It’s been too long, but Clark is back with Episode 23! This episode he reaches just slightly beyond the confines of Chicago and up to our neighbors in Wisconsin. There he finds Aaron DeMaster of the strong Tower Gamers group and Gaming Convention.

Aaron talks about growing up in Wisconsin, catching the gaming bug and what led him and his friends to establish the Strong Tower Gamers group and start the Strong Tower Gaming Convention.

Clark also asks Aaron about setting up a brand new gaming convention and trying to find an identity and audience for the weekend, raising money for a new convention, planning events, and how the group’s Christian values inform the weekend and their desire for inclusiveness while staying in the background of the convention.

Finally, Aaron answers the minigame questionnaire and Clark finds a kindred spirit… in gaming beverages!

Episode Information

The Strong Tower Gaming Convention is scheduled for September 16-18, 2022 at the Brookfield Conference Center in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Visit the Strong Tower Gaming Convention site at: https://strongtowergamers.com/

Register to attend the convention at: https://tabletop.events/conventions/strong-tower-gaming-convention

Some games mentioned during the episode: Golem; Grand Austria Hotel; Ginkopolis; Q.E.; Yukon Airways; Lost Ruins of Arnak; The King is Dead; Arkwright; Quacks of Quedlinburg; Cribbage; Meadow; Yokohama; Space Base; Ark Nova; Catan; Ticket to Ride; Dune: Imperium; Clank!; Dominion; Pandemic: Fall of Rome; Brass: Birmingham; Glory to Rome

Connect with the podcast!

Send your feedback, questions and suggestions to Clark at: clark@boardgametimes.com

Visit the Board Game Times site at https://www.boardgametimes.com and like our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/boardgametimes

Clark is back with a guest in Episode 22 and it’s Bert Schepler of the Bert.games website!

Bert talks to Clark about his gaming life growing up in the Chicago area and how a desire to play every unplayed game in his board game library led to his growing online presence. Did he finish his wuest? Listen and find out…

You’ll also hear how Bert approaches his writing, reviewing and interviewing for the site; how all that game playing led to a desire to try some game designing; why you may not want him to explain the rules; and the game he’s been waiting to play for nearly a decade!

Episode Information

Visit Bert’s site at https://www.bert.games/

Bert is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bert.games/ and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ultimate.bert/

Connect with the podcast!

Send your feedback, questions and suggestions to Clark at: clark@boardgametimes.com

Visit the Board Game Times site at https://www.boardgametimes.com and like our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/boardgametimes

Episode 21 is late and Clark is embarrassed!

Not only is it late, but he also couldn’t line up a guest. Doubly embarrassed!

So of course he decided to embarrass himself a bit further and record an episode about some of the games that are sitting on his shelf of shame! These are games Clark really wants to play but he hasn’t gotten to the table for one reason or another. It’s just one embarrassment after another! Clark forgives you if you just want to wait until the next episode when he has a guest…

Got some games embarrassing you on your shelf of shame? Share them with Clark at clark@boardgametimes.com. He promises not to make you feel bad about it!

Episode Information

Games mentioned in this episode: Return to Dark Tower; Grand Austria Hotel, Scout, Car Wars 6th Edition; Batman Gotham City Chronicles; Hostage Negotiator; The Prodigals Club; Star Trek: Fleet Captains; Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile; Forgotten Waters; Nemo’s War (2nd Edition); Kemet: Blood and Sand; Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy; Le Havre; On Mars; Power Grid; Maracaibo: The Uprising; Orléans

Connect with the podcast!

Send your feedback, questions and suggestions to Clark at: clark@boardgametimes.com

Visit the Board Game Times site at https://www.boardgametimes.com and like our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/boardgametimes