Breaking Into Board Games

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Breaking into Board Games Episode 135 - Nicolas Yu Apr 25, 2021

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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

Breaking into Board Games Episode 134 - Monique (Gamefreakgeekgirl) Mar 16, 2021

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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

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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

Breaking into Board Games Episode 133 - Isaac Shalev Feb 04, 2021

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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

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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

Breaking into Board Games Episode 132 - Predictions 2021 Jan 18, 2021

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We discuss our predictions from last year, and we make new ones for 2021! See how we did!

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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

Breaking into Board Games Episode 131 - Kevin Ude Dec 27, 2020

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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

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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

Breaking into Board Games Episode 130 - Geoff Engelstein Dec 06, 2020

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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.

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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

Breaking into Board Games Episode 129 - Chad DeShon Nov 22, 2020

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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

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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

Breaking into Board Games Episode 128 - Crystal Dax Nov 08, 2020

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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

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Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

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

Breaking into Board Games Episode 127 - Suzanne Sheldon Oct 18, 2020

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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

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Hosts of Breaking into Board Games:

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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

Breaking into Board Games Episode 126 - Joseph Chen Oct 07, 2020

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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

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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