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  Aaron started his site GameEnthus.com back in 2008. The site mainly focused on video games and a podcast of the same name.

After being introduced to games like Vye, Ticket to Ride, Catan, Fluxx and Coup, Aaron’s hunger to learn and play more board games became too difficult to ignore around 2018. 

Several years later he is still playing as many games as he can and feeling

a little more confident that his board game content is worth watching. 

To see more of Aaron, please check out the GameEnthus website: https://www.gameenthus.com/

Daniel is a Spanish-speaking board game content creator. His goal is to foster a sense of belongingness in the hobby and at the same time showcase his Mexican heritage.His YouTube channel is called - Tlacuaches.enlamesa, which means - . "Everybody is bienvenido at the table. " 

You can check out his YouTube channel at  @entredesiertosytlacuaches2355 and his Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/tlacuaches.enlamesa/

Melanie Barr got into the hobby in 2017, and runs a YouTube channel called Mel's Board Games Room. She is a member of FallCon which host multiple gaming events around Alberta Canada. She is also a co-host of the podcast The Boardgame Specialists. Last, but not least, she is a spoke person for Games and Couples which is a division of Auschrat Counseling. 

To see more of Mel, visit her YouTube channel at @Melsboardgameroom and her Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mels_boardgame_room/

   Marcus Ross (along with his cousin Kit Ryan) started the design studio Water Bear Games in 2012 with a focus on creating fully engaging tabletop experiences. Fittingly, the duo is responsible for the beloved titles Discount Salmon, BEEEEES! and Letter GO!

Marcus’ most recent work was codesigning the highly regarded The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game for Ravensburger. 

In addition to design, Marcus is a frequent contributor and volunteer with Omaha-based non-profits Spielbound and The House of Afros, Capes and Curls. His OFPG Voices segments focus on prototyping and practical ways to create common game elements. 

You can keep up with him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcusRoss

https://twitter.com/waterbeargames

 First and foremost Jazz is a family man. He enjoys spending time with his wife and daughters. He loves sports and has a passion for tabletop games. He believes in building a strong and diverse board game community. In 2021, Jazz started The Lobby of Hobbies Youtube channel to create board game content. His goal is to build relationships with gamers, creators, publishers, and designers who share the same vision. He believes that together we can grow this hobby.  

To see more of Jazz, visit this link: https://linktr.ee/lobbyofhobbies

Dwayne & Alicia Shearill of BlackBoardGaminng have been enjoying board games together for about 8 years now. After becoming empty nesters in 2014, they were looking for a fun way to hang out together. In 2019, they attended their first board game convention, which was Origins in Columbus, Ohio. It was there that the idea for starting a Youtube channel was conceived. The initial name of the channel was 'My Wife As A Board Gamer', which was later changed to BlackBoardGaming.

The channel has undergone some changes since its inception in April 2020, but one thing remains consistent. Dwayne & Alicia continue to share their love for board games to a wider audience in an effort to promote them as a way to bring families and friends to the table. 

To see more of Dwayne & Alicia, visit their YouTube channel: @blackboardgaming5348

 Dr. Tanya Pobuda is a board game academic, game designer, licensed drone pilot, artificial intelligence chatbot creator, and virtual and augmented reality practitioner. She is a sessional lecturer, research assistant, trainer and instructional designer. Her PhD research on board games has been featured in Conversation, New York Times, the Analog Games Studies Journal and OFPG Voices. She has been interviewed on various podcasts and has a PhD from Toronto Metropolitan & York University’s Communication & Culture program. 

To learn more about Dr. Pobuda, visit her website - tanyapobudaphd.com. 

Amanda is an analog and digital board game live Twitch streamer who loves to spread joy through teaching and playing games solo, with guests, and with the audience. Amanda sometimes will play video games or do arts and crafts on the stream. She believes when we have more diverse voices, we get more creativity and better games. 

See all her work here, and be sure to stop by her Twitch: https://lnk.bio/Panda8ngel

 Maurice Andrews Jr. loves creating content around Marvel Champions and other short board game reviews. When he is not board gaming, he enjoys frequent trips to the movies, seeing plays, playing basketball and boxing. He enjoys seeing the hobby grow and become more inclusive, as this hobby can be enjoyed by anyone.  He enjoys being a part of the OFPG Voices team and will continue to be an ambassador to its beliefs. 

To see more of Maurice, visit his YouTube channel at @mauriceandrewsjr5929!

  Michael & Judie, have a YouTube channel called The Nerd Shelves. They love everything about board games and want to share their love of the hobby with you. Their goal is to promote positive, respectful and inclusive board gaming, in a world where we could all use a little bit more happiness. Friends and family are what make this all possible. 

To learn more about them, visit their website - https://www.thenerdshelves.com/

Andrew (Drew) Smith of TableTalk has been a lifelong board game fan ever since being a grade-schooler playing Catan, Diplomacy, Axis & Allies, & Mafia. While he was attending college, during the pandemic, he rediscovered the board game hobby while trying to find fun games to play with small groups of friends and students he worked with. He found a massive wealth of new and old great games and began teaching and sharing them with everyone.

Due to his background teaching students, he found a knack for making games and rules simple and accessible. He started a YouTube channel to fill a niche of a younger creator seeking to share highly interactive, simple, and thematic games that he had found both young adults and students loving. Drew seeks to make the board game hobby accessible, simple, and fun. He believes there are board games out there for everyone!

See more of Drew here: https://www.youtube.com/@tabletalk4729

 JenCam is a solo board game content creator on Twitch and YouTube. She first got into the board game hobby during the pandemic as a fun thing to do with her kiddo and her now hubby. Roll and write games have a special place in her heart, but she is also a sucker for a thematic campaign game! When not playing games she is studying to be a History/Geography teacher and hopes to start a board gaming club with her future students.

See more of her here: https://linktr.ee/jencamplaysboardgames

 Clay runs the YouTube channel Beer City Board Games, where he and his wife Jen and his friend Carl discuss a variety of gaming topics.  He’s been a gamer as far back as he can remember, playing lots of trivia games and traditional card games with his family. He and Jen have also passed their love of gaming on to their two daughters.  His introduction to modern hobby gaming came in 2014 when he played a game of Citadels with friends and was immediately hooked!  He has also been open and honest about his mental health struggles and how that relates to attending conventions and building community.  He wants everyone to know that no matter who you are or where you’re from, you have a place at his table!

See more of him here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2GxGli5J2P9RiffOXWEz7w

https://beercityboardgames.nicepage.io/

 Ruel Gaviola is a board game evangelist who creates board-game-related content on various platforms. Find him on Rahdo Runs Through, Good Time Society, Tabletop Live Network, Board Game Spotlight, and more. He regularly livestreams games on Twitch and his written, audio, video, and live work has been featured on Geek & Sundry, Roll20, BoardGameGeekTV, Gen Con TV, Game Trade Magazine, and The Nerdist. He serves on the committees for the American Tabletop Awards, Tabletop Writers Guild, and the Rose Gauntlet Foundation. 

Find his work at https://linktr.ee/ruelgaviola and frequently on Rahdo's YouTube channel.

Joe and Abby who make up The Haus of Meeple are primarily board game Twitch streamers from the Pacific Northwest. Their entire relationship has been built around board gaming and the quality time spent with others teaching and playing games. They love fostering a diverse and safe table where all can feel welcome to play. Most times, they are trying to get their teen to play a game with them, rambling online about their passions, or catching a hockey game! You can find Joe and Abby everywhere on social media as @phantommeeple and @thebakermeeple and on twitch.tv/phantommeeple.

 With over a decade of creating board game videos under his belt, Chaz has produced a myriad of YouTube content for The Dice Tower, BoardGameGeek, his own channel Pair Of Dice Paradise, and Watch It Played. And even though Chaz may have a tendency to be distracted by the latest board game releases, creative components, and the hottest titles on gaming tables - he believes that this tabletop hobby is really all about is the experiences that we share with our fellow players.

Check him out on our May 17, 2023 episode #34 - Paradise of Dice!

 Scott Woods is an Emmy award-winning writer and event organizer in Columbus, Ohio, and founder of Streetlight Guild, a performing arts non-profit. Woods is the author of three books and has been featured multiple times in national press. He is the co-founder of the Writers’ Block Poetry Night and in 2006 became the first poet to ever complete a 24-hour solo poetry reading...a feat he bested seven more times without repeating a single poem. 

Find him here: https://linktr.ee/scottwoods

Check him out on our January 3, 2024 episode - Woodland Creature Games

 Montel Thompson aka navymontel is a self proclaimed "blerdicorn", defined as a combination of "blerd" and "unicorn", content creator, podcaster, cosplayer, tabletop and PC gamer, lifelong comic, anime fan and advocate for the blerd community.  Montel started his Youtube channel with the intention of bringing other blerds from the dark into the light as an advocate for the blerd community. From there, he has branched into IG with his show, The Blerdicorn Convos to streaming on Twitch, with the podcasts he's a part of and attending many conventions. He believes everyone is welcome and no one has the right to judge nor ostracize anyone, but only to welcome, encourage, inspire and motivate all blerds and nerds!
 His motto is "Stay Nerdy, Stay Geeky and Stay Sexy" and that's what he lives by. 

Check him out on our January 24, 2024 episode - Nature Themed Games

 Sam Healey operates the Flipside of Board Games YouTube channel, where he, his wife, and buddy JT post videos revolving around various aspects of the board game hobby and pop culture in general. On the Flipside, you can find Top 10 and Top 5 lists, best of the year lists, Top 100 lists, live playthroughs, live reviews, some miniature painting videos, and live Q&As. He also frequents conventions throughout the year serving with Love Thy Nerd, and as a special guest from time to time. He and his wife also host a monthly board game night at a local coffee shop in their hometown of Wenatchee, WA, and seek to proliferate the hobby in their community in as many ways as possible. If you happen to run into him, feel free to say hi and ask to play a game!

See you on the Flipside! https://www.youtube.com/@SamHealey6  

Check him out on our February 7, 2024 episode - Civilization Themed Games

 Chris Goodlet and his family help run The Charity Boardgamer, a channel promoting community involvement, enjoying the board game hobby, and making a positive impact. Whether it be an interview, playthrough or live stream, the message is this: "If we can gather at the table, we can do the same for a good cause." This mentality comes from a legacy of love from his mother and her work in the local community. Even in her last days battling with cancer, she took the time to help others, loving on them and making sure they knew their voice mattered.

When not playing a game or working, Chris and his beautiful wife, Beth, help out in their local community dealing with food insecurity, and letting people know that they are seen and that they matter. 

Find him here - https://www.facebook.com/TheCharityBoardGamer/

Check him out on our February 21, 2024 episode - Tile Placement Games

 May Beasley is a wife, mother, and teacher who has been gaming her whole life, and was brought deeper into hobby board games in 2012. She runs a board game club at school where she has taught children how to play hobby games from ages 8-14. She believes in inspiring the next generation of gamers, and regularly games with her husband, son, and friends in the Nashville area. She currently makes board game content mainly on instagram, all proceeds from merch sales and her page are used to purchase games for classrooms at this time the page has provided over 75 games to classrooms in Nashville, Tennessee area (personal donations by teacher request) and Ohio (Crayons in the Classroom in collaboration with IG page boardgamebabies). 

Her instagram page https://www.instagram.com/ameritrashtalk

Merch through Sir Meeple: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/ameritrash-talk

Check her out on our March 20, 2024 episode - Transportation Games