100 episodes

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.

Breaking Into Board Games Ian Zang, Gil Hova, Tony Miller

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    • 4.2 • 23 Ratings

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.

    Breaking into Board Games Episode 135 - Nicolas Yu

    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! 
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    Join our Discord!
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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

    • 43 min
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 134 - Monique (Gamefreakgeekgirl)

    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

    • 53 min
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 133 - Isaac Shalev

    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

    • 58 min
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 132 - Predictions 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

    • 38 min
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 131 - Kevin Ude

    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
    Breaking into Board Games Episode 130 - Geoff Engelstein

    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

    • 46 min

Customer Reviews

4.2 out of 5
23 Ratings

23 Ratings

Rated_P ,

Fantastic

I wish I had found this podcast sooner. I’ve been binge listening and love learning about all ends of the board gaming industry. Really great.

Morten Monrad Pedersen ,

Entertaining and informative

Entertaining podcast that helps you do just what it says on the box :-).

Alyse90 ,

Great resource!

Great resource for anyone interested in the board game industry!

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