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Featured Guests

By Heather Newton

Ludology: Geoff Engelstein

Geoff Engelstein co-founded the Ludology podcast in 2011 and continued as a co-host until 2019, when he passed his seat to Emma Larkins. Geoff is also the creator behind GameTek, exploring the math and science behind games. GameTek continues as a regular feature on both Ludology and the Dice Tower podcast.

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Filed Under: January 2021 Featured Guests, October 2020 Featured Guests Tagged With: Featured Guests

By Heather Newton

Doomsday Robots Game Company: Bryn Smith

Doomsday Robots

We are a board gaming publisher who primary publishes premier edition games to Kickstarter. Our board games are based upon three design pillars: innovating novel mechanics, streamlining play for elegant seamless experiences, and creating truly collectible games you will want to share with everyone.

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Seeking to Publish:

Game that feature high collectability and appeal strongly to the Kickstarter base.

Not Seeking to Publish

Mass market games and those with only few components.

Filed Under: January 2021 Featured Guests, October 2020 Featured Guests Tagged With: Featured Guests

By Heather Newton

Underdog Games: Charlie Bink

Underdog Games

The creators of Trekking the National Parks and Trekking the World. We are a new player in the tabletop game publishing community, and we are eager to make new friends and connections at Protospiel!

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Seeking to Publish:

Gateway and Gateway+ games. Ideally ones with real-world themes that are educational or highly identity-based.

Not Seeking to Publish

Nothing heavy. Nothing that takes over 1 hour to play.

Filed Under: October 2020 Featured Guests Tagged With: Featured Guests

By Heather Newton

Koalatie Games: Mike Trias

Koalatie Games

Our goal as a company is to bring board games to the masses in a fun and scalable way. Our games feature both beginner and advanced modes, so after you learn the basics you can explore deeper, more strategic ways of playing. Whether you are new to board and card games or a seasoned hobbyist, you’ll have a great time with Koalatie Games!

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Seeking to Publish:

Games that are accessible for the public at large, in theme and in complexity.

Not Seeking to Publish

RPG’s. Games that are on the heavier side as the base game. However, we are open to games that are simple as a base game but becomes heavier and more complex with expansions or adjusted rules.

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By Heather Newton

Pangea Games: Tyson Mertlich

Pangea Games Logo

Brandon Rollins heads up Pangea Games with assistance from Tyson Mertlich. With publications including War Co. and Tasty Humans, they focus on creating big worlds in small boxes.

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Tyson will be representing Pangea at Protospiel. You may recognize his name from his work in the past with the Gamesmiths blind playtesting service.

Seeking to Publish:

Small footprint games with large footprint feel.

Not Seeking to Publish

Large games with lots of components.

Filed Under: July 2020 Featured Guests Tagged With: Featured Guests

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