Episode 148: Invoke Eric Bloat

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts interview Eric Bloat, discussing his journey in game publishing and successful crowdfunding campaigns.

Hello Peace-friends and welcome to another episode of Spellburn! Eric Bloat, the big cheese over at Bloat Games, has been in the game publishing business since 2017, when he launched his first kickstarter Dark Places & Demogorgons. Since then he has been on a tear. Many other successful crowdfunding campaigns have come and gone. So […]

People in this episode

Hosts: Jen Brinkman, Julian Bernick, Jeff Goad

Guest: Eric Bloat

Topics covered

• game publishing
• crowdfunding
• tabletop games
• interviews
• game design

Keywords

• Eric Bloat
• Bloat Games
• Dark Places & Demogorgons
• crowdfunding
• game publishing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bloat Games

Books & works: Dark Places & Demogorgons

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