Ships and the tabletop game version now funding on Kickstarter, Snap Ships Tactics. The Snap Ships toy line has 22 individual kits, with 48 core builds, hundreds of unique components, and thousands of mind blowing user creations. The tabletop game system uses Snap Ships technology to let players create unique miniature ships and then battle across the tableto...
Episode 184: Grant Lyon, Comedian 07.07.2022 32:31
Described by San Francisco Weekly as “a hilariously sharp observer, not one of those tired white-guy bellyachers,” Grant was once a collegiate soccer player. He decided to pursue a career on stage instead of on the field, and that decision’s been rewarded by being chosen as a New Face in comedy at the Just For Laughs Festival, winning the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, and being a finalist in the...
Episode 183: David Pettifer, Bored Wreckers Inc. 04.07.2022 31:59
David is a first time designer but long-time player of games. He has a particular love for deck-building and strategy types. Drags 2 Riches is the first project under his company Bored Wreckers Inc. It has been developed alongside members of the drag community to try and address the under-representation of LGBTQ+ characters and themes in the tabletop gaming sector You can check out Drags...
Episode 182: Ray Wehrs, Calliope Games 30.06.2022 32:05
Ray Wehrs has been deeply involved in the development and support of the hobby game industry for over twenty years. Along with being an integral part of the founding team behind WizKids in 1999, he has lent his talents to Mayfair Games, EDOC, and Smith and Tinker. In 2009, he teamed up with fellow industry leaders Dawne Weisman and Jordan Weisman to create Calliope Games. Best known for their ever...
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...
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