Interview with James Ernest of Cheapass Games

October 8, 2008

James Ernest is the president and lead game designer of Cheapass Games. He was kind enough to spend some time answering questions about his approach to game design.

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Interview with Yehuda Berlinger

August 1, 2008

Yehuda Berlinger is a very passionate individual.

He’s passionate about games, family, and writing. I was drawn to Yehuda’s blog because of his unabashed perspective.

Yehuda was kind enough to let me ask him some questions about how his numerous passions fit into his life.

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Interview with Jackson Pope of Reiver Games

May 22, 2008

Jackson Pope has made the leap that many of us only think about: he’s quit his regular job to work full-time on games. His company, Reiver Games, is a publisher of board and card games and is based in the UK. Jack was nice enough to take time out of his busy schedule to talk about what he’s facing as a games publisher.

If you have a board game design and are looking for a publisher, check out Reiver Games’ submission guidelines near the bottom of their Games page.

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Interview with Lee Valentine of Veritas Games

May 7, 2008

Lee is one of those fortunate people that took a lifelong passion and made it into a career. Not only does he have extensive experience in designing, producing and selling tabletop games, he’s also worked in the forefront of the industry having dealt with some of the biggest names in the hobby games business.

I am absolutely certain that you’ll find this interview with Lee to be a great insider’s peek to being an independent in the games business.

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Interview with Tom Reeves of Peregrine Games

March 19, 2008

Passion alone may not guarantee success in the games business, but it sure doesn’t hurt. Tom Reeves of Peregrine Games has plenty of enthusiasm and a good-natured sense of humor as well.

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Interview with Phil Harding of Adventureland Games

March 4, 2008

Phil has certainly received acclaim for his first game; Archaeology: The Card Game was recently shortlisted as the Best Australian Game Award by Boardgames Australia. Phil was kind enough to take some time to answer some questions about his game and his company Adventureland Games.

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