We're Not Wizards, Tabletop And Board Games Podcast

Richard is joined by Petter Schanke Olsen, owner of Tompet Games and successful designer of Kill the King. Petter tells us about his history regarding cardboard, what games he loves and how hw got the idea for Kill the King and Donning the Purple. If you don't already, then please read the interviews that Petter has done with various names in the industry, as they make for great reading. You can check out all of Petter's work in the show notes below. He'll be back on the show when Donning the Purple is released. LINKS OF NOTES Website: www.tompetgames.no facebook: www.facebook.com/tompetgames/ www.instagram.com/tompetgames www.Twitter.com/tompetgames newsletter: www.tompetgames.no kickstarter blog: www.tompetgames.wordpress.com   ______________________________________________________________________________ If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes.  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405     YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ht

Richard is joined once again by Ed Jowett to chat about his latest campaign for his Era The Consortium universe. We talk about the Era series of games, how Ed brings science into his games, what his thoughts are on Babylon 5 and where Turok the dinosaur hunter can fit into an RPG. Ed is a great guest and well worth a listen, even if you aren't aware of his previous works. LINKS OF NOTES https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-the-consortium-a-universe-of-expansions-2?ref=2f1e06 http://www.shadesofvengeance.com/game-creator/ http://www.shadesofvengeance.com/  https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/  https://twitter.com/shades_of_venge  http://www.imaginerpg.com/  https://www.patreon.com/SoV  ______________________________________________________________________________ If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes.  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405     YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.c

Richard is joined by Becky and Kelly Rolfe, who run the Board Games in Bed Podcast, which is recorded every Sunday from their bed. We talk about how they got into the hobby, what games they are playing and what they are looking forward to as well as answering the Zombie Board Game question. We raise the subject Kickstarting while under a spending ban and why on a holiday of a lifetime, its importnat to rate the hotel based on how easy it is to play boardgames. They are fantastic guests and you should definitely without a doubt check out their show, drop them a subscription and review on Apple Podcasts. LINKS OF NOTES http://www.boardgamesinbed.com/ https://twitter.com/boardgamesinbed     _________________________________________________________________________________ WIN A BOARD GAME CRATE  - ENTER HERE - https://gleam.io/competitions/fs6I5-win-a-boardgamecrate-with-were-not-wizards If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes.  https://itunes.apple.co

Richard is joined by John D Clair, Designer of Mystic Vale, Edge of Darkness to chat about his Kickstarter Campaign Downfall - Deluxified. We talk about his designing up bringing with Monster Cards and how he has steadily moved to making designing an almost full time job. We talk about the designing and pitching process, plus what is next for John in the future. The discussion is fascinating as it deals with the non Kickstarter side of the business. Please check out the Downfall Campaign in the show notes below. LINKS OF NOTES https://twitter.com/johndclair https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaelmindes/downfall-deluxifiedtm-edition?ref=thanks https://www.alderac.com/blog/2017/06/16/edge-of-darkness-coming-soon/ https://www.alderac.com/mystic_vale/     _________________________________________________________________________________ WIN A BOARD GAME CRATE  - ENTER HERE - https://gleam.io/competitions/fs6I5-win-a-boardgamecrate-with-were-not-wizards If you like what you have heard, please take some time t

Richard is joined by Greg Loring Albright, the designer of Leviathan, that is currently in the middle of it's kickstarter campaign. We talk about Greg's academic involvement with boardgames, his influences with regards to the development of Leviathan, and why Googly eyes on Moby Dick is a definite stretch goal. Greg also goes into detail why Leviathan is a better game than X Wing and NetRunner..maybe.. You Won’t Believe These Ten Things You Can Do After Backing Leviathan (Number Seven Will Make You Cry!): 1. Visit the Mystic Seaport Museum 2. Read Moby Dick  3. Play X-Wing 4. Read In The Heart Of The Sea 5. Play Netrunner 6. Tell Greg why he’s wrong 7. Check out Googly-Eyed Jaws 8. Play Sans Allies 9. Buy 1,000 Googly Eyes 10. Put them on EVERYTHING   LINKS OF NOTES   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pastgo/leviathan https://twitter.com/gregisonthego _________________________________________________________________________________ WIN A BOARD GAME CRATE  - ENTER HERE - https://gleam.io/competitions/fs

Richard is joined by James Hudson from Druid City Games to chat about The Guardian's Call Campaign, what he learned from running such a short campaign, and what they plans are for the future. He's an excellent guest to have on. Please  check out what Druid City have planned for the future and make sure you join the the Boardgame Spotlight Facebook group for big cardboard cuddles. LINKS OF NOTES http://www.druidcitygames.com/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/druidcitygames/guardians-call https://twitter.com/druidcitygames https://www.facebook.com/groups/BoardGameSpotlight https://www.instagram.com/druidcitygames/  _________________________________________________________________________________ WIN A BOARD GAME CRATE  - ENTER HERE - https://gleam.io/competitions/fs6I5-win-a-boardgamecrate-with-were-not-wizards If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes.  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405     YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIB

THERE ARE SOME SLIGHT AUDIO ISSUES WITH THIS EPISODE DUE TO PIRATE ACTIVITY. We are joined by the extremely seaworthy and fun Sean Epperson from Thing 12 Games who joins us to speak about Dice of Crowns and the latest Campaign - Dice of Pirates. We jump into the campaign and discuss stretch goals, spending the funding money on cheese, and the way forward for Thing 12 Games. Sean was excellent to chat with and you should definitely check out his campaign which is ending very very soon. CAMPAIGN YE HEARTIES  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thing12games/dice-of-pirates LINKS OF NOTES https://www.facebook.com/Thing12Games/ http://www.thing12games.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thing12games/ https://twitter.com/thing12games https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thing12games/dice-of-pirates _________________________________________________________________________________ WIN A BOARD GAME CRATE  - ENTER HERE - https://gleam.io/competitions/fs6I5-win-a-boardgamecrate-with-were-not-wizards If you like w

Richard is joined by Tristan Hall, from Hall or Nothing Productions to chat about his first steps into the hobby, running the first Gloom of Kilforth Kickstarter and how things are progressing with the hugely successful follow up expansion campaign. Tristan was an excellent guest, and most of the time we kind of maybe stay on topic, and we had a laugh and a half and we hope you enjoy the episode. You can back the Gloom of Kilforth below and you should at least check out the campaign, becuase it does look stunning.  LINKS OF NOTES https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/gloom-of-kilforth-a-fantasy-quest-game-expansions www.hallornothingproductions.co.uk www.twitter.com/ninjadorg www.facebook.com/gloomofkilforth https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeieYhlvF4VGS6PZNPQZfxQ - Board Chitless on Youtube! _________________________________________________________________________________ WIN A BOARD GAME CRATE  - ENTER HERE - https://gleam.io/competitions/fs6I5-win-a-boardgamecrate-with-were-not-wizards I

Richard is joined by Richard Keene, the owner of Ninth Haven Games who recently relaunched his kickstarter Dinogenics after it's cancellation earlier in the year. Since it's rerelease, it has funded in the first day and is now storming through the stretch goals. We have a chat about the game, kickstarter and Richard looking forward to wearing a t-Rex costume when he passes the $150k stretch goal. THIS IS A PROMISE. Richard was an excellent guest and you should definitely check out his kickstarter as it looks like a load of fun. LINKS OF NOTEShttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1541227444/dinogenics-dinosaur-park-management https://www.facebook.com/Dinogenics/ https://twitter.com/NinthHavenGames If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405     YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/c/WereNotWizardsTabletopPodcast Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35

Nerd Therapy happened all over the podcast. I couldn't even get an intro done until the 9th minute and by that time it was pretty much a full scale invasion. Nerd Therapy are a group of highly amusing and talented people who meet regularly to podcast about D&D, play through scenarios and general try to record it as they are going. NEVER EVER RECORD  SHOW WITH MORE THAN THREE PEOPLE. Special Thanks to Iain for putting together the audio tracks. PLEASE check out their show and have a laugh with them. They are a group of fantastic peoples. LINKS OF NOTES Nerd Therapy Website - http://www.nerdtherapy.xyz   Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/nerdtherapypod Tumblr - http://nerdtherapypodcast.tumblr.com/ DVMPE - http://www.dvmpe.com E-Mail - nerdtherapypodcast@gmail.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NerdTherapyPodcast Itunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-therapy-a-dungeons-and-dragons-podcast/id1196036021?mt=2  …  Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/dvm/nerd-therapy  … Tunein Radio

Marc and Lacey from Orange Nebula come back on the show to catch up with what is happening with the Epoch - The Awakening Kickstarter production. We chat about what they learned from the process, what they have gained moving forwards and how Big Tom Casual got involved. Please give it a listen. Marc is a real inspiration about what can happen when you pick yourself up from falling down the stairs and where it can lead. Lacey is a force of nature. Richard has stopped posting rabbit pictures on twitter and has moved into potato sculpting instead. Please check out the links below. LINKS OF NOTES https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orangenebula/epoch-the-awakening-board-game  http://orangenebula.com/   https://www.instagram.com/orangenebula/   https://twitter.com/OrangeNebula   https://www.facebook.com/orangenebula/   https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcneidlinger/   https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224783/epoch-awakening   If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us

Frank West is back. Frank West is causing havoc. Frank is making us jealous about all the games he played. FRANK.  LINKS OF NOTES   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcokgame/the-city-of-kings-a-cooperative-adventure-for-1-4    Latest news and for info on the game: http://thecityofkings.com/   Videos about how our mechanics work, artwork releases and general game design: https://youtube.com/c/tcokgame To discuss game mechanics and learn about our journey: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1427814/wip-city-kings/page/1   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tcokgame Twitter: https://twitter.com/tcokgame Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tcokgame/ If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405    YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC03LRG64f05w0C3Bs3aZ4sA   Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards  Website - www.werenotwiz

WRECK AND RUIN.  IN AN ABANDONED DESOLATE PODCAST TWO MEN MEET IN THE WRECK OF HUMANITY TO TALK KICKSTARTERS AND CARDBOARD.  THIS IS THEIR STORY...  WELL. MARK'S STORY.. PREPARE FOR RUIN AND WRECK... Links of Note www.wreckandruingame.co.uk www.facebook.com/wreckandruingame www.twitter.com/wreckandruin   www.instagram.com/wreckandruin   If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405    YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC03LRG64f05w0C3Bs3aZ4sA   Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards  Website - www.werenotwizards.com  Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards  Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards   If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405   Get us on Stitcher - http://www.stit

Richard is joined by Jon Gilmour.  One of the most prolific and successful designers of the new age of boardgames. We talk about Wasteland Express, Dinosaur Island, Asteroids, Missile Command, and the latest Kickstarter, News@11. We even manage to get Jon to answer the 3 boardgame question. Jon is a delight, a bit of a hero of mine and a fantastic example of how open and friendly the boardgame community is. Please check out the links below and definitely check out News @ 11. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/floodgategames/news11 LINKS OF NOTES https://twitter.com/jongilmour https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/12679/jonathan-gilmour https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/floodgategames/news11 http://idwgames.com/181826-2/ https://www.pandasaurusgames.com/product/wasteland-express/ https://www.pandasaurusgames.com/product/dinosaur-island/   If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id10841984

Richard is joined by Caezar Aljassar who as one of the founders of Alley Cat Games has burst onto the boardgames and Kickstarter scene with two successful projects and is now on the brink of his third the fantastic sounding Dice Hospital.. We talk to Caezar about how his first game came about, how he switched from his day job to making boardgames full time, as well as his current consultancy work for Kickstarter creators. He also gives advice on how to disguise yourself as someone from Somerset when applying for a bank loan. Yes it contain the usual non wizard nonsense. But caezar was an excellent guest and if you like what you hear please tell other people. thanks. xx LINKS OF NOTES https://www.alleycatgames.com/ https://twitter.com/alleycatgames https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alleycatgames/lab-wars-the-science-themed-card-game-for-2-4-comp https://www.instagram.com/alleycatgames/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukboardgamesKS/ https://www.facebook.com/alleycatgamesUK/ If you like what you have hea

Richard is joined by  Dr. Tom Clare to talk about his Kickstarter project The Champion of Wild. First of all, we give him an examination on his previous cardboard history, then delve into what TCOTW is all about and then ask him to tell us how he would cure the zombie apocalypse. You can check out all the information on Big Imagination Games below. We did ask Tom to give us show notes, but we couldn't make out what he wrote. BOOM BOOM LINKS OF NOTES https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1321865567/the-champion-of-the-wild   Facebook: facebook.com/bigimaginationgamesuk   Twitter: twitter.com/teeceBIG   BGG page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/186904/champion-wild   Website: www.bigimaginationgames.com If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405    YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC03LRG64f05w0C3Bs3aZ4sA   Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardga

Welcome to our 100th episode where Colin joins Richard to chat about a whole pile of games they have been playing and we get to hear about Colin going LARPing. We also spoke about the following games Got to the Table Quantum, Star Realms, Viticulture, Dark Souls Boardgame, Space Crusade, Mechs Vs Minions, Ashes -Rise of the Phoenixborne Get off the Shelf Bloodborne, Formula D, Abyss, Heroquest Give them a Kick Guardians Call, Wreck and Ruin, ERA Balam, Now Boarding, Stellar Leap, Champions of the Wild We did Shoutouts for.. The Musicians Podcast, Get Gamey with Gamer Leaf, Staying in, Toucan play that game, Broken Meeple, Mass Moviecide UK,

Graeme Burrows is absolutely the nicest guy and he's supported us from the beginning, so we thought it would be cool to get him on to chat about his story with boardgames. I has had brilliant time recording this. Everyone has a journey about how they got into the hobby, and Graeme's tale is a delight. From buying games at Big Jimmy's to playing Star Realms and backing Kickstarters, he was a huge amount of fun. LINKS OF NOTES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckf_6GiLO1Ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVvDZXN0NHEhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUas3eRPukHw7KAX3NJ47MNghttps://twitter.com/boardgraemes If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405    YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC03LRG64f05w0C3Bs3aZ4sA   Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards  Website - www.werenotwizards.com  Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/w

To start our next 100 Episodes, Richard is joined by Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengence to chat about his latest Kickstarter campaign - Era Balam, which takes to Era System into space and allows you you become a pilot, forging your path through the galaxy. Ed, as always, is great fun to have on the show and fear not, while this visit is short and sweet, he'll be coming on again soon for a proper catch up. LINKS OF NOTES - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/jump-in-your-starfighter-for-era-balam-a-project-o https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sovcomics/violete-an-era-the-empowered-superhero-comic http://www.shadesofvengeance.com/  https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/  https://twitter.com/shades_of_venge  http://www.imaginerpg.com/  https://www.patreon.com/SoV  If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405    YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/chan

Welcome to our 100th episode where Colin joins Richard to chat about a whole pile of games they have been playing and we get to hear about Colin going LARPing. We also spoke about the following games Got to the Table Quantum, Star Realms, Viticulture, Dark Souls Boardgame, Space Crusade, Mechs Vs Minions, Ashes -Rise of the Phoenixborne Get off the Shelf Bloodborne, Formula D, Abyss, Heroquest Give them a Kick Guardians Call, Wreck and Ruin, ERA Balam, Now Boarding, Stellar Leap, Champions of the Wild We did Shoutouts for.. The Musicians Podcast, Get Gamey with Gamer Leaf, Staying in, Toucan play that game, Broken Meeple, Mass Moviecide UK,