Episodes

Brad is the Director of Midwest GameFest. He joined me on the show this episode to talk about his convention, his gaming habits, and how his mother plays a ruthless game of Ticket to Ride. She doesn't care if Brad …

In this episode, I allow yet ANOTHER Green Bay Packers fan onto the show. Erik Arneson, part owner of the Packers, and I talk about his fantastic book, How to Host a Game Night, the importance of keeping your game …

I read a book about hosting game nights, and the next thing I know, I am hunting down a copy of a game from 2003 called Battleball: The Future of Football. This game is a riot. It is a fantastic …

Joe Slack, from Crazy Like a Box, returns to the show to talk about Expansions: how to market them differently than base games, the different types of expansions, and finding your niche. Joe has an expansion coming to Kicksta...

In this episode, Taran Kratz from Zeroic Games comes on to talk about his latest game and Kickstarter campaign for Thunder Rolls. We get off into the weeds when I have a mysterious sound from outside my window, and we …

This episode features the designer of Dice Fight: Chicken Edition, one of the most played games in my collection (no lie). Aaron has self-published and self-made each and every one of the games that he has sold. He says that …

Steven Lentz is the father of two board gamers in training. He wrote a book, The Guide to Board Gaming: Getting Past Candyland, in which he talks about how to get your little ones interested in board games. His "unlocking" …

I reached out to a Facebook group to find other board gamers that play with their coworkers at lunch. I knew I couldn't be the only one. Matthew Miller, a third shift call center employee, responded and we had a …

Fellow board game reading nerd John-Michael Gariepy joins me in this episode. We talk about how there needs to be more books about board games that are not chess, his Kickstarter for his book Winning Streak, losing at Splendo...

As you know from my other episodes, I read about board games a lot. While reading It's All a Game, I came across a designer that thought The Game of Life was too happy and needed to have decision-making and …

Aaron Wills is the creator of a game that comes in a take out bucket: Dice Fight Chicken Edition www.DiceFight.net --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Suppo...

In this episode, Chris and I talk about his design contest, his AMAZING game In Vino Morte , and a strange game called The Farming Game, that I now feel the urge to track down. In Vino Morte on PNP …

In this episode, Dave Eng joins me and we talk about our shelves of shame and game-based learning. Dave's website, UniversityXP is a wealth of information. It has links to his blog, videos, research, articles, and his own pod...

Like chaos? Like Wolfgang Kramer? Well, the latest iteration of his 1989 classic Midnight Party, called Escape from Hidden Castle, is the subject of this episode. It is quick and easy to teach, learn, and play. --- This ep...

In this episode, I interview the "Average" part of Average Joe's podcast and Average Joe's Game Shop. Tom and I get off topic as usual. We talk about 3-legged cats, a bridge to Sweden, making a cross-country drive, and even …

Wolfgang Kramer's Heimlich & Co. is a great twist on hidden information, social deduction games. It won the Spiel des Jahres back in 1986, and it recently got a facelift by Amigo Games. This is one you should check out! …

This episode takes a look at Matt Leacock's Trilogy of Fobidden Games: Forbidden Island, Forbidden Desert, and Forbidden Sky. Each builds on its predecessors, has its own merits, but all are great fun for a lunch hour. 3D Des...

When I was first nurturing my collection, Machi Koro came up on many lists, as a game that I would like. So, I bought it, and I have played it many times since. This is a staple in my collection, …

Adrian is the founder of Cockblock Studios . He and I met when I agreed to review his game, Turducken . It is currently live on Kickstarter as of April 26, 2021. He and I talk about his gaming habits, …

In this episode, I talk with Ellie Dix from The Dark Imp . This is my first transatlantic interview! I came across Ellie's great book, The Board Game Family, at my local library. She talks about getting your kids and …

What was the first game you backed on Kickstarter? Mine was Scuttle! It opened my eyes to Kickstarter, and it helped me delve deeper into this wonderful hobby. Scuttle! was followed by Ninjitsu! which was then followed by Bra...

Sara Beauvais joins the show this episode. She is the artist behind one of my favorite games, Universal Rule! She has a website: http://thefairycircle.com/ where you can reach out to her, or see some of her artwork. We talk a...

In this episode, Aaron and I talk about oatmeal cookies, air fryers versus deep fryers, and maybe even some board games! Aaron and his family are behind AnSR games which made Drop Racers, Ch35s, and more! --- This episode is …

In this episode, Joe Slack of Board Game Design Course (among many other things) drops by to talk lunch time games. Joe is also an author of three great books (two fo which I can vouch for, I need to …