Board Game Binge

Laia is a maker and a connector. She is driven by turning visions into reality. After slaying Zombies in Co-Op, laying some chunky tiles and trying time travel for the first time she got very much into the hobby in the last few years. She is an editor and the engine of Wonderbow. Currently Wonderbow is running a campaign for Kelp, a runaway success. In this episode, Laia discusses the marketing ap...

Dane Chapin, a graduate from UCLA with a degree in Economics, has forged an illustrious career marked by an unwavering passion for entrepreneurship. Over the years, he has been the driving force behind the creation and ownership of numerous successful businesses spanning various industries. Currently at the helm of USAopoly (The Op), a company he founded in 1994, Dane returned as CEO in January 20...

Richard Jenders, from Jenders Gaming, guest hosts the podcast with Ordinary Board Gamer, Dennis Dickner. Dennis is a Swedish Board Game influencer and content creator. Richard and Dennis go behind the scenes of content creation. The ups, the downs, the fun! Check out Dennis' Social Channels here: https://linktr.ee/Ordinary_board_gamer/ FOLLOW US ON:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/...

Carl Robinson is a game designer and drama teacher from Brussels, Belgium. Originally from the north of England, Carl moved to Belgium over 10 years ago and has since made it his home. Around the time he moved to Brussels, Carl discovered hobby board gaming and quickly became passionate about it, starting to tinker with design ideas of his own almost immediately. He's enthusiastic about games with...

Peter C. Hayward is an award-winning board game designer, author, and YouTuber based in Los Angeles. The designer of Village Pillage, Critter Kitchen, Fiction, and That Time You Killed Me, his goal is to fill the world with cool things. Originally from Australia, he ended up in the US after “a spectacularly wrong turn down a dark alley”, and has been trying to find his way home ever since.  T...

Paul has spent the last 10 years working in cardboard and software development. Working with independent board game companies on project fulfilment and more recently as a Producer in the video games industry. As part of Play For Keeps he's the one that's brave enough to have conversations with the accountant and uses spreadsheets to solve every problem. Play for Keeps’ newest campaign for My Favou...

Joe is a board game designer and instructor. He's been designing games since 2014, including Relics of Rajavihara, Montalo's Revenge, 14 Frantic Minutes, Zoo Year's Eve, King of Indecision, Four Word Thinking, and Kingdom's Candy: Monsters. Joe is also the author of the #1 best-selling book "The Board Game Designer's Guide" and 3 other game design books, and has taught game design and development...

With years of experience as a digital strategist and serial entrepreneur, Javon gained knowledge in all areas of the media and entertainment industry, including film, television, music, video games, publishing, web and mobile media.  He most recently served as Chief Product Officer and President, Gaming at Studio71, LP where he oversaw strategic business development for digital celebrities.&n...

Tanner Yarro is CEO of Yarro Studios, a toy and games maker that has raised millions of dollars on kickstarter, has multiple utility patents in the gaming world, and has sold and licensed toys & games all over the world. Currently Tanner has a Kickstarter campaign running for GameFold, an affordable, foldable game table. Check out his newest Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projec...

Matthew got into the board game industry by creating a Party Game called Don't Get Drunk back in 2018. He designed and self published Don't Get Drunk, The Expansion Pack, and What The Pong. He has signed, developed, and licensed many games since then. Some of the more notable titles that he has worked with are, SOS Titanic, MOB: Big Apple, Regicide.  Matthew is now signing, designing, and pub...

Scott has been designing games for four years. His first published title, Hues and Cues, won Dice Tower's Party Game of the Year and has gone on to sell over 500,000 units. His second game, boop., is following the same trendline and is also been recognized by MENSA, Origins Awards, Tabletop Awards among others. 2024 looks to be another good year with the release of at least four new titles! FOLLOW...

Split Stone Games is a UK-based board game publisher located on the sunny south coast of England. We're all about creating long lasting, fun and beautiful games that you'd be proud to display in your collection. You can check out their kickstarter for Mycelia here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/splitstonegames/mycelia-the-strategic-mushroom-board-game FOLLOW US ON:  Facebook: https://w...

Kevin Levy is a game designer and one of the primary organizers for the Knoxville Area Board Gamers group where he actively fosters a vibrant gaming community promoting the love of board gaming with events several nights a week.  Recently, Kevin signed on with Tin Robot Games for  Cities of Venus franchise with his futuristic civil war game which is expected to launch in 2025. You can st...

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, and After Nova, their newest hit, Fromage, is currently on Kickstarter. Check it out here: https://www.kickstarter....

oakim Engfors  is Co-owner & Designer at Mindgate studios. He is an avid gamer, disc golfer, and sauna enthusiast from Sweden who currently lives in Germany with his wife and two kids. In 2017, he embraced a creative outlet that has since blossomed into a fascinating adventure: the world of board game design. His knack for crafting engaging experiences has finally brought us "Feud: The Se...

Reed Mascola is a Toronto-based designer and publisher, having designed and published his 2022 release, Vigilante, and having designed CATNIP Auction House by Tin Robot Games. He has a number of designs on the way as well as an upcoming Kickstarter for Vigilante's first expansion, Hidden Motives! With a big focus on theme and replayability, Reed and his publishing company Paranoia Rising Games cre...

Nigel Matthews is CEO of GamesQuest, the market leader in Kickstarter Fulfillment for Board Games in the EU, and now partner in Mystery and Adventure Games, and new venture that will be bringing a new experience to Murder Mystery games. They will be launching on Gamefound soon, but you can check them out early here: https://mysteryandadventuregames.com FOLLOW US ON:  Facebook: https://www.fac...

Eike Mayer is the Lead Designer & Jarl at Fyrnwest Games. He loves playing thematic strategy games and PnP RPGs. As a game designer, he focuses on creating thematic complex games with elegant mechanisms. He also prioritises decision-based outcomes over randomness. Before starting Fyrnwest Games, he had worked in IT consulting as a project manager for about 15 years. You can check out Midhalla...

Jacob Way is the CEO and Founder of Friendly Skeleton, formerly Deep Water Games. Previously, he served as President and Chief Business Development officer for Ox Eye Media. During that time he led the company through the largest growth period in their history growing their staff from 3 employees to 22. Jacob is an entrepreneur at heart, and now focuses his time with Friendly Skeleton on Bran...

Josh Roberts is a co-founder of Very Special Games and co-creator of all their products, which include Ransom Notes and Abducktion. With his business partner, Evan Katz, Josh focuses heavily on theming and creative development, and balancing and polishing game mechanics during the design cycle. When not developing games, Josh enjoys jiu jitsu and mountain biking. He lives in Memphis, TN with his w...

Dave Clarke is founder and Creative Director for Sinister Fish Games LTD. Dave was introduced to D&D in 1981, founded a LARP club at school in 1987, and has never stopped playing games. He has previously been a LARP weapon maker, a learning support adviser, a web designer, a leatherworker, and a sign maker. In 2015, Dave officially became a board game publisher. Since then, he has published so...

Jesse Conger is the owner/founder of tabletop gaming and entertainment company: GoodDays Games LLC. The company published their first board game title: Escape Deathrace 2182 "Micro" in 2020. They have since gone onto exhibit their game at Tabletop Conventions - Strategicon and Dice Tower West. Currently, they are preparing to release their first comic book, Cammy Zooka volume 1, in the Legendary S...

Bryan Brammer is the Communication and Facilitation Guru at Tangerine Games, a family-friendly tabletop publishing company specializing in games for all ages & strategy levels. While Bryan moonlights as a podcast editor/producer and avid tennis fan/player, his main passion lies within the tabletop gaming industry. Tangerine Games is in the final days of their debut title, Nestlings, which is c...

Sophisticated Cerberus Games, LLC is a Minnesota-based board game company started by a trio of board game enthusiasts in January of 2020. The three founders, Ethan, Jeremy, and Matt, have spent many a night playing board games. Eventually, these game nights shifted more from playing into analysis of what they liked (or didn’t like) about the games they played. From that, the question was fina...

Mike Dunn has been a writer, reviewer, producer, podcaster, videographer, designer, and leader at Gaming Trend for the entirety of its nearly twenty year existence and even part of it’s pre-existence as a console only gaming site.  Much of that time was spent with video games, but for the last five years he has headed up Gaming Trend’s tabletop beat, following his mission to give tabletop the...