30 episodes

Tabletop Merchant Podcast is where you can find out the latest and greatest about your favorite board game retailer, including new products, reprints, board gaming news and much more!

Tabletop Merchant Podcast Tabletop Merchant

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Tabletop Merchant Podcast is where you can find out the latest and greatest about your favorite board game retailer, including new products, reprints, board gaming news and much more!

    Ep. 30 - Ryan Courtney (Pipeline; Trailblazers; Curious Cargo; Bear Raid & More!)

    Ep. 30 - Ryan Courtney (Pipeline; Trailblazers; Curious Cargo; Bear Raid & More!)

    In this week's episode, we interview board game superstar, Ryan Courtney, designer of Pipeline; Curious Cargo; Trailblazers; & Bear Raid! We discuss how a 48-hour game jam competition lead to his amazing career in board games, how he has been able to make such wonderful games and what he has in store for us to melt our brains in the coming years! We also go over all the new and upcoming games to Tabletop Merchant.If you have any questions, feel free to email us at tabletopmerchant@gmail.c...

    • 1 hr 26 min
    Ep. 29 - Elizabeth Hargrave (Wingspan; Tussie Mussie; Mariposa; The Fox Experiment & More!)

    Ep. 29 - Elizabeth Hargrave (Wingspan; Tussie Mussie; Mariposa; The Fox Experiment & More!)

    In this week's episode, we interview board game superstar, Elizabeth Hargrave, designer of Wingspan, Mariposas, Tussie Mussie, and The Fox Experiment! We discuss how she shares her profound appreciation for the natural world in her games and how they offer gamers a unique opportunity to explore themes such as birds, floriography and monarch butterflies through both scientific exploration and a sense of wonder! We also go over all the new and upcoming games to Tabletop Merchant.If you have any...

    • 1 hr 35 min
    Ep. 28 - Matthew Dunstan (Next Station: London; Elysium; The Guild of Merchant Explorers; Monumental; Chocolate Factory & More!)

    Ep. 28 - Matthew Dunstan (Next Station: London; Elysium; The Guild of Merchant Explorers; Monumental; Chocolate Factory & More!)

    In this week's episode, we interview board game designer superstar, Matthew Dunstan, who has created so many fantastic board games including Next Station: London; Elysium; Monumental; The Guild of Merchant Explorers; Monumental; The Adventure Game series and more! We discuss how his journey from Australia to Cambridge not only had him earn his PhD in materials chemistry, but was foundational to his game design career! We also go over all the new and upcoming games to Tabletop Merc...

    • 1 hr 53 min
    Ep. 27 - Corey Konieczka (Star Wars: Rebellion; The Initiative; Twilight Imperium 4th Edition; Star Wars: Outer Rim; 3,000 Scoundrels & More!)

    Ep. 27 - Corey Konieczka (Star Wars: Rebellion; The Initiative; Twilight Imperium 4th Edition; Star Wars: Outer Rim; 3,000 Scoundrels & More!)

    In this week's episode: we interview board game designer superstar, Corey Konieczka, who has created so many iconic board games including Star Wars: Rebellion; Twilight Imperium: 4th Edition; The Initiative; Voices in My Head; Star Wars: Outer Rim; and more! We discuss his journey to submit his homebrew expansion to TI3 in his application to Final Fantasy Flight Games to now heading up his own innovate design studio, Unexpected Games! We also go over all the new and upcoming games to Ta...

    • 1 hr 30 min
    Ep. 26 - Tim & Ben Eisner (Wonderland's War; Tidal Blades; Canopy; Grimm Forest & More!)

    Ep. 26 - Tim & Ben Eisner (Wonderland's War; Tidal Blades; Canopy; Grimm Forest & More!)

    In this week's episode: we interview board game designer superstars, Tim & Ben Eisner, who have created so many amazing board games including Wonderland's War; Tidal Blades; Canopy; Grimm Forest; Grimm Masquerade and more! We discuss their journeys from macrame jewelry, improv comedy, and theater to renowned board game designers! We also go over all the new and upcoming games to Tabletop Merchant.If you have any questions, feel free to email us at tabletopmerchant@gmail.com. And che...

    • 1 hr 15 min
    Ep. 25 - Matt Leacock (Pandemic; Forbidden Island; Roll Through the Ages & More!)

    Ep. 25 - Matt Leacock (Pandemic; Forbidden Island; Roll Through the Ages & More!)

    In this week's episode: we interview board game designer superstar, Matt Leacock, who has been responsible for so many amazing board games including Pandemic; Forbidden Island; Thunderbirds; Roll Through the Ages; the Pandemic Legacy series and more! We discuss his journey from user experience designer to renowned board game designer! We also go over all the new and upcoming games to Tabletop Merchant.If you have any questions, feel free to email us at tabletopmerchant@gmail.com. And ch...

    • 1 hr 12 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
9 Ratings

9 Ratings

Zack of the Dead ,

I’m always smiling

Great podcast, and a great website. Alyssa and David always do a great podcast, and treat me right with their store. Cheers! Love it!

limitedshelfspace ,

Great Interviewers

I love TabletopMerchant and was pleasantly surprised when they started a podcast. Alyssa and David’s interviews are so thoroughly researched that I always enjoy hearing the surprise in their interviewees!

Seriously though, this is such a relaxing and enjoyable podcast to listen to!

I’d highly recommend it if you’re interested in hearing from some amazing talent in the board game space.

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