Rebecca talks to Ross Connell (https://twitter.com/moregamespls) about his website, More Games Please (https://www.moregamesplease.com/); board game art; and artist visibility within the hobby. Ross shares some of his favorite board game artists. Get updates about the Best Board Game Art Award contest (https://www.moregamesplease.com/best-board-game-art/2020/1/30/top-10-best-board-game-art-2019-vote-now) that Ross runs on his site - results for 2019 art will be announced in March 2020. Special Guest: Ross Connell.

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Episode 40: More Games Please

Lauren talks with Randy Flynn about the design decisions in Cascadia, a gorgeous tile-laying game coming soon from Flatout Games (https://www.flatout.games/), which showcases lands and creatures of the Pacific Northwest. Special Guest: Randy Flynn.

Episode 39: Cascadia

Rebecca talks to Alex G. (https://twitter.com/AxellesNobody) and Keith Ringer (https://www.reddit.com/user/inuyasharuls/), two Dungeons & Dragons players who created character sheets that is more accessible for folks with dyslexia. Geek Native reported on the sheets (https://www.geeknative.com/70088/dd-character-sheets-for-players-with-dyslexia/), which were originally shared on Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/d4s0rw/character_sheets_for_people_with_dyslexia/). The sheets are currently available (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1buyioIUD6pAOvXiOCrmr_QDu6ksFH5wl) in English, Italian, and German. Special Guests: Alex G. and Keith Ringer.

Episode 38: Accessible RPG Character Sheets with Alex & Keith

Lauren Woolsey and Elizabeth Hargrave (designer of Wingspan (https://stonemaiergames.com/games/wingspan/)) talk about the role of the overall theme in a game's accessibility, how a wider range of faces at events can make things more welcoming for new gamers and designers, and the relevant resources (https://www.elizhargrave.com/women-nb-game-designers) she has collected on her website (https://www.elizhargrave.com/). Special Guest: Elizabeth Hargrave.

Episode 37: Elizabeth Hargrave

Many people use gaming as a way to relax, but did you know gaming has been making its way into therapy sessions? Rebecca talks to Emma Carlson, a clinical therapist who is part of a youth suicide prevention team and uses tabletop role-playing games to foster social engagement, improve problem solving skills, and help her clients have fun. Special Guest: Emma Carlson.

Episode 36: Therapeutic Gaming

Get ready for a sweet conversation! Jonathan Chaffer (https://twitter.com/unclejonbob) is a software developer and hobbyist game designer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and this episode he talks with Lauren about Filler, his small-box card game about filling delicious pastries, published by Green Couch Games (http://www.greencouchgames.com/). Special Guest: Jonathan Chaffer.

Episode 35: Filler

This episode Rebecca talks to Stephanie Jessup, sign language interterpreter, game player extraordinaire, and host of of Dibs on Blue, a YouTube board games channel dedicated to American Sign Language users. Special Guest: Stephanie Jessup.

Episode 34: Dibs on Blue

PUZZLES! In this episode, Lauren and Chip discuss the unique formats and structures of puzzles that different online platforms allow. See, for example: * A Little Alliteration (https://twitter.com/litalliteration) on Twitter * Vowel Movement (https://twitter.com/Vowel_Movements) on Twitter * Magic Word Squares (https://twitter.com/MagicWordSquare) on Twitter * Puzzle Blitz (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flyingsheep/breaking-kickstarter-puzzle-blitz) on Kickstarter Special Guest: Chip Beauvais.

Episode 33: Chip Beauvais

Episode 32: Ertay Shashko

This episode Lauren talks with Tony Miller (http://Twitter.com/beardedrogue), a game designer from Oregon about his recently signed game Kabuto Sumo (https://youtu.be/8O-4B2YQPjE) (a.k.a. Chonky Beetle Bois), recently signed by BoardGameTables.com (https://www.boardgametables.com/) and coming to Kickstarter soon. Special Guest: Tony Miller.

Episode 31: Tony Miller - Kabuto Sumo

Rebecca talks to Suzanne Sheldon (https://twitter.com/425suzanne) (GenCant (http://www.gencant.com/) coordinator, The Dice Tower podcast (https://www.dicetower.com/game-podcast/dice-tower) cohost) about accessibility and inclusivity in gaming communities and spaces. Special Guest: Suzanne Sheldon.

Episode 30: Suzanne Sheldon

Michael Melkonian is a game designer from Los Angeles, CA who currently resides in Central Illinois. He is the owner of Cardboard Console, a game design and publishing company. Michael's first commercial product is "Dance Card! (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265771/dance-card)" which is set to launch on Kickstarter in fall 2019. Special Guest: Michael Melkonian.

Episode 29: Dance Card! By Cardboard Console

Rebecca talks to Jenn Barlett (https://www.instagram.com/boardgame.librarian/), a librarian at the Manchester Public Library (https://library.townofmanchester.org/), about games, libraries, and accessibility. Special Guest: Jenn Bartlett.

Episode 28: Gaming at the Library

Lauren talks to Nick Yu (https://twitter.com/yutingxiang) about Adventure Tactics (https://www.letimangames.com/adventure-tactics.html), which is published by Letiman Games. Adventure Tactics is on Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/letimangames/adventure-tactics-a-co-op-tactics-campaign-for-1-5-players) through Friday, August 23, 2019 8:00p Central. Special Guest: Nick Yu.

Episode 27: Adventure Tactics

Episode 26: One Year Anniversary

Join our hosts as they dive into the story behind the board games we love with the people who created them. Through quick and meaningful interviews with board game creators, Rebecca and Lauren will highlight different perspectives and focus on topics related to accessibility and inclusion.

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