Series creator Jesse Armstrong said the decision to set the episode in Hungary was inspired by Josef Stalin's dinner parties, where he would frequently play cruel jokes on his close associates.
The episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.
Episode director Andrij Parekh noted that certain parts of the scene, such as the actors crawling on their hands and knees, were not originally in the script, and that he had to take care to minimize the amount of discomfort among the actors in filming the "awful" and "gruesome" scene. Parekh added that his intent in filming the scenes where Logan intimidates individual members of his circle was to evoke "the feeling of being called on in the fourth or fifth grade by your teacher."
Actor David Rasche, who plays Karl, remarked on the immediate popularity of "Boar on the Floor" among viewers, including his son, who played the game with his friends.
Brian Cox submitted this episode to support his nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.