Breaking Into Board Games

Ian Zang, Gil Hova, Tony Miller

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.

  • 43 minutes 35 seconds
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 135 - Nicolas Yu

    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: @yutingxiang

     

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    Hosts of Breaking into Board Games:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    25 April 2021, 6:49 pm
  • 53 minutes 59 seconds
    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 support our Patreon! 

    https://www.patreon.com/breakingintoboardgames

    Join our Discord!

    https://discord.gg/qfBXfNT

    Hosts of Breaking into Board Games:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    16 March 2021, 9:33 pm
  • 58 minutes 50 seconds
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 133 - Isaac Shalev

    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/breakingintoboardgames

    Join our Discord!

    https://discord.gg/qfBXfNT

    Hosts of Breaking into Board Games:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    4 February 2021, 7:39 pm
  • 38 minutes 48 seconds
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 132 - Predictions 2021

    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:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    18 January 2021, 2:37 pm
  • 43 minutes 4 seconds
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 131 - Kevin Ude

    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: @UdeGames

     

    Please support our Patreon! 

    https://www.patreon.com/breakingintoboardgames

    Join our Discord!

    https://discord.gg/qfBXfNT

    Hosts of Breaking into Board Games:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    27 December 2020, 9:16 pm
  • 46 minutes 47 seconds
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 130 - Geoff Engelstein

    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 can reach out to Geoff on twitter: @gengelstein 

    Future Ian here: Apologies for Dan's track. Something seemed to go wrong with the audio, and I did my best to fix it. 

     

    Please support our Patreon! 

    https://www.patreon.com/breakingintoboardgames

    Join our Discord!

    https://discord.gg/qfBXfNT

    Hosts of Breaking into Board Games:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    6 December 2020, 5:00 am
  • 48 minutes 39 seconds
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 129 - Chad DeShon

    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 check out Tony's game! https://www.boardgametables.com/products/kabuto-sumo-board-game

     

    Please support our Patreon! 

    https://www.patreon.com/breakingintoboardgames

    Join our Discord!

    https://discord.gg/qfBXfNT

    Hosts of Breaking into Board Games:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    22 November 2020, 5:31 pm
  • 42 minutes 31 seconds
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 128 - Crystal Dax

    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/breakingintoboardgames

    Join our Discord!

    https://discord.gg/qfBXfNT

    Hosts of Breaking into Board Games:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    8 November 2020, 10:30 pm
  • 42 minutes 24 seconds
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 127 - Suzanne Sheldon

    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!

    You can reach out to Suz on twitter: @425Suzanne

     

    Please support our Patreon! 

    https://www.patreon.com/breakingintoboardgames

    Join our Discord!

    https://discord.gg/qfBXfNT

    Hosts of Breaking into Board Games:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    18 October 2020, 6:34 pm
  • 46 minutes 37 seconds
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 126 - Joseph Chen

    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 Twitter: @fanfactories

    Please support our Patreon! 

    https://www.patreon.com/breakingintoboardgames

    Join our Discord!

    https://discord.gg/qfBXfNT

     

    Hosts of Breaking into Board Games:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    7 October 2020, 6:26 pm
  • 47 minutes 40 seconds
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 125 - Tatiana Quigley

    The hosts talk to Tatiana Quigley, an amazing 3d artist (and 2d!) that jumped right into the world of games straight out of college. We discuss the differences between the mass market world and the tabletop sphere, and how to transition between them.

    You can follow Tatiana on any social media platform @tatianaquigley

    Her website is here: http://tatianaquigley.com/

     

    Please support our Patreon! 

    https://www.patreon.com/breakingintoboardgames

    Hosts of Breaking into Board Games:

    Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

    Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

    Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

    "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org

    22 September 2020, 10:24 pm
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