We are excited to have Gwen Ruelle and Sam Bryant back in Designer Alley this year showing off their new game Punchbowl.

A little about Gwen, written in her own words:

We are excited that Max Siedman, from Resonym, will be back in Designer Alley this year. Max has loved board games since he was young, when he was first introduced to Euro games like Catan and Puerto Rico.

This week we are featuring Gwen & Samuel from Runaway Parade and designers of Fire Tower. Gwen and Samuel initially met at Sarah Lawrence College in 2007 and a partnership was formed. Runaway Parade began as a multimedia online publication, which you can find the archives here,  but after 70 issues they decided it had run its course.

Today we are featuring a person who is both a game publisher and designer who will be joining us at #G2S18, Curt Covert from Smirk & Dagger. Curt is a fourteen-year veteran of the industry and the owner of Smirk & Dagger Games.

Today we are featuring Dan Hundycz designer of Affliction: Salem 1692 and Pirates. Dan formed DPH Games Inc. 5 years ago and was formerly a school counselor. Getting people together, interacting, problem solving and having fun is a priority for him.

Today we are featuring Gil Hova, designer The Networks and the founder of Formal Ferret Games. Gil was also the subject of the pilot episode of the DiceBreakers' series Gamer's Table. You can watch the episode here.

As an indie game and arcade enthusiast, Jason Tagmire has an eye for unique, quirky, fun and fast playing games.