Sidelines can be an awesome addition to your catalog 🤩 or take away from your core focus 😮‍💨 They're tough to get right, so we connected with Andrew Loremen, CEO of @manyworldstavern.bsky.social, whose merch consistently catches our eyes 🙌 Listen here! www.podbean.com/ew/pb-vpdh6-...

Time for a 💿 Bonus Round 💿 There are always events on the calendar! But what makes a person decide to attend one? @symphonyhorror.bsky.social shares expert advice on building trust and finding your target audience while hosting events. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-wawcj-...

Gaming can be an escape for players. Does that mean certain themes are off limits? 🤔 Tory Brown (@downtowntbrown.bsky.social) of Votes for Women (@fortcircle.bsky.social) doesn't think so. She balances harsh realities with inspiring messages 💪 Listen here! www.podbean.com/ew/pb-tfxsv-...

Maybe you've heard of Flip 7. Or maybe you've seen it on your table because your friends keep asking to play it! 🃏 David Blanchard of @theop.games joins us to share the story and strategy behind our new favorite card game. Check out this episode! www.podbean.com/ew/pb-e3cm9-...

Time for a 💿 Bonus Round 💿 Planning an event to promote an upcoming release or fan favorite title? 🎪 Hear from Ben Green, who's no stranger to event planning and maximizing the effort involved, whether that's with local game stores or a worldwide jamboree 🎉 www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ejrz4-...

Good graphic design can make or break a game experience. Whether it's complementing the theme to driving UX, graphic design is an unsung hero 🎲 @mpco.bsky.social joins Unboxed to share his design philosophies and experiences 🃏 unboxedboardgamepodcast.podbean.com/e/s2e7-great...

Time for a 💿 Bonus Round 💿 How can cosplayers make a difference in your #tabletop marketing? @geeksagogo.bsky.social shares how to get the most out of hiring talent for your in-person and online activations 💪 unboxedboardgamepodcast.podbean.com/e/bonus-roun...

Spoiler alert: mutual respect goes a long way in your partnerships!! 🤯 Every good marketing campaign that loops in external teammates is made better when everyone benefits 💖 Thanks @danistandring.bsky.social for showing us how it’s done! 🙌

Partnering with content creators is a core part of tabletop marketing. How do we get the most out of these strategies? 🤔 @danistandring.bsky.social joins us to talk about a vital part of these relationships - collaboration 🤝 Check out S2E6! unboxedboardgamepodcast.podbean.com/e/s2e6-conte...

Board games are a tactile product and photography (or any images really) help us to imagine what that physical experience will be like. To ignore this is to ignore a fundamental reason of why we play board games at all.

Ross would appreciate us capturing some recording in the moment while we worked on the outro to his episode! So here's us being our usual silly selves. You can hear what @moregamesplease.bsky.social has to say about product photography here: unboxedboardgamepodcast.podbean.com/e/bonus-roun...

An absolute honour to be invited to wax philosophical on Unboxed, a wonderful board game industry podcast.

Time for a 💿 Bonus Round 💿 How is a photo more than a static image in time? @moregamesplease.bsky.social dives into #boardgame photography philosophy, sharing how he expresses important details and feelings to viewers. unboxedboardgamepodcast.podbean.com/e/bonus-roun...

Wow when you write it down like that, we accomplished a ton at GAMA from networking to growing new skills and sharing some established ones with others! Read about it here ⬇️ ko-fi.com/post/Unboxed...

What can we say except THANK YOU? We returned home from #GAMAExpo with our cups overflowing with gratitude for everyone who: 🐑 joined our seminars ☕ chatted during the Women in Toys networking event 💬 shared what new ideas they were inspired to try We are so excited to keep creating for you 💖

Thanks for an incredible FUN GAMA Expo! I loved sharing ☕️ coffee and 🗣️ conversations and 💡 ideas with folks. And special thanks to my Unboxed partner in crime @dannibelow.bsky.social for making it easy to love the work we do.

What can we say except THANK YOU? We returned home from #GAMAExpo with our cups overflowing with gratitude for everyone who: 🐑 joined our seminars ☕ chatted during the Women in Toys networking event 💬 shared what new ideas they were inspired to try We are so excited to keep creating for you 💖

This must be scientifically proven by now: Hobbies clearly make us better at our jobs ✨ We share (with lots of laughs) some of our personal experiences with hobbies (mainly Woobles) and reflect on how those joys impact our work 🧶 Catch the Season 2, Episode 5 here: https://buff.ly/41aG81A

Time for a 💿 Bonus Round 💿 When marketing is in your DNA, you can't help but inject it into every creative project 🧬 Zac Dixon from IV Studio shares how thinking about marketing and community building from a product's inception has helped them land hit after hit on crowdfunding and your tables.

Guess who's on episode editing duty today?? 🎧 Stay tuned on Thursday morning for the next Bonus Round drop! We've got a special guest from IV Studio coming in hot! 🔥

We finally made stickers! Yes, that is a Woolening sticker you see there…a joke we’ve kept alive 3 years running now (who can tell us what episode we first mentioned it??) ….really, we can’t remember 👀 If you’re heading to GAMA Expo, come find Danni and Jen and ask us for one of these puppies!

dannibelow.bsky.social and I are heading back to @gamaofficial.bsky.social Expo at the end of February and we've got a couple of great new presentations on deck! Who wants to join whatever cult we make up this time??

Our seminar attendees at GAMA last year were so amazing! Excited to see y'all again this year for 2 new presentations 🔥 Tip: Make sure to visit us for some super special hot-off-the-presses merch 🤩

Remember that time we started a cult? (looking at you S1E11) 👀 We're heading back to GAMA Expo with a couple new presentations up our sleeves 💪 Are you heading to @gamaofficial.bsky.social this year? Consider joining these conversations:

Thinking of diving into the world of licensed gaming? johnnyoneal.bsky.social and his team at brotherwisegames.bsky.social navigate the ins and out of relationships and product building for a beloved IP gracefully. Catch the interview on our latest episode of Unboxed!

Board games on NPR's @the1a.org! Great job @downtowntbrown.bsky.social @slausondesigns.bsky.social

Actual photo of me listening to a podcast interview of me:

🎙️S2, Episode 4 is live🎙️ Ever heard of the Cosmere RPG? It hasn't come out yet & it’s making waves as the #1 most-funded Kickstarter game campaign 🤯 @johnnyoneal.bsky.social shares the @brotherwisegames.bsky.social journey from the launch of Boss Monster to raising the bar for licensed gaming.

Just a few days left to tell us exactly what type of merch you'd like to see from Unboxed this year 🎁 We already have some things in the works 👀 , but we want to hear from you too! 🙌 buff.ly/40IY0lu

Feeling burned by social media? Now, more than ever, creators and audiences can find comfort in authenticity and community. "One way to forge a connection is to provide a stream of content - a way customers can connect with your brand beyond just buying something." - Unboxed, S1E9

Time for a 💿 Bonus Round 💿 episode! It's the new year, which means we're launching new resolutions and new projects 🥳 What better time for @bananachangames.bsky.social to share their best practices for project management. unboxedboardgamepodcast.podbean.com/e/bonus-roun...

It’s hard to believe this is our 3rd year writing this wrap-up thread! 2024 has been a wonderfully rewarding year for Unboxed. We’re so grateful for everyone who continues to tune in and all the new folks who have joined the conversation. Here’s what our mega year has included:

With the holiday season running rampant, we thought: What better time to talk about the overlap of toys and games? 🎁 "Toyetic" is a buzzword that popped up recently. If you're curious what it means, give this episode a listen! 🤔 (Also: Find out what my and Jen's formative childhood toys were 👀)

S2 Episode 3 is live and it's about toys (who doesn't like toys!?) This is a fitting last episode of the year. It might have been my favorite episode to record to date. Nostaglia will do that to you. And maybe that's why Toyetic games are coming back with a vengeance 🧐

🎙️S2, Episode 3 is live🎙️ How do we put the toy back in tabletop? 🧸🪀🤖 Jen and Danni remember the toys of their childhood and reflect on how games are turning the best memories into the catchiest gameplay. unboxedboardgamepodcast.podbean.com/e/s2e3-toyet...

Oh hey that’s me! Loved getting to be a part of a podcast that I already turn to religiously for industry advice 🙏🏻

Time for a 💿 Bonus Round 💿 replay! Today we have @raybird.bsky.social, Digital Content Coordinator at The Op. She explores: 1⃣ supporting your existing fans while finding your future customers 2⃣ experimenting with new content & more unboxedboardgamepodcast.podbean.com/e/bonus-roun...

Throwback to S2E2 🎙️ Are we in a Cozy Games bubble? 🫧 We sure hope not! To be sure, cozy games expert @lysapenrose.bsky.social (Ravensburger) joins us to break down the cozy game genre & what we can do to keep it thriving for years to come. unboxedboardgamepodcast.podbean.com/e/s2e2-cozy-...

Time for the latest 💿 Bonus Round 💿 mini-episode! Today we have @senfoonglim.bsky.social, game designer & podcaster extraordinaire. We asked him to reflect on 1⃣ why he enjoys the co-design process 2⃣ how co-designing benefits the finished product unboxedboardgamepodcast.podbean.com/e/bonus-roun...

Today we launch our short-form series 📀 Bonus Round 📀 Enter Joe, AllPlay COO, who shares: 1️⃣ how they limited their catalog to two box sizes 2️⃣ what impact this had on game dev & their relationship with customers Let's dive in! 🥳 unboxedboardgamepodcast.podbean.com/e/bonus-roun...