Breaking Into Board Games
Breaking into Board Games is a podcast about breaking into the hobby game industry. Every week, we interview a person of note, and give tips and tricks to make your way into the business of games.
- Website
- http://breakingintoboardgames.libsyn.com/podcast
- Description
- Breaking into Board Games is a podcast about breaking into the hobby game industry. Every week, we interview a person of note, and give tips and tricks to make your way into the business of games. Hosts: Gil Hova -- Publisher -- @gilhova Gil Hova has been designing games since 2000. He has three published games, a fourth one on the way, and is now self-publishing as Formal Ferret Games. Gil lives in Jersey City, NJ, with his girlfriend and two adorable ferrets. Ian Zang -- Developer -- @ianzangdesign Ian Zang is a developer that has been making games from an early age. His most recent work has been on corporate game design, and rulebook editing. Ian lives with his wife in Pittsburgh, working as a consultant. Tony Miller -- Designer -- @beardedroguegames Tony Miller is an unpublished designer looking to land his first contract. He lives in Northern KY where he is furiously getting his designs ready for publishers between working at his IT job and taking care of his family.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-04-20 22:55
- last episode published
- 2021-04-25 18:49
- publication frequency
- 15.12 days
- Contributors
- Ian Zang, Gil Hova, Tony Miller
- Author
- Breaking Into Board Games
- Owner
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 136
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Games & Hobbies Hobbies Other Games
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-25 | Tony and Dan talk to Nick Yu, of Zucchini People Games, Designer of Adventure Tactics. Dan and Nick have collaborated over the past few years to bring the project to life, and it has taken on one of its own. You can follow Nick on twitter: @yutingxian... | |
| 2021-03-16 |
Breaking into Board Games Episode 134 - Monique (Gamefreakgeekgirl) Join Tony and Ian as they talk to Monique of the GameFreakGeekGirl Twitch channel about streaming and community. You can reach out to Monique on twitter: @gamefreakgeek Monique's Twitch channel is here: https://www.twitch.tv/gamefreakgeekgirl Please... |
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| 2021-02-04 | Join Tony and Ian as they talk to Isaac Shalev, a prolific designer and published author on game design as we talk about best practices! You can reach out to Isaac on twitter: @KindFortress Please support our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/breakin... | |
| 2021-01-18 | We discuss our predictions from last year, and we make new ones for 2021! See how we did! Please support our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/breakingintoboardgames Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/qfBXfNT Hosts of Breaking into Board Games: Ton... | |
| 2020-12-27 | Ian and Tony talk to Kevin Ude about Redcap Ruckus, a game developed in parallel to Tony's Kabuto Sumo. How would handle a very similar game to yours coming out around the same time? Tony and Kevin can tell you! You can reach out to Kevin on twitter:... | |
| 2020-12-06 | Geoff Engelstein joins us after five years to talk about how the industry has moved forward. Geoff has a breadth of insight and is an established author of books like GameTek, Building Block of Game Design, and his newest about Game Production. You ca... | |
| 2020-11-22 | We talk to Chad DeShon, owner of BoardGameTables.com. He talks about creating a table business, then transferring it to a board game publishing business. You can reach out to chad via email: chad AT boardgametables.com Or, on twitter @BGtables Also, go... | |
| 2020-11-08 | We talk to Crystal Dax about her work in board game media. She's built a great following and is an excellent example of how to network with others! You can reach out to her @crystaldax Please support our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/breakinginto... | |
| 2020-10-18 | The hosts talk to Suzanne Sheldon, a big personality in the board game world. Suzanne currently hosts the Dice Tower with Mandi every other week, and contributes often to the network. Listen as we chat about how she forged her path in this industry! Y... | |
| 2020-10-07 | The hosts talk to Joseph Chen, owner and publisher behind Fantastic Factories, the breakout hit from the past year. Joseph talks about the initial design process, and taking on more and more duties behind publishing. You can reach out to Joseph on Twi... |