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neongorillasgames hosts The Board Game Secret Show, a leisure show with 28 episodes published.
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Wroth, Wreck & A Little Dice Throne | Manny Trembley | BGSS ep_027
Aug 6, 20262h 37mEp. 1
Manny Trembly had never designed a board game when he made DICE THRONE — he was a comic artist who'd just been laid off. Ten years, 40+ heroes and a Marvel licence later, he still draws it, designs it, and now runs his o
From Teacher To KTBG Founder | Helaina Cappel’s Story | BGSS ep_026
Jul 25, 20261h 58m
Helaina Cappel turned down more games than she published — and that's why KTBG and Burnt Island look the way they do. Teacher, publisher, and the one who rescued ⚓ ENDEAVOR off Z-Man's shelf and steered it into DEEP SEA.
Justin Gary is a Pioneer | Magic, Ascension & LOTR | BGSS ep_025
Jul 14, 20261h 41m
He won a Magic: The Gathering national championship at 17 — the youngest ever — and got the cards he won with banned. Then he built Ascension in 18 months, bet his life savings on 10,000 copies, and sold out at Gen Con.
He invented card crafting — and he may have just reinvented deck building. John D. Clair designed 🚀 SPACE BASE, 🏴☠️ DEAD RECKONING, 🎲 CUBITOS, 🐎 READY SET BET, and 🔮 MYSTIC VALE — and his new "momentum" system in ⚔
From Z-Man to Play-to-Z | 30 Years of Board Game Publishing | BGSS ep_023
Jul 1, 20262h 4m
One of the most storied résumés in the entire board game industry. Zev founded Z-Man Games, published 🦠 PANDEMIC and the first English 🌾 AGRICOLA (and basically invented the "animeeple" by deluxing it), signed the orig
Let’s Talk Rolling Deep & More w/ Peter C. Hayward | BGSS ep_022
Jun 24, 20263h 15m
Board game designer Peter Hayward (Rolling Deep, Things & Rings, That Time You Killed Me) sits down for a wide-ranging, 3-hour conversation about what actually makes a game fun, why he's stepping back from designing to c
We Talk Board Games & Books w/ @ZeBoardandShield | BGSS ep_21
Jun 15, 20261h 48m
I need your help to keep this going. The #1 way you can support me is join my community here: https://crdbrd.app/ Zeshawn from Board and Shield has played over 500 board games — and he's just as deep in the book world as
The Unhinged Takes of @BigPasti + Much More | BGSS ep_20
Jun 6, 20262h 50m
BigPasti makes $1,000 a month on YouTube, refuses every free game publishers send him, and is building his own game designed to make you miserable. So we sat him down and ran through 20 of the spiciest board game takes o
Daniel from@thinkgaming fled his country in 2022 with no job, no money, and no plan. Three years later he's running one of YouTube's most dedicated nerdy strategy channels — 500+ hours into Elder Scrolls, the official Ho
@iv-studio-games started making commercials for Nike, Amazon, and Bad Robot. Then one Christmas, Zac invited Austin over to "just make a board game" — for fun, for nostalgia, no plan. That became Moonraker. Six years lat
Two Latvian guys, one YouTube channel, zero plans to stop — I sat down with Jānis G and Jānis T from Board Game Hangover to talk about building one of the most creatively ambitious channels in the hobby from Riga, Latvia
Dani Garcia is a Genius | His Rise, Design & Diables | BGSS ep_016
May 20, 20261h 17m
Danny Garcia has quietly become one of the most thoughtful designers in board games — and in this episode, we go deep on exactly why. We talk about his unconventional design process (he builds entire games in his head be
He Left America & Became Asia’s Board Game Expert | @CardboardEast | BGSS ep_015
May 17, 20262h 21m
Jay runs @CardboardEast one of the most unique channels in the hobby. He spent nearly 20 years living in Taipei, learned Chinese and Japanese, and became one of the best windows into Asian board game design the English-s
❯ Mike is my Co-op Sommelier | BGSS ep_014 | OneStopCoOpShop Conversation
May 12, 20262h 38m
Mike Kelley of One Stop Co-op Shop sits down to talk the real side of board game content creation — review ethics, publisher horror stories, and much more. Then we break down his framework for what actually makes a great
The NSFW Episode Beware ;) My @BoardGameBollocks conversation. He is human, hilarious and incredibly thoughtful. Whether you agree with his takes or not I can assure you this conversation shows a side you almost surely h
This Board Game Channel Is A Hidden Gem | BGSS ep_012 | The Grove
May 5, 20262h 4m
Eleven friends from college in central Arkansas turned game night into a YouTube channel — and they're in debt doing it. In this episode I sit down with Matt, Eli, and Robert from The Grove Games to talk Twilight Imperiu
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Who is the host of The Board Game Secret Show?
The Board Game Secret Show is hosted by neongorillasgames. The show is categorised under leisure and has published 28 episodes.
How many episodes does The Board Game Secret Show have?
The Board Game Secret Show has published 28 episodes.
What topics does The Board Game Secret Show cover?
The Board Game Secret Show regularly covers leisure. It sits in the leisure category.
Is it hard to get booked on The Board Game Secret Show?
The Board Game Secret Show is accessible for guests with genuine leisure expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
Is The Board Game Secret Show currently accepting guest pitches?
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How long are The Board Game Secret Show episodes?
Episodes of The Board Game Secret Show average 131 minutes, giving guests a long-form format with plenty of time to expand on their expertise.
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