Breaking Into Board Games

Ian Zang, Dan Letzring, Tony Miller
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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.

  1. 04/25/2021

    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   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

    44 min

  2. 03/16/2021

    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

    54 min

  3. 02/04/2021

    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

    59 min

  4. 01/18/2021

    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

    39 min

  5. 12/27/2020

    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

    43 min

  6. 12/06/2020

    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

    47 min

  7. 11/22/2020

    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

    49 min

  8. 11/08/2020

    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

    43 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Ian Zang, Dan Letzring, Tony Miller
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2021
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Breaking Into Board Games