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Mike Risley

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Rebecca talks to Ross Connell (https://twitter.com/moregamespls) about his website, More Games Please (https://www.moregamesplease.com/); board game art; and artist visibility within the hobby. Ross shares some of his favorite board game artist
Lauren talks with Randy Flynn about the design decisions in Cascadia, a gorgeous tile-laying game coming soon from Flatout Games (https://www.flatout.games/), which showcases lands and creatures of the Pacific Northwest. Special Guest: Randy Fl
Rebecca talks to Alex G. (https://twitter.com/AxellesNobody) and Keith Ringer (https://www.reddit.com/user/inuyasharuls/), two Dungeons & Dragons players who created character sheets that is more accessible for folks with dyslexia. Geek Native
Lauren Woolsey and Elizabeth Hargrave (designer of Wingspan (https://stonemaiergames.com/games/wingspan/)) talk about the role of the overall theme in a game's accessibility, how a wider range of faces at events can make things more welcoming f
Many people use gaming as a way to relax, but did you know gaming has been making its way into therapy sessions? Rebecca talks to Emma Carlson, a clinical therapist who is part of a youth suicide prevention team and uses tabletop role-playing g
Get ready for a sweet conversation! Jonathan Chaffer (https://twitter.com/unclejonbob) is a software developer and hobbyist game designer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and this episode he talks with Lauren about Filler, his small-box card game abo
This episode Rebecca talks to Stephanie Jessup, sign language interterpreter, game player extraordinaire, and host of of Dibs on Blue, a YouTube board games channel dedicated to American Sign Language users. Special Guest: Stephanie Jessup.
PUZZLES! In this episode, Lauren and Chip discuss the unique formats and structures of puzzles that different online platforms allow. See, for example:* A Little Alliteration (https://twitter.com/litalliteration) on Twitter* Vowel Movement
This episode Lauren talks with Tony Miller (http://Twitter.com/beardedrogue), a game designer from Oregon about his recently signed game Kabuto Sumo (https://youtu.be/8O-4B2YQPjE) (a.k.a. Chonky Beetle Bois), recently signed by BoardGameTables.
Rebecca talks to Suzanne Sheldon (https://twitter.com/425suzanne) (GenCant (http://www.gencant.com/) coordinator, The Dice Tower podcast (https://www.dicetower.com/game-podcast/dice-tower) cohost) about accessibility and inclusivity in gaming c
Michael Melkonian is a game designer from Los Angeles, CA who currently resides in Central Illinois. He is the owner of Cardboard Console, a game design and publishing company. Michael's first commercial product is "Dance Card! (https://boardga
Rebecca talks to Jenn Barlett (https://www.instagram.com/boardgame.librarian/), a librarian at the Manchester Public Library (https://library.townofmanchester.org/), about games, libraries, and accessibility. Special Guest: Jenn Bartlett.
Lauren talks to Nick Yu (https://twitter.com/yutingxiang) about Adventure Tactics (https://www.letimangames.com/adventure-tactics.html), which is published by Letiman Games. Adventure Tactics is on Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/proje
In this episode, Lauren chats with Omari Akil (https://twitter.com/omariakil), one half of @BGBrothas (https://twitter.com/BGBrothas), about the company's first game Rap Godz, and how this tabletop game is connecting communities in New Orleans
It's sequel time! Rebecca welcomes back Janice Turner of Wren Games to talk about Sensor Ghosts, a sci-fi escape game and sequel to last year's game, Assembly. Special Guest: Janice Turner.
In this episode, Rebecca (http://www.twitter.com/ToPlayIsHuman) talks to Karen Cleveland (http://www.twitter.com/GameBiologist) from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/) about their game What in the Wild
Lauren Woolsey talks with Shannon McDowell about escape rooms and what considerations go into making them more accessible and more inclusive. Special Guest: Shannon McDowell.
This episode Lauren talks with Dave Sensenig about how game Carroll County Cake Swap (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256950/carroll-county-cake-swap) from Jealous Cat Games (https://www.jealouscatgames.com/). Coming to Kickstarter July 25
Rebecca talks to Jacob Jackson, who co-authors Game Bites (https://girlsgameshelf.com/?s=Game+Bites) with his mom, AnnaMaria Jackson-Phelps, on Girls Game Shelf (https://girlsgameshelf.com/). Special Guest: Jacob Jackson.
Lauren talks with Joe Hopkins (https://twitter.com/AvgJoeGames) about his new game Endangered (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220133/endangered), now on Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/697528475/endangered-0). Work with
This week we've got a Gamer Spotlight episode for you! Rebecca talks to Ryan Peach about gaming and visual accessibility. Ryan shares his experience as a "blind meeple" navigating games and gaming events. Special Guest: Ryan Peach.
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