Podcast Episodes

224: Gudnak - In Pursuit of the Third Way

Season 6 Episode 3

Tim O'Brien, co-designer of Gudnak, sits down with Zach for a far-reaching discussion that offers a behind-the-scenes look into Chaotic Great's jour…

1 year, 1 month ago

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223: Kingswood Games - The Warlord CCG Interview

Season 6 Episode 2

Woodrow and Josh, the founders of Kingswood Games, are relaunching the AEG classic card game, Warlord, into the modern era. It's an incredible story …

1 year, 11 months ago

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222: Andrew Navaro - The Reality of Independent Publishing

Season 6 Episode 1

We're back after seven months with one of our favorite creators in the tabletop gaming industry, Andrew Navaro (former Fantasy Flight Games Head of S…

2 years, 2 months ago

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221: Introducing the Alpha Clash TCG ft. Ridge (Founder)

Season 5 Episode 221

We've been following Alpha Clash since 2022, and have consistently been impressed with the drive and output of the people behind it. Join us for a co…

2 years, 10 months ago

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220: Andrew Parks - Stories from The Nightmare Before Christmas TCG

Season 5 Episode 220

A remarkable moment - a random comment on our Nighmare Before Christmas TCG stream turns into a conversation and relationship with its designer, Andr…

3 years ago

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219: Getting Into Magic: The Gathering

Season 6 Episode 219

Zach has been taken in by the upcoming Lord of the Rings "Universes Beyond" set of Magic: The Gathering. So much so that he's now learning everything…

3 years, 1 month ago

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218: The Retail Incentive

Season 6 Episode 218

Conversations around expandable games and the LGS continue to swirl online, especially amid things like Magic's continued embrace of direct sales, Fl…

3 years, 2 months ago

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217: Event Theory Into Practice - FuseFest 2023

Season 6 Episode 217

We recently hosted our first big event since COVID shut everything down (technically our biggest to date!). As those of you following for the past fe…

3 years, 2 months ago

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216: The End of an Era

Season 5 Episode 216

As 2022 wraps up, in many ways it signals the end of the "pandemic" era of thinking, both professionally and personally. Join us for a recap of 2022 …

3 years, 4 months ago

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215: Questioning Culture - Are You Casual or Competitive?

Season 5 Episode 215

These two words seem to haunt the tabletop gaming landscape, and after many decades of exposure there still is not broad agreement as to what they me…

3 years, 6 months ago

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