Episode Details

Join Conor as he welcomes two of Australia's most celebrated board game designers — Matt Dunstan and Phil Walker-Harding — for the first episode from Oceania Month in 2026! Matt is best known for games like Next Station London, Elysium, and the Adventure Games series, while Phil is the mind behind Sushi Go!, Imhotep, Bärenpark, and Gizmos. Together they give us a sneak peek at the upcoming Designer Day event at Play Con — an exciting opportunity to meet and game with some of the best minds in the hobby. There's big game talk, design insights, and plenty of Aussie board game love in this one. Pull up a chair!

Sizzling Games:

Millennium Blades

Figment

Blood Rage

New Question of the Pod: 

"What’s the best game or game mechanism you’ve seen on TV or in movies?"

Check out our Eventbrite page for all of our upcoming Game Days: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/board-game-bbq-32833304483

Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:

Millennium Blades - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/151347/millennium-blades

Figment - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439209/figment

Blood Rage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170216/blood-rage

Rumble Nation - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266722/rumble-nation

Next Station London - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/353545/next-station-london

Point Salad - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274960/point-salad

Fantasy Realms - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/223040/fantasy-realms

SPONSORS

Our podcast is proudly sponsored by Advent Games and More Than Meeples.

Advent Games is an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW.  http://www.adventgames