Interviews

Interview with Richard Garfield: Designer of Magic: the Gathering and King of Tokyo

by Derek Thompson on October 3, 2017

Richard Garfield Talks About Cooperative King of Tokyo, Bunny Kingdom’s Release, and Reflections on Solforge and Netrunner Richard Garfield originally came to fame for designing Magic: the Gathering in the early 90s, which had a huge impact on my [...]

Interview With Matt Leacock: Designer of Pandemic

by Derek Thompson on September 12, 2017

Matt Leacock Talks Pandemic Legacy: Season 2, Game Design, and Social Justice You may have heard of a game called Pandemic, about saving the world from spreading diseases. In 2015, Pandemic designer, Matt Leacock, teamed up with Risk Legacy designer, Rob [...]

Game Designer Interview: Rob Dougherty on Star Realms and White Wizard Games

by Derek Thompson on July 11, 2017

If you’ve gotten the impression that Star Realms is my favorite game, you’re right. So when a new big Kickstarter is happening for the game, you better believe I get excited. I had the chance to talk to Rob Dougherty, CEO of White Wizard Games [...]

Tabletop Interview: Bruno Cathala talks Spiel des Jahres, Yamataï, and more

by Derek Thompson on June 6, 2017

You may have heard of a guy named Bruno Cathala. He’s designed a lot of board games. And finally, he’s up for the topmost award: the Spiel des Jahres, for Kingdomino. He’s also releasing a spiritual successor to Five Tribes, another [...]

Interview: Patrick Lysaght on Christianity, Board Games, and being Commissioned

by Derek Thompson on October 3, 2016

Our staff members are constantly reminding each other that Geeks Under Grace is, above all, a ministry. We see the Biblical connections to movies we watch and video games we play, and we remember that the truth is written on all hearts (Romans 1:20). We [...]

Board Game Designer Interview: Antoine Bauza

by Derek Thompson on September 25, 2016

Introduction Back in 2009, a friend introduced me to Settlers of Catan and that set me off into a board game craze. I began to read BoardGameGeek regularly and to buy into the hype as new games came out. It was often a disappointment, but I’ll never [...]

Interview: Alexander Pfister talks Isle of Skye, Broom Service, and More

by Derek Thompson on August 8, 2016

One of the most famous awards in the board game industry is the Spiel des Jahres. Winning this award can launch designers into being able to design full-time as a job instead of as a hobby, as it can lead to hundreds of thousands of sold copies for a [...]