Board Game Binge
Board Game Binge
James Staley
Do you love board games? I do! But do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes? How do meet-up groups get organized? What is the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign? How do publishers get their games to market? How are people reaching their market in an ever more competitive market? What type of social media personalities are springing up in support of this industry? James interviews experts from across the industry and takes a peak under the hood in his quest to understand this far reaching community. Each episode is bite-sized, clocking in around 30 minutes, so you can take nibbles, or binge several episodes at once.
Episode 281: Eduardo Baraf, Pencil First Games
Eduardo is the founder of Pencil First Games, a boutique publisher of delightful, high-quality board and card games. PFG is best known their nature themed games such as Floriferous, Herbaceous, Sunset Over Water, The Whatnot Cabinet, Skulk Hollow, Lift Off! Get me off this Planet and other titles.Currently, they have a Kickstarter running for their new game bundle Nature Games Trio: Sunrise, Snowfall, & Floriferous. Check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ebaraf/sunrise-at-the-studio-snowfall-over-mountains-floriferousFOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebingeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebingeWHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7riHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYm9hcmRnYW1lYmluZ2U=Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/board-game-binge/id1522623033Visit Our Websites: Board Game Binge: https://boardgamebinge.com/Tin Robot Games: https://tinrobotgames.comElixir Board Games: https://www.elixirboardgames.com/our-games
Feb 14, 2024
31 min
Episode 280: Jesse Stacy, Triceratops Games
​Jesse Stacy is one of 3 partners that have formed Triceratops Games, which launched their debut Kickstarter last year for Journey Adventure Quest (JAQ).  Triceratops Games is focused on creating great games that they would play. They are lifelong gamers who have designed games for years and have deep experience in bringing products to market in many fields. Jesse loves playing games, from the board game table to the basketball court, he has a passion for game design and mechanics.You can check out JAQ here: triceratopsgames.comFOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebingeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebingeWHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7riHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYm9hcmRnYW1lYmluZ2U=Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/board-game-binge/id1522623033Visit Our Websites: Board Game Binge: https://boardgamebinge.com/Tin Robot Games: https://tinrobotgames.comElixir Board Games: https://www.elixirboardgames.com/our-games
Feb 6, 2024
33 min
Episode 279: Stefan Godot, Godot Games
tefan Godot is a nerdy father and the guru of social deduction. He is the designer of Human Punishment - Social Deduction 2.0, the expansion Project: Hell Gate, Human Punishment: The Beginning, and the wildly successfull Among Cultists.For a direct link to the Among Cultists campaign, which is already crushing it on Kickstarter, click here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amongcultists/among-cultists-new-stuffFOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebingeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebingeWHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7riHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYm9hcmRnY1lYmluZ2U=Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/board-game-binge/id1522623033Visit Our Websites: Board Game Binge: https://boardgamebinge.com/Tin Robot Games: https://tinrobotgames.comElixir Board Games: https://www.elixirboardgames.com/our-games
Jan 30, 2024
32 min
RE-BINGE: Ep 23: Andrew Bosley, Wits End Studios
Andrew Bosley is a freelance illustrator and owner of Wits End Studios. He has illustrated many tabletop hits including Everdell, Tapestry, and Merchants of the Dark Road. Andrew lives in northern Arizona with his wife and five kids. He has a ukulele hanging on his wall, so he thinks he can play it. But he really can't.Check out Andrew's work here: https://www.bosleyart.comFOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebingeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebingeWHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7riHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYm9hcmRnYW1lYmluZ2U=Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/board-game-binge/id1522623033Visit Our Websites: Board Game Binge: https://boardgamebinge.com/Tin Robot Games: https://tinrobotgames.comElixir Board Games: https://www.elixirboardgames.com/our-gamesBoard Game Design Course: https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/
Jan 23, 2024
34 min
Episode 277: Gabe Barrett, Best With 1 Games (& Board Game Design Lab)
Gabe Barrett is the founder of the Board Game Design Lab which is the largest community of game designers on the internet and home to a podcast that has aired more than 300 episodes about game design and been downloaded over 2.5 million times. Gabe is also the founder of Best With 1 games, an indie publishing company that focuses on solo experiences and brings a new game to life each and every month.Check out Hunted: Kobayashi Tower on Gamefound here: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/gabe-barrett/hunted-kobayashi-tower-2nd-editionFOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebingeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebingeWHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7riHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYm9hcmRnYW1lYmluZ2U=Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/board-game-binge/id1522623033Visit Our Websites: Board Game Binge: https://boardgamebinge.com/Tin Robot Games: https://tinrobotgames.comElixir Board Games: https://www.elixirboardgames.com/our-gamesBoard Game Design Course: https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/
Jan 16, 2024
37 min
Episode 276: Jason Tagmire, Button Shy Games
Jason Tagmire is a game designer from South Jersey. He has been designing and self-publishing board and card games since 2007 under the name Button Shy, and won The Game Crafter's Resource Game Design Contest with his family-friendly resource management game, Sandwich City.He is best known for reducing our 16th president to 16-bits in his card game / video game, Pixel Lincoln. He's the designer of the AEG card-throwing game, Maximum Throwdown. He was also co-set designer on Quarriors: Quest of the Qladiator, co-creator of the pop-culture site Fruitless Pursuits, and was the Kickstarter curator for the Philadelphia chapter of the International Game Design Association.His company, Button Shy, is a small, independent publisher that does things a little bit differently. They primarily make 18 card wallet games - pocket-sized games that come packaged in a small vinyl wallet and make for great games to have on the go. Some of their most popular games are Sprawlopolis, Tussie Mussie, and Skulls of Sedlec. Button Shy releases a new Wallet Game every month and hand assembles every single one.Currently, The Last Lighthouse is on Kickstarter. Check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/239309591/the-last-lighthouseFOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebingeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebingeWHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7riHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYm9hcmRnYW1lYmluZ2U=Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/board-game-binge/id1522623033Visit Our Websites: Board Game Binge: https://boardgamebinge.com/Tin Robot Games: https://tinrobotgames.comElixir Board Games: https://www.elixirboardgames.com/our-gamesBoard Game Design Course: https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/
Jan 9, 2024
34 min
Episode 275: Ayden Lowther, Draden Games
Ayden Lowther is the co-founder of the indie publishing company, Dranda Games. He started designing games in 2017 and self-published his first design in 2019. Since then, Ayden and Dranda Games have published four games from a range of designers that have won them five awards to date.Their newest Kickstarter, Explorers of Navoria, launches on Kickstarter in the coming month. Sign-up here to be notified: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/drandagames/explorers-of-navoria?ref=boxozgFOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebingeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebingeWHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7riHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYm9hcmRnYW1lYmluZ2U=Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/board-game-binge/id1522623033Visit Our Websites: Board Game Binge: https://boardgamebinge.com/Tin Robot Games: https://tinrobotgames.comElixir Board Games: https://www.elixirboardgames.com/our-gamesBoard Game Design Course: https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/
Jan 2, 2024
34 min
Episode 274: Caezar Al-Jassar, Alley Cat Games
Caezar Al-Jassar is the director at Alley Cat Games and heads of product development and business strategy. He originally started out as a postdoctoral academic working at British universities and institutions such as Birmingham University, UCL and the LMB with multiple first author papers in the field known as “Structural Biology”. He started Alley Cat Games, which he co-founded with his wife, back in 2016 with the successful Kickstarter campaign for their inaugural game: Lab Wars. With over 80 skus since then and games in high street stores such as Barnes and Noble and Waterstones, Caezar likes to ensure that everything they do is of the highest quality bursting with theme and fun. Alley Cat Games features games that are mass market friendly all the way up to complex hobby games so they’re always something in their line compatible with any type of gamer!You can learn more about Alley Cat Games at alleycatgames.comFOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebingeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebingeWHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7riHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYm9hcmRnYW1lYmluZ2U=Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/board-game-binge/id1522623033Visit Our Websites: Board Game Binge: https://boardgamebinge.com/Tin Robot Games: https://tinrobotgames.comElixir Board Games: https://www.elixirboardgames.com/our-gamesBoard Game Design Course: https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/
Dec 26, 2023
29 min
Episode 273: Drew Denning, Welcome to Boardom
In 2020, Drew wanted to start a new hobby to occupy him outside of work, thus started his tabletop gaming collection. After collecting his first 100 board games and playing multiple popular games with his loved ones, he started to create short form content in 2021 - starting with TikTok and eventually expanding to other popular social media sites. Drew would continue to create content and overviews of great games that he enjoys, along with sharing his creative expression through his comedy skits, which ultimately led to his current job as a sales representative for the manufacturer: Whatz Games. As a gamer, Drew enjoys a plethora of games and mechanics whenever it comes to game night, no matter if it is a party game or a crunchy game, Drew is up to the task to play! He MIGHT be a leader of a board game playing, flannel-wearing cult...but that is purely speculation...You can follow Drew on any of his socials here: https://welcometoboardom.carrd.co/FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebingeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebingeWHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7riHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYm9hcmRnYW1lYmluZ2U=Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/board-game-binge/id1522623033Visit Our Websites: Board Game Binge: https://boardgamebinge.com/Tin Robot Games: https://tinrobotgames.comElixir Board Games: https://www.elixirboardgames.com/our-gamesBoard Game Design Course: https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/
Dec 19, 2023
34 min
Episode 272: Daryl Andrews, Award Winning Game Designer
Daryl is a game designer and a member of the Game Artisans of Canada (GAC)Daryl Andrews is an award winning freelance game designer and developer, who began designing in 2013, moving to full-time in 2015. With 30+ board games already released through 20+ different publishers, Daryl’s output has been unrivalled over the last several years. Sagrada (published by Floodgate Games) is Daryl's best selling game (so far), selling around the world in 25+ languages.  Beyond design, Mr. Andrews is a consultant for Maestro Media as their Head of Talent, helping connect great creators, artists and IP to make amazing games. Daryl has worked with a variety of gaming companies with a special focus on popular licenses, including Batman, Titanic, Marvel, Back To The Future, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, The Oregon Trail and many more to come.Check out Daryl on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darylandrews/FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebingeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebingeWHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7riHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYm9hcmRnYW1lYmluZ2U=Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/board-game-binge/id1522623033
Dec 12, 2023
34 min
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