34 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Dennis Hoyle from Bellwether Games




The Family Gamers Podcast show

Summary: We talk this week to Dennis Hoyle, one of the founders of Bellwether Games. We discuss a few of the games Bellwether Games publishes:<br> The Princess and the Goblin – a maze-building, path-discovery game based on the George MacDonald story of the same name.<br> Coldwater Crown – a fishing puzzle game. Figure out how to catch the right fish at the right time.<br> Windup War – the Family Gamers <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/2016/10/15/windup-war-cute-cards-cataclysmic-combat/">reviewed this game</a> and we also backed it on Kickstarter. Should be shipping by July! You can <a href="http://bellwethergames.com/product/windup-war-preorder/">pre-order</a> it if you missed the Kickstarter campaign.<br> Antidote and the expansion, Antidote: Lab Alliance which is coming to Kickstarter in March.<br> Since Bellwether publishes a variety of games, Dennis talks about his philosophy of game publishing. “Release and produce the best games possible.”<br> Dennis even gives some tips to first-time game designers, starting around 22:00.<br> You can find more information about Bellwether Games at their website, <a href="http://bellwethergames.com/">bellwethergames.com</a>. Also on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/bellwethergames">@bellwethergames</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bellwethergames">Facebook </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bellwethergames/">Instagram</a>.<br> Stay tuned for a giveaway coming soon sponsored by Bellwether Games, and don’t forget to <a href="http://east.paxsite.com/">leave us a review on iTunes</a> and check us out on <a href="http://facebook.com/familygamersAA">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/familygamersAA">Twitter</a>.<br>