Episodes
Joined by Skippy Brown to chat about his successful Kickstarter, developing and testing on TTS and working with satellites for a living. And not mentioning annoying brothers.. Links of Notes.  https://deadalivegames.square.site/    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to support us then please visit and interact with the links below.  Please give us a rating or review on your podcast catcher of choice.  Also,...
Published 08/16/23
Joined by Scott Lowe-James to chat about playtesting and game development, herding cats and the job and trepidation of having a crowdfunding campaign succeed within the first hour of launch. Please look out for cat invasions and adorable baby noises.  Thank you for listening.  Links of...
Published 08/11/23
This review originally appeared on https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2023/04/votes-for-women-board-games-review-fort.html   Find out more about Votes For Women by visiting https://www.fortcircle.com/games/   This review is based on the retail version of the game provided to us by the designer and publisher. We were not paid for this review. We give a general overview of the gameplay and so not all of the mechanical aspects of the game may be mentioned.    The majority of the games that we...
Published 08/09/23
This review first appeared in https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2023/03/roll-player-board-game-review.html  This review is based on the retail version of the game provided to us by the designer and publisher. We were not paid for this review. We give a general overview of the gameplay and so not all of the mechanical aspects of the game may be mentioned.   The majority of the games that we are play are going to take a reasonable number of sessions and playthroughs to fully understand every...
Published 08/06/23
Me and Luke Prior chat about games. Well, Geoff Capes, and closing doors on old ladies. As well as  https://awakenrealms.com/games/iss-vanguard/ ISS Vanguard  https://www.daysofwonder.com/heat/en/ Heat  https://www.arcanewonders.com/product/foundations-of-rome/ Foundations of Rome  https://czechgames.com/en/home/news-23-07-27-introducing-re-wood/ RE-WOOD https://funkogames.com/games/rear-window-game/ Rear Window Funko Games  https://www.hachetteboardgames.com/blogs/infos/vaalbara Vaalbara...
Published 08/02/23
William Burgos is based in Mexico and is one of the main founders of Draco Studios. we discuss the gaming scene in Mexico, the growth of Draco Studios and the future of the team including a card battler and party game.  Links of Notes  https://dracostudios.com/creature-kingdoms/  https://dracostudios.com  https://lords-of-vaala.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders...
Published 07/31/23
Joined by Mark Swanson of Odd Bird Games to talk Feudum, Advertising, Fir and Fled. We chat about marketing and game design and where the name Odd Bird comes from.  I had the best time.  Links of Notes  https://oddbirdgames.com/  https://www.facebook.com/oddbirdgames/  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/27876/odd-bird-games  https://www.instagram.com/oddbirdgames   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you would like to...
Published 07/22/23
Honestly we eventually talk about Ovation that is on Kickstarter, right after we talk about Shakespeare, Sally Field, Winnie the Pooh, The Monkees, Record Shops, Star Wars board Games.  It's one tangent after another.. sorry not sorry...   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lookingglassworkshop/ovation https://lookingglassworkshop.com/index.html    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you would like to support us then please...
Published 07/16/23
Ross is back again to chat about booth working, switching to Backer Kit, and running one campaign with a multiple range of flavours.  You can find Ross on https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs/  https://twitter.com/almostkirk  https://www.instagram.com/almostkirk  And you can find the FESTIVAL on  https://www.backerkit.com/c/cephalofair/gloomhaven 
Published 07/15/23
Delighted to be joined by JonnyPac Cantin as we talk about his time in design, making expansions, making music and not making a music boardgame. I first played Coloma at Gearstones with Mike Dilisio and so this chat with Jonny was long overdue.  Links of...
Published 07/14/23
Joined by David Wright and John Harper  to chat about what is happening in this years Tabletop Scotland.  We chat about planning and Angel delight and Soufflé's and eventually talk about one of the best confereventions in Scotland for Tabletop and TTRPGs.  Links of Notes  https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you would like to support us then please visit and interact with the links below.  Please...
Published 07/13/23
Joined by Kevin Bertram of Fort Circle games where we chat about Doctor Who, War Games, Votes for Women and it gets a bit Bat shit in here.. Make sure you check out their new Kickstarter that we don't even talk about.. weird huh..  Links of Notes  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fortcircle/the-halls-of-montezuma www.fortcircle.com twitter.com/fortcircle   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you would like to support us then...
Published 06/19/23
In what could be potentially the last episode of the podcast before I go to jail, I decide to invite the Glorious Seppy Yoon on to talk about Conquest Princess - Fashion is Power, currently on GameFound. We chat about Naval Gazing, Window Gardening, Manuscripts you could have written, Apple Strudel and playing games while wearing silly top hats. We might even mention the game. Or maybe not. Such a fun chat...  Links of...
Published 06/08/23
Delighted to be joined by Tory Brown to talk about real life activism, designing a board game about a crucial point in history for Women's rights and why we might need to talk about Kevin.. It's a really interesting discussion and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Links of Notes  https://twitter.com/torylynn  http://votesforwomen.com Votes for Women has been nominated for a Charles Roberts Award for excellence in Wargaming you can vote...
Published 06/02/23
Joined by Millie Lavelle to chat about running RPGs, chasing podcasters at UKGE and what makes for a good gaming session.  So this was a fun one to do, as I don't talk to many people on the RPG side of the hobby, but fear not, we do get our board game chat in there too.    Links of Notes  https://drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?keywords=Millie+Lavelle&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto=  https://instagram.com/milliethegm/  http://twitch.tv/GarblagGames  - Tuesday...
Published 05/29/23
Hello,  Join myself and Benji Corless as we chat about all things marketing in the tabletop space and scene including. - Do Space Marines wear Hiking Socks? - Double Coding your XL Sheets  - Framing your dad for Arson  - Not Being Main stream Please check out all the links to Osprey Below because they do make some fun...
Published 05/22/23
Me and Frank have a catch up about Kickstarter and evergreen games and videogames and lying about owning a cat.  Links of Notes  https://twitter.com/cityofgameshq https://www.facebook.com/CityofGamesHQ/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0bqwb3KMx60K119mmj5VQA http://thecityofkings.com/ http://thecityofgames.com/#blog-wrap   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you would like to support us then please visit and interact with the...
Published 05/15/23
Ben is back and opinionated and swearing and oh my days... LINKS OF NOTES  https://www.patreon.com/5g4d https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ https://twitter.com/5games4doomsday https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday/id1347283065 https://www.facebook.com/fivegamesfordoomsday/   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you would like to support us then please visit and interact with the links below.  Please give us a...
Published 05/05/23
Joined by Jillian Ross, one of the newer members of the Brotherwise team. We chat about the fashion industry, working at Capstone Games and then talk about expectations between publishers and reviewers. And we don't talk about the email..   Links of...
Published 05/02/23
Just me and Keith Matejka chilling out,  chatting about the current struggles of the Dairy Farming industry.  And we chat about Music, Videogames, starting a company. A bit about Roll Player. We had fun.  If you are interested in finding out more, then please visit the links...
Published 04/21/23
Oh my days. How to incur the wrath of Benji from Osprey Games. I am joined by the delights that are Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson and we talk about Undaunted  : Battle of Britain and General Orders, Sudden Orders, Under Orders, and I pretty much call it everything except the correct name. Absolutely wonderful people.  Links of...
Published 04/17/23
So a Special one, where Sam Turner from the wonderful Staying In Podcast and Sherwin Matthews from Steamforged Games get together to delve a little bit more into Sherwin's history as a designer, where we talk about designing for IPs, painting, cutting the grass, fan boy moments and we quite literally put together a game about running a coffee shop. All while having the best time. Links of Notes.  Staying In is a brilliant listen, so please check it out...
Published 04/14/23
https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2023/02/zaberias-board-game-review.html This review is based on the retail version of the game provided to us by the designer and publisher. We were not paid for this review. We give a general overview of the gameplay and so not all of the mechanical aspects of the game may be mentioned.   The majority of the games that we are play are going to take a reasonable number of sessions and playthroughs to fully understand every possibility that they offer. We...
Published 04/11/23
Joined by Richard Lawton, who is currently very successfully Kickstarting his game Crown of Ash, and as a Graphic Designer, their approach to both their game design and campaign has been slightly different from the norm. We talk about his field of expertise before diving into his game. It's a very interesting listen indeed.  Links of...
Published 04/09/23
Joined buy the ever wonderful Isaac Vega to chat about the formation of Rose Gauntlet Entertainment, setting up and marketing a new venture with one of your best friends and then launching Wild Gardens on Backerkit. I had the best time because I'm a huge fan of Isaac's work. I make no apologies.  Links of...
Published 04/07/23