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This episode marks a full year of bringing you monthly episodes of Owl About Games. What a whirlwind. Join Brendan and Natalie as we look back at the year of the podcast, Open Owl Studios, where we are headed and a little bit about what we've been up to the last couple of months.

It's a whole new year and Owl About Games is back for another fantastic episode! This month we will be doing things a little differently as we combine our January & February episodes for this HUGE one all about Open Owl Studios 2025 Announcement Roadmap! This is an episode you DEFINITELY do not want to miss! You can scroll below to head to all of the games and links we discuss during this...

Welcome back to another episode of Owl About Games and we have a special treat for everybody. Brendan heads this episode and is joined by special guest Chris Rowlands of Tempest Workshop. Today we explore more about the recently announced partnership with Tempest Workshop and Open Owl Studios and what this means for our studio and the future of the partnership. To check out the Press Release head...

We are back again for another episode of Owl About Games. The Open Owl Studios team just got back from our annual team retreat with a lot of good discussions and ideas about the future of our studio. With that we will be focusing a bit more on our own titles and where we are at with each one including Stars of Akarios 1.5, Mytwhind Reprint and Expansion, Stonesaga, and Storyfold: Wildwoods which i...

Cozy, spooky season is upon us and Brendan and Natalie return to discuss some more big news from Open Owl Studios! Storyfold: Wildwoods Kickstarter will officially Launch November 12th and we've been dying to talk more about it! To be notified when the campaign goes live be sure to click the link below! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... Open Owl Studios is also starting some more community...

Welcome to another episode of Owl About Games. In this episode Brendan and Natalie recap their Gen Con 2024 experience, including Open Owl Studios first ever community event! We also discuss the importance of board game art, some of our personal favourite art in board games, and feature selections from our communities choices. We of course will also have our regularly scheduled progress updates on...

Join Brendan and Natalie with special guest Storyfold: Wildwoods designer Sjoerd van der Linde for the first in-depth look at the next game coming out of Open Owl Studios. Storyfold: Wildwoods is an innovative solo & narrative adventure board game with captivating art and an immersive story campaign coming to Kickstarter Fall 2024. Click here to be notified on launch Connect with Open Owl Stud...

First Friday of the month and Brendan is back with a bang! We are a month out from heading to Gen Con together but have a few things to get ready before we head out. So tune in to hear all about Open Owl Studios progress updates on our games, some board game news, what Brendan and I have been up to gaming and otherwise over the last month and our plans for Gen Con 2024! Thanks to YOU fine folks My...

In this episode Natalie is joined by Max Brooke and Luke Eddy who are the masterminds behind the upcoming epic survival crafting board game, Stonesaga. We also have our regular Open Owl Studios news and updates including that some of the team will be headed to Gen Con 2024! So strap in for another fun filled episode of Owl About Games. Follow our Behind the Scenes Blog Be a part of the Discord Com...

In this episode Brendan and Natalie talk about their favourite board game mechanics and the games that showcase them. We also have our regular Open Owl Studios project updates and new announcements, some general board game news, and look at some of our communities favourite board game mechanics!

In this episode we talk to co-designers of Mythwind Nathan Lige and Brendan McCaskell about the creation and future of Mythwind including it's newest expansion, Friends and Family. We also talk about the recent reveal of two new character expansions with one designed by Nikki Valens, and another character co-designed by Daryl Andrews and Jenna Beasley. We also talk about interaction in board g...

Welcome to Owl About Games a podcast where every Wednesday of the month Brendan and I (Natalie) get together to nerd out all about board games! From board game news, board game designing, our favourite gaming mechanics, board gaming experiences and of course, the latest updates from Open Owl Studios! This first episode we officially reveal the Mythwind Reprint + Expansion launch date and more deta...