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A new tribe of entrepreneurs is fast sprouting across the startup landscape: board game creators. India has a long history of board games. Their popularity resurged during the pandemic and has sustained beyond. Game nights are common, board game cafes are opening across cities, and OTT shows have made people aware of international strategy games beyond Monopoly and Cluedo. In India, new board games are being constantly created: themed on local history, politics and popular culture. From Shasn, Mahabharat, Indus, Bharata 600 BC and Karigar-e-Taj to The Poll there's scores of indigenous games raring to take on the German OG of board games renaissance: Catan. Dia Rekhi delves into this fascinating new ecosystem—biggest names, ideation, production, margins, investment, taxes and competition—with Phalgun Polepalli, creator of Mozaic Games, and the creator and director of The Civic Games Lab, as well as Prashant Maheshwari, Co-founder - MeepleCon, and Abeer Kapoor, Founder, Civic Games Lab. Credits: Memesys Culture Lab, Wishberry, Angry Indians Game Official If you like this episode from Dia Rekhi, you can check out her episodes - Twitter Tales, India vs Europe: Regulatory Rift, ChatGPT Explained and Explored, Band, Baaja, Billions and more You can follow our host Dia Rekhi on her social media: Twitter & Linkedin Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief' on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode I call my friend, Matt, and I tell him a joke.Matt is the lowest key, coolest cucumber guy in the entire world. I envy his state of mind daily. And if you ever need a board game recommendation, he is the man to talk to. Matt is one of the organisers of the annual MeepleCon board game and table top gaming convention (held in Melbourne), and you can find out more about it here: https://meeplecon.com.au/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ijustcalledtotellyouajoke. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On a special Bulletin, gaming enthusiasts Prashant and Karan join us to talk about their event, Meeplecon - the first large-scale board game convention in India. Plus, they discuss creating a board game culture in the country, and games to get newbies hooked. Listen to our latest episode on Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald here: https://ivm.today/GF-184 Listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
Ambie and Crystal discuss The Mind, Dinosaur Island, Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Island Hopper, and High Society. We then talk about games that are from other cultures, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "love." Announcement: 0:40 Recent Games: 1:45 Gaming Around the World: 12:02 Board Game Etymology - 'Foreign': 23:54 Outro: 25:17 Bloopers: 26:21 The Mind: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244992/mind Dinosaur Island: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221194/dinosaur-island Arkham Horror: The Card Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205637/arkham-horror-card-game Island Hopper: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194688/island-hopper High Society: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society
It's been a great time for conventions, and MeepleCon in our home town of Las Vegas is no exception. What a blast we had, and we got to learn quite a few new games. Hear us talk about some buzzworthy games like Decrypto and The Mind, and also our First Impressions on Dinosaur Island by Pandasaurus Games, since their second kickstarter is up now!
Enjoy, and let us know your thoughts!0:06:54 - GAMA recap0:38:46 - MeepleCon recap0:46:05 - Timm Metivier interview0:59:44 - Clay Ross interview1:18:45 - Conor McGoey interview1:31:00 - Kevin Nesbitt interview1:46:30 - Filip Glowacz interview2:00:12 - Jess Davis interview2:08:45 - Tom Vasel interview YouTube channel! Support the show! PledgeHC.com The Herd map is here: Click to add your mark! Be sure to join the discussion over at the guild to discuss the episode with us & your fellow Elephants!
Ambie and Crystal discuss Stuffed Fables and Herbaceous. We then talk about our passion for the board gaming hobby, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "love." MeepleCon: 0:46 Recent Games: 1:28 Passion for Gaming: 11:46 Board Game Etymology - 'Love': 27:44 Outro: 28:33 Bloopers: 29:37 Stuffed Fables: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233312/stuffed-fables Herbaceous: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195314/herbaceous
Ambie and Crystal discuss Dinosaur Island, Castell, and GROWL. We then talk about social deduction games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "deduce." Blitz Con Recap & MeepleCon: 0:48 Recent Games: 2:21 Social Deduction Games: 16:39 Board Game Etymology - 'Deduce': 27:04 Outro: 28:10 Bloopers: 29:14 Dinosaur Island: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221194/dinosaur-island Castell: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/238638/castell GROWL: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/235451/growl
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Pret-a-Porter, The Phantom Society, and Roll Player. We talk about board game burnout, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "exhaust." We also announce our t-shirts!
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal talk about their time at MeepleCon. We also announce our contest winners.
In this episode, Tom and Eric recount their recent journeys to PAX East, The GAMA Trade Show, MeepleCon and ConnCon, including discussions of The Captain Is Dead, First Martians, Dozen’s Donuts, Toilet Trouble, The Colonists, Flamme Rouge, and SPY. Plus, Bringing Up the Meeples talks about Morals, Itai Perez discusses a French gaming influence, and Eric runs through his Top 10 new games he saw at GAMA.
Chris and Wendy had a fantastic weekend at MeepleCon 2017 in Las Vegas, so we're going to spend a lot of time reviewing how it went. We got to try out the demo for Unlock! by Space Cowboys, met with lots of great people, and even have some insights from other folks who attended. Hope you enjoy it. We skip Random Rally! today to make time for it all, and we spend Game Time! reviewing Codenames, one of the most popular games of 2016. Share with us your experiences at MeepleCon or any conventions!meepleoverboard@gmail.cominstagram.com/meeple.overboardfacebook.com/meepleoverboard
Chris and Wendy are happy to be at MeepleCon this weekend! Hope to see some of you there. In today's episode, we'll be going through the following segments.Shop Talk! "Pimp My Games!" (Upgrading games)Random Rally! Allergies! Game Time! Medieval AcademyIf you have a question or a comment, feel free to reach out to us and feel welcome to have a seat at our table:meepleoverboard@gmail.cominstagram.com/meeple.overboardfacebook.com/meepleoverboard
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss The Pursuit of Happiness, Cottage Garden, and Starving Artists. We talk about board game rules, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "cheat." We also announce our Patreon!
Lets start with Rising Sun, move to Gloomhaven again, Dinosaur Island, Thunderstone Quest, even Gamer Deck 2. Should companies do second and third editions of games? MeepleCon and the GAMA Trade Show are right around the corner. Will Jon Gilmour and team convert Centipede into a compelling board game? Also check out Counter Issue #75 available now in the boardgamegeekstore.com
In today's episode of Meeple Overboard! Chris and Wendy will spend Shop Talk! discussing board game conventions big and small in celebration of Las Vegas' own MeepleCon coming up on March 17th-19th. We're hoping to see you there. Then, in Random Rally! we'll talk about sneaking games into your collection and some soft skills there. Then, in Game Time! we'll be reviewing a household favorite, Istanbul, a game by Rudiger Dorn and published by Pegasus Spiele/AEG. Come give a listen, and join the conversation at:facebook.com/meepleoverboardinstagram.com/meeple.overboardmeepleoverboard@gmail.com
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Junk Art, Monster Factory, and A Fake Artist Goes to New York, as well as our shame games (popular games we haven't played), and the origins of the word "lose."
We are at yet another board game convention, recording at CanCon 2016. We take some time to take stock of what we’ve achieved in our game design journeys in 2015 and look ahead to what excites us in 2016. Kim Brebach – @secretbasegames / secretbasegames.com Aaron Lim – @ehronlime / theactionpointspodcast.com Sye Robertson – @syelon / syelon.com What we talked about 2:30 The impact of timing and the lag between designing and publishing games 9:40 Designing with the constraint of an existing IP (Sye’s been working on a board game design tying in to Rule & Make’s Rise to Power) 11:00 Playtesting games at a general board gaming event, managing expectations of prototypes 15:40 Planning ahead and setting output goals for making board game design a career 19:20 Connecting with the board game community and building networks 21:20 Global Game Jam 29:00 The importance of board game communities and conventions for designers 33:30 Good Games Publishing to bring Unfair to Kickstarter in 2016 36:00 Being a game designer vs a game developer 41:10 Learning about global distribution, retail and attending events overseas 43:30 Taking successfully Kickstarted games to retail 49:10 Portal Games announced First Martians; app integration in board games 53:00 Hoping for cross-pollination of board game and video game creators 54:40 Tabletopia and online virtual tables, for playtesting and promotion 56:30 Legacy games and narrative design in board games; meta-Legacy games Links to what we talked about CanCon Good Games Publishing Art & Graphic Design for Tabletop Games Global Game Jam Concentric Games (September 2016) PAX Australia (4 – 6 November 2016) BorderCon (10 – 13 June 2016) Looking for Gamers (9 – 10 July 2016) MeepleCon (9 – 11 December 2016) Malaysian Table Top Game Designers Games Laboratory Incubator Playtesting Meetup Tabletopia VASSAL Tabletop Simulator Games we mentioned Monstrous Lanterns: The Harvest Festival Robots & Rockets Rise to Power Just Chocolate Giant Snail Will Not Prevail Unfair Camel Up First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 XCOM: The Board Game Alchemists World of Yo-Ho Wits & Wagers Cards Against Humanity Jackbox Party Pack Tharsis Battlestar Galactica A Game of Thrones Ophir Chronicles: Origins Explorers of the North Sea and The North Sea Runesaga Guns & Steel Music: Something Small (Instrumental) by Minden is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Based on a work at http://needledrop.co
One last convention related podcast to end the year. Sye and I checked out what was on at MeepleCon, and chatted with Mathew Utting (organizer of MeepleCon) and fellow game designers Josh Harvey (CatTube Famous) and Stacey Borg (Deeply Boring). We also chat about our different approaches to conventions and game design in general. Links for things we talked about: MeepleCon CatTube Famous You can find interviews with Josh and Stacey on the Action Points Podcast as well: Josh and CatTube Famous Stacey and Global Game Jam 2015 Two Rooms and a Boom Johann Sebastian Joust Trotofant Games Laboratory Incubator Robots and Rockets Galaxy Trucker Games vs Play on MeepleCon Games vs Play Video Round Up of MeepleCon Music: “Take a Chance” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/