Episode 164

Episode 164: Stephen Schwartz, Burning Forge Games

Published on: 4th April, 2022

Stephen Schwartz is a first time designer, but huge fan of the board game space which propelled him to create Slash & Spells to appeal to people who love board games that have vivid art, fun fantasy themes, and of course interactive play in which your hero grows along with their abilities in a fun light battleground setting. Floyd Lu join the project seeing Stephen's passion for making this game a reality. Floyd is an experienced game designer and developer with 7 plus Kickstarter games under his belt including Koi garden, Noises at Night, Micro Medusa, and Refuge Terror from the Deep. Together created and developed Slash & Spells which is live on Kickstarter now:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burningforge/slash-and-spells?fbclid=IwAR3QHsUczx3WciLmKl9MVBBMbNB_4I2i_CTRWuEfrlPTrqecmJ5l6mz1wME

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Board Game Binge
Bingeable board game content from across the industry.
Do you love board games? I do! But do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes?

How do meet-up groups get organized? What is the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign? How do publishers get their games to market? How are people reaching their market in an ever more competitive market? What type of social media personalities are springing up in support of this industry?

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James is the president of Tin Robot Games, the publisher of 4 successful board Game Kickstarters; Tanks, but no thanks!, Queen of Scots: The Card Game, and Nutty Squirrels of the Oakwood Forest.

James is also the host and creator of the Board Game Binge Podcast, a short-format podcast dedicated to showcasing the personalities and professionals from across the board game/tabletop industry.

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