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Indie Board Game Designers

Learn from independent board game designers how they got where they did and what they learned along the way.

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#113 - Fertessa Allyse

#113 - Fertessa Allyse

I met Fertessa Allyse at Tabletop Network and got her to share some of her thoughts on a game she just signed. We chat a... Read more

21 Jan 2020

36mins

Ranked #2

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#110 - John Lash

#110 - John Lash

John Lash joins me and shares: His game Cage Match His direct to Amazon strategy And his favorite martial arts movie

31 Dec 2019

41mins

Ranked #3

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#106 - Christian Kudahl

#106 - Christian Kudahl

Christian Kudahl shares his story about his game Unleash which he recently signed. We talk about: Finding the one good ... Read more

10 Dec 2019

41mins

Ranked #4

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#72 - Travis D Hill

#72 - Travis D Hill

Travis D Hill a podcaster, game designer, and rulebook editor; shares his experience getting into the industry. He tells... Read more

24 May 2019

49mins

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#98 - Christopher Yoder

#98 - Christopher Yoder

Christopher Yoder invented his game Tangl while putting another game back in the box. He shares: How to enjoy a new hob... Read more

29 Oct 2019

40mins

Ranked #6

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#93 - Ryan Hoye

#93 - Ryan Hoye

Ryan Hoye tells us about his game Icy Dice in the roll & write anthology called Dice & Ink. He shares: How you ... Read more

23 Sep 2019

36mins

Ranked #7

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#91 - Liberty Kifer

#91 - Liberty Kifer

I was able to chat to the inspiring Liberty Kifer who talks about: Her design challenge which led to her first game - ... Read more

10 Sep 2019

33mins

Ranked #8

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PAX Unplugged 2019

PAX Unplugged 2019

Lessons learned from PAX Unplugged. It was the first time I went and learned a lot about selling in person. As well as t... Read more

17 Dec 2019

25mins

Ranked #9

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#108 - Wes Woodbury

#108 - Wes Woodbury

Wes Woodbury and I chat about his game Legends of Novus. We also talk about: The shared fantasy realm Story telling gam... Read more

19 Dec 2019

34mins

Ranked #10

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#92 - Len Kendall

#92 - Len Kendall

Len Kendall who designed Western Tropic joins us to tell us about: Building games from traditional 52 card decks and ho... Read more

17 Sep 2019

35mins

Ranked #11

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#121 - Board Game Design & COVID-19

#121 - Board Game Design & COVID-19

It's easy to get depressed watching the world turn upside down. I want to share some things you can do to help you with ... Read more

17 Mar 2020

18mins

Ranked #12

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#123 - Patrick Engro

#123 - Patrick Engro

I get to chat with the incredibly productive Patrick Engro. How & why he enters so many games into the Button Shy c... Read more

24 Mar 2020

39mins

Ranked #13

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#80 - Ryan Langewisch

#80 - Ryan Langewisch

Ryan Langewisch designed Tasty Humans in a game jam. Learn about game jams, why you might want to enter one, and how to... Read more

9 Jul 2019

39mins

Ranked #14

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#96 - Cassie Elle

#96 - Cassie Elle

Cassie Elle is a board game designer, reviewer, and aspiring publisher. She shares: What she learned from reviewing boa... Read more

15 Oct 2019

37mins

Ranked #15

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#81 - Origins Recap

#81 - Origins Recap

I share my experience at Origins and talk about three main things I did: Publisher speed dating Testing in the Unpub ro... Read more

11 Jul 2019

9mins

Ranked #16

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#74 - Simple Elegance: Variable Player Powers

#74 - Simple Elegance: Variable Player Powers

Join Cody and myself as we discuss adding extra details to our games for the Simple Elegance contest from The Game Craft... Read more

4 Jun 2019

35mins

Ranked #17

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#94 - Sarah Rowan

#94 - Sarah Rowan

Sarah Rowan designed and is launching her first game Soothsayer. She talks about: How to design for a specific group Wh... Read more

1 Oct 2019

41mins

Ranked #18

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#85 - Nathan Meunier

#85 - Nathan Meunier

Nathan Meunier designed The Blessed Dark, entered it into a contest, and launched it on Kickstarter in just 3 months. L... Read more

1 Aug 2019

41mins

Ranked #19

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#78 - Eric Raué

#78 - Eric Raué

Eric Raué shares his experience launching Coevorden. We chat about: Multi-use cards Marketing a town builder And how yo... Read more

21 Jun 2019

34mins

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