Interview

FreeStarter Interviews AJ Porfirio

Grant Rodiek | May 20, 2013

Four friends recently launched a project called FreeStarter. Why? To give away free games and thank the awesome board game community for being awesome. We also wanted to help you get to know us better.

Jamey and Grant Discuss Everything (Pt 2)

Grant Rodiek | May 17, 2013

If you missed Part 1, read it here. Euphoria is live on Kickstarter and already funded! A discussion with Jamey Stegmaier and Grant Rodiek (bold) Euphoria is your new game, live on Kickstarter now. What is Euphoria? What do we need to know? Jamey: Euphoria is a dystopian-themed worker-placement game set in the not-so-distant future.

Jamey and Grant Discuss Everything (Pt 1)

Grant Rodiek | May 15, 2013

When I see a project or designer that interests me, I go bug them for an interview. A few months ago I asked Jamey to participate in an interview and he agreed. A few weeks ago I sent him the questions, but Jamey changed things up a bit and also asked ME questions.

Interview with Wicked Boar Games

Grant Rodiek | April 01, 2013

Chris Urinko has been someone I've kept up with for quite some time on Twitter. We met at GenCon in person and have even had a long phone call to discuss game design. He's a great guy with a diverse set of game design interests, one of which is custom woodcrafting.

An Interview inside Baldrick's Tomb

Grant Rodiek | March 04, 2013

Friend and publisher of my game Farmageddon, Phil Kilcrease, is publishing a new game. The game is called Baldrick's Tomb and it is currently seeking funding via Kickstarter. The game has a very interesting premise as it's a competitive rogue-like.

An Interview with the Robots

Grant Rodiek | December 19, 2012

I have been enjoying the hilarious and goofy questions posed by the Robots and Red Tape Twitter feed for quite some time. Another gaming friend, Eric Leath, has met them in person and confirmed they are not only great people, but they are actually people (not robots).

Veni, Vidi, Viticulture

Grant Rodiek | September 17, 2012

I'm a huge fan of wine. It's my alcoholic beverage of choice and I've spent many many weekends driving around the vineyards of Napa Valley. I also own a home in Napa, so, yeah, I like wine. This immediately put Viticulture on the radar for me.

Mars Needs Mechanics: An Interview with Ben Rosset

Grant Rodiek | September 04, 2012

There's a been a slight hum about Mars Needs Mechanics for a while now. It tested very well at UnPub and it was picked up by Nevermore Games. I had the pleasure of meeting the game's designer, Ben Rosset, at GenCon AND playing the game with him and two other great guys.

Story Realms: An Interview with Escapade Games

Grant Rodiek | August 31, 2012

I encountered Angie, like many folks, via the growing board game community on Twitter. For a long time, she's been talking about this wondrous storytelling game called Story Realms. I offered to help, and over the past several months I've read over a few revisions of the rules to provide feedback.

Salmon Run: An Interview with Jesse Catron

Grant Rodiek | August 29, 2012

Almost a year ago, Jesse Catron mailed me a prototype for a game then called Pond Farr. It was a very clever, well-designed, and highly entertaining game about Salmon Racing. He told me in confidence then that the game had been picked up by Gryphon Games and it'd be on Kickstarter.