Finding Games

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Finding Games Podcast

Presented by Sophie from Needy Cat Games, Finding Games is a journey into the weird world of the tabletop games industry. Each month Sophie will interview someone involved in the tabletop games in some kind of professional capacity; we'll hear from game designers, illustrators, graphic designers, writers, manufacturers, distributors and all sorts of others. Each episode will feature a conversation about how that month's guest ended up making games for a living - and some of their journeys might surprise you! This podcast wouldn't be possible without the support of the Needy Cat Games Patreon supporters. Join their ranks at www.patreon.com/needycatgames!

Episodes

  1. Episode 25 - Juliana

    07/14/2021

    Episode 25 - Juliana

    Welcome to episode 25 of the Finding Games podcast, where we talk to people who work in and around the tabletop games industry and find out how they got there. In this episode, we talk with Juliana, a tabletop game designer and founding member of the Wild Optimists who specialises in puzzle games. We talk about her experiences self publishing and her insights into the tabletop games industry plus she provides some amazing advice for people wanting to follow in her footsteps. Here's some more information about the Wild Optimists in their own words: The Wild Optimists began when Juliana Moreno Patel & Ariel Rubin, combined their theatre degrees and writing backgrounds with their lifelong love of gaming to create the Kickstarter sensation Escape Room In A Box: The Werewolf Experiment, the first game in the tabletop Escape Room genre and winner of Game of the Year at the Mattel Inventor Awards. Since then The Wild Optimists have created immersive gaming experiences for a wide variety of clients including Sony, Fox, Universal, the CW, AEG, and http://vampire.pizza. Their goal is to design new ways to play, creating memorable interactive experiences for tabletop games, virtual games, family entertainment centres, theme parks, music festivals, historical sites, marketing activations, and more. You can follow the links below to see more from The Wild Optimists: Twitter: @EscapeRoomInBox Website: https://www.wildoptimists.com

    42 min
  2. Episode 24- Behrooz ‘Bez’ Shahriari

    05/28/2021

    Episode 24- Behrooz ‘Bez’ Shahriari

    It's Episode 24 of the Finding Games podcast, where we talk to people who work in and around the tabletop games industry and find out how they got there. In this episode, Sophie talks with Bez, who is a tabletop game designer, developer, consultant, artist, self-publisher, streamer, and reviewer. Bez currently streams daily at 10am UK-time covering everything from interviews to discussions, chats, and play-alongs. If you're interested in finding out more about Bez and her work, check out these links! https://twitter.com/stuffByBez https://twitter.com/ell_deck http://www.stuffbybez.com/ https://www.twitch.tv/stuffbybez/ https://www.youtube.com/stuffbybez https://www.instagram.com/stuffbybez/ https://www.instagram.com/categorick.ell/ https://www.facebook.com/thingsbybez/ www.stuffbybez.bigcartel.com/ http://stuffbybez.com/streams Music from filmmusic.io (incompetech.com): "The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod “Happy Boy End Theme” by Kevin MacLeod Licence: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    1h 10m
  3. Episode 23 - James Naylor, Naylor Games

    03/29/2021

    Episode 23 - James Naylor, Naylor Games

    In this episode, Sophie is catching up with James Naylor. James is a London based board game designer and publisher who is passionate about product design and its role in creating game experience. His first game is Magnate: The First City, a midweight city building/property game. After a successful Kickstarter and a very positive critical reception, it will be coming to game retailers in the middle of 2021. James' Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/naylorjames Naylor Games website: https://naylorgames.com/ Magnate Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Magnateboardgame Magnate website: https://magnategame.com/" Producing Fun Podcast: https://anchor.fm/naylorgames Sophie's Links: Terrain making on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sophiemakesterrain Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/sophiemakesterrain Music from filmmusic.io (incompetech.com): "The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod “Happy Boy End Theme” by Kevin MacLeod Licence: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    39 min
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About

Presented by Sophie from Needy Cat Games, Finding Games is a journey into the weird world of the tabletop games industry. Each month Sophie will interview someone involved in the tabletop games in some kind of professional capacity; we'll hear from game designers, illustrators, graphic designers, writers, manufacturers, distributors and all sorts of others. Each episode will feature a conversation about how that month's guest ended up making games for a living - and some of their journeys might surprise you! This podcast wouldn't be possible without the support of the Needy Cat Games Patreon supporters. Join their ranks at www.patreon.com/needycatgames!

Information

  • Creator
    Needy Cat Games
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Finding Games

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