Bard Lee and Shellin recap their times at Con of the Rings 2024 which took place in Roseville, MN on Oct 4-6. Access to Cardboard of the Rings Presents, bonus shows Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rory Muldoon, designer and one-half of Postmark Games, joins the show to discuss the exciting spaces available in the print and play format. With an upcoming project to show off these ideas in 52 Realms: Adventures, it was a really fun conversation charting Rory’s adventures in the board gaming profession and ways he enjoys designing. We also talk …

#39 Return from San Diego Interviews with Steve Carey and Mark Miklos Links to things mentioned in the podcast: GMT drops No Retreat titles GMT newsletter Worthington Holiday Sale OSG free guide to its battles Noble Knight Fall Sale Pushing Carboard now a Cube4Me affiliate Kickstarter for Euro War Games Pushing Cardboard Press Releases Join us on o…

00:00 - Releasing a game at GenCon 04:33 - Did River of Gold start as an L5R Game? 09:25 - Working with an imprint of Asmodee 11:34 - Why no solo mode? 14:55 - Developing the linear aspect of the game 18:32 - Commercial pressures for success 21:24 - Motivation to become a designer 25:13 - What makes a good sell sheet & game pitch? 27:18 - Dream uni…

Welcome to Jon, Eric, and Rena but also Chris and Chad later Thank you to Steven M, Marc T, Ake N, Christian N Announcements News Con of the Rings Talk ALEP Hobbit Interview AMA Soliloquy

Theme and setting are both terms that get thrown around a lot in board game discussions – often as synonyms. But are they actually the same thing? If not… what makes them different? This week on the show Evan, Robert and Steve are all diving into the weird and wonderful world of Theme VS Setting! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents abo…

Enter for a chance to win a surprise giveaway (cool, I promise). Ending mid-December (probably the 16th). No crazy episode notes today. I chat about some things to look forward to with the show and beyond (a game I'm making and some videos). There's a quick thought about "fear" in board games, and then I talk about the following games a little bit.…

Join Bard Lee and Beorn as they discuss the upcoming NBA season. They pick their 3 most interesting teams for the upcoming season and then have a big announcement in relation to a team (not the Pistons GMs yet). Then, some rapid fire predictions to wrap it up. Access to Cardboard of the Rings Presents, bonus shows Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri…

This episode featured an interview with designer Paul Hederer, as well as looks at two games: Dance of War and Right Fierce and Terrible: Sluys 1340 As well, there was the usual news and chatterings about the history gaming hobby. **Note that Paul and I did refer to maps of his game occasionally. These can be seen in the YouTube version of the podc…

Jon Barron, designer of Tricky Time Crisis, Best Candy on the Block, and a few more extremely exciting games in an upcoming Kickstarter (let’s just pause to link the Kickstarter <<< it’s right there!), joins the show to discuss [redacted], injecting theme and flavor into card games, [redacted], [redacted], proxy decks, and a whole bunch of trick-ta…

It's Second Breakfast time again! First up, Jon is joined by Chris and Chad for a little on-air hangout (Rings of Power spoilers 14:20-22:10 if you haven't seen S2E8). Next, Sabina and Dominic drop by for their annual visit (the kids, they keep growing!), followed by friend of the show Autumn and newcomer Spencer. Then we've got the 3-headed-dragon…

One thousand five hundred plus games released over four days is a HOT WEEKEND in board games and the Elaines and Efkas of this world were in attendance. Did we play all 1500 games? No. Did we play the hot ones? Yes. Did we play the weird ones? Yes. Did we play the good ones? Oh my yes yes yes. So grab a warm beverage, plonk yourself into a comfy ch…

Cardboard Conjecture #163 - Getting our Favourite games to the Table In this episode, Chris and I go over our new to us games and those recently played games that we need to talk about. We also go into some depth on the games that need to be played more, and those that have been seeing their proper table time.…

How far is too far in board gaming? No, I don’t mean collection size… and no, I don’t mean how far would you travel to play one… I mean subject matter! How far is too far? Is there a too far? Is there anything fully off limits for publishers or players? This week on the show, Evan, Robert and Steve try to find out! Want to ask a question or give us…

Welcome to Jon, Chris, Rena, and Ben Thank you to Karen G, Michael K, Mike A, Nick P Announcements News Dragncard stats Mt Gundabad Retro pre-review How to make friends and win quests - Good Multiplayer Habits and Con of the Rings talk AMA

00:00 - Intro 03:42 - From editing to design 04:42 - What makes a good rule book? 07:53 - Why big floppy rulebooks? 10:15 - Root 4 a New Hope 11:42 - Big box for all your stuff? 14:57 - What's the pitch room like for Root content? 22:21 - What was the starting point? 25:50 - Clockwork & hirelings support 28:26 - Coolest part of the expansion? 31:06…

Folks, folks and folks, please come join us for a marvelous carboard celebration through time, energy and cities. Gaze your eyes to Paris in 1920 and marvel at the deductive action of Kronologic. Now turn those eyeballs further east towards Germany and amaze yourself with the fantabulous power of Nucleum and finally, fly up and up and up and then l…

Dust off your headphones and get ready for an amazing talk with Jonathan Cox of JonGetsGames. As a voice that I started listening to early in my time in “the hobby,” being able to talk about Jon’s experiences with board games and how that’s led to this culmination of different work and creation within the space was a real treat. And he designed Spr…

In this episode, I set up some questions (per usual), and Patrick Leder, founder of Leder Games, takes them and leads a delightful conversation about the company, robots, baby simulators, and other less random things not included in this cherry-picked short list. In all seriousness, this episode covers a range of stories and sentiments, and it’s a …

In a rare continuation on the previous week’s topic – this week we’re talking immersion! But what is immersion in a game? Is it a Scrooge McDuck style dive into a swimming pool of board games? Or is it something more design based? More player based? I’m sure curious to know what Robert, Evan and Steve dredge up from the depths of philosophy on this…

This episode has two interviews, neither one of them designers talking about games. As well, I take a good look at Arabian Struggle, and interesting new 3-handed CDG from Catastrophe Games. SD Hist accepting nominations for Summit Award Highlights from the GMT August Newsletter Neva launches Steel and Sea: Columbus' Voyages Revolution releases Shil…

00:00 - Intro 01:42 - Different approach than with Distilled? 04:21 - Did you always plan on publishing in addition to design work? 07:17 - How do publication concerns impact game design? 09:45 - What sets Luthier apart from other games? 13:19 - Was there hesitation over the complexity level? 17:11 - How much do you design for the catalog? 20:27 - …

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Cardboard Conjecture 162 - Our Favourite Games from our Collections In this episode, Chris and I discuss games that we've recently played and purchased ... and now that we're done with the BGG critique we can get to what's important, and that is the games in our own collections. Those that we play and enjoy the most!…

Vroom vroom it’s time to kaboom! Or something along those lines because today’s feature game is all about smashing cars into other cars. It feels like we’ve seen this type of game over and over through time, from Rock’n’Roll Racing to Mario Kart to Twisted Metal to Carmaggedon - the world is full of games that let you cause car accidents on purpose…

Welcome to Jon, Chris, and Eric Thank you to Darren T, Gideon S, Jonathan M, Josh J Announcements News Ghost of Framsburg Retro pre-review Thematic deck build for the Saga AMA

Books, movies, TV shows, slam poetry, art – there are a lot of artistic mediums out there; but what makes board games unique among the lot? Are they better geared to a specific type of storytelling? Or are they bad for story telling full stop? This week on the show, the dynamic trio of Steven, Robert and Evan endeavor to find out! Want to ask a que…

This episode there was no interview, but a dive into a game much discussed last episode and well as a good look at Rodger B MacGowan's lush new artbook cum autobiography. Here's the video version of the podcast Here's the audio version of the podcast Vento Nuovo releases Blocks in the East Devir Games updates the release schedule Thin Red Line Game…

“I just can’t wait to be king!” We all know that catchy musical number from the hit 1994 musical “The Lion King.” But Simba wasn’t able to become king on his own. It took a bit of king making from his evil uncle Scar. Just like the Disney animated classic; board games have king making too (just usually less inspired by Hamlet). How do designers lev…

Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/UCBPodcast Follow us on Twitter: @UCBPodcast Email us: UnderTheCardBoardBox@Gmail.com Subscribe on Youtube: youtube.com/Underthecardboardbox Subscribe on Twitch: twitch.tv/Underthecardboardbox Gamertags: Jairo911 / Preachers Creed PSN: Snake0927 / Jairo2591 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest wa…

These will be the shortest show notes yet because I have more than enough words in the episode itself. Listen for some unique insights from Board Game Arena developer ufm, and check out all of their BGA adaptations here (you might need to have an account to see this page?). Also, thanks for being a part of this journey. It's been a blast. Also also…

This was a lengthy interview, so it's all alone. Look for a fairly quick follow-up episode with a look at the game mentioned in this interview as well as a dive into Rodger MacGowan's beautiful new art autobiography. Episode 35 Video version Support the showΑπό τον Grant Linneberg

Cute, but deadly! We used to dance under that name but you could also use those three words to describe today’s selection of games.Harvest is a farming worker placement game so cloyingly sweet you could squeeze condensed milk out of it. Is it good? Jury’s still out.War Stories: Occupied France is the unlikely combination of Sherlock Holmes: Consult…

In board gaming, collections can range anywhere from 1 to 1001 (anything after 1001 will cause an explosion). With such a wide swath of options there has to be a perfect number, right? A “goldilocks zone” if you will? Today on the show Robert, Evan and Steve endeavor to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of e…

Cardboard Conjecture #161 - Critique of the BGG Top 100 : games #10 - #1 In this episode, Chris and I finally get to complete the top 100 list by having a few words about the last ten games in our series. Have a listen, don't roll your eyes too much ... don't percussively exhale during comments, and of all things DON'T GO OUT AND BUY MORE GAMES. No…

Justin Jacobson, owner and president of Restoration Games, joins the show to talk about what drives the company, especially as it's doing something quite different in the hobby board game space. In a world of “digital” remakes, remasters, and re-imaginings of all sorts of different texts, there really aren’t many analogous examples in the analog sp…

Join Bard Lee, Shellin, and Beorn as they talk about the 2024 NBA offseason. They talk briefly mention the finals and the draft while diving into free agency signings and trades. Then there's some FIBA talk and the Olympics to whet the appetite before the games start. Access to Cardboard of the Rings Presents, bonus shows Hosted on Acast. See acast…

This episode is mostly about Vuca, the up and coming publisher from Germany. It features an interview with Patrick Gebhardt, one of Vuca's founders, and a close look at a new game from them, 1812 Napoleon's Fateful March. You can find the audio version of the podcast here. Here's some link to things we discussed: Full video version of the 1812 game…

Perhaps it’s Evan’s Irish heritage or the secret ancient amulet beneath the studio, but we’re big fans of luck at Cardboard Philosophy. We’ve talked a lot about it over the last year too! We’ve talked about how the luck can feel and how it’s generated. This week, we’re talking about both of those things as well as why it’s used the way it is by des…

Welcome to Jon, Eric, and Rena Thank you to Oliver C, Christopher A, Francisco P, Andrew M Announcements News Fire in the Night Retro pre-review Question by Question Breakdown: Summer Mailbag https://library.fangraphs.com/offense/ AMA An Important Bard Lee PSA Seastan's Soliloquy

Daniel Newman, board game designer and New Mill Industries owner, joins the show today to talk about a bunch of really fun topics. The conversation includes, but is not limited to, New Mill, trick-taking games, punk rock, and how one could make impromptu card stands. With a focus on making different designs more readily available and finding work t…

Is CGC padding sales numbers? The guys talk about some sales numbers.If you like the intro, check out Dj Piecemeal on his SoundCloud page.DJ Piecemeal@djpiecemealAlso go check out some other great podcasts!Garbage Day Podcast movie review.www.garbagedaypodcast.comΑπό τον MTG Cardboard Crack House

There ain’t no party like a board game party! But board games to take to the party? There is a whole world of party games, but where is the line between “game” and “party game?” Never ones to back down from a challenge, our brave hosts Evan, Robert and Steve endeavor to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of e…