Episode 105: Lizzy, Ben, & Josey - Where Game Mechanics Meet Art - Top 3 Games for Bookworms - F...
Episode 105: Lizzy, Ben, & Josey - Where Game Mechanics Meet Art - Top 3 Games for Bookworms - Fun weekend plansMeet the designers and artist behind Bookwrym from Sword and Rose Press. We talk about how mechanics influence the art and vice versa in their game. For the book lovers, there’s a few game recommendations. And then we end with our fun weekend plans.
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:29 Get to know my guests
00:00:41 Lizzy Ives
00:01:28 Ben Kepner
00:01:53 Josey Tsao
00:04:48 How did they meet?
00:09:24 How did they get into board games?
00:11:42 How did Josey become a board game artist?
00:13:38 What's their favorite Book?
00:19:34 Where Board Game Mechanics, Meet art.
00:20:05 When did Josey come into the process?
00:23:15 Bookwyrm from Sword and Rose Press
• Kickstarter Link (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/swordandrosepress/bookwyrm)
• Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/swordandrosepress) - @swordandrosepress
00:24:02 Kitty fur babies in the game.
00:26:02 Cats and Plants expansion
00:27:43 Importance of good art and graphic design
00:29:24 Artist input
00:36:40 Layers of Discovery
00:38:06 Who's cats are in the expansion?
00:40:55 Real life in a fantasy world
00:44:43 Artist input is important
00:46:37 How important is graphic design?
00:49:04 A good artist is worth their weight in ... books.
00:53:49 Top 3 games for Bookworms
00:54:27 ContraBanter
00:56:38 Décorum
00:58:55 Spots
01:00:06 Detective: City of Angels
01:01:15 A Place for All My Books
01:04:22 Leaf
01:05:22 Rocca Town
01:07:01 The Lord of the Rings: Trick Taking Games
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Trick-Taking Game
01:09:07 Roots: A Game of Inventing Words
01:10:38 Dune
01:12:03 Enchanted Ivy
01:14:03 My Shelfie
01:19:35 Moment of Positivity
01:29:04 Bookwrym on Kickstarter
01:31:24 Where can you find my guests?
01:31:36 Ben
• Ben Kepner’s Website (https://www.benjaminkepner.com/)
• Social Media: @kepneraptor (https://www.instagram.com/kepneraptor/) (Instagram)
01:31:59 Lizzy
• Social Media: @lizzytacular (Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lizzytacular/) , Tiktok)
• Substack Newsletter: https://lizzyives.substack.com/
01:33:26 Josey
• Social Media: @joseytsao (https://www.instagram.com/joseytsao/) (Instagram)
• Website: https://www.joseytsao.net | https://ginkgohouse.co/
01:35:10 Outro
(Please note that these time stamps might not be accurate due to the use of dynamic ads.)
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