Cardboard Insanity

Part 2 of our conversation with Asger Sams Granerud airs this week. We talk about the gaming scene in Denmark plus what he's got coming up in the future. Horsey Avenger and I talk about our GenCon trip and some changes coming on the show. All for the good, we promise!

This week we start our interview with Asger Sams Granerud, one of the designers of 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis from Jolly Roger Games. Asger and I talk about 13 Days, his upcoming designs, and the Danish boardgame scene.

Our epic interview with Dr. Reiner Knizia concludes this week. What are his plans going forward? What game does he wish he had designed? Find out now! Instead of just reviewing one game this week, we are joined by my mom, Diane Oksienik. We discuss Battle Line, Schotten Totten, Ra, Orongo, Through the Desert, For Sale, and more!

Wow. That's all I can say. This week you can hear part 1 of our interview with Dr. Reiner Knizia! We talk about games, digital and analog. Plus, Horsey Avenger and I review Dr. Knizia's newest gamer's game, Orongo.

Trees are still the answer as we continue our conversation with Dan Cassar. Dan fills us in on more details about Arboretum and talks about his win in the Cardboard Edison design contest. Horsey Avenger and I review Dan's masterpiece, Arboretum. This game looks pleasant, but boy does it pack a punch!

Trees are indeed the answer. This week we are chatting with Dan Cassar, the designer of Arboretum. Dan and I chat about all sorts of things including his amazing design work on Arboretum and his first published design Horsey Avenger and I review the wacky world of Loony Quest, a drawing game unlike any other. Now that this is coming to the US, you'll definitely want to check this one out.

Part 2 of my interview with Gil Hova! Gil takes us on the rest of the ride talking more about Kickstarter, errors in games, and even more. If you liked part 1, you'll love part 2. Horsey Avenger and I give our review of 7 Wonders Duel from Antoine Bauza and Bruno Cathala. How do you take a game that works for 7 and scale it back so it plays for just two? This game is the absolute definition of that concept. Thanks to Game Surplus for sponsoring the show! And for selling me a copy of Food Chain Magnate.

Gil Hova returns to Cardboard Insanity to talk about his current Kickstarter, Bad Medicine: Second Opinion. We talk about the challenges of starting Formal Ferret Games, his philosophy on Kickstarters, and so much more. If you are looking for a great two-player game, Horsey Avenger and Steve review The Rose King from Thames & Kosmos. Get this and all your other games from the best online place for imports, www.gamesurplus.com.

If you like demons, vampires, werewolves and the wizards that fight them, have we got an episode for you! This week we review The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game from Evil Hat Production currently on Kickstarter. This wonderful game was designed by Eric Vogel so we are interviewing him to tell you what makes this one tick. Plus, Horsey Avenger and I review this epic cooperative card game. Spoiler alert: It's fantastic! As always, we are sponsored by Game Surplus. Check them out at www.gamesurplus.com

Part 2 of our conversation with Bruno Faidutti drops in this episode. We get to hear all about why Bruno likes to work with other designers and what he has coming up. Plus, we review the dino-riffic two-player game Raptor from Matagot, co-designed with Bruno Cathala. Check out www.gamesurplus.com for all your game needs. Want to win a copy of Aether Captains? Follow us on Twitter @cardboardinsane and @horsey_avenger to get your hands on a copy.

The man himself, Bruno Faidutti, joins me for part 1 of our excellent conversation. Plus, the Horsey Avenger and I review Warehouse 51 from Passport Game Studios and Fun Forge. Check out Aether Captains on Kickstarter now! For all your gaming needs, check out www.gamesurplus.com.

We're back for the 2nd part of our show with David Harding of Grail Games. Our interview wraps up with details about what's coming next for Grail Games. The Horsey Avenger and I review the excellent reprint of Circus Flohcati. We also welcome our new sponsor, Game Surplus! Check out www.gamesurplus.com for all your boardgame needs.

Cardboard Insanity is back, and dare we say, better than ever. We've learned a lot in our first season and now we're bringing the show to a new level. This episode relaunches the show with an interview from David Harding of Grail Games. We discuss and review Matcha, his superb 2-player game. Plus, we give you a quick new bit about Card Caddy Double up on Kickstarter.

This is a special adults only episode as we take a look at a company making awesome games with adult themes: Inappropriate Games. We start by interviewing company founder and game designer, Greg Cozza. After that, Horsey Avenger and I review Shootin' Blanks. That's followed by our Game of the Week: America's Next Top Pimp. Keep the kids away while you listen to this one!

This week is smorgasboard of great gaming bits. We have a review with David Brashaw, founder of Backspindle Games and designer of Discworld games Guards! Guards! and the upcoming Clacks. Our reviews cover a wide range of genres. We start with Michael Schacht's Gold, a 2 or 3-player card game. That's followed up by Wink from Blue Orange, a social game that even gamers can enjoy. For our Game of the Week, we look at Pandemic Contagion from Z-Man Games. It's overshadowed by it's predecessor, but stands up incredibly well on it's own as a super-filler.

Everyone talks about Euros and Ameritrash games, but nobody is talking about abstracts! And it just so happens that there are some great unknown abstracts out there. We take a look at a game from Reiner Knizia and Ravensburger called Indigo. There's also Easter Island from Twilight Creations. And we look at the first published abstract microgame, Attila from Blue Orange Games. Our game of the week is Convert from Yodeo Games. Before that review, hear our interview with Yodeo founder and Convert designer Ian Reed.

Roll the bones with Cardboard Insanity's 12th episode. This time we focus on dice games with some of our favorites. We have a review of an unknown Michael Schacht game, Shanghaien. Then we look at the criminally underrated Garden Dice from Meridae Games and Doug Bass. Finally, we have an interview with Mark Rivera, designer of our Game of the Week, Luchador from Backspindle Games.

Our For the Birds show was so big, we had to break it into 2 parts. This episode is all about the game reviews. We take a look at two Z-Man games this week with a review of Parade, a criminally underrated game, and also the long forgotten Martinique. Then we have a look at one of Victory Point Games' most unusual titles, Hero of Weehawken. Finally, we wrap up with one of the most ingenious micro-games to come out so far, and it's an absolute winner: Too Many Cinderellas from Grail games.

Episode 10 of Cardboard Insanity is for the birds! In fact, it's so big we are separating this into two parts. Part 1 features a review of Teale Fristoe's awesome drafting game, Shadow Throne. We lead into that with an interview with the man himself. While you are listening to both parts, see if you can guess the correlation between all three games.

Cardboard Insanity braved Origins 2015 to get you the scoop on some amazing indie boardgames, designers, and publisher. We have a bunch of interview for a variety of different games, including our first coverage of an RPG. Step right up and listen to this wonderful rogue's gallery as they share their passion for our favorite hobby.