Desks & Dorks!

Kyle and Riley interview Wes Woodbury of FunDaMental Games about his upcoming game Questeros! Check out the Kickstarter here; https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fundamentalgames/questeros?ref=clipboard-prelaunch and his website here; https://www.thefundamentalgames.com/questeros ! Thank you to everyone that voted for us in the SMIPA awards!

This week Kyle and Riley talk about Music, Board Games(Not all of them by Koalatie Games, even!), and a Yamaha keyboard named Casie! You can check out Mike's website here; https://koalatiegames.com/ .

This week Kyle and Riley chat with Chase Estep of Runnaman Games about his current Kickstarter Bandada; https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bandada/bandada?ref=discovery&term=bandada as well as chatting about other topics and seeing Chase create an area control game about Teddy Bears. You can check Chase out on IG; https://www.instagram.com/runnamangames/ , on BGG https://boardgamegeek.com/boardg...

Riley and Kyle talk about the games that they love, because of memories, themes, or gameplay! No rating system today, folks, just love. If you haven't already, check out some of our older interview episodes, and keep an eye out for the new ones that we have lined up! Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of board game ideas. Check out our website and...

Riley and Kyle take a walk through the Dog Park with Alex, Sarah, and Kiki of Dogs BOND! A great game with a great cause, that you can check out more here; https://www.dogsbondgame.com/ listen in to find out all about the game itself, the team, and of course, Hippodog, the Logo for Today's podcast, drawn by Alex himself! Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style brack...

This week Riley and Kyle chat with Sam Stockton of B.A. Games, to talk about their upcoming game Cult of The Deep! Check out the site here, and click the notify button to know when it launches! https://bagamesco.com/cult-of-the-deep/ Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of board game ideas. Check out our website and vote for your favorite game ideas:...

Kyle and Riley interview Taylor Hayward from Green Meadow Games this week. Check out his website; https://greenmeadowgames.com/ and be sure to keep an eye out for his Kickstarter for his new game Dawn! Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of board game ideas. Check out our website and vote for your favorite game ideas: https://www.desksanddorks.org/...

This week we go back to our game creation roots - with a twist! Using Jesse Schell's 'Art of Game Design' Cards, Riley and Kyle both pitch some new games, and go through a few of our older bracket games, to see how they can be created through different lenses! As always you can vote on our website if you wanna see us revisit any of these in detail! You can check out Jesse's website here; https://w...

This week Kyle and Riley talk about the New Years' plans for Desks and Dorks, and recap all of the Reviews and Interviews we've had the privilege to do. Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of board game ideas. Check out our website and vote for your favorite game ideas: https://www.desksanddorks.org/ Watch us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/chan...

This week Kyle gets joined by Robo-Riley to present the 2020 Deskies, which are our top picks for the Board Game of the year! Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of board game ideas. Check out our website and vote for your favorite game ideas: https://www.desksanddorks.org/ Watch us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChlVmQQQ--Crho8sgSEiaK...

Happy Holidays, all! This week Riley and Kyle do yet another recrab episode as we announce our Final Four game ideas! Did it go the way you thought? Let us know! Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of board game ideas. Check out our website and vote for your favorite game ideas: https://www.desksanddorks.org/ Watch us on Youtube: https://www.youtube...

This week Kyle tells a tale of beginnings, talking about his descent into Board Gaming along with his brother, Kollin Ott! You can find the Candid Camper on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/CandidCamperAdventures/Instagram ; https://www.instagram.com/candidcamperadventures/ and Youtube; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAD0lBuXX5hw6kZOtyU2Zew here! Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way...

This week Riley and Kyle interview Brenton and Miles from Let's Play Game and Hobbies of Hanover, Pennsylvania! Follow them here; https://www.instagram.com/letsplayhanover/ and here; https://www.instagram.com/letsplayhanover/ . This episode is pretty near and dear to Kyle and Riley, and not only because all of our video reviews are done in partnership with Let's Play (Don't forget to check them ou...

This Week, Riley and Kyle suggest some great Board Game and Accessory Gift Ideas! You can find all of our suggestions by heading the the Latest Episode tab on the Desks and Dorks Website; https://www.desksanddorks.org/latest-episode Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of board game ideas. Check out our website and vote for your favorite game ideas:...

Kyle raises Imhotep as a secret cult member in Raising Caine, and Riley raises Mead-Fed Heroes in Villains R us! As always you can vote at desksanddorks.org/polls for your favorite of the two! If you were drawn into a cartoon apocalypse, which cartoon character would you want to have with you? Let us know! Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of boar...

In a return to our beloved bracket system, Kyle tries to hide 500 pounds of Oreos under his shirt while not wearing pants in Coolness, and Riley goes more into detail about Kyle's Life, a game where you make and play games. Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of board game ideas. Check out our website and vote for your favorite game ideas: https://w...

This week Kyle has fallen ill(thankfully nothing too worrying, but unable to record audio), so Riley takes you on a brief tour through some of the changes going on 'Behind the Scenes' at your favorite Board Game Design and Creation Podcast! This coming week we will be resuming our regularly scheduled bracket. Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of b...

In today's episode, Kyle and Riley talk about Pillbox's newest game MUD, the Kickstarter and origin behind the team, as well as get a sneak peek into some future projects for Pillbox! Jade declares, for once and for all, that Milk is not a Soup Broth, and creates a game about a Ziplining Murder Mystery! You can check out pillbox on instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/pillboxgames/ and MUD on K...

The guys take a break from creating games and talk to Earl, another creator of games from Terrier Games! You can check him out at https://www.instagram.com/terrier_games/ ! Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of board game ideas. Check out our website and vote for your favorite game ideas: https://www.desksanddorks.org/ Watch us on Youtube: https://...

This week Kyle ventures solo to make Hotcakes (Wait, hot-takes?), while Riley is doing Honeymoon stuff. Check back next week for a Special Guest! Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of board game ideas. Check out our website and vote for your favorite game ideas: https://www.desksanddorks.org/ Watch us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh...

Riley becomes a Social Media Guru with Unsocial Network, and Kyle eats a whole bunch of Bugles! Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of board game ideas. Check out our website and vote for your favorite game ideas: https://www.desksanddorks.org/ Watch us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChlVmQQQ--Crho8sgSEiaKw/featured Don't have time to...

This week Kyle revisits Crushing, making it far more portable and a quick-play game, while Riley brings Red Panda Redemption into the ring for it's third time, with a refined points system! Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of board game ideas. Check out our website and vote for your favorite game ideas: https://www.desksanddorks.org/ Watch us on...

This week Kyle and Riley bring you a bit of a different kind of episode- we play the Newly-Host game! In honor of Riley getting married in less than a month, Kyle and Riley work through some newly-wed style questions, and see how good they are at being co-hosts(Surprisingly? Not too shabby!) Don't forget to vote for your favorite games from the most recent bracket, and check back in next episode f...

Kyle and Riley recap our last bracket of games, but sadly didn't bring enough darts to defeat the digital monsters? Skipping that, let us know your favorite games! Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of board game ideas. Check out our website and vote for your favorite game ideas: https://www.desksanddorks.org/ Watch us on Youtube: https://www.youtu...

Kyle is doing Teacher stuff, so Riley lets you take a small glimpse into his basic game idea process, with an added twist of Banana Bread at work, bro! Join Kyle and Riley as they workshop their way through a March Madness-style bracket of board game ideas. Check out our website and vote for your favorite game ideas: https://www.desksanddorks.org/ Watch us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/chann...