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Episode 144 - Jennifer Graham-Macht - From LFGS owner to Keymaster Games PR

February 5, 2020 Jack Eddy
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01:17 - Humble beginnings with Fresco
05:25 - Opening a game & comic shop
07:33 - Joining Keymaster Games
10:41 - Partnering with 59 Parks
13:43 - PARKS: Nightfall
14:51 - Expanding an already cohesive game
17:58 - More divergent gameplay?
20:25 - PARKS: Memories
24:14 - The biggest hurdle in development
27:16 - Running Iron
31:27 - Firebreak
32:18 - Australian wildfires impacting direction?
33:47 - What makes Keymaster unique?

HOT LINKS: Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 143 - David Smith of Winsmith Games

January 22, 2020 Jack Eddy
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I talk with my friend, game designer and Winsmith Games co-owner, David Smith. You can find David’s debut game 10 Gallon Tank on kickstarter RIGHT NOW.

HOT LINKS:

Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 142 - Jamey Stegmaier Talks Tapestry

November 20, 2019 Jack Eddy
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This interview was from a bit back (speaking of which, I recommend you check out the video channel for tightly produced video interviews released typically much earlier than the podcast). Anyway, it was a great conversation about Tapestry BEFORE it came out. I have a feeling that our conversation would have been a whole other thing if it were post release (though equally as pleasant, I’m sure). Anyway, hope you dig it.

00:52 - Plans to grow Stonemaier

03:23 - Feelings on the precipice of Tapestry

04:34 - Origins of the game - Sculpts informing mechanical decisions

06:37 - Controversy over Tapestry price

13:11 - Design & Development - What is the killer feature of the game

16:29 - Most surprising thing to come out of blind playtesting

17:57 - The conflict between gamer Jamey and designer/publisher Jamey

19:11 - How have you evolved as a designer?

21:14 - Reflections on Charterstone

26:19 - Planning the Tapestry rollout and media schedule

27:10 - Tapestry rulebook & becoming the Apple of boardgames

30:00 - Any plans for a Stonemaier cooperative game?

32:04 - Reserving content for expansions

35:13 - How is Stonemaier preparing for a potential Tariff war?

38:42 - What are you doing for fun these days?

41:10 - Making time for fun outside of work

43:14 - How / When / Where can people find Tapestry?

HOT LINKS:

Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 141 - Dean Donofrio and ErinRose Widner are Meeple People

November 6, 2019 Jack Eddy
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ErinRose and Dean are the wonderful creators of this awesome show. Meeple People is an ongoing comedy-drama webseries about a group of board gamers.

00:40 - Respective roles on the show

02:55 - Are the characters based on real people?

04:36 - Joining a group in life and the show

05:38 - What makes this hobby a good platform for drama?

07:36 - Elevator pitch for the show

08:41 - Why such short episodes

10:32 - Why handheld camera work?

12:08 - Production catastrophes?

14:32 - Writer / actor from the get-go?

16:02 - Funding and payoff

18:43 - Dean's gaming origin story

19:58 - Laughing with VS. Laughing at nerds

23:12 - Inherent inclusion of the hobby

25:49 - Capturing authenticity

HOT LINKS:

Meeple People Show - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGr8Indoors

Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 140 - Dustin Freund and the Haunting of The Ghosts Betwixt

October 23, 2019 Jack Eddy
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Missed our video interview with Dustin Freund, designer of The Ghosts Betwixt? Time to catch the audio on our podcast feed and learn more about how this game is the culmination of a creative soul.

00:20 - Why "Innocent Traveler" Games?

01:23 - It all starts with Electronica

03:08 - Overview of The Ghosts Betwixt

10:34 - The audacity to say "I can make a board game"

15:21 - Putting creative work out there

18:46 - Who do you rely on to stay resilient?

22:18 - Steps to take for a relaunch

24:05 - What makes boardgames the right platform for this story?

HOT LINKS:

The Ghosts Betwixt KS - http://kck.st/2kOQfsT

Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 139 - Gabe Barrett has you hunted; alone

October 15, 2019 Jack Eddy
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Board Game Design Lab’s Gabe Barrett comes back to the show to talk about his newly launched kickstarter, Hunted, a 2-game solo adventure. Check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gabebarrett/hunted

HOT LINKS:

Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 138 - Rondels, Community, and Ruins of Mars with Don Riddle

October 2, 2019 Jack Eddy
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Our interview with Ruins of Mars designer Don Riddle

03:19 - Thematic resonance in Ruins of Mars

05:08 - Why a rondel?

10:59 - From custom MTG Maker to Game Designer

16:54 - The help of local / online game design communities

19:57 - Solo mode?

20:32 - Killer feature of the game

21:59 - Biggest challenges during development?

23:44 - One skill aspiring designers must hone

HOT LINKS:

Our Site - www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 137 - Tiny Towns Designer Peter McPherson

September 18, 2019 Jack Eddy
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Sorry for the weird processed audio quality on my track. Had a snafu during recording that's all fixed now. Peter's audio sounds great though, so I hope you dig it!

00:31 - Origins of Tiny Towns
03:49 - Always strive to be a game designer?
06:18 - Pitching to AEG
10:56 - Development of Master Builder & Town Hall Variant
15:13 - Do you have a favorite building?
16:44 - Designing for player experience?
20:55 - Tiny Towns Fortune (upcoming expansion)
23:49 - Players who struggle with spacial reasoning
25:28 - Hard earned lessons in game design
27:50 - Highlights of Success

HOT LINKS:

Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com
Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald
Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald
Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 136 - Talking Carte Rouge with Khiara Foss of The Enigma Emporium

September 4, 2019 Jack Eddy
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Our chat with Carte Rouge designer Khiara Foss. Check out our video review of Carte Rouge here - https://youtu.be/TAYMwWZHdMk, and the kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enigmaemporium/carterouge

00:40 - What is Carte Rouge?
02:05 - What should people expect going into this?
04:51 - Particular challenges in the design process?
08:30 - Collaboration at Enigma
11:02 - Major obstacles?
13:42 - Preparing for Kickstarter launch day
17:27 - What does Enigma have coming after Carte Rouge?

HOT LINKS:
Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com
Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald
Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald
Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 135 - Rob Daviau: An Unmatched Legacy

August 21, 2019 Jack Eddy
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Our interview with Rob Daviau, co-designer of Unmatched, Pandemic Legacy, and everything.

00:37 - Managing multiple game projects at once

03:34 - Creating whole cloth vs working from a pitch

08:14 - Food, artisanship, and creativity

15:57 - How do publishers pitch games to you?

18:45 - Revisiting shelved projects

21:06 - Stop taking games so seriously

23:11 - Death May Die

24:45 - Pandemic Legacy development, and Pandemic Legacy Season 3

30:33 - Resolving conflict with co-designers

32:47 - Bringing in outside help to work on a design

35:55 - Critics, good games, and credibility

40:33 - Unmatched; unique aspects of resurrecting your own game

45:56 - Dream IP for Unmatched?

47:15 - Resurrecting Heroquest

50:09 - Fireball Island: Spider Springs Expansion

HOT LINKS:

Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 134 - Daniel Letzring & Nicholas You talk Adventure Tactics

August 7, 2019 Jack Eddy
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I talk with Dan Letzring and Nicholas Yu, creators of Adventure Tactics, a new cooperative board game inspired by classic tactical RPGs like Final Fantasy Tactics. Originally published as a video interview which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/3973q4N0pI4

01:12 - Inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics?

04:40 - Overview of the Game

07:18 - Campaign & Story

08:27 - Characters & Their Classes

09:46 - Ideas on the cutting room floor?

13:38 - Failing forward

18:00 - Player time investment

20:44 - Maintaining tension

24:04 - Simultaneous release expansions

26:19 - Minis & Art Direction

29:32 - What excites you about the game?

Our Site - www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 133 - Jerry Hawthorne comes back to talk fatherhood, Aftermath, and storytelling in board games

July 24, 2019 Jack Eddy
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In case you missed the video on our YouTube channel, here is the audio from my interview with Jerry Hawthorne of Plaid Hat Games. Original vid here: https://youtu.be/5P9jnyi9yDE

Timestamps:

00:27 - What is Aftermath & The Adventure Book Series

04:39 - Aftermath - Theme’s, Universe, and Campaign

12:11 - Future Aftermath content plans

13:53 - Current state of Plaid Hat

17:06 - The Nuts & Bolts of Aftermath (Mechanics)

21:40 - Rulebooks & Reflections

23:42 - Physicality & App Integration

28:13 - Mice & Mystics Movie

32:41 - Origins of Mice & Mystics

37:31 - Impact of Fatherhood on Creativity

41:44 - Aftermath - Animal Inspiration & Characters

44:41 - Mechanics in service of story

49:09 - Heart & Soul of Plaid Hat

Other hot hot hot links:

Our Site - www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 132 - Keith Matejka of Thunderworks Games

July 10, 2019 Jack Eddy
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Frequent guest host Luke takes some time to talk with Keith Matejka abotu Thuderworks Games, Gen Con Releases and most importantly, about Cartographers; the upcoming Flip & Write in the Roll Player universe.

Thanks for listening, here are some hot links for you to check out:

Thunderworks Games - https://www.thunderworksgames.com/

Our Site - www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 131 - Nick Porter and Dominic De Duonni of Drinking Horn Games

June 29, 2019 Jack Eddy
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I don’t often get to talk to RPG designers on this podcast, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to chat with Nick and Dominic, designers of Sagas of Midgard. This beautiful kickstarter darling is one of the most intriguing systems I’ve seen in a long time, and I had a blast chatting with them about RPGs, design, and bar-room inspiration. Check out their stuff at https://sagasofmidgard.com

HOT LINKS:

Our Site - www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 130 - Janice Turner of Wren Games talks Sensor Ghosts

June 12, 2019 Jack Eddy
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Our interview with Janice Turner of Wren Games. Check her game Sensor Ghosts on Kickstarter RIGHT NOW! Time Stamps -

01:54 - Origins of Assembly
05:39 - Design competitions on BGG
08:09 - Co-op way of life
13:12 - Assembly & Sensor Ghosts at higher player counts?
18:04 - Sensor Ghosts overview
23:31 - Origins of Sensor Ghosts
29:06 - Maintaining tension in Co-Op Games
32:10 - Theming in Assembly & Sensor Ghosts

Link to Game - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrengames/sensor-ghosts-and-assembly-2-unique-sci-fi-coop-puzzle-games
Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com
Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald
Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald
Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 129 - Glenn Drover of Forbidden Games, founder of Eagle Games

May 29, 2019 Jack Eddy

I talk with Glenn Drover and discover that this founder of Forbidden Games has so, so, so much history with this industry. From seeing Gygax as a kid to founding Eagle (Now Eagle-Gryphon) Games. Check out their kickstarter for Raccoon Tyconn: The Fat Cat Expansion, up right now!

Links

Fat Cat Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/954412004/raccoon-tycoon-the-fat-cat-expansion
Our Site - www.cardboardherald.com
Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald
Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald
Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 128 - James Lang Blows My Mind With Vorpal Board

May 15, 2019 Jack Eddy
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James Lang is bringing something new to tabletop gaming. A way to bring your physical games into virtual space, and boy, was I blown away in a demonstration. This was originally recorded as a video with lots of bonus B-Roll so you can check that out here on the youtube channel: https://youtu.be/acTRSq0B144

Other links -

Vorpal Board Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vorpalboard/1725511227?ref=644435&token=d0ec6542
Our Site - www.cardboardherald.com
Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald
Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald
Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 127 - Jarrod "Jay" Carmichael of 3 Minute Boardgames

May 1, 2019 Jack Eddy
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In a few short months, Jay and his channel Three Minute Boardgames has made a big splash in the gaming community. We talk about brevity, complexity, technique, and being a Kiwi in the world of gaming content creation.

3MBG Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFkpP6mxunxD4unmS3_64aQ
3MBG Chinatown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksa9gBos2Jw
Our Site - www.cardboardherald.com
Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald
Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald
Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 126 - Marshall Britt of Yanaguana Games (ft. Guest Host Luke Muench)

April 17, 2019 Jack Eddy
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In this episode, Luke talks with Marshall about his game Blume, his work with Leder, and just other general board gamey stuff.

Blume kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/692298020/blume/
Our Site - www.cardboardherald.com
Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald
Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald
Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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Episode 125 - Tony Miller; The Bearded Rogue Returns!

April 3, 2019 Jack Eddy
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Tony Miller comes back to talk about the back end of the wild Fire In The Library ride. We talk about the joy that comes from holding a game you made in your hands, the new season of Breaking Into Boardgames, and what songs Tony used to cover in his high-school band.

Tony’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/beardedrogue
Our Site - www.cardboardherald.com
Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald
Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald
Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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