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Episode 13: The Extra Life Charity Auction with George Jaros and R2i co-owner and game designer Andrew Nerger

By Clark Bender October 26, 2021Podcast

Andrew Nerger (top left), co-owner of R2i games, publisher of Don't Go In There and George Jaros (bottom right) of GJJ Games and organizer of the Extra Life Charity Auction.…

Episode 12: Game Designer Ben Rosset on working with a design partner and getting into the industry full-time

By Clark Bender October 13, 2021Podcast

Game Designer Ben Rosset and some of the games he has created with co-designer Matthew O'Malley On the 12th episode of the Board Game Times podcast, Clark speaks to board…

Episode 11: Meeple Mountain writer Justin Bell on his game review process, GenCon and diversity in gaming

By Clark Bender September 29, 2021Podcast

Justin Bell, board game reviewer and writer for Meeple Mountain On the 11th episode of the podcast Clark talks to Justin Bell, a writer and reviewer for the MeepleMountain.com website.…

Episode 10: Voices from Protospiel Chicago: Valerie and Nick Schrag, Andrew Stiles, and Steven Ungaro on game design and live playtesting

By Clark Bender September 15, 2021Podcast

Board game designer Andrew Stiles; Curbside game prototype (Steven Ungaro) ; Designers Valerie and Nick Schrag On the 10th episode of Board Game Times, Clark goes to Protospiel Chicago and…

Episode 9: Maxine and Randy Ekl on game design and playtesting at Protospiel Chicago

By Clark Bender September 1, 2021Podcast

Randy and Maxine Ekl, game designers and organizers of Protospiel Chicago On the 9th episode of the podcast, Clark speaks to Maxine and Randy Ekl, the co-organizers of Protospiel Chicago…

Episode 8: Games Plus store manager Rich Kurtin on retailing through the years and their (starting now!) semi-annual auction

By Clark Bender August 18, 2021Podcast

Rich Kurtin, Manager at Games Plus in Mt. Prospect This episode Clark speaks to Rich Kurtin, manager of the Games Plus gaming store in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. Games Plus has…

Episode 7: Chicagoland Games: The Dice Dojo co-owner Lexx Dunning on running a friendly local game store

By Clark Bender August 4, 2021Podcast

Lexx Dunning, co-owner of Chicagoland Games The Dice Dojo This episode Clark speaks to Lexx Dunning, the co-owner -- along with J.P. Nery -- of Chicagoland Games: The Dice Dojo.…

Episode 4: Beth Heile of the BoardGameGeek Store on living the board gaming dream

By Clark Bender June 23, 2021Podcast

Beth Heile of the BoardGameGeek Store This episode Clark talks to Beth Heile, Product Manager for the BoardGameGeek Store. Hear how Beth turned a lifetime of board game fandom into…

Episode 3: Danielle Reynolds, game designer and podcaster, on board game creation and production

By Clark Bender June 9, 2021Podcast

This episode Clark talks to the multi-talented Danielle Reynolds, co-organizer of the Chicago Boardgame Designers group on Facebook and Discord. In addition to being a game designer and graphic designer,…

Episode 2: Randy Ekl of Clever Playing Cards and Protospiel Chicago

By Clark Bender May 26, 2021Podcast

Let's design and test some games! This episode Clark talks to Randy Ekl. Randy and his wife Maxine are the co-designers behind Clever Playing Cards and they are the organizers…