We have four interviews from Game Industry professionals!
1:00-7:30 Joshua Githens of CGE Games
7:31-19:22 John Binkley of Bink Inc, Makers of Trekking the National Parks
19:23-36:29 Michael Coe of Gamelyn Games
36:30-46:55 Luke of Sea Pig Games
This episode we catch up with five different interviews from SaltCON 2016.
0:00-1:11 – Introduction
1:12-14:38 Kris McClanahan from Deeply Dapper talks about his geeky products for sale at his Etsy store or at www.deeplydapper.com
14:38-24:57 Chris Urinko of Daft Concepts talks about his current projects on sale at Etsy and www.daftconcepts.com
24:58-32:42 Dale Tolley, designer of Cheesonomics, from Eagle-Gryphon, talks to us about game design and his future plans
32:43-38:19 Matt Saunders, designer of Mow Money, published by Mayday Games, talks about his game. Follow him on Twitter @Matt_Saunders
38:20-47:28 Shaea and Alex Bernard of the Saint George Board Game Convention talk about their inaugural year and what they plan for their 2016 convention. Find out more at www.stgcon.org
At SaltCON 2016 we sat down with Greg Spence and talked about inserts, how he started the company, and many of his offerings, including his impressive convention schedule. You can find them at their website http://thebrokentoken.com or at Origins, GenCon, BGG.con, or many of the other conventions they have scheduled. The Broken Token is likely the board game insert maker that has the most titles to choose from with many more coming in the future!
The fantastic Dan Wells, author and avid gamer, joins the Nation! Dan Wells is a fantasy, YA, post-apocalyptic author known for the Partials series and his new book, Bluescreen a futuristic science-fiction cyber-thriller. He also writes the John Cleaver series. The first one, I am not a Serial Killer, has been made into a movie starring Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser, and Max Records. He is a co-host of the Writing Excuses podcast.
Brent sits down with three judges for the Spiel des Jahres (German Game of the Year) at BGG.Spring 2016. The Spiel des Jahres issues awards in three categories and is one of the longest running and most prestigious game awards.
Brent talks with Tom, Chris and Stefan about their roles as game critics, SdJ jurors, game eligibility, and the Spiel des Jahres, Kennerspiel des Jahres and Kinderspiel des Jahres nominees.
In March, at SaltCON 2016, we sat down and talked with Seth Hiatt of Mayday Games. We talk about a number of their products including Twist of Fate, a microgame that is finishing up on Kickstarter at the time this podcast is released.
Seth talks about manufacturing, shipping, and the benefit of being Euro Friendly.