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Joe (Allplay) and Nick (Bitewing Games) are put in the publisher hot seat with burning questions from Kylie Prymus of Games Unlimited (a Friendly Local Game Store)!

Check out the Baba Is You and Party House Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/baba-is-you-the-board-game

Check out the Downtown, Escar-GO, and Matchbox Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/downtown-0

Follow the Through the Mountains campaign: https://www.launchoracle.com/allplay/through-the-mountains/WGXTK?ref=1dow3

Follow the Dominant Species campaign: https://www.launchoracle.com/allplay/dominant-species/QNT6K?ref=fccjb&__s=1407soubaq4u5mul9fec

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Nick (Bitewing Games) puts Joe (Allplay) in the publisher hot seat by grilling him with many questions about Allplay's surprising new product lines.

Check out the Baba Is You and Party House Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/baba-is-you-the-board-game

Check out the Downtown, Escar-GO, and Matchbox Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/downtown-0

Follow the Through the Mountains campaign: https://www.launchoracle.com/allplay/through-the-mountains/WGXTK?ref=1dow3

Follow the Dominant Species campaign: https://www.launchoracle.com/allplay/dominant-species/QNT6K?ref=fccjb&__s=1407soubaq4u5mul9fec

Joe (Allplay) and Nick (Bitewing Games) share their most anticipated games of Gen Con 2026 from other publishers as well as their own events and releases.

Joe (Allplay) puts Nick (Bitewing Games) in the publisher hot seat by grilling him with tough questions on Bitewing's hot new Kickstarter game, Rolling Deep!

Check out the live Kickstarter for Rolling Deep and Eureka:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/rolling-deep-and-eureka-dice-adventure-roguelike-and-campaign

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Joe (Allplay) and Nick (Bitewing Games) are put in the publisher hot seat with burning questions from Alex Radcliffe of BoardGameCo!

Check out the upcoming Kickstarter for Rolling Deep and Eureka:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/rolling-deep-and-eureka-dice-adventure-roguelike-and-campaign

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Nick shares insights and sneak peeks behind the creation of Bitewing Games' new Table for One Series — a line of solo games with oodles of content and vintage cartoon artwork. You can also watch a video version of this podcast episode here.

Follow the Kickstarter for Rolling Deep and Eureka here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/rolling-deep-and-eureka-dice-adventure-roguelike-and-campaign?secret_reward_token=b38aa0cd

Like they say... better late than never! (Nick apologizes for forgetting to upload this sooner)

Joe (Allplay) and Nick (Bitewing Games) are put in the publisher hot seat with burning questions from designer Peter C. Hayward!

Check out the upcoming game from Peter and Bitewing here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/rolling-deep-and-eureka-dice-adventure-roguelike-and-campaign?secret_reward_token=b38aa0cd

Check out the Kickstarter for Allplay's River Valley Jewelcraft (and more) here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boardgametables/river-valley-jewelcraft?ref=user_menu

Check out the Kickstarter for Arribada and Seagrass:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/arribada-and-seagrass-charming-travel-friendly-board-games?ref=8p4m20

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Joe (Allplay) and Nick (Bitewing Games) look back on 2025 and share their Top 10 Highlights of the Year as publishers and gamers.

Check out the Kickstarter for Gold Country and Totally Human.

Check out the Kickstarter for Mountain Goats: Legacy and Enchanted Ivy.

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Nick shares 20 of his most anticipated board games of 2026!

Check out the Kickstarter for Gold Country and Totally Human here.

Preorder Moytura and Azure here.

Nick shares his Top 15 Board Games of 2025 as well as the best movie, best video game, best kids board game, and more!

Check out the Gold Country Kickstarter here.

Joe (Allplay) and Nick (Bitewing Games) have a meaty Q&A covering all kinds of topics from viewer/listener questions.

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Joe (Allplay) and Nick (Bitewing Games) discuss all things marketing board games:

- Revealing a new game
- Kickstarter marketing
- Paid marketing
- Marketing after release

Check out Azure and Moytura on Kickstarter here.

Check out Container on Kickstarter here.

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Nick shares his 1st impressions of hot new board games including:

• 0:38 - Leviathan Wilds
• 6:24 - Positano
• 9:20 - Critter Kitchen
• 12:40 - Amazonia Park
• 16:51 - Shell We?
• 19:30 - Hot Streak

SILOS, EGO, and ORBIT are now available to order. Order here!

Nick shares 15 more of his most anticipated board games of 2025 including a tiny rippable game, a big swampy game, and everything in-between.

Follow the Moytura and Azure Kickstarter here.

Preorder Gingham, Gazebo, and Bombastic (in late August) here.

Note: This episode also exists in video form on YouTube.

Joe (Allplay) and Nick (Bitewing Games) discuss the thing that holds the bits — board game boxes and packaging:

• How much does the box matter?
• Box sizes — big vs small, airy vs tight
• Alternatives to standard boxes
• Box backs — thinking outside the box

Check out the current Kickstarter for Bitewing's Travel Line: Gazebo and Gingham.

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Nick and Chris Yi (The Dice Tower) discuss travel size board games and share their favorites!

Check out the upcoming Kickstarter project for Bitewing's Travel Line: Gazebo and Gingham, launching on April 22!

Note: This episode also exists in video form on YouTube.

Joe (Allplay) and Nick (Bitewing Games) discuss components in board games:

• The value of component hooks/gimmicks. 
• Can games be too overproduced or too underproduced? 
• The impact of components in the board game experience.

Check out the upcoming Kickstarter for Bitewing's Travel Line: Gazebo and Gingham.

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Subscribe to the Allplay Newsletter (near the bottom of this page): https://www.allplay.com

Nick shares his 1st impressions of 5 new board games:

0:42 - Agent Avenue

5:13 - Altay: Dawn of Civilization

8:50 - The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game

12:34 - Nova Era

18:20 - SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

After two plays, Nick shares his experience and impressions in this full preview of Merchants of Andromeda by Reiner Knizia and Robert Hovakimyan.

Nick shares his Top 20 Board Games of 2024 as well as many other awards for what was a killer year for board gaming.

Note: This episode also exists in video form on YouTube.

Joe (Allplay) and Nick (Bitewing Games) discuss board game development. What is development? How do publishers take a design from signed prototype to published game? Best practices for board game development?

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Note: This episode also exists in video form on YouTube.

Joe (from Allplay) and Nick (from Bitewing Games) share insights and experiences of board game publishing! Get a peek behind the curtains of the board game industry. This series is meant to be both interesting to hobbyist gamers and helpful to other publishers, designers, and professionals in board games.

In this episode, Joe and Nick discuss board game conventions. What is their purpose? How do publishers make the most of them?

If you want to catch up on previous episodes, then head over to the YouTube playlist (link above)

Nick shares 18 of his most anticipated Board Games of 2025!

Preorder Iliad, Ichor, SILOS, EGO, and/or ORBIT here.

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Nick revisits over 50 of the best board games of 2023 by categorizing them into lovers, keepers, dumpers, flingers, and seekers.

Don't miss out on a huge upcoming year for Bitewing Games! Be sure to subscribe to the Bitewing Games Newsletter.

Nick finishes his Top 100 Board Games of All Time list by sharing games 25-1 (plus how he would rank Bitewing's publications among his Top 100).

Check out SILOS, EGO, and ORBIT on Kickstarter!

Nick continues his Top 100 Board Games of All Time list by sharing games 50-26.

Check out Reiner Knizia's SHOCKING Confession Video.

Check out the Epic Knizia Project, now live on Kickstarter.

Nick continues his Top 100 Board Games of All Time list by sharing games 75-51.

Check out Reiner Knizia's SHOCKING Confession Video.

Check out the Epic Knizia Project, now live on Kickstarter.

Nick shares his Top 100 Board Games of All Time, starting with games 100-76!

Follow the Secret Epic Big Box Knizia Kickstarter Project, launching this month!

Nick shares his 1st impressions of board games he's been playing lately:

0:41 - Courtisans
3:43 - Ark Nova: Marine Worlds
7:42 - Klink
11:22 - Heat: Heavy Rain Expansion
13:55 - Expressions
17:46 - Things in Rings
21:48 - Arcs

Don't miss our Secret Epic Big Box Knizia Project launching in October! Subscribe to the Bitewing Games Newsletter to follow along.

Nick shares his 1st impressions of new-ish games he has been playing recently:

0:49 - Iki
3:27 - Palmyra (Buy Low Sell High)
6:12 - Harmonies
9:33 - A Message from the Stars
12:40 - Pax Penning
17:45 - Knarr

Check out our new releases (now shipping worldwide) including Cascadero, Cascadito, Spectral, and Trailblazers: Sasquatch Expansion.

Nick shares his first impressions of new-to-him board games he's been playing lately:

• Through the Desert: Bazaar Expansion - 0:45
• Innovation - 6:26
• Apiary - 11:13
• Wonder Bowling - 14:46
• Skyrise - 17:23
• London (Second Edition) - 25:22
• Great Plains - 27:50

Follow the Kickstarter page for Iliad and Ichor. Thanks for your support!

Nick is joined by the excellent Cardboard Philosophy podcast where they discuss their show, the Jazz Collection, and their prognosis of board games they've been playing lately.

Check out the Cardboard Philosophy Podcast here.

Check out the episode that Nick joined here.

Check out the Jazz Collection Kickstarter here.

Nick shares his 1st impressions of the following new(ish) board games:

0:42 - Galactic Renaissance
3:56 - Clash of the Gladiators
7:56 - Sol: Last Days of a Star
13:52 - Die Patin, Löwenherz
19:42 - Botanik
24:16 - Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West

Our Jazz Collection Kickstarter (Bebop, Shuffle & Swing, and Cat Blues) is now live! Check out the Kickstarter here.

Nick shares his first impressions of another big batch of Knizia games... from old classics to recent reskins!

0:52 - Penguin Party
3:41 - Genial Spezial
6:08 - Tatari
11:05 - City of the Living
16:34 - Keltis + New Ways, New Goals Expansion
19:06 - Keltis: Fun & Go
21:35 - Genesis
25:42 - Reif fur die Insel
29:23 - King's Road
32:54 - Money

Follow our upcoming Jazz Collection Kickstarter here.

Nick shares his first impressions of new-ish board games he's been playing lately:

0:42 - Strike
3:43 - Sobek: 2 Players
8:46 - Ingenious (2023 Edition)
11:35 - World Wonders
15:17 - Chomp
17:40 - Couture
20:06 - Marabunta

Follow  our jazz game Kickstarter project here.

Nick shares his Top 15 Board Games of 2023 and reveals the next big Kickstarter project coming from Bitewing Games.

Follow the Jazz Collection Kickstarter page here.

Learn more about Bebop here.

Learn more about Shuffle & Swing here.

Learn more about Cat Blues: The Big Gig here.

Nick shares his 1st impressions of 7 new board games including 5 trick takers, 3 two-players, and 1 solo game.

0:45 - Sail
2:48 - Patterns: A Mandala Game
5:39 - Undaunted: Battle of Britain
9:37 - Pies, Lunar, Mori, and Bacon
20:54 - Witchcraft! (also listen to my thoughts on Resist!)

Nick shares his 25 Most Anticipated Games of 2024 and leaks some teasers about Bitewing Games' next big reveals.

Preorder Cascadero, Cascadito, Spectral and/or Trailblazers: Sasquatch Expansion here.

Subscribe to the Bitewing Games Newsletter here to follow our upcoming Kickstarter project!

Nick looks back on over 50 of the best board games of 2022 and categorizes them into lovers, keepers, dumpers, flingers, and seekers.

Check out similar look back posts of 2019, 2020, and 2021 releases.

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Nick shares his 1st impressions of (mostly) recent releases and hot 2023 board games:

0:49 - General Orders: World War II
5:09 - Loot
8:13 - Sea Salt & Paper
12:42 - Havalandi
19:10 - Dragonkeepers
22:50 - Thunder Road: Vendetta
27:01 - Amun-Re: 20th Anniversary Edition

Nick shares his 1st impressions of the following board games:

0:46 - Sky Team
4:33 - The Quest for El Dorado: Dragons, Treasures, & Mysteries
14:26 - Match of the Century
19:13 - Cat Ass Trophy / Zero Down
22:14 - Lacuna
24:22 - MLEM: Space Agency

Check out our Black Friday Stocking Stuffer Sale

Nick is joined by fellow Reiner Knizia Enthusiasts, Scott and Jared, as they draft and discuss the B-Side games (underdogs, hidden gems, unsung newcomers, etc.) from Knizia's catalogue.

Cast your vote (and enter the contest to win a free game) here.

Join the Reiner Knizia Enthusiasts Discord Server here.

Check out the Ultimate Reiner Knizia Ranked Tier List here.

Preorder Cascadero and Cascadito here.

Nick shares his 1st impressions of EIGHTEEN Reiner Knizia board games in this marathon episode of candid cardboard:

1:23 - My Island
5:18 - Galaxy Cat Extension
9:16 - Pick a Pen Trilogy (Crypten, Riffen, Tuinen)
13:19 - Yangtze
17:11 - Sunrise Lane / Rondo
23:13 - Amun-Re: The Card Game
27:11 - Karate Tomate
31:35 - Palazzo
36:08 - Silver Screen
40:27 - Sushi Bar (Sushizok im Gockelwok)
44:24 - Age of War (Risk Express)
48:57 - For One Series (Number Up, Galaktix, Schwarze Rosen, Kniffel)

Subscribe to the Bitewing Games Youtube Channel to catch the upcoming Ultimate Reiner Knizia Games Tier List.

Follow the Kickstarter Page for Cascadero & Cascadito, two new strategy games from Reiner Knizia.

Nick shares his 1st impressions of a whopping 10 Reiner Knizia board games spanning a wide range of genres.

1:10 - Foodie Forest
6:38 - Dragon Land
10:36 - Medici: The Dice Game
14:38 - The Lord of the Rings
17:17 - Chartae
20:53 - Lost Cites: Rivals
23:37 - Cheeky Monkey
25:56 - High Society
30:48 - Res Publica
33:42 - Classic Art

Follow the Kickstarter page for Cascadero & Cascadito here.

Join the Reiner Knizia Enthusiasts Discord Community here.

In celebration of our newly revealed tile placement games, Nick shares his Top 15 Tile Layers!

Learn more about our new Knizia titles: Cascadero and Cascadito

Follow the Kickstarter page for Cascadero and Cascadito here.

Nick shares his first impressions of 7 recently released board games:

0:48 - Archeos Society
6:11 - Judge Domino
9:00 - Stick Collection
11:37 - Ninja Master
15:40 - Viking See-Saw
19:30 - That's Not a Hat
22:39 - Challengers!

Check out our Kickstarter campaign for Spectral and Trailblazers: Sasquatch here.

Now available from our webstore — Zoo Vadis and Gussy Gorillas. Order today!

In this episode, Nick shares the interesting tale of how Spectral went from a game he had zero interest in all the way to his absolute favorite game of its genre... a game that he loves so much that he had to publish it himself. Who doesn't love a good underdog story? 😉

Check out the Kickstarter campaign for Spectral here.

Nick shares 23 of his most anticipated board games and crowdfunding campaigns for the second half of 2023.

Check out the Kickstarter Page for Spectral & Trailblazers: Sasquatch Expansion Here

Subscribe to the Bitewing Games Newsletter Here

Other cited podcast episodes:

Full thoughts on Pick-A-Pepper and Wandering Towers

Top 15 Games of 2022

We all have our favorite genres and mechanisms of board games... from deck building to roll & writes to area control and more. In this episode, Nick explores 10 board game genres, identifies their common weaknesses, and highlights specific games that defy those weaknesses.

Nick shares his 1st impressions of new-ish and upcoming board games including:

0:49 - Wandering Towers
4:38 - Pick-A-Pepper and Abluxxen
9:49 - Circus Flohcati
13:08 - Trajan
16:49 - QE: Commodities (expansion)
20:23 - 7 Wonders: Architects
23:02 - Mille Fiori: The Masterpieces (expansion)

Join the Reiner Knizia Enthusiasts Discord Server Here

Check out our games and webstore here.

Follow our upcoming Kickstarter — Spectral and a Secret Trailblazers Expansion — here.