ABOUT THE STUDIO
designing. playing. sharing.
Ground Control Board Games, LLC is a board game design and publishing studio based in the Midwest, USA. We are 3 designers who have been making board games together since late 2022. GCBG officially formed in March 2025. We aim to bring as much strategy, puzzles, and joy to your table as possible!
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Thank you for supporting our journey.
OUR MISSIONS
chasing our dreams
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To lift each other up as designers.
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To be positive presences in the board game community.
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To be honest consumers, critics, and enthusiasts of board games as art.
THE CREW
CHAN BENTZ
strategist
Chan is a passionate student and researcher of mathematics.
He enjoys games with unique mechanics and decisions. He likes to be challenged to think in new ways.
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Favorite Games (as of 2024)
3. Arcs
2. Clever Cubed
1. A Feast for Odin
MARQ CHONTOS
puzzler
"Marq" is a childhood-nickname-turned-pen-name for Mark Chontos.
He enjoys creating thematic euro games, mint-tin games, and deck-builders.
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Favorite Games (as of 2024)
3. Too Many Bones
2. Dominion
1. Viscounts of the West Kingdom
BEN GELLERMAN
partier
Ben loves interesting communication and conversation, both in games and otherwise.
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He enjoys games that bring out interesting conflict and social interactions.
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Favorite Games (as of 2024)
3. Twilight Imperium
2. Oath
1. Deception: Murder in Hong Kong