In this episode Ben and Uli have a little row over the Spiel des Jahres, board gaming's biggest award. Also we talk about 'hobby' designers and how the globalisation of games has been a benefit to the industry.
In this episode Ben talks to Casie Vogel about the Ticket to Ride Cookbook and Michael Heron about his book on accessibility in games. Also we give some patreon nicknames and answer your questions.
This week's guest is war game designer, Carl Fung. We talk about meeting Anthony Bourdain, losing friends and how games can be used as a tool for learning history...but which games did he choose?
In this first episode of The Temple of Elemental evil our heroes set out towards the village of Hommlet, find out some secrets and notice some suspicious behaviour.
This week's is designer of Once Upon A Time, Baron Munchausen and owner of Hogshead Publishing, James Wallis. We talk about the frame work of RPGs, the murky world of game publishing and Britain on the tabletop...but which games did he choose?
This week's guest is the designer of the Undaunted series and Mandala, Trevor Benjamin. We talk about growing up in Canada, the purpose of language and the process of game design...but which games did he choose?
In this episode of the news we give new backers their exclusive nicknames and Ben speaks to Ian Brody abut the upcoming expansion for War of the Rings The Card Game, Fire and Swords.
My guest this week is war game designer and vassal implementer, Joel Toppen. We talk about faith, working in an Indian reservation and war gaming...but which games did he choose?
This week's guest is the creative force behind Things Get Dicey, Paula Demming. We talk about being an actor, the amount of board game media and the addiction of acting...but which games did she choose?