We’re Not Wizards Tabletop Podcast

Richard is joined by Mike Coleman of Secret Weapon Games to chat about his Kickstarter - Rebels of Ravenport. We chat with this Tony Hawks Champion about creating games during office hours and why a spreadsheet game would be boring and WHY ISAAC CHILDRES HAS RUINED THE SHOW FOREVER.   He was a fun guest and please take the time to check out his campaign as it needs your support. Links can all be f...

Richard is joined by Isaac Childres from Cephalofair Games to chat Forge War, Gloomhaven, Founders of Gloomhaven and The Chicken Apocalypse. And we have a real long chat about a whole pile of other things and he was brilliant, so please give it a listen and share it about. LINKS OF NOTES http://www.cephalofair.com/ https://twitter.com/Cephalofair https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/27425/...

Richard is joined by Stephen Kendall and Gary Dicken from Ragnar Brothers to chat about their Kickstarter Game - Darien Apocalypse.   Take a trip to hear about a company that has been in the industry for almost 30 years and talk about their latest game which is a worker placement about the failed colony of Darien that almost bankrupted Scotland.   LINKS OF NOTES   https://www.kickstarter.com/proje...

Richard is joined by Patrick Smith from Twin Humanities and just so much many nonsense including Gloomhaven, and spilling tea and Owen Wilson and inventing a wrestling game. AND DARK SOULS. Paddy is amazing and you should check out his podcast like ALL THE TIME...   LINKS OF NOTES https://twitter.com/paddystardust - Paddy's Twitter https://twitter.com/twinhumanities - Twin Humanities Twitter http:...

Richard is joined by Jason Bice to chat about his current Kickstarter Campaign Loot the Body. We used the audio from Jason's recording in case you notice a difference in the recording quality. Jason gives us a bit of his history and we discuss subjects surrounding putting the Kickstarter together including reviews. We pretty much recorded it this evening. His campaign could do with a boost so any...

Richard is joined by Dan Alcantara, one of the members of the Dragori Games team. Based in Brazil, this episode is a unique look into game development out side of the normal UK/EUR/USA areas. Arena the Contest sounds fascinating, with 6 years of development and limited financial backing, the team has worked hard to produce a game that will be repeatedly brought to the table with massive amounts of...

Richard is joined by Chris Davis from Windborn Games to talk about their first Kickstarter - Runes of Ragnarok. We talk to Chris about his first foray into Monopoly with his sister, then his movement into designing and how Runes sat on the shelf for 10 years. We talk about over analysing your first Kickstarter, launching with other titles on the same day, and how you can successfully launch a seco...

Richard is joined by Petter Schanke Olsen, owner of Tompet Games and successful designer of Kill the King. Petter tells us about his history regarding cardboard, what games he loves and how hw got the idea for Kill the King and Donning the Purple. If you don't already, then please read the interviews that Petter has done with various names in the industry, as they make for great reading. You can c...

Richard is joined once again by Ed Jowett to chat about his latest campaign for his Era The Consortium universe. We talk about the Era series of games, how Ed brings science into his games, what his thoughts are on Babylon 5 and where Turok the dinosaur hunter can fit into an RPG. Ed is a great guest and well worth a listen, even if you aren't aware of his previous works. LINKS OF NOTES https://ww...

Richard is joined by Becky and Kelly Rolfe, who run the Board Games in Bed Podcast, which is recorded every Sunday from their bed. We talk about how they got into the hobby, what games they are playing and what they are looking forward to as well as answering the Zombie Board Game question. We raise the subject Kickstarting while under a spending ban and why on a holiday of a lifetime, its importn...

Richard is joined by John D Clair, Designer of Mystic Vale, Edge of Darkness to chat about his Kickstarter Campaign Downfall - Deluxified. We talk about his designing up bringing with Monster Cards and how he has steadily moved to making designing an almost full time job. We talk about the designing and pitching process, plus what is next for John in the future. The discussion is fascinating as it...

Richard is joined by Greg Loring Albright, the designer of Leviathan, that is currently in the middle of it's kickstarter campaign. We talk about Greg's academic involvement with boardgames, his influences with regards to the development of Leviathan, and why Googly eyes on Moby Dick is a definite stretch goal. Greg also goes into detail why Leviathan is a better game than X Wing and NetRunner..ma...

Richard is joined by James Hudson from Druid City Games to chat about The Guardian's Call Campaign, what he learned from running such a short campaign, and what they plans are for the future. He's an excellent guest to have on. Please  check out what Druid City have planned for the future and make sure you join the the Boardgame Spotlight Facebook group for big cardboard cuddles. LINKS OF NOTES ht...

THERE ARE SOME SLIGHT AUDIO ISSUES WITH THIS EPISODE DUE TO PIRATE ACTIVITY. We are joined by the extremely seaworthy and fun Sean Epperson from Thing 12 Games who joins us to speak about Dice of Crowns and the latest Campaign - Dice of Pirates. We jump into the campaign and discuss stretch goals, spending the funding money on cheese, and the way forward for Thing 12 Games. Sean was excellent to c...

Richard is joined by Tristan Hall, from Hall or Nothing Productions to chat about his first steps into the hobby, running the first Gloom of Kilforth Kickstarter and how things are progressing with the hugely successful follow up expansion campaign. Tristan was an excellent guest, and most of the time we kind of maybe stay on topic, and we had a laugh and a half and we hope you enjoy the episode....

Richard is joined by Richard Keene, the owner of Ninth Haven Games who recently relaunched his kickstarter Dinogenics after it's cancellation earlier in the year. Since it's rerelease, it has funded in the first day and is now storming through the stretch goals. We have a chat about the game, kickstarter and Richard looking forward to wearing a t-Rex costume when he passes the $150k stretch goal....

Nerd Therapy happened all over the podcast. I couldn't even get an intro done until the 9th minute and by that time it was pretty much a full scale invasion. Nerd Therapy are a group of highly amusing and talented people who meet regularly to podcast about D&D, play through scenarios and general try to record it as they are going. NEVER EVER RECORD  SHOW WITH MORE THAN THREE PEOPLE. Special Th...

Marc and Lacey from Orange Nebula come back on the show to catch up with what is happening with the Epoch - The Awakening Kickstarter production. We chat about what they learned from the process, what they have gained moving forwards and how Big Tom Casual got involved. Please give it a listen. Marc is a real inspiration about what can happen when you pick yourself up from falling down the stairs...

Frank West is back. Frank West is causing havoc. Frank is making us jealous about all the games he played. FRANK.  LINKS OF NOTES   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcokgame/the-city-of-kings-a-cooperative-adventure-for-1-4    Latest news and for info on the game: http://thecityofkings.com/   Videos about how our mechanics work, artwork releases and general game design: https://youtube.com/c/t...

WRECK AND RUIN.  IN AN ABANDONED DESOLATE PODCAST TWO MEN MEET IN THE WRECK OF HUMANITY TO TALK KICKSTARTERS AND CARDBOARD.  THIS IS THEIR STORY...  WELL. MARK'S STORY.. PREPARE FOR RUIN AND WRECK... Links of Note www.wreckandruingame.co.uk www.facebook.com/wreckandruingame www.twitter.com/wreckandruin   www.instagram.com/wreckandruin   If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rat...

Richard is joined by Jon Gilmour.  One of the most prolific and successful designers of the new age of boardgames. We talk about Wasteland Express, Dinosaur Island, Asteroids, Missile Command, and the latest Kickstarter, News@11. We even manage to get Jon to answer the 3 boardgame question. Jon is a delight, a bit of a hero of mine and a fantastic example of how open and friendly the boardgame com...

Richard is joined by Caezar Aljassar who as one of the founders of Alley Cat Games has burst onto the boardgames and Kickstarter scene with two successful projects and is now on the brink of his third the fantastic sounding Dice Hospital.. We talk to Caezar about how his first game came about, how he switched from his day job to making boardgames full time, as well as his current consultancy work...

Richard is joined by  Dr. Tom Clare to talk about his Kickstarter project The Champion of Wild. First of all, we give him an examination on his previous cardboard history, then delve into what TCOTW is all about and then ask him to tell us how he would cure the zombie apocalypse. You can check out all the information on Big Imagination Games below. We did ask Tom to give us show notes, but we coul...

Welcome to our 100th episode where Colin joins Richard to chat about a whole pile of games they have been playing and we get to hear about Colin going LARPing. We also spoke about the following games Got to the Table Quantum, Star Realms, Viticulture, Dark Souls Boardgame, Space Crusade, Mechs Vs Minions, Ashes -Rise of the Phoenixborne Get off the Shelf Bloodborne, Formula D, Abyss, Heroquest Giv...

Graeme Burrows is absolutely the nicest guy and he's supported us from the beginning, so we thought it would be cool to get him on to chat about his story with boardgames. I has had brilliant time recording this. Everyone has a journey about how they got into the hobby, and Graeme's tale is a delight. From buying games at Big Jimmy's to playing Star Realms and backing Kickstarters, he was a huge a...