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  • Ep. 47 - Swipe Right for a Publisher. With Daryl Andrews
    Oct 30 2026

    Ever said, “I should design a board game,” then done absolutely nothing? Daryl Andrews talks getting started, finding collaborators and turning ideas into something people can actually play.

    Find Daryl Andrews online:
    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/darylandrews/
    BoardGameGeek - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/67502/daryl-andrews
    Best in Play - https://thebestinplay.com/

    "Send us a love letter"

    Find the episode through your favorite podcast listening app, search for #LifeBeyondBoardGames
    Our podcast link - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2441648.rss

    Find us on Facebook Group and drop us a line, love letters, rate/write us review to help us create more contents, chat about the topics you hear - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifebeyondboardgamespodcast

    Stella - Meeple University - https://www.youtube.com/MeepleUniversity
    Eric - What's Eric Playing - https://whatsericplaying.com/
    Candice - Kickin' It Creative - https://www.kickinitcreative.com/



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    29 min
  • Ep. 46 - Came for the Games, Stayed for the Buffet — with Daryl Andrews
    Oct 16 2026

    We’re talking board games conventions travel, food and friendship with game designer Daryl Andrews. From all-you-can-eat hot pot to late-night tiki bars, we discover that the real win condition might be friendship.

    Find Daryl Andrews online:
    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/darylandrews/
    BoardGameGeek - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/67502/daryl-andrews
    Best in Play - https://thebestinplay.com/

    "Send us a love letter"

    Find the episode through your favorite podcast listening app, search for #LifeBeyondBoardGames
    Our podcast link - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2441648.rss

    Find us on Facebook Group and drop us a line, love letters, rate/write us review to help us create more contents, chat about the topics you hear - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifebeyondboardgamespodcast

    Stella - Meeple University - https://www.youtube.com/MeepleUniversity
    Eric - What's Eric Playing - https://whatsericplaying.com/
    Candice - Kickin' It Creative - https://www.kickinitcreative.com/



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    32 min
  • Ep. 45 - From Board Game to Video Game to Board Game Again.
    Oct 2 2026

    Board games inspire video games, video games inspire board games, those board games get digital versions, it's like a snake eating its own tail...or meeple. What are some of your favorite conversion games?

    "Send us a love letter"

    Find the episode through your favorite podcast listening app, search for #LifeBeyondBoardGames
    Our podcast link - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2441648.rss

    Find us on Facebook Group and drop us a line, love letters, rate/write us review to help us create more contents, chat about the topics you hear - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifebeyondboardgamespodcast

    Stella - Meeple University - https://www.youtube.com/MeepleUniversity
    Eric - What's Eric Playing - https://whatsericplaying.com/
    Candice - Kickin' It Creative - https://www.kickinitcreative.com/



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    23 min
  • Ep. 44 - How Many Conventions Is Too Many Conventions? And $4,200 Sonic Painting.
    Sep 18 2026

    Convention season is upon us, so naturally we’re discussing Gen Con, PAX, Essen Spiel, including artist alleys, LitRPG obsessions, convention food, and whether selling your house or kidney is worth to get that Sonic painting.

    "Send us a love letter"

    Find the episode through your favorite podcast listening app, search for #LifeBeyondBoardGames
    Our podcast link - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2441648.rss

    Find us on Facebook Group and drop us a line, love letters, rate/write us review to help us create more contents, chat about the topics you hear - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifebeyondboardgamespodcast

    Stella - Meeple University - https://www.youtube.com/MeepleUniversity
    Eric - What's Eric Playing - https://whatsericplaying.com/
    Candice - Kickin' It Creative - https://www.kickinitcreative.com/



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    25 min
  • Ep. 43 - Why Theme? Why No Think?
    Sep 4 2026

    We have Maggie back! Maggie from ThinkerThemer explains why theme can turn mechanisms into a world you care about, while we discuss trains, Dracula dying embarrassingly early, and murderous inheritance schemes.

    Find Maggie via ThinkerThemer YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/c/thinkerthemer

    Find us on Facebook Group and drop us a line, love letters, rate/write us review to help us create more contents, chat about the topics you hear - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifebeyondboardgamespodcast

    Find the episode through your favorite podcast listening app, search for #LifeBeyondBoardGames

    "Send us a love letter"

    Our podcast link - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2441648.rss
    Stella - Meeple University - https://www.youtube.com/MeepleUniversity
    Eric - What's Eric Playing - https://whatsericplaying.com/
    Candice - Kickin' It Creative - https://www.kickinitcreative.com/

    "Send us a love letter"

    Find the episode through your favorite podcast listening app, search for #LifeBeyondBoardGames
    Our podcast link - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2441648.rss

    Find us on Facebook Group and drop us a line, love letters, rate/write us review to help us create more contents, chat about the topics you hear - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifebeyondboardgamespodcast

    Stella - Meeple University - https://www.youtube.com/MeepleUniversity
    Eric - What's Eric Playing - https://whatsericplaying.com/
    Candice - Kickin' It Creative - https://www.kickinitcreative.com/



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    26 min
  • Ep. 42 - Tokyo Game Market: Come for the Games, Stay for the Used Underwear
    Aug 21 2026

    Maggie from ThinkerThemer gives us genuinely useful advice about Tokyo Game Market: tiny indie games, pre-orders, language barriers and where to stay. Naturally, we repay her expertise by interrogating her about second-hand underwear vending machines.

    Find Maggie via ThinkerThemer YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/c/thinkerthemer

    Find us on Facebook Group and drop us a line, love letters, rate/write us review to help us create more contents, chat about the topics you hear - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifebeyondboardgamespodcast

    Find the episode through your favorite podcast listening app, search for #LifeBeyondBoardGames

    "Send us a love letter"

    Our podcast link - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2441648.rss
    Stella - Meeple University - https://www.youtube.com/MeepleUniversity
    Eric - What's Eric Playing - https://whatsericplaying.com/
    Candice - Kickin' It Creative - https://www.kickinitcreative.com/

    "Send us a love letter"

    Find the episode through your favorite podcast listening app, search for #LifeBeyondBoardGames
    Our podcast link - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2441648.rss

    Find us on Facebook Group and drop us a line, love letters, rate/write us review to help us create more contents, chat about the topics you hear - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifebeyondboardgamespodcast

    Stella - Meeple University - https://www.youtube.com/MeepleUniversity
    Eric - What's Eric Playing - https://whatsericplaying.com/
    Candice - Kickin' It Creative - https://www.kickinitcreative.com/



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    26 min
  • Ep. 41 - Tony Boydell and the Board Games Belong in a Museum.
    Aug 7 2026

    Tony Boydell returns to reveal how his board game collection evolved into an actual museum - The Museum of Boardgames - we guess the difference between an obsession and 'cultural preservation' is a public opening schedule😆. Jokes. It's great, Stella's been there. Twice.

    Tony's BoardGameGeek blog site - https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/344/everyone-needs-a-shed
    Tony's BGG profile - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/1086/tony-boydell
    The Museum of Boardgames - https://www.patreon.com/themuseumofboardgames

    Find us on Facebook Group and drop us a line, love letters, rate/write us review to help us create more contents, chat about the topics you hear - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifebeyondboardgamespodcast

    Find the episode through your favorite podcast listening app, search for #LifeBeyondBoardGames

    "Send us a love letter"

    Our podcast link - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2441648.rss
    Stella - Meeple University - https://www.youtube.com/MeepleUniversity
    Eric - What's Eric Playing - https://whatsericplaying.com/
    Candice - Kickin' It Creative - https://www.kickinitcreative.com/

    "Send us a love letter"

    Find the episode through your favorite podcast listening app, search for #LifeBeyondBoardGames
    Our podcast link - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2441648.rss

    Find us on Facebook Group and drop us a line, love letters, rate/write us review to help us create more contents, chat about the topics you hear - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifebeyondboardgamespodcast

    Stella - Meeple University - https://www.youtube.com/MeepleUniversity
    Eric - What's Eric Playing - https://whatsericplaying.com/
    Candice - Kickin' It Creative - https://www.kickinitcreative.com/



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    32 min
  • Ep. 40 - Travis Deverell / Shirtaloon on Writing, Connection, TV Shows and Shameless Wisdom
    Jul 24 2026

    Travis Deverell aka. Shirtaloon is back and shares why weekly deadlines prevent professional procrastination, on riding Matt Dinniman's coattails (don't know if we agree), and the plotter, the pantser and the board games pile of shame.

    Find us on Facebook Group and drop us a line, love letters, rate/write us review to help us create more contents, chat about the topics you hear - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifebeyondboardgamespodcast

    Find the episode through your favorite podcast listening app, search for #LifeBeyondBoardGames

    "Send us a love letter"

    Our podcast link - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2441648.rss
    Stella - Meeple University - https://www.youtube.com/MeepleUniversity
    Eric - What's Eric Playing - https://whatsericplaying.com/
    Candice - Kickin' It Creative - https://www.kickinitcreative.com/

    "Send us a love letter"

    Find the episode through your favorite podcast listening app, search for #LifeBeyondBoardGames
    Our podcast link - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2441648.rss

    Find us on Facebook Group and drop us a line, love letters, rate/write us review to help us create more contents, chat about the topics you hear - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifebeyondboardgamespodcast

    Stella - Meeple University - https://www.youtube.com/MeepleUniversity
    Eric - What's Eric Playing - https://whatsericplaying.com/
    Candice - Kickin' It Creative - https://www.kickinitcreative.com/



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    42 min