Interview Special 02: David Thompson

I’ve got a special treat for you The Cabal today: one of the most respected board game designers working today, and a true OG Cabalist, David Thompson! You know Dave from his work on the Undaunted series, War Chest, Sniper Elite: The Board Game, Resist!, The Valiant Defense series, and many others. Today, Dave and I talked about his origin story as a gamer, tabletop role-playing games, how he got his start in board game design, his design process, his collaborations with other designers, and much, much more. It’s a great conversation, and I hope you all enjoy it!

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Interview Special 02: David Thompson is an episode from The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast by Jamie Keagy.

This episode is 01:13:44 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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