Podcast Episodes

Season: RPG - Interlude: Welcome to Willowbank

Season 1 Episode 360

David and Dirk go over David’s newest project, Willow Bank. Revolving around DnD, (for all of you DnD enthusiasts), they have a captivating conversation on the flaws of DnD and create a vein of discu…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Season: RPG - Listener Question

Season 1 Episode 360

Today, Dirk and David come together to answer some listener questions from the Discord. Most of these questions surround RPG’s, although the discussions branch out into deeper waters, as the two of t…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

BtC - Special Edition: Dominic Crapuchettes

Season 1 Episode 359

In this special edition of Behind the Cardboard, host Ellie Dix sits down with legendary game designer and publisher Dominic Crapuchettes, the creative mind behind Say Anything, Wits and Wagers, and …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Season: RPG - Serious Games Pt.2

Season 1 Episode 358

Host Kathryn Hymes (@katehymes, thornygames.com) is joined by renowned designers Jason Morningstar (bullypulpitgames.com) and Randy Lubin (@randylubin, randylubin.com) to explore the world of "seriou…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Season: RPG - Serious Games Pt.1

Season 1 Episode 357

Host Kathryn Hymes (@katehymes, thornygames.com) is joined by renowned designers Jason Morningstar (bullypulpitgames.com) and Randy Lubin (@randylubin, randylubin.com) to explore the world of "seriou…

Published on 3 months ago

BtC - Sydney Engelstein on Delivering a Winning Pitch

Season 1 Episode 356

Ellie Dix sits down with Sydney Engelstein to unpack what makes a game pitch succeed — and fail. Sydney shares some of the worst pitches she’s witnessed, what separates a great pitch from a weak one …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

BtC with Danielle Reynolds on Preparing for Pitches

Season 1 Episode 355

Host Ellie Dix sits down with Danielle Reynolds to dive deep into the art of pitching tabletop games. Danielle shares what draws her to the process, the essential skills designers need, and how to ap…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Season: RPG - Randy Lubin - RPGs in Organizational Settings

Season 1 Episode 353

In this episode, we are joined by Randy Lubin, a well known game designer who has had experience in RPGs, Tabletop gaming, and Mega games. We will dive into the complexities of Mega games as well as …

Published on 4 months ago

BtC- Dave Neale on Identifying Potential Publishers

Today, Ellie Dix and Dave Neale dive into the complexity of forming publisher relationships, as well as choosing the correct publisher. Taking a perspective from both experienced designers and beginn…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Season: RPG - Interlude: The First Round Table

Season 1 Episode 351

Dirk Knemeyer and David Heron look back on TGRT’s most recent topics, along with taking time to dive into many of the conversations brought up by Ellie Dix in BtC. Sharing thoughts about co-design an…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago