Jon Karis knows miniatures. He has been collecting 60mm figures for a decade and has a very large collection. He launched his Kickstarter campaign to create his own line and his campaign was a success, with over $16,000 in funding. Then, with less than five minutes left on his campaign, with his project well beyond his funding goal, he pulled the plug. He cancelled with 3 minutes to go. Why would he do this? There is a powerful lesson to be learned and Jon shares it with us on this episode.

The Minions actual playtest Pad Prick's rules for Alpha Wolfpack, part 2. AWP assaults thet Martians' base, where they find an unexpected greeting party.

In episode 79 we have Tournament Organiser and top painter Steve Wren as a guest to talk about his event. We also have an interview with Head Geek, Teras Cassidy from Geek Nation Tours. We have the usual segments of fortnight in fantasy and Gareths Query Corner. Fortnight in Fantasy Steve tells us about he experiences at [...]

Call me Ishmael.

This podcast is so big...

• It needs an electric cart to ride around walmart.
• It made Texas self consciously put on a bigger belt-buckle.
• The members of Yes called it self-indulgent.

But it's jam-packed with quality, folks.  
In addition to Adam and Brian's usual inane, directionless musings on wargaming, we have:
- an hour long interview with one of the best wargame designers ever, the talented Mr. Dean Essig.
- an in-depth review of Stalingrad Pocket II by our good friend, Paul Franklin.  

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Welcome to show 57 of Into the Gamescape and, well, more of the same stuff that we’ve had in the previous 56 After the familiar wide-ranging conversational chaos, banter and ramblings of ‘Waffles’, it’s the turn of Santiago de Cuba and Last Will to get the ‘feature game’ treatment.Hope you enjoy it!

Just as you were starting to get bored with Dave and Jeff, we shake it up a bit and present Dave and his sons, Adam and Aaron.  Before you panic, have a listen and give these co-hosts a try.  
After Aaron and Dave share some fascinating letters, we have a little ditty for you from Sgt. Schmutz and the Half-Squad singer.  It's a great rendition of Ring of Fire. Then Dave and his son Adam bring you their review of Patton. Buildings crumble around us as we make our way Into the Rubble with the Advanced Squad Leader module from  Bounding Fire Productions. There are some fantastic maps in this pack. Terrain Time covers Open Ground (hey, we want to be sure we cover everything), so go ahead and cross it if you dare!SHOW GUIDE2:00 - Letters17:45 - Movie Review "Patton"14:00 - Song "Ring of Fire"
29:00 - What's in the Box?47:00 - Terrain Time: Open Ground53:16 - Total Running Time
LINKSAn article on Kiribati (Tarawa)
ASL Training Video CC vs. AFV by JesterDon Greenwood interviewed on Point 2 Point Podcast

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Quick Introduction to Star Fleet Warlord and quick discussion on Call To Arms: Star Fleet and the new minis

Bistro takes over the show and talks about guilty pleasures.

And a few days later than I was anticipating, the episode 38 of our podcast is out. There is no doubt that 2012 is going to be an amazing years for super heroes. And it’ll be an amazing year for fans of super heroes because there are plenty of mega-cool stuff happening in [...]

We heard the people, and we brought Three Moves Ahead directly to the masses who gathered at PAX East. But what if you missed it? Will we punish you for your lack of dedication? Yes, but you can still listen to this episode. Listen to Rob forget to introduce himself or the panel, a panel that includes Troy, Julian, Paradox's Chris King (Victoria II), Stardock's Jon Shafer (Civ V), and Hasbro's Rob Daviau (Risk Legacy). Why is this such a good time to be a strategy gamer, and how can we make it better?

The first in a two part series on our favorite mechanics. Which games do they work well, and which do they fall flat?

In extrasode 4 of Carnagecast, Sarah and Tyler talk about their PAX East 2012 experiences while heading north to Vermont. They talk about what they did and didn’t get to do, the games they played, the scale of PAX East and the thrill of that much energy and buzz filling a convention center. It turns [...]

This is a compilation of a 5 part series that originally aired on The Dice Tower Podcast in the Summer and Fall of 2010.  In this series I examine some of the deeper life lessons that can be learned from playing board games.  The scripts for the five segments are posted below.

 

All I [...]

Vuelve la temporada de convenciones, Zona Ludica 2012 a la vuelta de la esquina y con un concurso de prototipos.

Jugamos a Juego de Tronos (Segunda Edición), que nos llevó toda la mañana, para que no sea un programa tan corto, Celacanto alarga su sección de la historia que como siempre merece mucho la pena.


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In this episode, Tom muses about different types of games, and Chief comes to the grand finale of his gaming group. Geoff talks about crowdsourcing, Eric goes over a ton of new games he played at Conn Con, and we review several games, including Abaddon and Lords of Waterdeep.  We finish up the show talking about our favorite types of interaction.

In this, bit later than usual, episode we have got a good for you. Mark and I go head to head to discuss if Games Workshop is a good business or not. I don’t think they are a good business because they don’t do enough from a business point of view, and for their [...]

„Microscope“ ist ein besonderes Indie-Rollenspiel. In ihm erspielt man sich ein komplettes Setting, oder besser: eine Zeitleiste, die man im Verlaufe des Spieles immer mal exemplarisch „heranzoomt“ und konkreter ausbaut. Dass das Ganze  gar nicht so abstrakt ist, wie man … Weiterlesen →

Welcome back for our fifth episode of Wooden Cubes & Iron Soldiers!

The Minions actual playtest Pad Prick's rules for Alpha Wolfpack. AWP hits Titan to recover the wreckage of the Indira to recover the remains of a time vault.

This is the (first) Print and Play episode. Hopefully, I’ll have many more of these as I have a few other PnP games I’d like to look at. In this episode, I first talk with Crhis Hansen of the Solitaire Print and Play Design Contest being hosted on BGG. Chris talks about last [...]

In extrasode three of Carnagecast, Sarah and Tyler are on the road to PAX East 2012. Driving down Interstate 89 from Vermont to Boston the night before the convention, they talk about what they’re looking forward to check out this weekend. Aside from wanting to scope out the tabletop gaming area and pick-up play opportunities, [...]

In episode 20 of Carnagecast, Interview with the Gamer travels west across Lake Champlain to talk with Chuck Henry of the Nonchalant Gnome Gaming Society in Plattsburgh, New York. Chuck tells us about founding the Nonchalant Gnome gaming society, some of the methods and techniques to making a public gaming group welcoming to newcomers, growing [...]

(1:49:00) This episode, Chance and Drew take a look at some of the new changes to the LRB in addition to looking back at some local stats and listener mail.

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Music: "Boom (Crystal Method remix)" by P.O.D.

This production was made possible in part by Impact! Miniatures and Critical Hit Games

The box says “A minute to learn… a lifetime to master.” It’s called Othello but it has nothing to do with the Shakespeare tragedy. Or does it? Other things we discuss include Dyson vacuums, diverticulitus, desecrating currency, Downton Abbey, and … Continue reading →

Two Schacht games and a discussion of returning to games we've already reviewed

Welcome to episode 85 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show, I am joined by Rich Jones & Mike Hobbs to discuss Saga - the Dark Age skirmish game from Studio Tomahawk & Gripping Beast - & Northern Fury,the first expansion for these rules.

We give an in-depth overview of the game, and discuss several different aspect of the curent rules and possible expansions / alternative settings.

As well as this, I discuss different miniature manufacturers of Dark Age genre figures, and I also give the result of the Coat d'arms competition

I hope you enjoy the show

Sadly, we say farewell to an Advanced Squad Leader legend, Bill "Fish" Conner, who, along with Daryl Burke, was responsible for starting the ASLOK tournament. We hardly knew him, yet still feel the loss.  
As for the rest of the episode, shoot a Starshell into the air so you can see clearly. Gunflashes be darned! We are going to fire from the hip and bring you the long awaited final installment of the Night Rules. First, Jeff brings his review of Von Ryan's Express, followed by a look at Gun Flash, Starshell and Illuminating Rounds. Terrain Time covers Shellholes, so you can become a little more adept at getting in and out of them. Go ahead and jump out of that shellhole -- we promise to not shoot!


SHOW GUIDE2:00 - Farewell to Bill "Fish" Conner8:00 - Jeff discusses "Von Ryan's Express"14:50 - Night Rules pt. 347:30 - Terrain Time: Shellholes58:00 - Total Running Time
LINKSTom Repetti's Night Example of PlayNight Rules Cheat Sheet by the-Guy-Who-Refuses-to-Acknowledge-That-T2HS-Exists
Bring on the Night by JR VanMechelen


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In which your host explains why we're pressing the pause button briefly, as he makes his way from one side of the continent to another.

Interview guest: rgatti

In this classic GameTek Geoff looks at research linking temperature to social interactions. When should you give your opponents a cup of coffee instead of a soda?

We have also started a new file naming scheme with this episode that hopefully will meet everyone's needs.

Rob welcomes freelancer Rowan Kaiser and designer Jon Shafer to talk about Crusader Kings 2. They swap stories, discuss the impact of making a family-based strategy game, and question whether there's all that much crusading going on here.

Join the Strange Assembly crew as they wrap-up a rapid-fire rundown of the cards in Emperor Edition.

Discuss the Andromedan Tournament Cruiser and tactics for the Seltorian Tournament Cruiser

Pad Prick returns to discuss the possibility of an Alpha Wolfpack RPG, and generate playtest characters.

Today:  Queen Games signs an exclusive distribution deal with ACD Distribution, sparking heated discussion from the community.

GAMA announces their Power Retailer Awards, recognizing excellence in brick and mortar retail.  We speak with Stasi King of The Dragon's Den, winner of Outstanding Organized Play.

In episode 15, the founders pull out the recently Kickstarted board game Zong Shi for a walkthrough and review. Then Tony pulls out his news notes to give you the scoop on all things happening in the game industry. And the show wraps up with two discussions about Intellectual Properties and how they impact the gaming world and games that have been turned into movies and television series and what they would like to see down the pike.

In episode 15, the founders pull out the recently Kickstarted board game Zong Shi for a walkthrough and review. Then Tony pulls out his news notes to give you the scoop on all things happening in the game industry. And the show wraps up with two discussions about Intellectual Properties and how they impact the gaming world and games that have been turned into movies and television series and what they would like to see down the pike.

Imagine asking for nearly $1 million dollars for a project on Kickstarter and having your fans give you double that number. That is the reality that Brian Fargo is living in at the moment with his Kickstarter project, Wasteland 2. He talks with us about funding his dream of 20 years and his desire to Kick it Forward

Today we recap GeekJocks debut at the Carolina Hurricanes Alumni Fantasy Game from Sunday, and head into some other topics including some new movie trailers we watched, some movies we saw and the big announcement of The Geek And Sundry channel on youtube. Thanks for listening as always!

News of the week and ME3

We have freelance sculptor Chad Hoverter on the show to discuss game components.

What?  No, we're not confused.  This is a classic episode of the Dice Tower in which we go back to the end of 2005 in which Tom and Joe review quite a few games, including World of Warcraft the Board Game and Havoc: the Hundred Years' War.  We also talk about our top ten upcoming games from 2006.  Were we right?  Listen and see.

Deze podcast bespreken Mark, Jorn en Joep de beste gouden (multicolored) kaarten en de verhalen die daarbij horen.

Jonny P and Xtreme cover the March Blood Bowl Tournaments, preview the April Bloodbowl Tournaments, and they have a very special BB variant for only the hardcore fans! Simple notes, from simple hosts. DOWNLOAD HERE!

In this episode, the 4th of our Final Five, we give you our final thoughts on gaming, our unofficial "gaming manifesto", if you will.  Also, we'll review the new Fantasy Flight reimagining of Tom Jolly's classic game "Wiz-War".  Only one more episode after this one, gamers!  Enjoy!

Die Brücke am Rio d'Oro (Amigo): Spiele-Podcast.de Nr. 136 - Optisch schönes Familienspiel mit Würfelglück. Die Rezension auch als Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaO6-I4B20o.

Interview guest: dbmurph22

Reviews of Lords of Waterdeep, Hibernia, War of the Ring, and Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, and More! Please visit us at http://www.thegaminggang.com/

In episode 19 of Carnagecast, we conclude the Battlestar Galactica actual play series featuring the Battle-all-stars with the not entirely shocking revelation that ended part 3. It only gets tenser from there. After the game, the players chat a bit about how the game went and the variants in play, such as 2 Cylons for [...]

Canoes and cannonballs. Join us for an in-depth review of A Few Acres of Snow, Martin Wallace's deck building board game. We row through the rivers and forests of the North to settle the fate of the French & Indian War.