Tabletop Submarine

Ion the Prize with Aaron Kempkes

Ion Award winner Aaron Kempkes joins us on the Submarine. Aaron is the designer of the 2023 Light Game winner for the Ion Awards Contest, the largest design contest in United States. He talks about what it is like to win the award and his journey to that point and what his plans are for his games. We also talk about the perfect competitive game night and POOP trophies! We also discuss Las Vegas, Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar, Bluebeards Bride, and hamster's diving on sandwiches...yeah. All this and more on today's voyage!

Iowa Mud Water with Scott Brady

BOOP! We welcome designer Scott Brady to the submarine! Scott is the designer of megahits like boop. and Hues and Cues which pretty much makes him legendary at this point. We talk about so many aspects of his games but also share how the games can bring us together to make special experiences with both friends and family. We also discuss portable games and swim meets. All this and more on today's voyage!
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Portals that Tell Stories with Ignacy Trzewiczek

The ever so great Ignacy Trzewiczek has joined us on the Submarine. Ignacy has been in the industry for a very long time and has become and Titan and Champion for Tabletop Games. He is the founder of Portal Games and is responsible for some of their best designs. Today he shares a story about playing against the game Nemesis and we discuss how board games can bring out stories and bring in players. We also talk Three Sisters, Everdell, and Portal's newest crowdfunding project Throgal! All this and more on today's voyage.
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Tricky Tic Toc Taking with Grant Lyon

Comedian and Tik Tok creator Grant Lyon joins us on the submarine! Grant has been doing stand up comedy for many years and uses his talents to further people's interest in gaming. He has a whole stand up special about board games and has even used his know how to design some games as well. He also runs a Tik Tok about games! In this episode he discusses a disastrous play of Mountains of Madness and we dive into a lot of different topics. All this and more on another tiktastic voyage!
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Puzzlesmith’s and Passion with Rita Orlov

On this voyage we have the head of PostCurious puzzle and games Rita Orlov. Rita is a puzzlesmith and game designer who has brought unique experiences to the hobby with her storytelling puzzle games. We talk about puzzle games and it's ever expanding market and she shares her story about how PostCurious became what it is today. All this and more on today's voyage!
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White Bearded Wisdom with Mike Hinson

Mike Hinson from Elf Creek Games joins us on the Submarine! If you ever wanna hear what the secret sauce is to making a beautiful game Mike dishes on some of those secrets. Mike is Head Developer at Elf Creek and gives the low down on what goes into the development, art, production, and feel of a game. He also gives great advice about the convention circuit that goes along with a crazy story about his first trip to Essen Spiel. All this and more on this voyage!
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Setting Sail with Clark and Emily Willix

We are joined by actual boat experts and game enthusiasts Emily and Clark Willix! Emily and Clark run a YouTube channel talking about their life on the sea and how you too can live a boat centered life. But they are also avid gamers! Emily, with the help of Clark, runs the publisher Small Furry Games who just released Bah Humbug. Join us as they talk about gaming in the sailing community and how one man's game variant can lead to another person's favorite game. We also talk Cartographers, Dorfromantick, and Mysterium! All this and more on today's voyage.
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Playtesting 1 2 3, Testing 1 2 3 with Chris Backe

We set forth on a voyage into the Playtesting Sea with expert playtester, designer, and publisher Chris Backe! We talk about the joys of playtesting and he shares a story about how even with an unpublished game, magic can still happen.  We also talk about Clank Catacombs, The Voyages of Marco Polo, Spies, and many more! 
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A Game for all AEGIS with Breeze Grigas

Breeze Grigas is on the Submarine! On this voyage we talk about his brand new game A.E.G.I.S. Combining Robots. We follow the story of this game and Breeze shares his insights about how to follow up on a successful Kickstarter. We also talk Ahoy!, Cthulhu Wars Duel, and Sabobatage! 
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Château des Jeux de Table with Martin Van Rossum

In this Francy episode of Tabletop Submarine we are joined by our friend from The Netherlands Martin Van Rossum! Martin is the designer of the new Print and Play Roll and Write coming to Kickstarter next month called Château. We talk about the story behind this game and what went into creating a roll and write in a market that has a million and one of them. We also talk about the genre, what roll and writes to play first, our favorite roll and writes, and what makes this genre so popular. Also, is Wingspan a Gateway game? All this and more on this voyage!
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