Episode 105: Lizzy, Ben, & Josey - Where Game Mechanics Meet Art - Top 3 Games for Bookworms - F...

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Episode 105: Lizzy, Ben, & Josey - Where Game Mechanics Meet Art  - Top 3 Games for Bookworms - Fun weekend plans Meet the designers and artist behind Bookwrym from Sword and Rose Press. We talk about how mechanics influence the art and vice versa in their game. For the book lovers, there’s a few game recommendations. And then we end with our fun weekend plans. 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:29 Get to know my guests 00:00:41 Lizzy Ives 00:01:28 Ben Kepner 00:01:53 Josey Tsao 00:04:48 How did they meet? 00:09:24 How did they get into board games? 00:11:42 How did Josey become a board game artist? 00:13:38 What's their favorite Book? 00:19:34 Where Board Game Mechanics, Meet art. 00:20:05 When did Josey come into the process? 00:23:15 Bookwyrm from Sword and Rose Press • Kickstarter Link (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/swordandrosepress/bookwyrm) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/swordandrosepress) - @swordandrosepress 00:24:02 Kitty fur babies in the game. 00:26:02 Cats and Plants expansion 00:27:43 Importance of good art and graphic design 00:29:24 Artist input 00:36:40 Layers of Discovery 00:38:06 Who's cats are in the expansion? 00:40:55 Real life in a fantasy world 00:44:43 Artist input is important 00:46:37 How important is graphic design? 00:49:04 A good artist is worth their weight in ... books. 00:53:49 Top 3 games for Bookworms 00:54:27 ContraBanter 00:56:38 Décorum 00:58:55 Spots 01:00:06 Detective: City of Angels 01:01:15 A Place for All My Books 01:04:22 Leaf 01:05:22 Rocca Town 01:07:01 The Lord of the Rings: Trick Taking Games • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Trick-Taking Game 01:09:07 Roots: A Game of Inventing Words 01:10:38 Dune 01:12:03 Enchanted Ivy 01:14:03 My Shelfie 01:19:35 Moment of Positivity 01:29:04 Bookwrym on Kickstarter 01:31:24 Where can you find my guests? 01:31:36 Ben • Ben Kepner’s Website (https://www.benjaminkepner.com/) • Social Media: @kepneraptor (https://www.instagram.com/kepneraptor/) (Instagram) 01:31:59 Lizzy • Social Media: @lizzytacular (Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lizzytacular/) , Tiktok) • Substack Newsletter: https://lizzyives.substack.com/ 01:33:26 Josey • Social Media: @joseytsao (https://www.instagram.com/joseytsao/) (Instagram) • Website: https://www.joseytsao.net | https://ginkgohouse.co/ 01:35:10 Outro (Please note that these time stamps might not be accurate due to the use of dynamic ads.) We hope you will come join us for fun games with all the fun people at BGG.CON 2026. https://boardgamegeek.com/bggcon or https://tabletop.events/conventions/bgg.con-2026 Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com (mailto:podcast@boardgamegeek.com)