On Board Games

On this episode of On Board Games, Erik and Don talk about games they've played including: The Morrison Game Factory Mystery Dice Planet Unknown HeroQuest Isle of Cats Castles of Burgundy GameFound You can get a discount on Zencastr.com with key word ONBOARDGAMES (26:08) Next, they talk about conflict resultions in RPGs and how to make that conflict fun and memorable.   ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don are joined by Bob Wieman, the Scholeologist himself, to talk about games they've played including: Marvel Champions Istanbul the dice game Masks RPG Goblin Quest RPG Trophy Gold RPG Bohananza The Crew You can get a discount on Zencastr.com with key word ONBOARDGAMES (27:36) Next, they talk about Kickstarter, are there companies that are too big for it, and what impact does it have on the board game landscape. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk about games they've played including: Firefly 10th Anniversary Edition Picture Perfect Quacks of Quedlinberg Discworld RPG Outgunned RPG You can get a discount on Zencastr.com with key word ONBOARDGAMES (20:53) Next, they talk briefly about ShushCon and Token Con and then about creating a new game collection from scratch. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Bill Corey talk about games they've played including: Gloomhaven - http://gloomhaven-storyline.com Firefly 10th Anniversary Edition Sentinels of the Multiverse Furnace Imperial You can get a discount on Zencastr.com with key word ONBOARDGAMES (21:08) Next, they talk about innovation vs. iteration in game design and its impacts. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk about games they've played including: Magical Kitties Save the Day Rising Sun Forest Shuffle Captain Sonar (14:54) Next, they talk about getting your players to be engaged with your RPG campaign. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Bruce are joined by Shawn Hoult from Allies or Enemies to talk about games they've played including: Ice Cool Rhino Hero Binho Camp Grizzly Mythwind Ready Set Bet Allies or Enemies YouTube Channel (23:43) Next, they talk about games from their youth and what it is about them they remember most. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik is joined by Don and Bruce to talk about games they've played including: Return to Dark Tower RPG Ghostbusters RPG Draft Duel Imperial The Patriot Sushi Boat Tiny Epic Cthulhu Blood on the Clocktower Next, they talk about what they they will play or what they are interested in 2024.   ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik is joined by Level Up Board Game Podcast host Patrick Hepner to talk about games they've played including: ISS Vanguard Frost Punk Obsession Thunder Road Vendetta (29:06) Next, they talk about how to choose what game to play next at game night. Link to Erik's game menu. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik is joined by Grand Gamers Guild folk Marc Specter and Glenn Glaherty to talk about games they've played including: Leaf The Artemis Project Byline Aleph Null Friday Decrypto Sandwiches and City of Gangsters (prototypes) Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria The Artemis Odyssey (21:07) Next, the three talk about how to market boardgames. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Kathleen talk about games they've played including: Parade Run Fugitive Challengers (15:34) Next, the two talk about Kathleen's experiences at BGG Con. http://handgames21.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk about games they've played and Erik's experience at BGG.Con 2023. Games talked about include: Sky Team Horrified Greek Monsters Pirate Borg Farflung Blood on the Clocktower War of the Ring War of the Ring the card game Stranger Things Artemis Odyssey Merchants of Magick Quartermaster General ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don are joined by Joe Slack from Board Game Design Course to talk about games they've played lately and other things including: Planet Unkown Dark Tower Covenant Silent Death Monster of the Week Mille Fiore Cleopatra and the Society of Architects Mayan Curse Kickstarter (20:23) Then they talk about games with tactile components and its impacts. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik is joined by Ace Ellett from Bluefish Games to talk about games they've played lately and other things including: Sky Team Fugitive 2nd edition Lost in the Shuffle Endangered Puzzled Pint Dash (19:09) Then they talk about games that can only be played once and the implications that has. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Bruce talk about games they've played lately and other things including: Spy Car Escape Head Trip Dice Forge Rattlebones Hoopla (30:45) Then they talk about games with large groups, from 10 - 1000. What works, what are some design thoughts, and how to keep that many people entertained. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk with Jay Cormier about games they've played lately and other things including: Gaslands Silent Death Mr. President Indiana Jones: The Sands of Adventure Monster of the week Fail Faster website   Design Destiny Kickstarter   Scott Nicholson's Introspective video about Design Destiny   (15:08) Then they talk about the "fail faster" concept in game design and the tools Jay has designed to help with that. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Kathleen talk with Bez about games they've played lately and other things including: The Crew Mr. President Connect Four Spin We Love Katmari Stuff by Bez website   Endangered: American Red Wolves and Endangered Rescue Kickstarter   (29:40) Then they talk about incorporating the human element in games. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Bruce talk about games they've played lately and other things including: Thunder Road Vendetta Mr. President   (22:35) Then they talk quirky games and what they bring to the table. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Kathleen talk about games they've played lately and other things including: Final Girl Chicken! Whale to Look Nine Tiles Panic Skyteam The Game: Face to Face Search for Planet X   (14:28) Then they talk what Kathleen's experience at GenCon, UKGE, and other cons. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik and Don talk about games they've played lately and other things including: ISS Vanguard Quest Tower by Escape Welt Diablo IV Thunder Road Vendetta Monster of the Week One Night Ultimate Super Villains Cursed Court Gameframe Kickstarter   (35:45) Then they talk what makes the weight of a game and when does it go from medium to heavy. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek

On this episode of On Board Games Erik is joined by Sen-Foong Lim and Banana Chan to talk about games they've played lately and other things including: Bloodbeam Badlands No Context Murano The Ground Hog Gambit The Bin Packing Problem (Excel files and instructions in the link)   (15:00) Then they talk all about time travel in games, especially RPGs. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/   Patreon account: http://www.patreon.com/obg   Twitter: @onboardgames RSS Feed: http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/rss Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com On Board Games Guild at Board Game Geek