The State of Games
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The State of Games
A board game podcast that tackles the industry from both inside and out! The State of Games is hosted by Chris Kirkman, the head of publishing house Dice Hate Me Studio and co-owner of Greater Than Games, and features regular co-hosts Darrell Louder, resident grump and designer of Compounded, Bottom...
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The One About Milk
In this special “minisode”, Chris is joined by game designer Josh Mills to talk about his game, Milkman, now on Kickstarter from DHMG. Josh talks abou...
The One About Unpub 2023
In this episode, Darrell, TC, and Chris cover their highlights and hijinx from the Unpublished Games Festival in Hunt Valley, MD! You’ll hear of new a...
The One About Our Robot Overlords
In this special episode, Darrell, TC, and Chris jack into the matrix and talk about how artificial intelligence models - from ChatGPT to art creation...
The One About Crossing the Line
In this Darrell-less episode, TC takes control of the podcast to get some things off his chest as he and Chris talk about times when people and entiti...
The One About Catching Up
In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC sit down and tell tales of everything they’ve been up to during the long hiatus, including a GenCon recap, a t...
The One About Works in Progress
In this episode, Chris, Darrell, TC, and special guest Daniel Newman talk about upcoming projects – and some of the various adaptations and revisions...
The One About Getting the Brand Back Together
In this very special episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC share news of the business separation between Dice Hate Me and Greater Than Games, why it happene...
The One About The Great Escape
In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC take a deep dive into escape rooms and board games that adapt the escape room concept, including pros and cons...
The One About Looking Back at 2021
In this episode, Chris, Darrell, TC, and special guest Keith Ferguson look back on the year that was, talking about their favorite games, those they w...
The One About a Return to Camp Launius
In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC share tales from another trip to South Carolina to hang with King Richard, talking game design, doing some top...
The One About New Editions
In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC are joined by special guest Justin Jacobson, president of Restoration Games, to talk about new editions of old...
The One About the Main Event
In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC delve into games that may require you to set a specific calendar day (or, at least, a game night) aside to pla...
The One About Boutique Publishing
In this episode, Chris and TC are joined by Daniel Newman and Tony Miller, game designers and founders of New Mill Industries, to talk about the benef...
The One About the Year That Wasn't
In this special 10th anniversary episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC look back on a very weird year of gaming and try their damndest to stick to tradition...
The One About Heading Out West
In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC break out their six shooters and mount up to talk about western games, what makes that theme so awesome, and h...
The One About Rockets and Racing
In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC dig a bit deeper into TC’s suggestions as to how Rallyman GT might be improved, how that went over like a lead...
The One About One Quiet Night
In this very special episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC talk about life in the time of COVID-19, including a first-hand account by Darrell about his fami...
The One About the Cost of Negativity
In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC dig into the podcast mailbag to talk about the effect of overly-negative and positive reviews on the boardgame...
The One About The Best Things of 2019
In this special episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC look back on a year of gaming and share their awards for favorites published last year, discoveries th...
The One About Toyetics
Chris, Darrell, and TC get in the holiday spirit by talking toys - specifically, the special relationship between toys and games, and the effect “toy...
The One About Getting Our Groove Back
Chris, Darrell, and TC are finally back in the podcasting saddle and ready to talk about their adventures at Camp Launius and the Gamers for Cures 24-...
The One About What We Did This Summer
After a two-month hiatus Chris, Darrell, and TC talk about all the big events over one crazy summer, including highlights from Origins Game Fair, Dice...
The One About Spoilers
In this episode Chris, Darrell, and TC talk about spoiler culture, whether it translates to the board game hobby, how consumers & reviewers might avo...
The One About Grinding Some Gears
In this very special episode Chris, Darrell, and TC get some things off their chest that have been bugging them around the board game hobby and in lif...
The One About Unpub 9
In this episode Chris, Darrell, and TC are joined by special guest Lesley Louder as they recount personal highlights, behind-the-scenes exploits, and...
The One About Telling Stories
In this episode Chris, Darrell, and TC talk about games that tell stories, either through dedicated mechanics and thematics, or by emergent gameplay....
The One About a Promising Future in Sales
In this episode Chris, Darrell, and TC talk about the subtle art of selling games, what makes a good game versus what makes a good product, and the st...
The One About The Year That Was
In this special episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC look back on a year of gaming and share their awards for favorites published last year - and even some...
The One About Unplugging, Again
In this episode Chris, Darrell, and TC recount all the fun, food, and fanfare at the 2nd annual PAX Unplugged gaming convention in Philadelphia, PA. A...
The One About Played Out Games
In this jam-packed episode Chris, Darrell, and TC make up for lost time (almost a month since the last episode!) by talking about those modern classic...
The One About The Doctor's Advice
In this episode Chris, Darrell, and TC decide to break down a couple of nuggets of wisdom from the good Dr. Reiner Knizia about American vs. German ga...
The One About Just a Little Filler
In this episode Chris, Darrell, and TC take a break from the more brainy discussions to talk all about the tapas of boardgames – fillers – and what de...
The One About Mutually Assured Destruction
In this episode Chris and TC are joined by special guest Matt Riddle to delve deep into global thermonuclear war, the Prisoner’s Dilemma, evolutionary...
The One About Gen Con 2018
In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC recount the action, excitement, games, and spectacle from North America’s biggest gaming convention, Gen Con!...
The One About the Top 5 Games EVER
In this episode Chris, Darrell, and TC share a list of the top 5 board games as submitted by listeners of the podcast and then share their own persona...
The One About Origins 2018
In this episode, Chris & TC are joined by special guest Brad Smoley as they recap all the adventure, excitement, and bunches of board games played at...
The One About the Fate of the Galaxy, Pt. 2
In this very special episode of The State of Games, five intrepid gamers set out to eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate their way across the gal...
The One About the Axis of Not Misrepresenting Your Product
In this episode Chris, Darrell, and TC discuss what makes the perfect package with aesthetics that accurately reflect the experience you can expect in...
The One About Going Back to the Well
In this episode Chris, Darrell, and TC are joined by special guest Seth Jaffee of Tasty Minstrel Games to talk reprints, rebrands, & special editions,...
The One About Just Some Games
In this more streamlined episode Chris, Darrell, and TC decide to just talk about some games they’ve been playing, their gaming habits, and whether th...