Talking Tinkerbots - A Board Game Podcast

Talking Tinkerbots - A Board Game Podcast


Latest Episodes

S4E1 – Rob Daviau, Emma Larkins and Matt Leacock
August 30, 2020

Rob Daviau, Emma Larkins & Matt Leacock - Game Design & Pitching Panel Discussion Join host Gino from Tinkerbot Games as we hear from our panel of board game design experts as they share their insights and experiences about designing and pitching bo...

S3E4: – Gino is missing, Bevan wipes a guest’s memory, and everyone learns 3 heads are better than one in a game design challenge.
June 14, 2017

Bevan leads this podcast, introducing Mark and Eric from his designer play test group. We attempt the ten minute design challenge using themes and mechanics randomly generated by the excellent Boardgamizer website.

S3E3 – Geeks in Wales and Escaping!
May 16, 2017

Bevan and Gino are joined by guest host Jamie Gibbs from Geeks in Wales, where we talk about escape rooms and the escape room style board games now in vogue in the industry, and Jamie’s work in promotion of geeky Welsh culture.

S3E2 – How many players?!
April 12, 2017

Bevan and Gino on the podcast this time, talking about designing with regard to player counts in games. We espouse one of our favourite games in Show Me Yours, and Gino talks about the getting those funds after a Kickstarter campaign has completed in G...

S3E1 – We’re Back! Season 3 Starts Here with special guest Mike Barnes
March 27, 2017

Bevan and Gino host with special guest Mike Barnes from Who Dares Rolls. They discuss BGG ratings, Who Dares Rolls and Gino talks about the power of Thumbnails for Kickstarter Campaigns on our new section Getting Kicked!

TT Bonus Episode – Ghostel Kickstarter Final Days
February 22, 2016

Bevan solo-hosts for this super-special bonus episode of the podcast. He first gives an update of the campaign (spoiler: it’s mega-close!), then rolls into an interview with Rachel Dobbs, the graphic designer who has put together all the art pieces on ...

TT#25 – Solo gaming and an interview with Ghostel artist Tyler Johnson
February 05, 2016

Bevan and Tony host as they talk about the seeming increase in board games featuring a solo mode, and Bevan interviews Ghostel artist Tyler Johnson. We finish up with an update on the Ghostel Kickstarter campaign. - 0:00 - Intro with Tony and Bevan

TT#24 – Ghostel is ALIVE! (on Kickstarter now!)
January 26, 2016

Ghostel is live on Kickstarter right now! http://www.tinkerbotgames.com/ghostel —————————————   Order board games online, support a FLGS and get Free P&P in the UK! Amazing! Rules of Play – http://rulesofplay.co.uk/ —————————————  

TT#23 – It’s a MFGCast/Talking Tinkerbots Cross-over!
January 17, 2016

Gino and Bevan chat to Kurt from the MFGCast, a cracking podcast about tabletop and video gaming from across the Pond. In this cross-over episode, we discuss the the difference between board gaming in America versus in Britain,

TT#22 – A look back to 2015, a look forward to 2016 and the 2015 TT quiz!
January 04, 2016

The whole gang is back! We have a look at the awesome year of gaming that was 2015, Bevan puts Gino and Tony through their paces with a 3 round quiz on the industry in 2015 and we finish with what we're looking forward to in 2016 (psst,