Category Archives: Interviews

An Interview with Chad DeShon of BoardGameTables.com

Posted on April 22, 2020 by

Series Note: This is the first in a series of interviews I’m doing with publishers and designers. With many game conventions cancelled, and the number of new releases already declining, I’m asking questions about what is coming out in the … Continue reading →

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Interview with Joe Huber, designer of Caravan

Posted on September 29, 2019 by

So, as I was writing up my review of Caravan, I remembered having a conversation with Joe about the game at a convention we had both attended in January (T5 – That Terrific Trick Taking Thing).  Rather than make up … Continue reading →

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Voices in Board Gaming: Interview with James & Sheila Davis

Posted on March 18, 2019 by

About Today’s Guests: This is the sixth interview in our “Voices in Board Gaming” series here on The Opinionated Gamers.  Today’s guests, Sheila & James Davis, are among the kindest people you’ll ever meet in the hobby. A husband and … Continue reading →

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Voices in Board Gaming: Interview with Brandon Kempf

Posted on November 24, 2018 by

About Today’s Guest: This is the fifth interview in our “Voices in Board Gaming” series here on The Opinionated Gamers.  Today’s guest, Brandon Kempf, is one of the most prolific gaming voices I know, and one of the finest.  He previously … Continue reading →

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Voices in Board Gaming: Interview with Chad DeShon

Posted on October 30, 2018 by

About Today’s Guest: This is the fourth interview in our “Voices in Board Gaming” series here on The Opinionated Gamers.  Today’s guest, Chad DeShon, wears many hats in this hobby and industry.  He runs BoardGameTables.com.  He designs games, most notably the … Continue reading →

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Interview with Jeff Allers

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

Well – SPIEL is almost upon us. Well, actually, by the time you’re reading this, we’ll already be walking around the halls checking out some of the stands as they are setting up, and come tomorrow at 12 noon German … Continue reading →

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Voices in Board Gaming: Interview with Bill Corey Jr.

Posted on October 22, 2018 by

About Today’s Guest: This is the third interview in our “Voices in Board Gaming” series here on The Opinionated Gamers.  Today’s guest, Bill Corey Jr., is one of my favorite voices in the hobby, and his live YouTube show, The Cubist, … Continue reading →

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Voices in Board Gaming: Interview with Talia Rosen

Posted on October 17, 2018 by

About Today’s Guest: This is the second interview in our “Voices in Board Gaming” series here on The Opinionated Gamers.  We’re starting the series with a couple of writers from this site.  Longtime readers will be familiar with today’s guest, Talia … Continue reading →

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Voices in Board Gaming: Interview with Greg Schloesser

Posted on October 9, 2018 by

Series Note:  Today we’re launching a new series on The Opinionated Gamers called Voices in Board Gaming.  Each article will feature a different gamer who (a) has been in the hobby for an extended period of time, and (b) can … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Interview with Wolfgang Warsch

Posted on June 11, 2018 by

I had never really known about Wolfgang Warsch prior to the Gathering of Friends 2018.  I mean, I had actually already played The Mind, but I never knew who designed it… During that week of gaming, I found that there … Continue reading →

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