Episode 394: Ashwin Kamath, Urban Professional Games
From Board Game Binge by James Staley
April 14, 2026 · 34 min · Season 6 · Episode 394
About this episode
Ashwin Kamath discusses his journey as a BIPOC game inventor and his involvement in various game design projects.
Ashwin Kamath is a BIPOC Game Inventor from Seattle, Washington who is a community leader, part of the team that Runs PlaytestNW, and a soon to be instructor of game design for the youth. Part of the new Publishing House, Urban Professional Games as well as developer for Flatout Games as part of the Colab team, and former Designer for Funko Games and The Uzzle. CoDesigner of The Wolves with Clarence Simpson, and has been part of development/testing teams for companies such as AEG, Allplay, and Brieger Creative. Loves architecture, music, and good food. To check out the campaign for Chicken Fried Dice on Kickstarter, click here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/urban-pro-games/chicken-fried-dice 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…
People in this episode
Host: James Staley
Guest: Ashwin Kamath
Topics covered
- game design
- BIPOC game inventor
- community leadership
- board games
- Kickstarter campaigns
Keywords
- game inventor
- urban professional games
- PlaytestNW
- board game design
- Kickstarter
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: PlaytestNW, Urban Professional Games, Flatout Games, Funko Games, The Uzzle, AEG, Allplay, Brieger Creative
Products: Chicken Fried Dice
Places: Seattle, Washington
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