Rob Daviau, Emma Larkins & Matt Leacock - Game Design & Pitching Panel Discussion Join host Gino from Tinkerbot Games as we hear from our panel of board game design experts as they share their insights and experiences about designing and pitching board games. There will be a panel discussion to begin, followed by an audience Q&A. Our panel: Rob Daviau - A 20-year industry veteran, Rob has worked on over 80 published games including Risk Legacy, Pandemic Legacy (Seasons 1, 2, and the upcoming 0), Death May Die, Mountains of Madness, Ship Shape, and Betrayal Legacy. He is the inventor of the legacy game concept and is a co-founder of Restoration Games, a company that brings old games back to life. Matt Leacock - Designer of games such as Pandemic, Pandemic Legacy, Thunderbirds, Forbidden Island and more, Matt is known for creating popular family games and cooperative games. Emma Larkins - Co-host of the Ludology podcast, Sci-Fi author and designer of games such as Heartcatchers, …and then we died, Abandon All Artichokes. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utanLoos6Nk Get Ghostel on Sale - https://tinkerbotgames.com/product/ghostel/

Talking Tinkerbots - A Board Game Podcast

S4E1 – Rob Daviau, Emma Larkins and Matt Leacock

Bevan leads this podcast, introducing Mark and Eric from his designer play test group. We attempt the ten minute design challenge using themes and mechanics randomly generated by the excellent Boardgamizer website. Can we each come up with something playable or not? Links Boardgamizer - http://www.boardgamizer.com/ Our music provided by Black Jam Circus iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/black-jam-circus/id1191960878 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/blackjamcircus   Ghostel! - http://tinkerbotgames.com Subscribe to the tailored newsletters - http://eepurl.com/QgY2z Rate/Review us on iTunes - http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8 Titles by Jane Davies Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us. Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio) Contact Bevan on twitter: @zombevan (https://twitter.com/zombevan) Contact us: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames) Email the Tinkerbots: info@tinkerbotgames.com Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/ Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8) Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr)

S3E4: – Gino is missing, Bevan wipes a guest’s memory, and everyone learns 3 heads are better than one in a game design challenge.

Bevan leads this podcast, introducing Mark and Eric from his designer play test group. We attempt the ten minute design challenge using themes and mechanics randomly generated by the excellent Boardgamizer website. Can we each come up with something playable or not? Links Boardgamizer – http://www.boardgamizer.com/ Our music provided by …

Bevan and Gino are joined by guest host Jamie Gibbs from Geeks in Wales, where we talk about escape rooms and the escape room style board games now in vogue in the industry, and Jamie's work in promotion of geeky Welsh culture. Gino talks about launch events and bringing the crowds to your crowd funding campaign! We round off with news and looking ahead to UK Games Expo 2017 Links Our music provided by Black Jam Circus iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/black-jam-circus/id1191960878 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/blackjamcircus Jamie Gibbs (Geeks in Wales): https://www.geeksin.wales/ Show Me Yours: Takenoko by Asmodee: https://www.asmodee.us/en/games/takenoko/ Ghostel! - http://tinkerbotgames.com Subscribe to the Monthly Summary - http://eepurl.com/QgY2z Rate/Review us on iTunes - http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8 Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us. Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio) Contact Bevan on twitter: @zombevan (https://twitter.com/zombevan) Contact us: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames) Email the Tinkerbots: info@tinkerbotgames.com Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/ Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8) Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr)

S3E3 – Geeks in Wales and Escaping!

Bevan and Gino are joined by guest host Jamie Gibbs from Geeks in Wales, where we talk about escape rooms and the escape room style board games now in vogue in the industry, and Jamie’s work in promotion of geeky Welsh culture. Gino talks about launch events and bringing the …

Bevan and Gino on the podcast this time, talking about designing with regard to player counts in games. We espouse one of our favourite games in Show Me Yours, and Gino talks about the getting those funds after a Kickstarter campaign has completed in Getting Kicked! We round off with news and looking ahead to TableTop Day 2017. Links Our music provided by Black Jam Circus iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/black-jam-circus/id1191960878 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/blackjamcircus Show Me Yours: Happy Salmon by North Star Games: https://www.northstargames.com/products/happy-salmon Mijnlieff by Hopwood Games: http://www.hopwoodgames.co.uk/games.html Ghostel! - http://tinkerbotgames.com Subscribe to the Monthly Summary - http://eepurl.com/QgY2z Rate/Review us on iTunes - http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8 Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us. Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio) Contact Bevan on twitter: @zombevan (https://twitter.com/zombevan) Contact us: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames) Email the Tinkerbots: info@tinkerbotgames.com Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/ Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8) Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr)

S3E2 – How many players?!

Bevan and Gino on the podcast this time, talking about designing with regard to player counts in games. We espouse one of our favourite games in Show Me Yours, and Gino talks about the getting those funds after a Kickstarter campaign has completed in Getting Kicked! We round off with …

Bevan and Gino host with special guest Mike Barnes from Who Dares Rolls. They discuss BGG ratings, Who Dares Rolls and Gino talks about the power of Thumbnails for Kickstarter Campaigns on our new section Getting Kicked! Links Who Dares Rolls That Ghostel Review: http://www.whodaresrolls.com/boardgames/ghostel-2/ Home page: http://www.whodaresrolls.com Our music provided by Black Jam Circus iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/black-jam-circus/id1191960878 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/blackjamcircus Ghostel! - http://tinkerbotgames.com Subscribe to the Monthly Summary - http://eepurl.com/QgY2z Rate/Review us on iTunes - http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8 Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us. Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio) Contact Bevan on twitter: @zombevan (https://twitter.com/zombevan) Contact us: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames) Email the Tinkerbots: info@tinkerbotgames.com Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/ Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8) Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr)

S3E1 – We’re Back! Season 3 Starts Here with special guest Mike Barnes

Bevan and Gino host with special guest Mike Barnes from Who Dares Rolls. They discuss BGG ratings, Who Dares Rolls and Gino talks about the power of Thumbnails for Kickstarter Campaigns on our new section Getting Kicked! Links Who Dares Rolls That Ghostel Review: http://www.whodaresrolls.com/boardgames/ghostel-2/ Home page: http://www.whodaresrolls.com Our music provided by …

Bevan solo-hosts for this super-special bonus episode of the podcast. He first gives an update of the campaign (spoiler: it's mega-close!), then rolls into an interview with Rachel Dobbs, the graphic designer who has put together all the art pieces on Ghostel. Bevan then finishes with a quick recap of how you guys can get in contact. 0:00 - Intro with Bevan 0:16 - Bevan gives a quick update on the Ghostel Kickstarter 4:25 - Bevan interviews Rachel Dobbs about her gaming experience, graphic design and the Ghostel project 26:45 - Bevan wraps up with how you can get in contact and a message from our sponsor Get on our podcast! Read our credits for us because Gino can't spell his own name. Record yourself saying the following and send the file to podcast@tinkerbotgames.com. Feel free to tell us your Jumanji game at the end of the recording (i.e. What game would you Jumanji into and why?) "Hi, I'm and this is the Tinkerbot Games Credits! You can get in touch with the Tinkerbots in the following ways. The website is www.tinkerbotgames.com or you can contact them directly by email at info@tinkerbotgames. You can get Gino on twitter @ginobrancazio which is G-I-N-O-B-R-A-N-C-A-Z-I-O, or for something easier to spell you can find Bevan on twitter @bluecatgames or you can find Tony representing all the tinkerbots on twitter @tinkerbotgames" --------------------------------------- Links How to play Ghostel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQk1kyqfME4 Tyler Johnson Home page - http://rachel.we-are-low-profile.com/ --------------------------------------- Ghostel! - http://tinkerbotgames.com/portfolio/ghostel Our Blog - http://tinkerbotgames.com/blog/ Our Lovely Sponsors - http://rulesofplay.co.uk/ Subscribe to the Monthly Summary - http://eepurl.com/QgY2z Rate/Review us on iTunes - http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8 --------------------------------------- Order board games online, support a FLGS and get Free P&P in the UK! Amazing! Rules of Play - http://rulesofplay.co.uk/ --------------------------------------- Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us. Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio) Contact Bevan on twitter: @bluecatgames (https://twitter.com/bluecatgames) Contact us/Tony on twitter: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames) Email the Tinkerbots: info@tinkerbotgames.com Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/ Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8) Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr)

TT Bonus Episode – Ghostel Kickstarter Final Days

Bevan solo-hosts for this super-special bonus episode of the podcast. He first gives an update of the campaign (spoiler: it’s mega-close!), then rolls into an interview with Rachel Dobbs, the graphic designer who has put together all the art pieces on Ghostel. Bevan then finishes with a quick recap of …

Bevan and Tony host as they talk about the seeming increase in board games featuring a solo mode, and Bevan interviews Ghostel artist Tyler Johnson. We finish up with an update on the Ghostel Kickstarter campaign. 0:00 - Intro with Tony and Bevan 1:43 - We discuss the apparent increase in board games coming with a solo mode and what this means for the industry 10:17 - Bevan interviews Tyler Johnson about his gaming experience, art and the Ghostel project 32:43 - Bevan and Tony wrap up with a quick update on the Ghostel project and Outro music Get on our podcast! Read our credits for us because Gino can't spell his own name. Record yourself saying the following and send the file to podcast@tinkerbotgames.com. Feel free to tell us your Jumanji game at the end of the recording (i.e. What game would you Jumanji into and why?) "Hi, I'm and this is the Tinkerbot Games Credits! You can get in touch with the Tinkerbots in the following ways. The website is www.tinkerbotgames.com or you can contact them directly by email at info@tinkerbotgames. You can get Gino on twitter @ginobrancazio which is G-I-N-O-B-R-A-N-C-A-Z-I-O, or for something easier to spell you can find Bevan on twitter @bluecatgames or you can find Tony representing all the tinkerbots on twitter @tinkerbotgames" --------------------------------------- Links How to play Ghostel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQk1kyqfME4 Tyler Johnson Home page - http://www.sketchgeek.com/ Black Jam Circus Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/blackjamcircus Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/black-jam-circus --------------------------------------- Ghostel! - http://tinkerbotgames.com/portfolio/ghostel Our Blog - http://tinkerbotgames.com/blog/ Our Lovely Sponsors - http://rulesofplay.co.uk/ Subscribe to the Monthly Summary - http://eepurl.com/QgY2z Rate/Review us on iTunes - http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8 --------------------------------------- Order board games online, support a FLGS and get Free P&P in the UK! Amazing! Rules of Play - http://rulesofplay.co.uk/ --------------------------------------- Send us your thoughts by contacting us below or tweet us. Contact Gino on twitter: @ginobrancazio (https://twitter.com/ginobrancazio) Contact Bevan on twitter: @bluecatgames (https://twitter.com/bluecatgames) Contact us/Tony on twitter: @TinkerbotGames (https://twitter.com/TinkerbotGames) Email the Tinkerbots: info@tinkerbotgames.com Check out our website for reviews, designing and prototypes: http://tinkerbotgames.com/ Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/qag9sp8) Listen on Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-tinkerbots?refid=stpr)

TT#25 – Solo gaming and an interview with Ghostel artist Tyler Johnson

Bevan and Tony host as they talk about the seeming increase in board games featuring a solo mode, and Bevan interviews Ghostel artist Tyler Johnson. We finish up with an update on the Ghostel Kickstarter campaign. 0:00 – Intro with Tony and Bevan 1:43 – We discuss the apparent increase …

Ghostel is live on Kickstarter right now! http://www.tinkerbotgames.com/ghostel ---------------------------------------   Order board games online, support a FLGS and get Free P&P in the UK! Amazing! Rules of Play - http://rulesofplay.co.uk/ ---------------------------------------  