Tasty Minstrel Games (TMG) Podcast

Daniel loves abstract strategy games, and he loves the game Element. In this mini bonus episode, he shares with us the reasons why!

A quick hot take and bonus episode where you find out, if money and time and resources were not a factor, what game would Daniel Hadlock have TMG publish just so he would own a copy!

Daniel Hadlock is the president of TMG and he joins me to talk about his recent trips to local game stores, how TMG is looking to support them, and also - the upcoming Belfort Kickstarter!

Special bonus episode! We pick the winners and I take moon shot guesses at the results for Hell in a Cell 2018!

Aaron Walth is the TMG manager of production, logistics, and manufacturing. He just recently returned from a trip to Indonesia with his wife and he gets me up to date on his travel, and also what is in the pipeline for TMG.

Michael Fox is the designer of the highly anticipated game Holding On and is also my go to guy when it comes to the world of professional wrestling. I took (what I thought) were the top 5 controversial topics in the world of the fake sport that I love and asked him for his thoughts.

Philip duBarry has long been one of my favorite designers and I am lucky enough to call him a friend. He is a teacher, a minister, a game designer, and a dedicated family man, and also one heck of a nice guy. TMG has been luck enough to publish his fantastic game Battlecruisers set in the Eminent Domain universe, and will soon publish another of his designs, Embark.

My friend Rich Early has own and run a local game store for 25 years, and he doesn't think that any game store ever is owed anything by anyone. Listen in and hear what he has to say about distributors, big box stores, Kickstarter, and a whole lot more.

It is the biggest event of the summer - if you are a wrestling fan. Summer Slam 2018 predictions, theories, jokes, and groans, with my fellow "smark" - Michael Fox

I surprise Anthony Racano with another hot 5 takes about the gaming industry and ask him for his off the cuff opinions on all of them!

Kevin Burkhardsmeier, or Burky as he is better known, is a modern day Jack of All Trades. A mason, a master chef, a playwright, an entrepreneur...the list goes on. He has found success in the board game world with his fantastic creation, the Game Topper, which is making people happy all around the world.  I am fortunate he joined me for this episode, and even more fortunate to call him my friend.

Dan King has been reviewing games for a long time now, and I am lucky enough to call him my friend. He is excited about attending Gen Con once again and he couldn't wait to tell me about the games he expects to grab at the show.

Peter Shirey is a great friend of mine, and he might be the one guy who has seen the movie Jaws more than me. He quit his job with UPS after working for them for over two decades to pursue a career in the boardgame industry. He now works for CMON (Cool Mini or Not) and has published two games of his own. He has a unique look at the industry, and he was kind enough to sit down and talk with me about it.

I get Anthony on (once again) to talk about 5 things that I think are interesting and "hot" about the board game hobby right now!

Michael and I share a love for boardgames and wrestling, and this will be our second podcast where we talk about both. Our plan is to offer our predictions on the PPV's as they occur, and also talk about the games we are playing and the new ones coming down the pipe.