The Cardboard Herald

Jack and Eric discuss the 10 years of The Cardboard Herald! We go into why the channel started, what we've learned, and what we'd tell people starting out.

00:00 - Intro02:40 - The forming of a "board game design collaborative"07:07 - Are conventions still relevant?10:48 - Perennial and biting your own apple17:55 - Discovering theme through mechanics20:52 - Killing your darlings23:31 - Origins and aspirations of WhisperstoneHOT LINKS:Our Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

00:00 - Intro01:14 - Starting as an intern04:04 - Background in games06:19 - Earliest pitches08:03 - Downhill development12:30 - A career unplanned13:48 - First project since Kyle & Cole left18:49 - Aspirational weirdness21:20 - What makes it special?24:21 - Hardest design nut to crack?27:20 - What darlings were killed?30:02 - Advice for those who come after?HOT LINKS:Our Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

Jarratt Gray is the co-designer along with Carl de Visser of Endeavor, Endeavor: Age of Sail and Endeavor Deep Sea.00:00 - Intro (taking TCbH by storm)02:49 - The sense of exploration06:09 - History of Endeavor12:27 - An academic bent16:50 - Designing a balance between coop & competitive21:31 - Working partnership with Carl25:56 - Avoiding bad expansions with uncharted waters34:10 - Endeavor's futureHOT LINKS:Our Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

Jamey Stegmaier is the cofounder & owner of Stonemaier games, as well as designer of many of their hits like Viticulture, Scythe and Tapestry. 00:00 - Why release 2 new expansions at once?03:22 - Do you buy expansions for your games?07:11 - How have your views on expansions changed over time?12:23 - Do you think about expansion potential when publishing a game?15:48 - Simultaneous release expansions20:14 - Why not repackage expansions into Tokaido?23:03 - What metrics do you consider on if it's worth it?25:00 - Balancing release schedule?26:39 - Expansions that could have been?31:48 - Types of expansions (Jamey's question for Jack)HOT LINKS:Our Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

Pat Race & Aron Suring are the co-owners / co-founders of Alaska Robotics Gallery among many other businesses and projects in Juneau, Alaska, and are just all around great dudes. 00:00 - Intro "what is this shop?"01:41 - When did games come along?03:57 - Selling expansions06:24 - Encouraging buying local08:50 - Stale product11:11 - Are expansions a boon or bane14:12 - Closing out with favorite gamesHOT LINKS:Our Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

Nick Murray, coowner of Bitewing Games and host of "The Bits with Joe and Nick" comes to talk Gold Country and Bitewing's work with Reiner Knizia, spanning hits from Zoo Vadis to Illiad. 00:00 - Intro01:46 - Gold Country Excitement07:08 - Did Bitewing set out to work with Knizia?12:57 - Reiner's self awareness of current resurgence?19:18 - Is there a Knizia bubble?26:25 - Challenges with Gold Country32:24 - Why doesn't Bitewing do expansions?35:35 - The games that got away?HOT LINKS:Our Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

Trevor Benjamin is co-designer of numerous hit games including Undaunted, Warchest, Resist and Mandela, frequently collaborating with David J. Thompson and Brett J. Gilbert. 00:00 - Intro01:10 - Getting involved with Bitewing02:26 - Approach to following up Iliad & Ichor06:29 - Intentionally subverting genre?07:52 - Late addition of solo & coop 09:47 - Why always codesigning?14:47 - Approach to Azure18:11 - State of the hobby trending to more shallow experiences21:50 - Historical accuracy vs. practical game design25:09 - Expanded scope of Undaunted29:01 - How do you know when a game is done?31:51 - Recent inspirations37:35 - Next up, For the Gods Links:Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

It’s time to butt heads and create enemies that will last a lifetime! That’s right, we’re talking about conflict, baby, and the different ways conflicts are represented in board games.0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Been Playing This Week!34:22 - Conflict in Board Games1:13:10 - Outro!

Jack and Eric haven’t chatted in a while, so we thought this would be a good time to discuss the channel, where we’re at and what we’re working on now that we’re both back from all of our trips, and what’s coming up for the channel!0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Been Playing This Week!29:55 - Call to Order of the Cardboard Herald Board Meeting1:21:45 - Meeting Adjourned and Outro!