Episode 388: Fred Weller, Roxbury Games

Episode 388: Fred Weller, Roxbury Games

From Board Game Binge by James Staley

March 3, 2026 · 32 min · Season 6 · Episode 388

About this episode

Fred Weller discusses his journey as a board game designer and self-publisher while balancing his career as a theatre actor.

Fred has designed many games that seemed to delight his friends and family but whose components were disastrously non-market-friendly. But he's finally overcome his obsession with buckets of custom dice. He realizes that being a board game designer and self-publisher is risky and competitve; but his day job is being a theatre actor, so he's all set for stability. You can check out Hex Factor: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sneakylabgames/hex-factor FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebinge WHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7r iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/ Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYm9hcmRnYW1lYmluZ2U= Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/board-game-binge/id1522623033 Visit Our Websites: Board Game Binge: https://boardgamebinge.com/ Tin Robot Games: https://tinrobotgames.com Elixir Board Games…

People in this episode

Host: James Staley

Guest: Fred Weller

Topics covered

  • board game design
  • self-publishing
  • theatre acting
  • game components
  • Kickstarter

Keywords

  • board games
  • game design
  • self-publishing
  • Kickstarter
  • theatre actor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roxbury Games, Sneaky Lab Games, Tin Robot Games, Elixir Board Games

Products: Hex Factor

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