Life Beyond Board Games
A podcast every second Friday about exploring fun and challenges we have as board gamers, yes, sometimes talking about the board game we play too. We're in Australia (Stella and Melissa) and USA (Candice and Eric) and want to connect with you, no matter who and where you are. Drop as a line, or message, find us in podcast directories, and this Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifebeyondboardgamespodcast
Episodes
Tony Boydell returns to reveal how his board game collection evolved into an actual museum - The Museum of Boardgames - we guess the difference between an obsession and 'cultural preservation' is a public opening schedule😆. Jokes. It's great, Stella's been there. Twice.
Tony's BoardGameGeek blog site - https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/344/everyone-needs-a-shed
Tony's BGG profile - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/...
Travis Deverell aka. Shirtaloon is back and shares why weekly deadlines prevent professional procrastination, on riding Matt Dinniman's coattails (don't know if we agree), and the plotter, the pantser and the board games pile of shame.
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Travis Deverell aka. Shirtaloon joins us to put his own protagonist on trial from his well-loved LitRPG books, He Who Fights with Monsters, how Clive's wife survived the series and became cosplay, and book tour including Gen Con 2026! Ps. so super excited to have him in our podcast!
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What goes on inside the mind of one of Britain’s best-known board game designers? Tony Boydell shares his love of books, board games, and a blog he has somehow kept alive since 2011. Along the way, we discuss British games, unusual books, incorrect maps, and why starting a “small personal project” is how lifelong obligations are born.
Tony's BoardGameGeek blog site - https://boardgamegeek.com/blog...
Danielle Reynolds joins us again to talk about turning life into board games — including dating apps, and the possibility that your personal flaws could become a party game.
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Content warning: This episode contains grown-up chat about dating, and some light sex-related jokes. Nothing too spicy, but maybe don’t play it next to your kids. Or grandma.
In this episode, we discuss warning signs — both literal road signs and the kind you experience in a date - based on Danielle Reynold's two recent designed games, in which she joined us in this episode!
What makes a difficult board gamer? Oh, only the classics: loud talkers, sulkers, interrupters, rules-ignorers, card-benders, and random strangers flipping you off over cardboard. In this episode, the gang shares battle stories from the tabletop world and proves that sometimes the rarest resource in gaming is not wood, gold, or wheat — it’s basic manners.
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What begins as a conversation about website updates and friendship updates quickly becomes a deeply honest chat about grief, losing loved ones, and why emotions refuse to follow our schedules. And Eric's 2 hours website update. Sorry Eric!
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Phil Walker-Harding is back! We dive head-first into the magical world of freelancing—where you’re your own boss… and your boss is terrible. From working till late because “your boss said so,” to valuing your time somewhere between $10 and $100 an hour staring at a wall, this episode explores the fine art of burning the candle at both ends… and then designing a board game about it.
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Well known board game designer Phil Walker-Harding and we dive into the glamorous world of… getting told “no.” A lot. Turns out even designing 30+ hit games doesn’t unlock the “immune to rejection” achievement. From pitching to the wrong publisher, not the right time, to being rejected by yourself, this episode is hopefully a relatable life piece.
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Does Matt Dunstan, a prolific Australian board game designer, have fun outside of designing award-winning board games… or is it just more tiny plastic pieces? Spoiler, it's Lego. Lego pieces. We dive into Matt's secret as a Lego restorer. Content warning: This episode contains things some listeners may find creepy — specifically, some very creepy dolls. There. You’ve been warned.
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We bravely tackle the true final boss of adulthood: moving house (Australian/British). Alright, for our American friends, it is relocation or moving. Complete with removalists (What is removalist??), undersized tea chest boxes, shrink-wrapped issues, and the emotional trauma saying goodbye to some of your board games. With guest Matt Dunstan, an Australian board game designer.
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In this episode, we swing wildly between fair use, plagiarism, pirate websites, ghostwriters, board-game mechanics you can’t copyright, and—yes—one of us accidentally confessing to childhood publishing crimes. We are joined by ThinkTwice a.k.a. Ashley Falcon, a renowned published author of Fantasy LitRPG books (welcome back Ashley!).
If you're not familiar with BGG - BoardGameGeek https://boardgamegeek.com/
What do a broken leg, one million failed words, and a surprise Amazon bestseller have in common? Apparently… success. This episode is the first episode where we have our very first guest, Ashley Falcon (ThinkTwice) a renowned published author of Fantasy LitRPG books !
This episode is also a guide for accidental life upgrades, writing while physically broken (literally), and why being bad at things is actually spawn ener...
We bravely venture into “watching television and having opinions.” From “Wait… books become TV shows??” into Dungeon Crawler Carl dream casting, Batman, and video games so cozy but sad.
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What is a holiday tradition, really? Is it spending time with family… or is it eating a dry bird nobody likes because your ancestors once did it?
In this festive episode, we talk Christmas traditions from awkward family photos, why we eat turkey, to spoilers for our next episode😆
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What games do you bring to the holidays when your luggage allowance is only 7kg?
In this episode, we spiral joyfully through holiday board-gaming: carry-on-only packing strategies, games that expose your relationship values, and why bringing coffee into the bedroom is apparently a high-value love language.
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Board game conventions: the games! the people! the flashing lights! the constant CLACK-CLACK of dice! 🎲 For some, it’s pure cardboard heaven. For others… it’s five minutes away from hiding behind a Kallax. We share the other side of the convention, when to go out and get some fresh air, when to swap your 7 inches heels with flats, should we bring portable loo?😆 We share our thoughts and experience at gaming con...
Welcome to the episode where board games, food crimes, and the truth about hot Cheetos finally a podcast discussion! Join us as we uncover the forbidden secrets of game day etiquette — from mayo-soaked cards to the myth of board-game heaven, and the legendary moment Stella bought 400 Costco hot dogs.
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In this episode, we chat about our Essen Spiel adventures: the mysterious kebab shop that everyone but Candice knows about, Stella & Candice reunion at Essen, and Candice discovering the secret Copenhagen airport zone—the good one.
We also accidentally design a new board game about luggage conveyor belts, celebrate being recognized by one podcast listener (we are famous now, don’t talk to us), and uncover Can...
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