Happy Mitten Podcast: Board Games, Business, And...

In this episode… We welcome graphic designer, designer of the game Compounded, and coordinator of the Unpub network, Darrell Louder! While our podcast episodes are often the first opportunity we have to get to know our guests on an intimate level, we’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Darrell long ago through various game […]

Introduction If you’re interested in designing board games, there is no better place on the internet to go than Board Game Designers Forum. On this episode of the podcast, we speak with game designer and manager of BGDF’s monthly “Game Design Showdown,” Richard Durham. Rich shared a bit of the history of Board Game Designers […]

In this episode… We welcome Richard Bliss to the podcast! Richard is a social media expert, contributor to Forbes, and host of the popular Funding the Dream podcast. Having helped his listeners accomplish their goals with his vast knowledge of crowdfunding, we were thrilled to have him on our own Happy Mitten podcast. After talking […]

In this episode… We are joined by artist/illustrator, Jacqui Davis! We were exposed to Jacqui as admirers of her illustration in Euphoria (Stonemaier Games), Belle of the Ball (Dice Hate Me Games), and Fidelitas (Green Couch Games). We love the style and color she expresses with her work and are thrilled to have her as […]

In this episode… We are joined by Stephen Buonocore, President of Stronghold Games! Stephen co-established Stronghold Games in late 2009 and now solely operates the company, which is an incredible accomplishment looking at the number of quality titles Stronghold Games has published since its creation. Our time with this New York raised, New Jersey residing […]

In this episode… We are joined by Ray Wehrs, co-founder of Calliope Games and board game industry extraordinaire! Between Ray and his two business partners, there is 70 years of experience in the board game industry. We were delighted to get a chance to talk with Ray about Tsuro, Roll for It!, and his time […]

In this episode… Jeff, Lee, and Kyle discuss what it’s been like running Happy Mitten thus far and comment on the wonderful world that is the board game industry. This episode came about unexpectedly, as our guest was unable to make it on at the last minute. The lack of guest led us to do […]

In this episode… We are joined by Chris Kirkman, Darrell Louder, Nat Levan, and plenty of other special guests in this combined, The State of “Happy Mitten” Games Podcast! This recording was Happy Mittens first ever LIVE podcast and took place at Grand Con 2014. We had a blast at the event and with all […]

In this episode… We are joined by game designer Philip DuBarry, who is currently Kickstarting his most recent game, Skyway Robbery! While Jeff nor I have played Skyway Robbery, we are impressed with Philip’s Kickstarter campaign. Notably, Skyway Robbery will ship US copies from the US, Europe copies from Europe, and Canada copies from Canada. […]

In this episode… We are joined by Matt and Stephanie from Shark and Shark Games! Matt and Stephanie recently launched their strategic game of survival and migration, Flocks and Flyways on Kickstarter. Being introduced to Matt and Stephanie through our mutual friend Dan Hsu, we discovered we share a love of board games, cheese, and […]