Episode Details

Episode 96: Arwen Kathke - Vision Accessibility in Board Games - Top 5 Food-Themed Board Games - Hanging out with loved ones and friends

The amazing Arwen Kathke joins me to talk about her Cardboard Time podcast and her passion to increase vision accessibility in board games. We get hungry talk about our top 5 food themed games and going down some rabbit holes. Ending with good memories of hanging out with loved ones and friends.

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:29 Get to know Arwen

00:01:49 How did the Cardboard Time Podcast start?

00:03:01 Why the name Cardboard Time?

00:07:12 Vision Accessibility in Board Games

• Colorblind Games

00:18:01 Top 5 Food-Themed Board Games

• Sang Kee Peking Duck House
• BGG “Theme: Food Cooking” Tag List

00:24:24 Formage & Formaggio: We Love Cheese

00:32:13 Point Salad: A Game for Everyone

• Point Galaxy

00:35:52 Coffee Roaster: A Solo Experience

• In Front of the Elevators

00:40:13 Three Sisters: Harvest Edition: Expanding the Game

00:47:41 Chicken Fried Dice: Real-Time Roll and Write

• Ashwin and Rob on BGG Podcast Ep. 91

00:51:35 Wok and Roll: Nostalgia in a Game

00:55:00 Diced Veggies: A Unique Chopping Mechanism

00:59:14 Sushi Go Party!: A Fun Twist on Drafting Games

Honorable Mentions

01:04:39 Pizza Roles - Yummy Deduction Game

01:07:44 Sweet Lands - The Charm of Heavy Strategy Games

01:13:26 Moments of Positivity

• Big Gay Dinner - Rose Gauntlet Foundation
• BGG Spring 2026
  • Buc-ee’s
  • Sheetz

01:27:45 Where can you find Arwen?

• The Cardboard Time Podcast on Spotify
• Cardboard Time Website
• Bluesky: @CardboardTime
• Instagram: @Cardboard_Time
• Youtube:@CardboardTime
• Conventions: 
  • Origins Game Fair
  • Omaha Gaming Con (added after the recording)
  • Pax Unplugged 

01:31:51 Outro

(Please note that these time stamps might not be accurate due to the use of dynamic ads.)

We hope you will come join us for fun games with all the fun people at BGG.CON 2026. https://boardgamegeek.com/bggcon or https://tabletop.events/conventions/bgg.con-2026

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