Talking about publishing expansions with Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games - TCbH Expansion Month

April 30, 2026 Jack Eddy

Jamey Stegmaier is the cofounder & owner of Stonemaier games, as well as designer of many of their hits like Viticulture, Scythe and Tapestry.

00:00 - Why release 2 new expansions at once?

03:22 - Do you buy expansions for your games?

07:11 - How have your views on expansions changed over time?

12:23 - Do you think about expansion potential when publishing a game?

15:48 - Simultaneous release expansions

20:14 - Why not repackage expansions into Tokaido?

23:03 - What metrics do you consider on if it's worth it?

25:00 - Balancing release schedule?

26:39 - Expansions that could have been?

31:48 - Types of expansions (Jamey's question for Jack)

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Retailing games & expansions with Pat Race & Aron Suring of Alaska Robotics Gallery - TCbH Interview

April 28, 2026 Jack Eddy

Pat Race & Aron Suring are the co-owners / co-founders of Alaska Robotics Gallery among many other businesses and projects in Juneau, Alaska, and are just all around great dudes.

00:00 - Intro "what is this shop?"

01:41 - When did games come along?

03:57 - Selling expansions

06:24 - Encouraging buying local

08:50 - Stale product

11:11 - Are expansions a boon or bane

14:12 - Closing out with favorite games

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Nick Murray of Bitewing Games talks Gold Country and working with Reiner Knizia - TCbH Interview

February 5, 2026 Jack Eddy

Nick Murray, coowner of Bitewing Games and host of "The Bits with Joe and Nick" comes to talk Gold Country and Bitewing's work with Reiner Knizia, spanning hits from Zoo Vadis to Illiad.

00:00 - Intro

01:46 - Gold Country Excitement

07:08 - Did Bitewing set out to work with Knizia?

12:57 - Reiner's self awareness of current resurgence?

19:18 - Is there a Knizia bubble?

26:25 - Challenges with Gold Country

32:24 - Why doesn't Bitewing do expansions?

35:35 - The games that got away?

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Trevor Benjamin on co-designing Moytura, Azure and collaborative game design - TCbH Interviews

October 13, 2025 Jack Eddy

Trevor Benjamin is co-designer of numerous hit games including Undaunted, Warchest, Resist and Mandela, frequently collaborating with David J. Thompson and Brett J. Gilbert.

00:00 - Intro

01:10 - Getting involved with Bitewing

02:26 - Approach to following up Iliad & Ichor

06:29 - Intentionally subverting genre?

07:52 - Late addition of solo & coop

09:47 - Why always codesigning?

14:47 - Approach to Azure

18:11 - State of the hobby trending to more shallow experiences

21:50 - Historical accuracy vs. practical game design

25:09 - Expanded scope of Undaunted

29:01 - How do you know when a game is done?

31:51 - Recent inspirations

37:35 - Next up, For the Gods

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Conflict in Board Games

September 29, 2025 Eric Moots

It’s time to butt heads and create enemies that will last a lifetime! That’s right, we’re talking about conflict, baby, and the different ways conflicts are represented in board games.

A Cardboard Herald Yap Fest - TCbH Podcast

September 22, 2025 Eric Moots

Jack and Eric haven’t chatted in a while, so we thought this would be a good time to discuss the channel, where we’re at and what we’re working on now that we’re both back from all of our trips, and what’s coming up for the channel!

Game Night: Forest Shuffle Dartmoor

September 15, 2025 Eric Moots

Trying something new this week! Our very first TCbH Game Night, Eric shows Jack Forest Shuffle - Dartmoor, and we discuss our thoughts on the game. Let us know your thoughts on the format and any changes you’d like to see! It’s still something we’re fiddling with, so we’d love to hear any suggestions you’d have.

From Keymaster to PickPocket Games: An Interview with Cameron Art

September 8, 2025 Eric Moots

Cameron Art (developer of Harvest, owner of PickPocket Games) comes on the podcast to chat with Eric about his time as a developer for Keymaster and what’s on the horizon for PickPocket Games

Danielle Reynolds and Steven Ungaro Talk Tricky Kids

September 1, 2025 Eric Moots

Check It Out! We got two tricky kids on to chat about their latest game Tricky Kids, published by Pandasaurus. We talk about their approach to games, what’s it like to co-design a game, and what’s coming next for them

A Chat with Trey Chambers (Harvest, Empyreal, Argent: The Consortium)

August 18, 2025 Eric Moots

Join us as Eric chats with Trey Chambers, designer of Harvest, Argent: The Consortium and Empyreal: Spells and Steam!

Gen Con Wrap Up

August 11, 2025 Eric Moots

So long Indianapolis, thanks for all the games! Scott, aka Boardgamingbud, and Eric chat about the games we played at Gen Con and the general vibe of the convention.

Catch-Up Mechanics

July 28, 2025 Eric Moots

Losers always have it the best! They’re chucking out bullet bills and blue shells, while I’m grinding trick jumps in first to keep my lead. This week we talk about catch-up mechanics in board games and what we like about them.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Game Balance

July 14, 2025 Eric Moots

There’s a lot that comes to mind when someones says “game balance” in reference to board games, and we’re here to talk about all of them. Jack and Eric discuss what they want from game balance, games that are good examples of it, and answer some questions from commenters about the topic.

What Makes A Good Two-Player Board Game?

July 7, 2025 Eric Moots

We’re back and more married than ever! With Eric now having a permanent second player, what better time than the present to discuss what we like about two player game.

From Animation to the Tabletop: Zac Dixon & Austin Harrison of IV Studio - TCbH Interviews

June 23, 2025 Jack Eddy

Realm of Reckoning launches on kickstarter on June 24th, 2025 here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ivstudios/realm-of-reckoning

00:00 - Intro

01:36 - From animation to the tabletop

07:40 - Starting with theme or mechanics?

10:40 - Difficulty with commitment to bespoke components

14:30 - Honing the craft of making games

18:15 - Moving industry to a smaller pond

23:06 - Beginnings of Reckoning

27:28 - Upcoming cooperative deck builder

31:20 - When to start internal and external playtesting

36:06 - Navigating Tariffs

39:51 - Why not solo?

43:05 - Feeling challenged by other publishers?

47:51 - Admiration for small design

50:39 - Original themes and world buidling

56:20 - Coming down the pike?

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Themed Board Games

June 9, 2025 Eric Moots

Following our discussion a few weeks ago about IP-Based games, we’re talking about different ways games can exude theme

Jarrod "J" Carmichael of 3 Minute Board Games - TCbH interview

May 26, 2025 Jack Eddy

These games stay Based (on other intellectual properties). This week, Eric and Jack talk about board games based on non-board game Intellectual properties, and what we want to see out of them.

IP-Based Board Game Adaptations

May 18, 2025 Eric Moots

These games stay Based (on other intellectual properties). This week, Eric and Jack talk about board games based on non-board game Intellectual properties, and what we want to see out of them.

The Golden Geek Awards 2025

May 11, 2025 Eric Moots

Color me shocked that Pokemon TCG Pocket didn’t win anything! This week, Eric and Jack discuss the Golden Geek Awards Winners and what we would have chosen instead

The State of the Herald Address 2025

May 5, 2025 Eric Moots

Eric and Jack discuss where the channel is at right now and what our audience can look forward to in the months and year to come.