We’re Not Wizards Tabletop Podcast

Delighted to be joined by Elizabeth Hargrave to talk about Trick or Treating, foraging, the perils of Mushroom club, and of course, UnderGrove which is their new game coming to Kickstarter. Details below.  Links of Note  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alderac/undergrove-designed-by-elizabeth-hargrave-and-mark-wootton  https://www.elizhargrave.com/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/...

Here's just an hour of absolute nonsense for you to listen to. Me and Seppy Yoon just talking and having the best time.  For some reason it sounds like I recorded this on the other side of the room. But it's not a podcast unless you have one episode with technical issues..  So there you go. Enjoy. Have fun.    Links of Notes  https://gamefound.com/projects/fight-in-a-box/conquest-princess-fashion-...

Delighted to be joined by Luke Laurie, designer of Dwellings of Eldervale and Andromedas Edge, I talk with him about his day job as an educator, getting into board game design and the success and size of Dwellings and his latest game he's designed with his son. Links of Notes  Gamefound is still open for orders.. https://gamefound.com/en/projects/cardboard-alchemy/andromedas-edge  https://boardgam...

Joined once again by model painter, and designer, developer and person most likely to eventually get tired by my nonsense..  Sherwin Matthews is back from Steamforged Games to chat about Horizon Forbidden West, Resident EEEVEL and we touch pirates on cardbaord..  You can keep an eye on Sherwin by going to  ARR ME HEARTIES!!! RESIDENT EEEEEEEVIL https://twitter.com/sherwinsagenda  https://boardgame...

Joining me is Connie Vogelmann, designer of Apiary, the latest game to be released from Stonemaier Games.  We chat about their journey from starting out in South Dakota (the best one) to taking part in Pandemic tournaments to taking to the skies and outer space and signing their first game with Stonemaier Games.  Currently you can order Apiary at a discounted price from the website.  Links of Note...

You're in for a treat. Sabrina Culyba joins me to chat all about games and education, the importance of playtesting, the development of Diatoms and then putting the marketing hat on and selling your idea. It was a really interesting conversation so please make sure you check out the kickstart link below to learn and support Diatoms. Links of Notes https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ludoliminal/d...

No don't mind me while I chat with one of the people responsible for sooo many lost hours to Tony Hawks and Guitar Hero and now Scott Pease is here talking about Snap Ships Tactics and it's wonderful ship system based combat. We chat about the development of SST, the challenges in getting the word out on the game and why it's different to what else is out there and then in the last five minutes, S...

Joined once again by Eoin Costelloe and Ciara Costelloe, but not Brian.  We chat about their latest escape room type puzzle game coming to Kickstarter extremely soon, as well as some general chat about pivoting your skills when the world is in lockdown, and why manufacturing has a long way to go to step out of China's shadow. It's great to catch up with them again and I hope you enjoy the episode....

This Review was originally published on https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2023/03/wingspan-board-game-review-stonemaier.html   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to support us then please visit and interact with the links below.  Please give us a rating or review on your podcast catcher of choice.  Also, please let...

Joined by Ignacy Trzewiczek, podmaster, games designer and marketing guru. We chat about his decision to not attend Gen Con. The Disney hype, My thoughts on Asmodee, Not crowdfunding Imperial Miners, all with a healthy sprinkling at the expense of the 'podfather of boredgames'.  It goes really well up until the end. As it always does..  Links of Notes  https://ignacytrzewiczek.com/  https://portal...

Joined by Nathan Thornton from Stormchaser Games to chat about party games and wallpaper and selling your work in bookshops but it not being a book. I had the best time chatting with him.  Please check out all the links below.  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391086/everything-ever  http://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2023/02/that-old-wallpaper-alderac.html https://twitter.com/stormchasergame h...

Joined by Skippy Brown to chat about his successful Kickstarter, developing and testing on TTS and working with satellites for a living. And not mentioning annoying brothers.. Links of Notes.  https://deadalivegames.square.site/    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to support us then please visit and interact with th...

Joined by Scott Lowe-James to chat about playtesting and game development, herding cats and the job and trepidation of having a crowdfunding campaign succeed within the first hour of launch. Please look out for cat invasions and adorable baby noises.  Thank you for listening.  Links of Notes  https://www.minervatabletop.co.uk/crumbs https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/minervatabletop/crumbs-the-s...

This review originally appeared on https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2023/04/votes-for-women-board-games-review-fort.html   Find out more about Votes For Women by visiting https://www.fortcircle.com/games/   This review is based on the retail version of the game provided to us by the designer and publisher. We were not paid for this review. We give a general overview of the gameplay and so not a...

This review first appeared in https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2023/03/roll-player-board-game-review.html  This review is based on the retail version of the game provided to us by the designer and publisher. We were not paid for this review. We give a general overview of the gameplay and so not all of the mechanical aspects of the game may be mentioned.   The majority of the games that we are p...

Me and Luke Prior chat about games. Well, Geoff Capes, and closing doors on old ladies. As well as  https://awakenrealms.com/games/iss-vanguard/ ISS Vanguard  https://www.daysofwonder.com/heat/en/ Heat  https://www.arcanewonders.com/product/foundations-of-rome/ Foundations of Rome  https://czechgames.com/en/home/news-23-07-27-introducing-re-wood/ RE-WOOD https://funkogames.com/games/rear-window-ga...

William Burgos is based in Mexico and is one of the main founders of Draco Studios. we discuss the gaming scene in Mexico, the growth of Draco Studios and the future of the team including a card battler and party game.  Links of Notes  https://dracostudios.com/creature-kingdoms/  https://dracostudios.com  https://lords-of-vaala.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

Joined by Mark Swanson of Odd Bird Games to talk Feudum, Advertising, Fir and Fled. We chat about marketing and game design and where the name Odd Bird comes from.  I had the best time.  Links of Notes  https://oddbirdgames.com/  https://www.facebook.com/oddbirdgames/  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/27876/odd-bird-games  https://www.instagram.com/oddbirdgames   ----------------------...

Honestly we eventually talk about Ovation that is on Kickstarter, right after we talk about Shakespeare, Sally Field, Winnie the Pooh, The Monkees, Record Shops, Star Wars board Games.  It's one tangent after another.. sorry not sorry...   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lookingglassworkshop/ovation https://lookingglassworkshop.com/index.html    -----------------------------------------------...

Ross is back again to chat about booth working, switching to Backer Kit, and running one campaign with a multiple range of flavours.  You can find Ross on https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs/  https://twitter.com/almostkirk  https://www.instagram.com/almostkirk  And you can find the FESTIVAL on  https://www.backerkit.com/c/cephalofair/gloomhaven Our Links of Note If you would like to supp...

Delighted to be joined by JonnyPac Cantin as we talk about his time in design, making expansions, making music and not making a music boardgame. I first played Coloma at Gearstones with Mike Dilisio and so this chat with Jonny was long overdue.  Links of Notes  https://gamefound.com/projects/finalfrontiergames/coloma-new-prospects-expansion-and-reprint#/section/rewards/reward-product-40145   https...

Joined by David Wright and John Harper  to chat about what is happening in this years Tabletop Scotland.  We chat about planning and Angel delight and Soufflé's and eventually talk about one of the best confereventions in Scotland for Tabletop and TTRPGs.  Links of Notes  https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Joined by Kevin Bertram of Fort Circle games where we chat about Doctor Who, War Games, Votes for Women and it gets a bit Bat shit in here.. Make sure you check out their new Kickstarter that we don't even talk about.. weird huh..  Links of Notes  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fortcircle/the-halls-of-montezuma www.fortcircle.com twitter.com/fortcircle   -------------------------------------...

In what could be potentially the last episode of the podcast before I go to jail, I decide to invite the Glorious Seppy Yoon on to talk about Conquest Princess - Fashion is Power, currently on GameFound. We chat about Naval Gazing, Window Gardening, Manuscripts you could have written, Apple Strudel and playing games while wearing silly top hats. We might even mention the game. Or maybe not. Such a...

Delighted to be joined by Tory Brown to talk about real life activism, designing a board game about a crucial point in history for Women's rights and why we might need to talk about Kevin.. It's a really interesting discussion and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Links of Notes  https://twitter.com/torylynn  http://votesforwomen.com Votes for Women has been nominated for a Charles Roberts Awa...