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00:33:19

Molly Johnson & Shawn Stankewich of Flatout Games -...

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2026/09/28

00:00 - Intro02:40 - The forming of a "board game design collaborative"07:07 - Are conventions still relevant?10:48 - Perennial and biting your own apple17:55 - Discovering theme through mechanics20:52 - Killing your darlings23:31 - Origins and aspirations of WhisperstoneHOT LINKS:Our Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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00:32:51

Alita Robertson embarks on Leder's new era with KART...

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2026/09/03

00:00 - Intro01:14 - Starting as an intern04:04 - Background in games06:19 - Earliest pitches08:03 - Downhill development12:30 - A career unplanned13:48 - First project since Kyle & Cole left18:49 - Aspirational weirdness21:20 - What makes it special?24:21 - Hardest design nut to crack?27:20 - What darlings were killed?30:02 - Advice for those who come after?HOT LINKS:Our Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter -

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00:38:07

Designer Jarratt Gray on the past, present and future...

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2026/06/27

Jarratt Gray is the co-designer along with Carl de Visser of Endeavor, Endeavor: Age of Sail and Endeavor Deep Sea.00:00 - Intro (taking TCbH by storm)02:49 - The sense of exploration06:09 - History of Endeavor12:27 - An academic bent16:50 - Designing a balance between coop & competitive21:31 - Working partnership with Carl25:56 - Avoiding bad expansions with uncharted waters34:10 - Endeavor's futureHOT LINKS:Our Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel -

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00:36:20

Talking about publishing expansions with Jamey...

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2026/04/30

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 expansions20:14 - Why not repackage expansions into Tokaido?23:03 - What metrics do you consider on if it's

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00:16:14

Retailing games & expansions with Pat Race & Aron...

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2026/04/28

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 expansions06:24 - Encouraging buying local08:50 - Stale product11:11 - Are expansions a boon or bane14:12 - Closing out with favorite gamesHOT LINKS:Our Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel -

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00:39:09

Nick Murray of Bitewing Games talks Gold Country and...

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2026/02/05

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 - Intro01:46 - Gold Country Excitement07:08 - 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 Country32:24 - Why doesn't Bitewing do expansions?35:35 - The games that got away?HOT LINKS:Our Site -

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00:41:22

Trevor Benjamin on co-designing Moytura, Azure and...

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2025/10/13

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 - Intro01:10 - Getting involved with Bitewing02:26 - Approach to following up Iliad & Ichor06:29 - Intentionally subverting genre?07:52 - Late addition of solo & coop 09:47 - Why always codesigning?14:47 - Approach to Azure18:11 - State of the hobby trending to more shallow experiences21:50 - Historical accuracy

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01:16:02

Conflict in Board Games

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2025/09/29

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.0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Been Playing This Week!34:22 - Conflict in Board Games1:13:10 - Outro!

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01:27:25

A Cardboard Herald Yap Fest - TCbH Podcast

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2025/09/22

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!0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Been Playing This Week!29:55 - Call to Order of the Cardboard Herald Board Meeting1:21:45 - Meeting Adjourned and Outro!

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01:16:48

Game Night: Forest Shuffle Dartmoor

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2025/09/15

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.0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Been Playing This Week!22:07 - The Start of Game Night!24:36 - Forest Shuffle - Dartmoor Rules Explanation and Game Overview1:04:17 - Final Thoughts and

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00:53:57

From Keymaster to PickPocket Games: An Interview with...

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2025/09/08

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 GamesPickPocket Games: https://pickpocketgames.com/0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Played This Past Week12:07 - Cameron Talks About Developing Harvest19:25 - Was There Feedback Cameron Got Where The Feedback Disagreed With the Data?24:18 - Cameron Discusses The Differences Between Designing A Game and Developing

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01:04:10

Danielle Reynolds and Steven Ungaro Talk Tricky Kids

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2025/09/01

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 themBaron Jon’s Trick-Taking Collection: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/trickytime/baron-jons-2025-card-game-collection/description0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Played This Past Week7:47 - What Was the Process of Coming Together to Start Co-Designing?14:56 - What Was The Design

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00:53:57

A Chat with Trey Chambers (Harvest, Empyreal, Argent:...

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2025/08/18

Join us as Eric chats with Trey Chambers, designer of Harvest, Argent: The Consortium and Empyreal: Spells and Steam!0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Played This Week!09:12 - How has Harvest Changed Between Editions?16:02 - What’s It Like Rereturning to Work on the Expansions of Harvest?20:11 - How Did Trey’s Journey Into Game Design Start?22:50 - What Does It Feel Like to Get Your First Game Published?27:13 - What Does It Feel Like to Get Your Second Game Published, and Working with a Publisher

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01:10:47

Gen Con Wrap Up

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2025/08/11

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.Jeremy Howard’s Post - https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3555308/just-some-ole-racist-history-crapDevir of North America’s Post -https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3555679/a-message-to-the-community0:00 - Introductions2:00 - Favorite Games of 2025 (so far)11:41 - Topic: Gen Con Wrap Up34:30 - Who “won” Gen Con 2025?1:00:06- Viewer/Listener

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01:03:22

Catch-Up Mechanics

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2025/07/29

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. 0:00 - Introductions and What

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01:31:01

What We Talk About When We Talk About Game Balance

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2025/07/14

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.

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01:29:35

What Makes A Good Two-Player Board Game?

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2025/07/07

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. 0:00 - Introductions02:12- The Housekeeping Corner08:37 - What Have We

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00:58:45

From Animation to the Tabletop: Zac Dixon & Austin...

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2025/06/23

Realm of Reckoning launches on kickstarter on June 24th, 2025 here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ivstudios/realm-of-reckoning00:00 - Intro01:36 - From animation to the tabletop07:40 - Starting with theme or mechanics?10:40 - Difficulty with commitment to bespoke components14:30 - Honing the craft of making games18:15 - Moving industry to a smaller pond23:06 - Beginnings of Reckoning27:28 - Upcoming cooperative deck builder31:20 - When to start internal and external playtesting36:06 -

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01:40:24

Themed Board Games

The Cardboard Herald ·

2025/06/09

Following our discussion a few weeks ago about IP-Based games, we’re talking about different ways games can exude theme, and the levers they can pull0:00 - A Demonstration of Technical Difficulties0:47- The Real Introductions and What We’ve Played This Week20:00 - Topic: How Board Games Exude Theme1:28:22- Listener Comments and Examples01:39:25 - Outro!

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01:14:32

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

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2025/05/26

You can find out more about the book here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmlZSX1YmTILinks:Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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