Episodes
On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Marc Specter from the Grand Gamers Guild about games they've played including:
Dead Man's Draw
Camel Up
Bier Pioniere Ora et Labora
A brief tangent on budgeting
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(24:40) Next, they talk about the psychology behind Bouba Kiki and Stroop and designing games around these types of concepts.
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Published 04/29/24
On this episode of On Board Games, Erik and Don talk about games they've played including:
The Morrison Game Factory
Mystery Dice Planet Unknown HeroQuest Isle of Cats
Castles of Burgundy GameFound
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(26:08) Next, they talk about conflict resultions in RPGs and how to make that conflict fun and memorable.
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Published 04/22/24
On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don are joined by Bob Wieman, the Scholeologist himself, to talk about games they've played including:
Marvel Champions
Istanbul the dice game
Masks RPG
Goblin Quest RPG
Trophy Gold RPG
Bohananza The Crew
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(27:36) Next, they talk about Kickstarter, are there companies that are too big for it, and what impact does it have on the board game landscape.
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Published 04/08/24
On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk about games they've played including:
Firefly 10th Anniversary Edition
Picture Perfect
Quacks of Quedlinberg
Discworld RPG
Outgunned RPG
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(20:53) Next, they talk briefly about ShushCon and Token Con and then about creating a new game collection from scratch.
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Published 03/25/24
On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Bill Corey talk about games they've played including:
Gloomhaven - http://gloomhaven-storyline.com
Firefly 10th Anniversary Edition
Sentinels of the Multiverse
Furnace
Imperial
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(21:08) Next, they talk about innovation vs. iteration in game design and its impacts.
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Published 03/11/24
On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk about games they've played including:
Magical Kitties Save the Day
Rising Sun
Forest Shuffle
Captain Sonar
(14:54) Next, they talk about getting your players to be engaged with your RPG campaign.
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Published 02/26/24
On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Bruce are joined by Shawn Hoult from Allies or Enemies to talk about games they've played including:
Ice Cool
Rhino Hero
Binho Camp Grizzly Mythwind Ready Set Bet
Allies or Enemies YouTube Channel
(23:43) Next, they talk about games from their youth and what it is about them they remember most.
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Published 02/12/24
On this episode of On Board Games Erik is joined by Don and Bruce to talk about games they've played including:
Return to Dark Tower RPG
Ghostbusters RPG
Draft Duel
Imperial
The Patriot Sushi Boat Tiny Epic Cthulhu Blood on the Clocktower
Next, they talk about what they they will play or what they are interested in 2024.
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Published 01/29/24
On this episode of On Board Games Erik is joined by Level Up Board Game Podcast host Patrick Hepner to talk about games they've played including:
ISS Vanguard
Frost Punk
Obsession
Thunder Road Vendetta
(29:06) Next, they talk about how to choose what game to play next at game night.
Link to Erik's game menu.
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Published 01/15/24
On this episode of On Board Games Erik is joined by Grand Gamers Guild folk Marc Specter and Glenn Glaherty to talk about games they've played including:
Leaf
The Artemis Project
Byline
Aleph Null
Friday Decrypto Sandwiches and City of Gangsters (prototypes) Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria The Artemis Odyssey
(21:07) Next, the three talk about how to market boardgames.
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Published 12/18/23
On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Kathleen talk about games they've played including:
Parade
Run
Fugitive
Challengers
(15:34) Next, the two talk about Kathleen's experiences at BGG Con.
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Published 12/04/23
On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk about games they've played and Erik's experience at BGG.Con 2023. Games talked about include:
Sky Team
Horrified Greek Monsters
Pirate Borg
Farflung
Blood on the Clocktower
War of the Ring
War of the Ring the card game Stranger Things Artemis Odyssey Merchants of Magick Quartermaster General
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Published 11/20/23
On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don are joined by Joe Slack from Board Game Design Course to talk about games they've played lately and other things including:
Planet Unkown
Dark Tower Covenant
Silent Death
Monster of the Week
Mille Fiore
Cleopatra and the Society of Architects
Mayan Curse Kickstarter
(20:23) Then they talk about games with tactile components and its impacts.
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Published 11/06/23
On this episode of On Board Games Erik is joined by Ace Ellett from Bluefish Games to talk about games they've played lately and other things including:
Sky Team
Fugitive 2nd edition
Lost in the Shuffle
Endangered
Puzzled Pint
Dash
(19:09) Then they talk about games that can only be played once and the implications that has.
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Published 10/23/23
On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Bruce talk about games they've played lately and other things including:
Spy Car Escape
Head Trip
Dice Forge
Rattlebones
Hoopla
(30:45) Then they talk about games with large groups, from 10 - 1000. What works, what are some design thoughts, and how to keep that many people entertained.
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Published 10/09/23
On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk with Jay Cormier about games they've played lately and other things including:
Gaslands
Silent Death
Mr. President
Indiana Jones: The Sands of Adventure
Monster of the week
Fail Faster website
Design Destiny Kickstarter
Scott Nicholson's Introspective video about Design Destiny
(15:08) Then they talk about the "fail faster" concept in game design and the tools Jay has designed to help with that.
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Published 09/25/23
On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Kathleen talk with Bez about games they've played lately and other things including:
The Crew
Mr. President
Connect Four Spin We Love Katmari
Stuff by Bez website
Endangered: American Red Wolves and Endangered Rescue Kickstarter
(29:40) Then they talk about incorporating the human element in games.
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Published 09/11/23
On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Bruce talk about games they've played lately and other things including:
Thunder Road Vendetta
Mr. President
(22:35) Then they talk quirky games and what they bring to the table.
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Published 08/28/23
On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Kathleen talk about games they've played lately and other things including:
Final Girl
Chicken!
Whale to Look
Nine Tiles Panic Skyteam
The Game: Face to Face
Search for Planet X
(14:28) Then they talk what Kathleen's experience at GenCon, UKGE, and other cons.
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Published 08/14/23
On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk about games they've played lately and other things including:
ISS Vanguard
Quest Tower by Escape Welt
Diablo IV
Thunder Road Vendetta
Monster of the Week
One Night Ultimate Super Villains Cursed Court Gameframe Kickstarter
(35:45) Then they talk what makes the weight of a game and when does it go from medium to heavy.
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Published 07/31/23
On this episode of On Board Games Erik is joined by Sen-Foong Lim and Banana Chan to talk about games they've played lately and other things including:
Bloodbeam Badlands
No Context
Murano The Ground Hog Gambit
The Bin Packing Problem (Excel files and instructions in the link)
(15:00) Then they talk all about time travel in games, especially RPGs.
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Published 07/17/23
On this episode of On Board Games Don and Erik are joined by Marc Specter of the Grand Gamers Guild to talk about games they've played lately and other things including:
Renegade Games
Good Omens: an Ineffable Game Magic: The Gathering Great Excavations Maximum Apocalypse
(18:55) Then they talk all about Grand Gamers Guild's Origins experience.
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Published 07/03/23
On this episode of On Board Games Don and Erik talk about games they've played lately and other things including:
Vampire The Masquerade: Rivals
Rengade Design Studio
Feng Shui
City of Mist
Ready Set Bet Kickstarter Diabo IV Firefly Gamefound Ticket To Ride - Legacy Crossbows and Catapults FormulaGP
(27:00) Then they talk all about RPG game design considerations.
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Published 06/20/23
On this episode of On Board Games Don and Eriktalk about games they've played lately including:
Grand Gamers Guild Kickstarter of Endeavor Deep Sea
Savage Worlds Adventure Edition
Monster Match Game
Tiny War of the Ring project
(17:20) Then they talk all about game-adjacent products that either do or should exist.
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Published 06/05/23