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Breaking Into Board Games

Breaking into Board Games is a podcast about breaking into the hobby game industry. Every week, we interview a person of note, and give tips and tricks to make your way into the business of games. Hosts: Dan Letzring -- Publisher -- @letimangames Dan Letzring has been publishing games through his company Letiman Games since 2014 and is also the co-owner of Galactic Raptor Games. A designer, publisher, and father, Dan lives in Rochester, NY with his family. Ian Zang -- Developer -- @ianzangdesign Ian Zang is the lead developer with Deepwater Games. He has been making games since an early age with his most recent work being in the realms of corporate and educational game design. Ian lives with his wife in Pittsburgh, PA. Tony Miller -- Designer -- @beardedroguegames Tony Miller is the designer of Fire in the Library and is currently pitching other designs that you may see soon. He lives in the Portland, OR area where he continues to furiously get his designs ready for publishers while working at his IT job and taking care of his family.
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Now displaying: October, 2019
Oct 30, 2019

Ian, Dan, and Tony talk to Fertessa Allyse, designer of the upcoming game "Book of Villainy" about hitting the ground running while getting into board game design. We talk about real-life quality control (Fertessa's real-life gig) and how it relates to design.

You can reach out to her on twitter: @fertessa

You can also check out Book of Villainy on her website: www.bookofvillainy.wordpress.com  

 

Hosts:

Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

"There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org

Oct 16, 2019

Ian, Tony, and Dan talk to Randy Hoyt of Foxtrot Games about his work running a publishing company, developing games, and working with other publishers. 

You can reach out to Randy on twitter: @randyhoyt

Visit Foxtrot Games here: foxtrotgames.com

Please support our Patreon! It helps pay for hosting the podcast, and for us to be able to support the community better!

 

Hosts:

Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

"There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org

Oct 2, 2019

Tony and Dan talk to Liberty Kifer, the breakout designer, artist, and publisher behind Crystallo about her rocket-like rise in the kickstarter world. 

You can reach out to Liberty on twitter: @lightheartgames

And you can find her website here: libertykifer.com

 

Hosts:

Tony - Designer - @beardedrogue

Ian - Developer - @ianzangdesign

Dan - Publisher - @letimangames

"There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org

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