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This time it's board games. Other than the books.

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S2 · E59
Yesterday · 1 hr 39 min
Space-Cast! #59. Mostly Awake
For today's Space-Cast!, we're revisiting a review from five years ago, investigating some excellent indie games, and discussing the ups and downs (but mostly ups) of self-publishing. Our guide for this journey is none other than Connor Wake, creator of Umbra Via, Out of Sorts, That's the Spirit!, and many others.
S2 · E58
July 30 · 1 hr 12 min
Space-Cast! #58. Postmarks
For over five years (but fewer than seven), Postmark Games has published high-quality, low-cost print-and-play games. Oh, you need examples? How about roll-and-move titles like Voyages, Aquamarine, and Waypoints? Or ditties like Battle Card, Scribbly Gum and Koala Rescue Club? Or even 52 Realms: Adventures? Now the company is working on their first coin-flip title, Master of Coin. For today's Space-Cast!, we're joined by Rory Muldoon, half of the Postmark team, to discuss the beginnings, current status, and future of the company. How does one build a business on games that players print for themselves? Maybe we'll find out!
S2 · E57
July 1 · 57 min
Space-Cast! #57. Rebuilding Rebuilding
Every so often, a game system not only gets a second try, but entirely wallops its original incarnation. That's the case with Quinn Brander's Rebuilding Chicago, which remakes Rebuilding Seattle with such aplomb that I called it "pretty much perfect." (I called it that to myself, right now, so I could quote it.) For today's Space-Cast!, we're joined by Quinn to discuss how he improved a game that's still on store shelves, what some folks might prefer about the original, and the little touches that go into making a successful sequel.
S2 · E56
May 21 · 1 hr 13 min
Space-Cast! #56. Keep Your Shirt Tucked In
Ever wanted to play a game that would make you feel strange feelings about your childhood religion? Heyo, Greg Loring-Albright's Keep the Faith is the title for you! In this conversation, Greg joins us to discuss whether board games or role-playing games are better, our respective religious traumas and hopes, and how a board game might prove illuminating of historical forces. You know, light chit-chat!
S2 · E55
April 15 · 1 hr 7 min
Space-Cast! #55. Burnt Poop
Poop! Spies! What do they have in common? Both are featured in board games designed by Jon Teixeira Moffat, naturally. On today's Space-Cast!, we're joined by Jon to discuss the long development of both Night Soil and Burned, the hidden cost of labor, and cinematic hidden movement games.
S2 · E54
March 17 · 1 hr 4 min
Space-Cast! #54. Shazain!
Governance and Liberty — in translation, those are the titles of Shasn and Azadi, Zain Memon's peculiar but timely board games about politics. Today, we're joined by Memon himself to discuss both titles, plus the function of play as our most ancient form of education, the value of cynicism and evil in games, and what else the auteur has been working on lately.
S2 · E53
February 4 · 2 hr 8 min
Space-Cast! #53. Scratch & Listen
Most people know Zach Barth as the founder of Zachtronics, purveyor of digital playthings such as SpaceChem, Opus Magnum, and EXAPUNKS. But we are not most people. Instead, we're here to speak with Zach about his analog games: The Lucky Seven (and the Depot expansion), Chemistry Set, and the scratch-off puzzle pack Zach Attack! That's right. We've got the good stuff.
Dec 23, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min
Space-Cast! #52. The Fellowship of the Trick
Transforming a work of literature into a trick-taking game is no mean feat, especially when that work is as influential as The Lord of the Rings. Today, we're joined by Bryan Bornmueller, creator of the trick-taking versions of both The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Listen in as we discuss our background with both Tolkien and trick-taking, the difficulties of adaptation, and what's coming next.
S2 · E51
Dec 4, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
Space-Cast! #51. Mori, Zucchini, Napoleon
Ah, Napoleon. Old Boney. Roll'n'Bones. The Bone Zone. The guy's got a lot of nicknames, and even more board games! The latest, and one of the most intriguing, is Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars, codesigned by Paolo Mori and Alessandro Zucchini. Today on the Space-Cast!, we dive into the creation of this approachable hex-and-counter title, including its creators' aversion to combat results tables, their choice of battles, and why they decided to publish under their own label.
S2 · E50
Oct 7, 2025 · 1 hr 32 min
Space-Cast! #50. City of Six Amabels
Not many board games are as mysterious as City of Six Moons. Is it a puzzle? A working board game? A grift? To answer those questions and many more, today we're joined by Amabel Holland to discuss her oddest title yet, the joys and perils of translation, and her recent efforts to preserve board games that have fallen out of fashion.
Aug 6, 2025 · 1 hr 38 min
Space-Cast! #49. A Vantage on Vantage
By now you've likely heard of Vantage, the ambition first-person exploration game about surviving and thriving on an alien planet. For today's Space-Cast!, we're joined by Jamey Stegmaier to discuss the eight-year inception, development, and eventual appearance of this wonderful and strange artifact. Along the way, we discuss Vantage's inspirations, how design constraints can engender greater freedom, and games within games.
S2 · E48
Jul 24, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min
Space-Cast! #48. Compiling
Computers! They're always doing pesky things like falling in love. For today's episode, we're joined by Michael Yang to discuss Compile, his hit lane-battler that sees two rival programs compete to expand their nascent sentience. Along the way we discuss the game's inception during the pandemic, the joys of nailing that first pitch, and the heartbreak of having your publisher dissolved by venture capital.
S2 · E47
Jun 20, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min
Space-Cast! #47. Bun Bangers
Hot Streak! Off-brand mascots and gambling degeneracy have never been more in fashion. For today's Space-Cast!, we're joined by Jon Perry to discuss his mascot-racing board game, its connections to the digital collection UFO 50, and the particulars of adaptation and artistic medium. Now that's a mouthful!
S2 · E46
Apr 30, 2025 · 1 hr 29 min
Space-Cast! #46. Screaming Sherlock
Is Jono Naito-Tetro a designer? A collective? A publisher? ALL OF THE ABOVE? On today's Space-Cast!, we sit down with Jono to chat about a wide range of exciting titles. From the creative crime-sleuthing of Here Lies to the garbled transmissions of Signal and the unexpected antagonists of Scream Park, join us as we dig into what makes DVC Games one of the most exciting independent publishers operating today.
S2 · E45
Mar 25, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min
Space-Cast! #45. Kelly House
Molly House! There's a good chance you've heard of this recent release about queer joy in 18th-century London. Today we're joined by Jo Kelly to discuss the origins, development, and challenges of creating such a game, including the perils of "emotional hit points," the difficulties of representing queer joy, and why it's so important that betrayal was included as an in-game option.
S2 · E44
Mar 5, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min
Space-Cast! #44. Enlightened
The Illuminati! Aside from being a cabal of lizard-people who rule the world through the United Nations, they are now also the topic of a board game, Pax Illuminaten. On today's Space-Cast!, we're joined by designer Oliver Kiley to discuss three very different histories of this secret society.
S2 · E43
Feb 20, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Space-Cast! #43. Unstuck in Time
In 1956, not-yet-famous author Kurt Vonnegut unsuccessfully attempted to publish a board game. That game, GHQ, was then stored in a box for decades until designer Geoff Engelstein read about it in a biography and began the long process of restoring this historical artifact. On today's Space-Cast!, we sit down with Geoff to discuss how GHQ traveled across time, its surprising innovations, and what it might say about Vonnegut's efforts to contextualize his wartime experiences.
S2 · E42
Nov 13, 2024 · 1 hr 17 min
Space-Cast! #42. The Twilight Cardboard
On today's Space-Cast!, we're joined by Pako Gradaille to discuss his recent board game Onoda, about the Imperial Japanese officer who continued to wage the Second World War for nearly thirty years on the island of Lubang. Along the way we discuss why Gradaille was drawn to Hiroo Onoda, how board games can express alienation and discomfort, and both the necessity and perils of ambiguity in art.
S2 · E41
Oct 2, 2024 · 1 hr 13 min
Space-Cast! #41. Wilmot's Island
Dr. David King's Wilmot's Warehouse has been described as a magic trick, a miracle, and one heck of a fun time. On today's Space-Cast!, we're joined by King to discuss the ins and outs of his creation, along with how he began teaching game design, his breakout browser game Tiny Islands, and the role of failure and memory in making a board game worthwhile.
S2 · E40
Aug 7, 2024 · 1 hr 20 min
Space-Cast! #40. Heading Flint
Politics! There's no avoiding them. In today's space-cast, we're joined by John du Bois to talk about two of his designs that encourage political awareness and human empathy: Heading Forward, about recovering from a traumatic head injury, and Striking Flint, focused on the 1936 General Motors sit-down strike. Along the way, we cover topics ranging from triggers and spoons to the banning of Matteo Menapace from the Spiel des Jahres.

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