Matt Jarvis

After starting his career writing about music, films and video games for various places, Matt spent many years as a technology, PC and video game journalist before writing about tabletop games as the editor of Tabletop Gaming magazine. He joined Dicebreaker as editor-in-chief in 2019, and has been trying to convince the rest of the team to play Diplomacy since.

Alex Meehan

Alex’s journey to Dicebreaker began with writing insightful video game coverage for outlets such as Kotaku, Waypoint and PC Gamer. Her unique approach to analysing pop culture and knack for witty storytelling finally secured her a forever home producing news, features and reviews with the Dicebreaker team. She’s also obsessed with playing Vampire: The Masquerade, and won’t stop talking about it.

Olivia Kennedy

Since studying Creative Writing and English Literature at university, Olivia has produced written content and copywriting for a wide range of businesses. While working in digital marketing, she has also focused on creative endeavours such as streaming and videography. She spends her free time waiting for someone - anyone - to suggest playing a hidden role game.

Maddie Cullen

Maddie has spent most of her life writing and turned that passion for sharing words into video when she worked as producer at a creative agency. Until her colleagues got tired of the constant badgering to play board games or hear about her latest D&D session, so she joined Dicebreaker to find people who might be more interested.

Michael Whelan

Michael "Wheels" Whelan started life in the video game industry working as a community manager and content producer on titles such as the Total War franchise and Sorcery! 4. He was able to integrate his lifelong enthusiasm for tabletop into his job by starting a new series of tabletop livestreams on Total War's marketing channels, before becoming the second talented member of Dicebreaker’s video team in mid-2019.

Chase Carter

Chase is a freelance journalist and media critic. He enjoys the company of his two cats and always wants to hear more about that thing you love. Follow him on Twitter for photos of said cats and retweeted opinions from smarter folks.

Colin Cummings

Sen-Foong Lim

A board game and tabletop RPG designer who has developed a name for himself in the industry by co-creating titles such as party games like Junk Art and Dungeons & Dragons: Rock, Paper, Wizard, as well as Belfort, Akrotiri and Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage “Game”. Sen-Foong Lim has also co-designed roleplaying games such as Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall.

Sharang Biswas

Sharang Biswas has won IndieCade and IGDN awards for roleplaying games, exhibited interactive art internationally, and written for Eurogamer, Unwinnable, Fantasy Magazine and more. He is the co-editor of Honey & Hot Wax: An Anthology of Erotic Art Games (Pelgrane Press) and Strange Lusts / Strange Loves (Strange Horizons).

Banana Chan

April Kit Walsh

Jay Dragon

Jay Dragon is a queer disabled game designer and editorial director of Possum Creek Games. You might know Jay from the award-winning RPG Wanderhome, Sleepaway, or as part of the team for Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast. Jay writes games about community, liminality, and the magic of the mundane. You can find Jay on Twitter @jdragsky, on Itch.io as possumcreekgames.itch.io, or check out the Possum Creek website possumcreekgames.com.

Gabe Hicks

Gabe Hicks is a gaming designer and storyteller for tabletop and digital gaming. You can find his work on tabletop on projects like the Dark Souls RPG, The Fallout RPG, and even Pathfinder. He's worked alongside companies like MCDM, Dungeons & Dragons, and directs his own studio, Mythic Grove.

Henry St Leger

Henry is a freelance arts, games and entertainment journalist with bylines for Edge, TechRadar, Little White Lies and The Times. As a former theatre maker, he loves narrative-heavy games - and is usually found playing a healer to keep the rest of his D&D party alive.

Alex Hague

Dan Jolin

Dan has been a tabletop gamer ever since he first played Dungeons & Dragons as a 10-year-old during the ’80s, just like the kids out of Stranger Things. Unlike the kids out of Stranger Things, however, he’s never killed a Demogorgon. Rather less excitingly, he works as a freelance writer, specialising in cinema and gaming, and has recently launched his own board gaming magazine, Senet. (Image: Marco Vittur)

Momatoes

momatoes is a Manila-based Diana Jones emerging designer, tabletop game and visual artist from the explosive Southeast Asian RPG scene. Best known for her game ARC, her works run the gamut from apocalyptic tales to stories of hubris, magic, and capybaras.

Lindsey Rode

Lindsey is a co-owner of Rose Gauntlet Entertainment and has written and designed for popular board and roleplaying games. Lindsey has a passion for storytelling and loves crafting the vibrant worlds of Rose Gauntlet. She hopes gamers gain new perspectives through her stories and be inspired to tell their own.

Danielle Reynolds

Danielle, an LGBTQ+ game designer, seeks to increase diversity in the gaming world. As the host of "Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication," she amplifies marginalized voices and shares insights into the industry. Beyond design, Danielle passionately champions minorities in gaming, dedicating her spare time to various organizations. Her contributions extend to board positions on Tabletop Gaymers, UNPUB, and Board Game Besties, where she helps shape more inclusive spaces. Additionally, she volunteers for other causes, working to create a gaming industry where everyone feels seen, heard, and empowered. Danielle wants to be a game changer, on and off the tabletop.

Vincent Dutrait

I have been creating artwork in the “traditional” way for more than 25 years. Hand-drawn and painted on paper. Proudly upholding the history and heritage of documented, lifelike conventional art. While at the same time developing modern sensitivities and approaches to pictorial storytelling. Transmitting and sharing are my watchwords.

Tony Vasinda

Tony Vasinda is the Chief Alchemist over at Plus One Exp. He lives in Philly. He has a long history of building community spaces & platforms in and out of the TTRPG Community. Plus One has a passion for helping indie RPGs get played through content creation and publication.

Justin Bell

Justin Bell (he/him) is a contributor with Meeple Mountain, a premier tabletop media outlet founded in 2014 with writers in the US, Canada and the UK. Justin has published hundreds of articles, interviews, best-of lists, and convention roundups, including 140 reviews last year. He is based in Chicago.

Banzainator

Banzainator, aka Banz, is a family-friendly board game and video game streamer on Twitch! She currently freelances in marketing, film, and content creation for all things board games. Her favorite game is The Castles of Burgundy, and loves traveling to conventions and meeting people in her community.

Mik and Starla (Our Family Plays Games)

Our Family Plays Games, LLC is an African American family-owned business whose mission is to promote growth and awareness of the modern board game hobby. From day one, their goal has been to bring more BIPOC’s and families into the board game hobby. They launched on social media in 2018, posting about the board games they played and events they attended. In January 2020, they started posting videos on YouTube and by June 2020 were featured on Good Morning America. Since then, they have been featured on several programs and in publications, such as - NBC News Online, Senet Magazine (UK), Ligadas.com (Brazil), a variety of YouTube programs, podcasts, and on local television in Omaha, NE. In January of 2022, they launched a second program on their channel, called OFPG Voices to highlight other underrepresented voices in the hobby. In addition,, they make special appearances at board game conventions all around the country and work with board game publishers from around the world.

Vincent "PleasantKenobi" Chandler

Vincent "PleasantKenobi" Chandler is a social media influencer and video content creator specialising in card games. The sarcastically self proclaimed "greatest beard in esports entertainment" - he respects and understands the need for table top gaming not to not simpyl chase the digital, but embrace the uniqueness of in person play. Whilst his main niche is Magic: The Gathering, Vince enjoys board games and table top wargames too.

Jenna Beasley (The Board Game Garden)

Jenna is the face behind the Youtube channel "The Board Game Garden. A welcoming & cozy space for all, from seasoned gamers to new gaming hobbyists! Lists, reviews, gaming vlogs, challenges, crowdfunding previews, and even live playthroughs, Jenna tries to have something for everyone. You can also find Jenna on Instagram @jennarosebeasley and The Board Game Garden Patreon!

Isaac Vega

Isaac Vega has been designing board games for over 10 years. Over that period, he has sold over 500,000 copies of his games worldwide and won numerous industry awards for his work. His career has fostered a love and reverence for the tabletop industry, and he is excited to give back through Rose Gauntlet. Isaac knows the impact games can have on others and builds his creative worlds to reflect a diverse community and focuses on the underlying themes that tie us all together. He’s excited to have the freedom to explore new entertainment mediums and discover new creative talent. He hopes to use Rose Gauntlet Entertainment to leave a lasting positive impact on the gaming community he loves and pay tribute to an industry that has given him so much.

Lindsey Rodes

Ten years ago, Lindsey made the move from a successful culinary career to full time game designer. Since that time, she has written and designed for multiple popular board and role-playing games and has published two successful solo designs of her own. Lindsey has a deep passion for world building and storytelling and loves crafting the vibrant worlds of Rose Gauntlet. Being a little girl who sought out female heroes beyond princesses, she appreciates the power that diverse themes and characters can have on others. Through Rose Gauntlet she hopes to help gamers gain new perspectives and understanding through her stories and become inspired to tell their own.

Emma Partlow

Emma is a freelance writer who loves helping players dive into Warhammer and Magic: The Gathering. She's big on games of all kinds and always happy to jump in on the fun. You can find Emma shuffling Magic cards, accidentally drinking paint water or referencing The Simpsons.

Cody Pondsmith