Wayfinders Board Game Review
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/072_Wayfinders.mp3 In today’s episode we talk about Wayfinders by Pandasaurus games. In this game you get a to pilot a seaplane and set up hangars on remote islands. It’s a game of strategy and can be quite crunchy and yet is still whimsical and simple. Listen to our full review, and check out the […]
WanderSquares: The Underwood Tunnels Interview
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/066_WanderSquares.mp3 Is it possible to make a board game entirely by yourself? Well the creator of this new family friendly RPG has done just that. Today I speak with Matt Carlson from Wandersquares: The Underwood Tunnels. Matt is the soul creator, marketer and designer of this gorgeously designed board game. To be honest I haven’t […]
Shadow Network- Interview with Jason Washburn
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/065_Shadow_Network.mp3 Shadow Network is a game about spies, which we spotted on Kickstarter recently. It is by one of our favourite game companies Talon Strike Studios. After covering it in our latest Kickstarter Round Up for October 2020 we contacted them for an interview. What do you know? Jason Washburn agreed and here it […]
October 2020 Kickstarter Round Up
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/064_kickstarter_roundup_Octobert_2020.mp3 There are so many board games on Kickstarter. In our monthly roundups we talk about what games look good to us. It’s Almost November but that doesn’t mean we don’t have time to covet all the many games now available to back on Kickstarter right now in October! You can follow us on Kickstarter […]
Camp Pinetop Review
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/063_Camp_Pinetop.mp3 In today’s episode of Hot Game Magnet we review Camp Pinetop. This game from Talon Strike Games came beautifully boxed. It’s easy to play and simple to pick up. We actually first played Camp Pinetop way back before it was even on Kickstarter. It was the very first board game we played on Tabletop […]
Mantis Falls Interview with Juli Bierwirth
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/062_Mantis_Falls.mp3 In this week’s episode I speak with Juli Bierwirth from Distant Rabbit Games, Mantis Falls. This was their first game and it launched on Kickstarter earlier this year, and made over $180,000! In this interview we discuss the game, and the Kickstarter. Juli is very honest and forthcoming with her information- so I hope […]
RACOON TYCOON REVIEW
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/061_Raccoon_Tycoon.mp3 In this week’s episode Justin and Alison review Racoon Tycoon. This is another one we purchased from Kickstarter. It’s by Forbidden Games and they’ve just had a Kickstarter for a new game, Lizard Wizard. We’d thought we’d give this a whirl before deciding to back the new one. Listen to what we have to […]
Silly Shapes interview with game creator
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/059_Silly_Shapes.mp3 Silly Shapes is the game you wish you already had to introduce your kids or stubborn family members to gaming. I want a bunch for our youth group. For any teacher out there who wants to play a cheeky game during class, with the excuse it improves literacy and numeracy- this will be your […]
Boss Babe Interview
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/058_Boss_Babe.mp3 In this week’s episode I speak with Brian Fisher from Kickstarter game Boss Babe. This game is different than anything we’ve ever seen before. It isn’t so much a game, it’s more like a statement against multi-level marketing companies, and how they have taken a hold of some of our nearest and dearest. It’s […]
SYNDICATE Interview
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotgamemagnet/057_Syndicate.mp3 SYNDICATE: An Interplanetary Conquest Board Game In this episode of Hot Game Magnet we interview the guys who made Syndicate, a 4x game where you get to play as a mafia organisation in the year 3105. A very specific year in the future because that’s when organised crime challenges “The Sovereign”. Greg and Josh […]