Oceania month continues! On this week's episode Jules and Lauren chat to the amazing team behind the Australian design and publishing house One Thousand Rats. We talk about their design inspirations, conventions in Australia and their upcoming projects. Jules also tells us about filling boards with donuts and Lauren has been stacking meeples to circus tunes.  We also serve up some games that have been hitting our tables, question of the pod recap, oaths and that usual BBQ goodness.  You can check out their work and find out about their upcoming projects here: https://www.onethousandrats.com/home or by following them on instagram: instagram.com/onethousandrats You can find Samara's work, art and jewellery here: instagram.com/rat.king.co New Question of the Pod: What board game has your favourite animal theme? Timestamps:Interview with One Thousand Rats (0:00:47)Games we played recently (0:40:45)Question of the Pod Recap: (1:30:10)Swear An Oath: (1:23:20) Games discussed:WatergateBruxelles 1893King's DilemmaMeeple CircusCaptain FlipGalactic Cruise PlayCon is coming in 2024. Make sure you sign-up at https://play-con.com/ so you don't miss out!Check out our Eventbrite page for all of our upcoming Game Days: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/board-game-bbq-32833304483 **SPONSORS**Our podcast is proudly sponsored by Advent Games. Advent Games (http://www.adventgames.com.au/) are an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. Their core values are integrity, customer satisfaction, and providing a wide range of products including those hard-to-find board games. **PATREON**For as little as US$5 a month you can get access to exclusive podcast episodes, as well as other special Patron events scheduled throughout the year. There is even an exclusive Patron-only channel on our Discord where all of our US$10 members chat regularly with the BGBBQ Team and help shape the podcast. Your Patreon support will also allow us to expand the podcast and deliver some exciting upcoming projects that we have planned for 2024.Our team at the Board Game BBQ Podcast love what we do and will continue to deliver the same shenanigans that you have come to expect from us, and we are already incredibly grateful and humbled by all of your support. Being a member of the Patreon is by no means an obligation and please do not support the Patreon if it will it cause you financial hardship in any way. But if you would like to support us from as little as USD$5 a month please click the link and head to the Patreon page.Thanks again for all of your continued support. We work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive community and you are all awesome. See you at the BBQ!! Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/BoardGameBBQ **SOCIALS**Support the podcast and join the community!https://linktr.ee/BoardGameBBQ