Welcome to Off-Board, where I let board game designers talk about something other than board games. This episode, I'm joined by Kathleen Mercury! We discuss women in comedy (it's good!), media that appeals across generational lines, and the positive effects of Salt-n-Pepa on the broader teen culture of the 90's!
Thanks to www.classicals.de (http://www.classicals.de) for its recording of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
20 Aug 2026
Amabel Holland Goes Off-Board
Welcome to Off-Board, where I let board game designers talk about something other than board games. This episode, I'm joined by Amabel Holland, designer and publisher of City of Six Moons, Dual Gauge, Nicaea, Swords Against Beginners Box, and much more through Hollandspiel Games! We discussed mashup culture, adversarial comedy game shows, the soothing power of videos made for cats after adult activities, and the ever-looming specter of capital and its effects on creative mediums.
Next time: Kathleen Mercury comes on to discuss comedy, Pewee's Playhouse, and Salt-n-Pepa's positive effect on 90's teen culture!
Thanks to www.classicals.de (http://www.classicals.de) for its recording of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
6 Aug 2026
Greg Loring-Albright Goes Off-Board
Welcome to Off-Board, where I let board game designers talk about something other than board games. This episode, I'm joined by Greg Loring-Albright, designer of Ahoy, Keep the Faith, Bloc by Bloc: Uprising, and more. Greg and I busted the format a bit this time around and go a full hour on an album by a band we both love, Goths by The Mountain Goats!
Because I promised to share the link in the show notes:
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/goats-appetite-human-urine-airlifted-olympic-national-park/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/goats-appetite-human-urine-airlifted-olympic-national-park/)
Next time: Amabel Holland comes on for the shows most wide ranging discussion yet, touching on the motivations for creativity, adversarial design in comedy game shows, and videos made for cats!
Thanks to www.classicals.de (http://www.classicals.de) for its recording of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
23 Jul 2026
Daniel Newman Goes Off-Board
Welcome to Off-Board, where I let board game designers talk about something other than board games. This episode, I'm joined by Daniel Newman, designer of numerous trick taking games and publisher via New Mill Games. We talk about the human stories at the heart of mecha fiction, the folklore of Japan, the shared DNA of comedy and horror, and much more!
Next time: designer and academic Greg Loring-Albright and I bust the format three episodes in by going a full hour (and more) on one album!
Thanks to www.classicals.de (http://www.classicals.de) for its recording of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
9 Jul 2026
Pete Wissinger Goes Off-Board
Welcome to Off-Board, where I let board game designers talk about something other than board games. This episode, I'm joined by my good friend and designer of Crits and Tricks and more, Pete Wissinger! We talk about the inherent sincerity of musicals, why he doesn't like Sekiro as much as the rest of the Soulsbourne games, why I like the boring songs by The Decemberists, and much more!
Next time: designer and publisher Daniel Newman joins me and talks about mecha, yokai, and the shared DNA of comedy and horror!
Thanks to www.classicals.de (http://www.classicals.de) for its recording of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
5 Jul 2026
Off-Board Podcast - Trailer
Welcome to The Off-Board Podcast, where I let board game designers talk about something other than board games. This episode I'm joined by... no one! I (your host, Luke Williams) wanted to give a quick rundown of where the idea for this show came from and what it'll be like!
Next time: designer Pete Wissinger joins me for a fun conversation about fandom, competition reality shows, and a rundown of an album he's only kind of a fan of from a band he loves!
Thanks to www.classicals.de (http://www.classicals.de) for it's recording of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6.
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