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Board Game Binge

Do you love board games? I do! But do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes? How do meet-up groups get organized? What is the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign? How do publishers get their games to market? How are people reaching their market in an ever more competitive market? What type of social media personalities are springing up in support of this industry? James interviews experts from across the industry and takes a peak under the hood in his

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Episode 353: Simon Ennis, Film Director

Board Game Binge ·

2025/07/01

Simon Ennis is the award-winning director of the feature films Lunarcy! and You Might As Well Live. His work has screened at TIFF, SXSW, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Slamdance, True/False, & Fantasia, and been praised by the NY Times, Variety, IndieWire and the Toronto Star. The Hobby: Tales From The Tabletop, his latest feature documentary, had its world premiere at SXSW, is currently playing theatrically in Canada, and will be released on VOD in Canada and the US in July. Simon loves baseball, crime

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Episode 352: Sean Wittmeyer, Waterworks Games

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2025/06/23

Waterworks Games is a Portland-based design studio crafting original board games that make game night memorable. From Alpenglow and PDX to Red Dog Junction (now live on Kickstarter), they design and publish games that blend strategy, theme, and fun.Sean Wittmeyer is a designer, architect, and systems thinker passionate about creating meaningful experiences—digital, physical, and social. With a background in architecture and software design, he brings a playful and thoughtful approach to everything

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Episode 351: Kristian Mitchell-Dolby, Minor Disaster...

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2025/06/17

Minor Disaster Games is a family business created by brothers Kristian and Liam as the design team, and Kristian’s wife Caley taking on the business and operation of the company.Their first game, Trouble On The Tempus is a co-op time travelling disaster management game.Kristian is a writer, filmmaker, gamer, and all round creative scatterbrain who is always working on some project or other. He began working on "Trouble on the Tempus" over ten years ago just for fun and the project has slowly evolved

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Episode 350: Dario & Tamas, Everland Studio

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2025/06/10

Everland Studio is an enthusiastic new indie publisher and a sister brand to the established Lemery Games. Lemery Games, another independent board game publisher with a proven history of crafting and releasing games, has successfully managed and fulfilled five Kickstarter campaigns, showcasing their expertise in crowdfunding and delivering high-quality board games to backers worldwide.Dario:Dario is a passionate board game designer and marketing expert from Colombia. Dario has assisted numerous

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Episode 349: Sean & Mike, Glasshouse Games

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2025/06/03

Mike, Sean, & Logan are threefriends with a shared dream to make games that bring people together. Glasshouse Games was born from their love of storytelling, strategy, and immersive worlds. They strive to make games, created by gamers, for gamers, while being wrapped in a beautifully curated world and design. Whisker Wars is their first (BIG) step towardthat vision, and they’re thrilled to share it with you!You can check out Whisker Wars here:

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Episode 348: Jill Belli, Misfit Mixers

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2025/05/27

Jill Belli is the creator of Murder on the Rocks, a murder mystery game. When not designing games, she works in cyber forensics, holds a PhD in cybersecurity, and teaches in the field. Jill is also a proud volunteer firefighter, always looking for new ways to combine storytelling, strategy, and community.You can check out Murder on the Rocks here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/misfitmixers/murder-on-the-rocks-a-mystery-shaken-not-stirredWHERE TO BUY OUR BOOK:

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Episode 347: Amir Kamal, Game Tribe

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2025/05/20

Amir Kamal is an Italian board game designer living in Melbourne, Australia. He founded Game Tribe in 2022, and has been working on Nataterra for the past five years. Originally, Nataterra began as a story he was writing, and it felt natural to bring that world into the game as it developed. Alongside the game, he’s also releasing a short story set in the same universe. Nataterra is a bold attempt to bring the spirit of classic RTS video games into a strategic, turn-based board game experience.You

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Episode 346: Nick Murray, Bitewing Games

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2025/05/13

Nick is co-Founder of Bitewing Games, a tabletop game publishing company run by two dentists! In dentistry a bitewing is an x-ray that allows us to analyze and view a tooth in a different way than is seen with the naked eye. Their goal is to create and share games in a way that, much like the x-ray, will provide you with a unique perspective and exciting new experience. In short, they make classy board games that bite.To check out the campaign for Gazebo and Gingham, click here:

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Episode 345: Artem Stepanov, Shvili Games

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2025/05/06

Artem Stepanov is an indie board game publisher from Tbilisi, Georgia and has been launching games on Kickstarter for the past 2 year.His first Kickstarter game, Meenakshi Temple, recently fulfilled and now he is back with his next title Diceverse, a deep & addictive space-themed dice strategy gamein April.To check out the campaign for DICEVERSE, click here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shviligames/fly-furtherWHERE TO BUY OUR BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSJ1LMQ1FOLLOW US

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Episode 344: Konstantinos Manos, HIVE Interactive

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2025/04/29

Konstantinos Manos is the CEO, of HIVE Interactive, a platform committed to developing potent tools tailored to empower Kickstarter creators. With a singular platform that tracks every facet of their journey —from pre-campaign preparations to the final delivery— HIVE ensures an easy, efficient, and comprehensive experience for creators. Konstantinos is also the CEO of the board game publisher Vesuvius Media.To check out HIVE Interactive, click here: https://www.hiveinteractive.netTo get the PRO

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Episode 343:Dominik Schönleben, NEON HOPE

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2025/04/22

Dominik is the CEO of Hopeful Games and one of the designers of NEON HPE. He is a passionate storyteller with experience in the video game industry (Niantic) and as a journalist (WIRED). His creative mind brings the world of NEON HOPE and its colorful characters to life.To check out NEON HOPE, click here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hopefulgames/neon-hope-cyberpunk-meets-solarpunkWHERE TO BUY OUR BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSJ1LMQ1FOLLOW US ON:Facebook:

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Episode 342: Matt and Cole, Moon Crossing Games

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2025/04/14

Matt and Cole have been best friends since Kindergarten. Fast forward a couple decades, and they have launched Moon Crossing Games, an indie publishing studio on a mission to bring their debut title, Get Stacked, to life. While they are newcomers to the board game industry, they are diving in headfirst — learning fast, dreaming big, and hopingto build some staple games for your collection.To check out the Get Stacked campaign, click here:

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Episode 341: Allan Pincus, Dream Egg Games

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2025/04/08

Allan holds his BS in Electrical Engineering and Masters in Engineering Management. He has been a computer enthusiast and tinkerer since he was a teen. Allan has spent his 35-year-long career working at small and large technology companies alike, including three fortune 100 corporations. As an entrepreneur, he has run his own businesses, authored several patents, and he shares his knowledge through coaching and mentoring of others. Bringing Computer Junkyard to the world alongside his son and

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Episode 340: Max Palmer, Bantam Planet

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2025/04/01

Max Palmer is an entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder of Bantam Planet, publishers of the Bantam West board game, a competitive sandbox style game with thousands of customers in over 60 countries. Bantam West 1st Edition arrives to North American retail fall 2025.You can learn more about Bantam West here: https://www.visitbantam.com/WHERE TO BUY OUR BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSJ1LMQ1FOLLOW US ON:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebingeInstagram:

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Episode 339: Grayden Baker, Warped Reality Games

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2025/03/25

Grayden Baker is co-owner and lead designer for Warped Reality Games. Before starting Warped Reality Games Gray was a salesman working for various SaaS companies in the US. He began Warped Reality Games with his friend and Business partner Tyler Hansen about 3 years ago with the goal to make insightful and fun games that any "gamer" would enjoy while keeping the games accessible to families and new people joining thehobby. Gray spends most of his free time playing games and hanging out with his wife

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Episode 338: Chris Matthew, Bellows Intent

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2025/03/18

Chris Matthew is the founder of Bellows Intent, an indie tabletop game studio. Before launching the studio in 2023, Chris served as the first employee at Panda Game Manufacturing, where he worked to help tabletop publishers navigate manufacturing and logistics to build successful brands. He now uses his expertise to develop games that can help serve gamers in new and interesting ways.His latest game, an expansion to An Age Contrived, recently funded on Kickstarter. Check it out:

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Episode 337: Jake and Cierra, Gaming with the Powers

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2025/03/11

Gaming with the Powers is a board game-focused YouTube channel where Jake and Cierra explore the latest games, unbox exciting Kickstarter editions, and share in-depth reviews. We aim to provide honest insights, engaging gameplay content, and fun reactions to the hottest board game releases. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or new to the hobby, our goal is to help you discover games you'll love!Check out their youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@gamingwiththepowersWHERE TO BUY OUR BOOK:

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Episode 336: Noah Kinsey, Jellop

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2025/03/05

Noah Kinsey is the Customer Outreach Manager for Jellop, Kickstarter's official digital ad partner that's helped over 4,000 campaigns raise over $1.1B. Before joining Jellop threeyears ago, Noah has spent the majority of his professional careerin the business development space working with various start up companies as well as in the entertainment industry on both the creative and business side of television and film. Nowadays, Noah uses his expertise and Jellop's performance-based business model to

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Episode 335: Thom Mathews, Pet Roc Games

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2025/02/25

Thom Mathews is a game designer and owner of Pet Roc Games. He lives forever entranced by the power of games to entertain and exercise the mind as well as connect people and foster community. He strives to design whimsical, resonant games that are simple but engaging. His first foray into publishing, the 10-minute hidden roles game "Pizza Roles," was just funded on Kickstarter!His newest Campaign, Schooled, is currently on Kickstarter:

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Episode 334: Richard MacRae, Analog Game Studios

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2025/02/18

Richard MacRae is the Publisher at Analog Game Studios and Co-Designer of Centrix with Corey Myckan and #demidancer with Elisa Prashad.Life can always use a whole lot more fun; an attitude that’s been with him a long time, ever since he was a little kid playing board games. He spent over 10 years in the Canadian Army and the past 20+ years as a business professional and entrepreneur, after which he combined his skills with his love of games. Analog Game Studios was started so he could make a

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