Board Game Binge

Dr. Brian is a psychologist with a practice focused on supporting students with learning or mental health issues. He’s also nerd, about comics, Monty Python, and board games! He reviews games on his channel, Brains On Games, where he also talks about the skills practiced by playing modern board games. His favourite games are medium-weight Euros, clever trick-takers, and Crokinole, the best dexteri...

Stefan van der Heijden is a passionate gamer from the Netherlands. A lifetime gamer, Stefan dove deep into the hobby when first exposed to Settlers of Catan. He was a translator of Catan tutorials on a Dutch fansite. Recently Stefan has found a new passion in the online game world of Board Game Arena, where he has been a game programmer. WHERE TO BUY OUR BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSJ1LMQ1...

Adam Butner is the host and content creator behind Tabletop Vibes an Instagram and Youtube channel dedicated to bringing Good Times, Great Vibes, and Play, with vibrant stylized photography and engaging video content. Adam takes his passion for all types of tabletop hobbies and shares them through his channels. His favorite part of this hobby is that it brings all kinds of people from different ba...

Aaron Smith, founder of Littlest Lantern and creator of Sea Beasts, transitioned from a career as a mechanical engineer and project manager, with nearly a decade of experience in tech and custom manufacturing, to pursue his passion for game design and publishing. Driven by his love for fantastical worlds, stories, and games, Aaron embarked on this new path to bring his creative visions to lif...

Board games have always been a big part of Juma's life. Juma has been a competitive chess player all his youth. After studying philosophy, economics and Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship, Juma made his long passion his job by founding Karma Games. Karma Games is a board game publishing company known for its innovative designs and tech-driven culture. The company’s flagship game, Clans o...

Tim Aberli is the founder and Host of Board Game Rundown, a board game channel where friends review and chat about their passion for the board game industry. He is also a Pop Culture Jeopardy contestant, and a life long gamer.  Check out the Board Game Rundown youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@BoardGameRundown FOLLOW US ON:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgam...

With over 13 years of experience as a UI/UX designer and a passion for board games, Drew's designs combine simplicity and beauty. Inspired by pop art and guided by user experience principles, he has done the graphic design for titles like Robomon, Hissy Fit!, the HUNTED series, and all of the Solo Game of the Month games. Drew is also a game designer! Small-Time Heroes has been a passion proj...

Episode 324: Allan Kirkeby, Revenant Allan Kirkeby worked in the computer games industry for 2 decades, as a designer, producer and later CEO. Designing board games as a hobby since 2016, his first published game “Itchy Monkey” was in 2018. He is the organizer at the Danish roleplaying and boardgames conference “Fastaval” since 2020. Today he works as an advisor/ mentor for game startups.  Al...

Jarosław "Jaro" Andruszkiewicz is a co-founder of PHALANX, a publishing company specializing in unique board games. He co-designed the games Magnates and Race to the Rhine with Valdemar Gumienny, and Hannibal & Hamilcar with Mark Simonitch. In his daily work, he oversees publishing operations and, most importantly, serves as the creative director, setting the direction for the design of origin...

Dariusz Piotrowski is a passionate creative force behind Den of Imagination , one of the world's premier miniature painting studios, and the visionary mind behind Starlock , an ambitious sci-fi sandbox board game. With a knack for blending strategy, storytelling, and immersive design, Dariusz has built a reputation for pushing boundaries in the tabletop gaming world. Starlock is currently availabl...

Fable Fury Studios was started by Sam and Conryd, two guys who have been best friends since they were 8 years old. Throughout the years they've created games to play together. Having known Jordan for the last decade plus, they brought him on board for his familiarity with the gaming space, and worked together to create Fable Fury. With this they hope to spread their joy of game creation to everyon...

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. Bernie Lin and Brendan Kendrick are designers, developers, and publishers of the successfully funded Omicron Protocol, Cyber Pet Quest, and Lunar Rush. Their current campaign for Lunar Skyline can be found here: https://www.kickstarte...

Leonard To has a lifelong passion for board game design, highlighted by his work on Multi-Man Publishing's "War of the Suns." Inspired by Euro games' diverse mechanics and peaceful nature, he committed himself to creating games that transcend the narratives of conflict, and to honor the often underrepresented Asian cultures. Outside of gaming, Leonard enjoys a fulfilling career as a music composer...

Umami Friends is the creation of Andrew Jack, a private chef hailing from Wisconsin. Combining his culinary passion with a love for board and card games, Andy crafted this unique game to celebrate his passion for cooking. Inspired by his experiences in the kitchen and his love for competitive strategy games, Andy set out to design a game where players feel the same satisfaction from cooking up cle...

Ta-Te Wu is a Los Angeles-based board game designer who is originally from Taiwan. He has loved board game design since he was a child His extensive ludography includes two recent games FORK and AQUA. He has also designed many cat games such as Cat Rescue, Cleocatra, and Cat's Gambit. Very soon, he will add Cat Sudoku: Summer Festival. Some of his games are licensed to major US publishers suc...

Julian Reinartz & Trish Ross together make up Floating Forge. Julian Reinartz is a gaming enthusiast, both board games and video games. He studied game design and has been working in the video game industry for over 10 years. He does most of the design work for Floating Forge. Trish Ross works as a freelance musician. She crafts lofi beats or pop music with her band „Mätropolis“ and also start...

Jeff Irving is the owner of Weathervane Games and creator of the Vrahode Game System and its first game, Vrahode: The Age of Prophecy. He first imagined the world of Vrahode in 1990 during college at Ball State University where he studied graphic design and journalism.  Jeff is a lifelong gamer, artist, and dreamer as well an entrepreneur, graphic designer, and writer. He is also a fan of fan...

Nika Mlinarič Hribar and Blaž Hribar are designers of Secret Recipe and the driving force behind SnowBoardGames.  They balance their professional careers in science and engineering with running a board game publishing startup. Outside of board games, Nika is a physicist with experience in the aviation industry, currently working as a researcher in the field of numerical simulations. She was o...

Neil Edwards is a career game designer with over a decade of experience, spending most of that time in the video game industry - before transitioning to the tabletop world - where he co-founded Ludivore Games and co-designed its debut game, Aspens, with his dear friend and business partner, Luke Roberts. Neil and Luke are passionate about bringing people together into the same spaces to create mem...

Trevor Kerth, a San Diego based game designer, recently launched his first tabletop game, Pantheum, on Kickstarter. As the head of the San Diego Board Game Design Club, he's been refining Pantheum for two years with local playtester and demoing it at conventions across the country. Pantheum merges elements from his two favorite games, Wingspan and SmallWorld, into an Ancient Greek theme. Trevor ai...

Recognizing the absence of authentic Asian-themed games created by Asian designers, Pauline & Marie founded Hot Banana Games to bridge cultural gaps and foster understanding through board games. Their mission is to craft culturally rich games that evoke nostalgia or ignite curiosity about Asian culture, delivering more meaningful and engaging experiences to every table. Their first board game,...

Absurdist Productions is an indie board game studio in Oklahoma City, owned by Will Thompson and David Thomas. They pride themselves in creating games with unique themes that are well-researched, beautifully produced, widely accessible, and above all, fun to play. Will Thompson (Cherokee Nation) is a professional game designer, writer, instructional designer, and co-founder of Absurdist Production...

Michael Faciane’s love for tabletop games began with the joy of bringing people together through play. Starting as a tinkerer and evolving into an in-house game designer in 2008, he gained experience across all aspects of game development. After stepping away from the industry, his passion for creating games never wavered. Now, alongside his daughter Shyne, Michael has launched Fun First Productio...

What2Fund is a consulting firm that empowers startups, small businesses, and innovators to uncover their creative and strategic potential. What 2 Fund 1. clarifies the organization's purpose and goals  2. develops tailored growth strategies 3. implements effective and results-driven processes 4. cultivates a culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement. What do you invest within y...

Kenechukwu Ogbuagu (KC) is a Nigerian boardgame designer and the founder of NIBCARD Game - a game publishing and promotion company. They are also the convener of the African Boardgames Convention - AB Con. It’s a yearly gathering of games enthusiasts to promote TTGs since 2016.  KC is raising funds to keep expanding this annual convention. You can check out the Kickstarter Campaign here: http...