Podcast appearances and mentions of omari akil

Sen talks with the always awesome Omari Akil at Origins 2023. They talk about making games, making music, and making authenticity the goal for the next year. 

Using language that's accessible and inviting to anyone, Omari Akil of Colorway Game Labs has successfully been able to highlight aspects of Black culture through board games. A graphic designer and creative by trade, Omari branched into the world of tabletop design when he and his brother realized that there weren't many games made with storylines featuring people that looked like them. Through capitalizing on board game events and conferences, he and his brother were able to get market feedback directly from their target audience in real-time for their first game, Rap Godz. This helped them quickly implement changes and make reiterations in their games to bring them to market faster. Omari shares insider tips and his approach to making changes to tabletop games quickly, niche crowdfunding sites for game projects, and how to take advantage of the different formats available today to create a physical game. By incorporating joy, fun, community, and rest into their gameplay, they've made a brand that anyone can enjoy. Find out more at https://www.colorwaygamelabs.com/cgl-intro Links:Website: https://www.honeyandhustle.co1:1 Consultation: https://angelahollowell.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout/buy/a0d1b976-39d0-4d1f-b2ee-5f5e3e6d7691?logo=09 Lessons We've Learned from our Podcast Guests: https://angelahollowell.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout/buy/7474a4cf-9bfa-4431-89a4-9660920f8ed1?logo=0Digital Tools for Video Creators: https://angelahollowell.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout/buy/ce13789d-4a20-4f0f-b8a6-8ea7d9647c2b?logo=0

Tune in for our first Designer Deep Dive with Omari Akil, CEO of Colorway Game Labs, diversity advocate, and table top auteur! Hear about the many ventures currently underway in the "Akilaverse"!Check out Omari's wonderful projects:https://www.omariakil.com/https://www.colorwaygamelabs.com/https://www.akilaverse.com/https://ko-fi.com/akilaverse

Dan is back with a rundown of the latest news from the world of board games, including the 2022 Spiel des Jahres winner announcement. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com NEWS 2022 Spiel des Jahres winner announced! Cascadia from Randy Flynn and Flatout Games. Kennerspiele des Jahres Winner announced Living Forest from Aske Christiansen and Ludonaute CMON will launch DUNE: WAR FOR ARRAKIS, the strategy board game on Kickstarter in 2022. (From Designers of War of the Ring) Gale Force Nine will release Doctor Who: Nemesis, September ‘22 (60$) The Next Hero pack for Marvel Champions will be the Phoenix Hero Pack, in fall ‘22 ($17) Upper Deck announced the Marvel Legendary: Black Panther, expansion, August ‘22. ($20) Wiz Kids will be releasing Marvel:Damage Control from Omari Akil in Oct ‘22 ($35) Days of Wonder announced Ticket to Ride: Ghost Train, October 22.($35). Geared more towards kids and has the familiar TTR gameplay. Renegade Game Studios will release The Search for Lost Species, Q4 ‘22. Asmodee announced they will publish games based on popular Netflix properties. The first three titles they will publish are Ozark, Squid Game, and Stranger Things: Attack of the Mind Flayer Asmodee will release 1001 Islands a reimplementation of The Little prince make me a planet and will be out next month Aug ‘‘22 Lucky Duck Games is releasing Tidal Blades: Banner Festival, Q4 2022. ($40) Crowdfunding Gamefound Burncycle Reprint and Expansion Utopia Kickstarter Pathfinder Revolution! Moon Taverns and Dragons The Grand Carnival Reprint and Expansion

Dan is back with a rundown of the latest news from the world of board games, including the 2022 Spiel des Jahres winner announcement. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com NEWS 2022 Spiel des Jahres winner announced! Cascadia from Randy Flynn and Flatout Games. Kennerspiele des Jahres Winner announced Living Forest from Aske Christiansen and Ludonaute CMON will launch DUNE: WAR FOR ARRAKIS, the strategy board game on Kickstarter in 2022. (From Designers of War of the Ring) Gale Force Nine will release Doctor Who: Nemesis, September ‘22 (60$) The Next Hero pack for Marvel Champions will be the Phoenix Hero Pack, in fall ‘22 ($17) Upper Deck announced the Marvel Legendary: Black Panther, expansion, August ‘22. ($20) Wiz Kids will be releasing Marvel:Damage Control from Omari Akil in Oct ‘22 ($35) Days of Wonder announced Ticket to Ride: Ghost Train, October 22.($35). Geared more towards kids and has the familiar TTR gameplay. Renegade Game Studios will release The Search for Lost Species, Q4 ‘22. Asmodee announced they will publish games based on popular Netflix properties. The first three titles they will publish are Ozark, Squid Game, and Stranger Things: Attack of the Mind Flayer Asmodee will release 1001 Islands a reimplementation of The Little prince make me a planet and will be out next month Aug ‘‘22 Lucky Duck Games is releasing Tidal Blades: Banner Festival, Q4 2022. ($40) Crowdfunding Gamefound Burncycle Reprint and Expansion Utopia Kickstarter Pathfinder Revolution! Moon Taverns and Dragons The Grand Carnival Reprint and Expansion

In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris welcome back Omari Akil to discuss designing games based on films, TV shows and other intellectual properties (IPs). Omari talks about the challenges of designing the Home Alone game, and how the creative constraints and time pressures of IP can be a double-edged sword.   -Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat  -Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/  -Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgamebud.com/  -Follow us on Instagram! @tabletopapprentice (Chris) and @boardgamebud (Rob)   -We'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions for the show; you can contact us any time at 10minutedesignchat@gmail.com. 

In this episode of 10 Minute Design Chat, Rob and Chris are joined by Omari Akil, musician and co-designer of Rap Godz, to discuss music as a theme and source of inspiration for game designs. -Find show notes at https://linktr.ee/10MDChat  -Find the 10 Minute Design Challenge at http://10minutedesignchallenge.co.uk/  -Learn more about Board Game Bud at https://www.boardgamebud.com/  -Follow us on Instagram! @tabletopapprentice (Chris) and @boardgamebud (Rob)   -We'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions for the show; you can contact us any time at 10minutedesignchat@gmail.com.   

Sometimes games come along that break the mold in terms of emotional resonance and experience. Critical Care, a 1-4 player cooperative game about doctors treating patients in an ICU, is one of those games. Dr. Lakshman Swamy and Omari Akil break down how they brought this game to life, how it plays, why it's important, and how it can help folks who might be helped by its message. Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/shelfstories __________________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/onestopcoopshop www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

This week, Smartphones get even more mobile, get lost in a mystery Floor Plan, have a Mascarade ball in the Citadel, let loose the floodgates of love, and Acio Talisman!   TOP STORIES (1:30) Greg Spence of Broken Token accused of abuse The Rocketeer coming from Prospero Hall and Funko Arcane Wonders teases Mobile Market, a Smartphone Inc. Card Game Talisman Harry Potter coming from The OP Floor Plan: Winchester Mystery House announced by Deep Water Games The next Friedemann Friese game is Full Throttle Real time dice game Milestones coming from Amigo Fog of Love is now published by Floodgate Games New versions of Bruno Faidutti classics Citadels and Mascarade announced   CROWDFUNDING (11:25) Bug Council of Backyardia from Engro Games Feuding Foodies by designers David Swartz, Gurleen Bal, and Aaron Swartz Legend Academy from El Dorado Games and designer Daniel Aronson Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread by Far Off Games and designer Cody Miller Mother Road: Route 66 and others from Eagle Gryphon Games Reapers by designer Daniel Newman and New Mill Industries   NEW RELEASES (19:55) Shards of Infinity: Into the Horizon expansion from Stone Blade Entertainment 300: Earth and Water, from Bonsai Games and designer Yasushi Nakaguro Allegory by Calliope Games and designer Zach Weisman DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince: Summertime by designers Omari Akil and Hamu Dennis Sticky Cthulhu from IELLO by designers Cédric Barbé and Théo Rivière Dice Flick from Pegasus Spiele and designer Rami Gaber The Fuzzies by designers Alex Hague, Justin Vickers, and Wolfgang Warsch     CONNECT: Follow our Twitter newsfeed: twitter.com/dicetowernow Dig in with Corey at DiceTowerDish.com. Have a look-see at Barry's wares at BrightBearLaser.com.

Delighted to be joined by Omari Akil to chat about diversity, the rebranding of Board Game Brothas in Colorway Game Labs, and why you need to refer to yourself in the third person. Please make sure you check out all of the various channels Omari can be found on. OUR LINKS OF NOTES Apple Podcasts   |  Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and Thoughts | Our YouTube Channel Our BGG Guild | Board Game Geek Page | Website  | Facebook |Twitter | Instagram Buy Some Merch Special Guest: Omari Akil.

Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020 Presented by Daryl Andrews, Jessie Edwards, Omari Akil, Bruce Harlick.  Join us for a roundtable conversation about how to get the best data from your time at the playtesting table. We'll discuss our experiences running playtests, and talk about common mistakes and how to avoid them

Our guest for this episode, Omari Akil, does so many cool things that I didn’t know where to start. Dive into the Akilaverse with us, where we talk about styling, games, designing and poetry! You can find Omari on Twitter (https://twitter.com/OmariAkil), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/akilaverse/) and Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/akilaverse/). Find Board Game Brothas on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BGBrothas), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bgbrothas/) and their website (https://www.boardgamebrothas.com/).  Find the Pointless Parrot Podcast online at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/parrotpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pointlessparrotpodcast Merch - https://www.redbubble.com/people/pointlessparrot/shop?asc=u or my other crazy personal profiles: Website - http://www.pointlessparrot.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/emmzaja Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emmzaja/ Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/emmzaja If you like the show, please consider supporting me on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/emmzaja) The Pointless Parrot Podcast is just a whole bunch of craziness with me, Emma. A podcast where there is no format, there is no script. Or is there?

Number 1 best seller ideas generated in this episode, as Chris & Philip have Omari Akil from Board Game Brothas here to talk about their newest Kickstarter: Hoop Godz! Plus, Chris is embarrassed to talk about what game he’s been playing the most, plenty of news jokes/groans, and the return of the classic Rank is Right!

Number 1 best seller ideas generated in this episode, as Chris & Philip have Omari Akil from Board Game Brothas here to talk about their newest Kickstarter: Hoop Godz! Plus, Chris is embarrassed to talk about what game he’s been playing the most, plenty of news jokes/groans, and the return of the classic Rank is Right!

In our one hundred and fortieth episode, Aaron is joined by designer and publisher Omari Akil, designer of Rap Godz and Hoop Godz, and co-founder of Board Game Brothas. We talk about some games we’ve been playing, including Unmatched: Cobble & Fog and Ducks in Tow. Then I interview Omari Akil about designing and publishing a game from start to finish. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss

On this episode we welcome a special guest to our podcast -- Omari Akil from Board Game Brothas. Omari joins us to talk about what it means to be a game publisher, how he got started, and some of what it takes to bring a game idea to fruition (a vision, patience, feedback, and perseverance). We discuss the importance of bringing diverse voices to game publishing and what’s next on the horizon for Board Game Brothas.  Omari and his brother created the game Rap Godz in 2018. Omari shares the genesis story of the game, and why it was important for him and his brother to keep creative control and self-publish. After its first successful Kickstarter campaign, they are now taking pre-orders for the second printing in 2021. Omari is also preparing for the launch of their second title: Hoop Godz, which launches on October 21, 2020. Join us as we discuss behind-the-scenes aspects of the gaming business, and some of the unique challenges of being a game designer who is mindful of opening up the gaming community to more diverse perspectives.  You can find more about Board Game Brothas at https://www.boardgamebrothas.com/. Make sure to check out Rap Godz and their new release Hoop Godz. For all you socially distanced gamers, you can also find Rap Godz on Tabletopia! You can keep up with Omari on Twitter, or follow akilaverse on Twitch and Steam. Remember to look for all episodes of our podcasts on iTunes, Stitcher, and TuneIn. Make sure to subscribe to the show so you’ll never miss an episode. Also, you can keep up with us on our website: havefunandplay.com. We are constantly thinking about adding new content, so roll the dice and come join us!

Omari Akil stops by to chat with Jason Perez about his latest project, Hoop Godz, a 2 player competitive game that takes place on a street basketball court. Hoop Godz Kickstarter link (game launches 10/21) -https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/omariakil/hoop-godz Shelf Stories YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnaZ7055IWOdm8XCJfFRDcw - - - - - - Join our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/onestop OSCS YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg Join our Discord - https://discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop/

Board game designer Omari Akil joins Dirk and David to talk about Rap Godz, Hoop Godz, and the process of making games that connect both mechanically and emotionally with a specific theme. They discuss the hip hop theme of Rap Godz as well as the street basketball theme of the upcoming Hoop Godz. Additional topics include managing scope and IP issues with a hip hop game, staying true to theme even if it upsets other game design norms, and designing as a sibling team.

Emma and Gil welcome game designer and publisher Omari Akil to the show to discuss the plight of the sports-themed board game. What kinds of unique challenges do we face when designing one of these games? Omari's game Hoop Godz will be on Kickstarter soon. SHOW NOTES 1m21s: Board Game Brothas, Tabletop Backer Party, Pathways Fellowship 4m55s: Gil was 5 years off - Mike's game is Baseball Highlights: 2045. 12m09s: Football Strategy 12m47s: Gil would like to shout out Arthur Franz IV's self-published game Breakaway Football as a game with a really nice mix of play deciding versus output randomness. 15m32s: Gil will defend the term "soccer," seriously. It's a perfectly good way to refer to association football! 16m06s: Strat-O-Matic Baseball, released in 1962. 17m41s: Dino Dunk 18m07s: Crokinole 18m25s: Nok Hockey, Air Hockey, Electric Football. We also neglected to mention the flicking game family Subbuteo, which represents all sorts of sports. 22m43s: Gil eventually gets to his curling thoughts at 39m22s. 25m48s: Madden is EA's long-running NFL gridiron football video game sim (named for legendary player, coach, and broadcaster John Madden). 28m58s: Ultimate is a competitive sport using a throwable disc (like a Frisbee) instead of a ball. 29m50s: In 2017, Geek and Sundry launched a "T-Sports" league for competitive tabletop games (strangely, announcing it on April 1, and then having to explain that it was real). Sadly, it did not go far. 30m57s: Bennett Foddy's talk "Making it Matter: Lessons from Real Sports". Foddy is known for making punishingly-hard digital games like QWOP and Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 38m36s: Omari is referring to the common sports term GOAT, an acronym of Greatest Of All Time. 41m28s: Hystericoach 43m16s: Bottom of the Ninth 45m09s: Blaseball. RPG designer Meguey Baker's thread on it. 46m56s: Omari wrote more about how his lived experience affected the design of Rap Godz. 48m24s: More info about how Omari and YouTuber (and all-around excellent person) Danny Plays Gamez raised $80,000 for BLM:  56m25s: Paula Deming's channel, Things Get Dicey, is absolutely amazing to behold. Top-notch writing, performing, and filming. 57m11s: For those of you who don't have the honor of consuming Capri Sun in the part of the world where you live, it's a (vaguely) fruit-flavored beverage.  1h01m16s: The GIF Omari is referring to, featuring young Brazilian skater Rayssa Leal. The GIF Gil is referring to, linked to from famous skater Tony Hawk. 

In this episode Jazz and Judge discuss the culture of rap/hip hop music and its influence in gaming. They invite a special guest new to tabletop gaming as they dive into reviewing Rap Godz from designer Omari Akil and published by Board Game Brothas. Check out what they have to say about this game. Did it sit well with them and how inviting is it to new or experienced gamers? They will even talk about their top 5 rappers of all-time. If you like music and you like games, then there is something for you in this episode. Enter, Share, & Discover

This week we get to know a bit more about publisher, designer, and content creator, Omari Akil! Then, we discuss games that we’ve been playing recently. After that, we discuss accessibility in Europe and go deeper on Theo’s experience of it as a person with a disability. We finish things up by talking about the number of lbtq+ characters in TV!

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 and beyond. Twitter: http://twitter.com/BGBrothas Instagram: http://instagram.com/BGBrothas Facebook: http://facebook.com/BGBrothas Website: https://www.boardgamebrothas.com/ Special Guest: Omari Akil.

Dan and Ian talk to Omari Akil about starting a brand new business, finding success on kickstarter, and transitioning to full time as a game designer. You can reach out to Omari on twitter: @OmariAkil @BGBrothas   If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/breakingintoboardgames   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/licenses/by/3.0/

Pokemon is one of the most famous video games in the world. This month, I talk with art historian Daisy Charles and writer Omari Akil about the influence of Pokemon Go on public space, and find out what happened to Nintendo's first United States Pokemon champion, Ian Garvey.