Episode 10

Ep 10: Jeff Beck, from Grandpa Beck's Games

Published on: 8th July, 2020

In this episode, we Interview Jeff Beck, the R&D, Marketing, and Sales Director for Grandpa Beck's Games. He's also the developer of two of their best selling titles, Cover Your Kingdom and The Bears and The Bees. Jeff covers digs into the struggles his father faced trying to launch a company during a recession.

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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?

James interviews experts from across the industry and takes a peak under the hood in his quest to understand this far reaching community. Each episode is bite-sized, clocking in around 30 minutes, so you can take nibbles, or binge several episodes at once.

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James Staley

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.

You can listen to past episodes of the Board Game Binge podcast on Spotify, YouTube, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart Radio Podcast, TUNE IN Podcast, and Stitcher Podcast. You can also join the podcast live on the Board Game Binge YouTube channel most Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 pm EDT.

Look forward to many more exciting and fun games to play with friends and family, or even solo!