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The Cardboard Herald

Jack Eddy

An in depth look at games, gamers, and why we play

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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

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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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00:54:23

IP-Based Board Game Adaptations

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2025/05/18

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.0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Played This Week10:43 - Topic: IP-Based Board Games45:15- Listener Question: Why Are There So Many Lord Of The Ring Games?53:27 - Outro!

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01:41:15

The Golden Geek Awards 2025

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2025/05/11

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 instead0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Played This Week30:05 - Topic: The Golden Geeks and Our Reactions1:35:40 - Our Ideas for New Categories01:38:55 - Outro!

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01:23:40

The State of the Herald Address 2025

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2025/05/05

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.0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Played This Week28:36 - Topic: The State of the Herald Address 202501:19:19 - Outro!

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01:19:46

A Conversation with Nick Murray of Bitewing Games

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2025/04/27

Nick Murray of Bitewing Games chats with Eric about his kickstarter for Gingham and Gazebo, his thoughts on the tariffs and what it’s like being named Nick.0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Played This Week13:38 - Publishing Gazebo and Gingham on Kickstarter27:40 - Bitewing’s Relationship with Reiner Knizia32:20 - What Work Goes into Setting a Kickstarter Up for Success39:30 - Nick’s Thoughts on His Post About Tariffs48:45 - What Is the Board Game Industry Going to Look Like a Year from Now?55:28

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01:43:13

What Makes The Best Board Game Expansions?

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2025/04/20

Do we want more? Do we want less? What do we want when we play a new expansion to a board game? We give our thoughts on what makes a great board game expansions with some examples of our favorites and our least favorites on this week’s edition of The Cardboard Herald Podcast0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Played This Week11:08 - Our Topic This Week: What Makes a Great Board Game Expansions31:15 - Eric’s Number 5: 7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon34:48 - Jack’s Number 5: Architects of the West Kingdom:

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01:23:44

How Do We Value Games?

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2025/04/14

Stonks! On this week of The Cardboard Herald Podcast, Jack and Eric talk about the nebulous topic that is how to value games.0:00 - Introductions and What Games We’ve Played!34:22 - The Lore Corner1:16:37 - What is Our Most Valuable Game?1:17:03 - Return to The Lore Corner1:21:52 - Outroduction

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