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Breaking Into Board Games

Breaking Into Board Games

Breaking into Board Games is a podcast about breaking into the hobby game industry. Every week, we interview a person of note, and give tips and tricks to make your way into the business of...

Episodes

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Breaking into Board Games Episode 135 - Nicolas Yu

Tony and Dan talk to Nick Yu, of Zucchini People Games, Designer of Adventure Tactics. Dan and Nick have collaborated over the past few year...

43:35Apr 25, 2021

Breaking into Board Games Episode 134 - Monique (Gamefreakgeekgirl)

Join Tony and Ian as they talk to Monique of the GameFreakGeekGirl Twitch channel about streaming and community. You can reach out to Moniqu...

53:59Mar 16, 2021

Breaking into Board Games Episode 133 - Isaac Shalev

Join Tony and Ian as they talk to Isaac Shalev, a prolific designer and published author on game design as we talk about best practices! You...

58:50Feb 4, 2021

Breaking into Board Games Episode 132 - Predictions 2021

We discuss our predictions from last year, and we make new ones for 2021! See how we did! Please support our Patreon! https://www.patreon.co...

38:48Jan 18, 2021

Breaking into Board Games Episode 131 - Kevin Ude

Ian and Tony talk to Kevin Ude about Redcap Ruckus, a game developed in parallel to Tony's Kabuto Sumo. How would handle a very similar game...

43:04Dec 27, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 130 - Geoff Engelstein

Geoff Engelstein joins us after five years to talk about how the industry has moved forward. Geoff has a breadth of insight and is an establ...

46:47Dec 6, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 129 - Chad DeShon

We talk to Chad DeShon, owner of BoardGameTables.com. He talks about creating a table business, then transferring it to a board game publish...

48:39Nov 22, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 128 - Crystal Dax

We talk to Crystal Dax about her work in board game media. She's built a great following and is an excellent example of how to network with...

42:31Nov 8, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 127 - Suzanne Sheldon

The hosts talk to Suzanne Sheldon, a big personality in the board game world. Suzanne currently hosts the Dice Tower with Mandi every other...

42:24Oct 18, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 126 - Joseph Chen

The hosts talk to Joseph Chen, owner and publisher behind Fantastic Factories, the breakout hit from the past year. Joseph talks about the i...

46:37Oct 7, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 125 - Tatiana Quigley

The hosts talk to Tatiana Quigley, an amazing 3d artist (and 2d!) that jumped right into the world of games straight out of college. We disc...

47:40Sep 22, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 124 - New Publisher Roundtable

Ian, Tony, and Dan are joined by Daniel Newman and Aaron Wilson, who recently formed New Mill Industries and Gravitation Games, respectively...

56:32Sep 4, 2020

Breaking into Board Games - End of Season Recap

We talk to y'all about what we did over the past season. A lot has happened, despite the pandemic and all. Take a listen to find out! Join u...

41:19Aug 13, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 122 - Grant Rodiek

Grant Rodiek of Hyperbole Games joins us on the podcast, talking about a self-publishing route he took to get to now! He is the designer of...

48:59Jul 21, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 121 - Brenna Noonan

Brenna Noonan joins us to talk about board game development and brand management. She previously worked with Starling Games (Game Salute), a...

49:24Jun 29, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 120 - Connor Alexander

We talked to Connor Alexander, vendor services rep for Publisher Services Incorporated, about working with a business middleman. If you're a...

45:49Jun 15, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 119 - Danny Quach

We talk to Danny Quach, of Danny Plays Gamez and the Variable Player Podcast about breaking into the content creation scene. Being an excell...

54:02May 31, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 118 - Flatout Games

We talked to Shawn, Molly, and Robb of Flatout Games, publishers of Calico and designers of Point Salad. They explain how their co-lab works...

53:46May 18, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 117 - John Brieger

We talk to John Brieger, who quit his job designing multimedia experiences at Apple to become a full-time game developer. He's since grown a...

47:47May 4, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 116 - Ian's Experience Design

Hello all! Due to COVID-19, we have had issues recording. Ian took this opportunity to share some information on the different types of expe...

26:08Apr 19, 2020