BackerKit has a huge selection of great RPG campaigns this month, speaking of crowdfunding, CMON might be back? And also, time to get dangerous in your D&D games! Plus, we have Alex Kimerling from Hootenanny Games on the show to talk about one of their newest board games, Sneaky Scallywags!
Read MoreLots of great announcements at Adepticon - you know, like that BattleTech new lineup of products? That’s what has the internet abuzz, definitely not the 11th edition of a certain Games Workshop game. Plus, Cyberpunk TCG is raising all the cash on Kickstarter, and we’ve also got our first “official” Ask a Dirtbag GM segment!
Read MoreGundam Assemble details are here! Drama in the board game sphere appears to heat up, and the Neopets TTRPG gets cancelled! Plus, we've got an interview with Alberto & Andrea, part of the team behind the Isekai anime TTRPG “Gates of Krystalia” that just recently finished a Kickstarter for an expansion to the game. Lastly, we had on the CEO of Rollacrit talking about their Bag of Holding, but what do we think?
Gates of Krystalia Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gatesofkrystalia-rpg/gates-of-krystalia-lumina-the-card-based-anime-ttjrpg
Read MoreIn the most recent episode of Boards & Swords, I got to sit down with Grant Howitt, creator of several TTRPGs like Honey Heist, about his latest game: Royal Blood. In this game, you are magic users taking on the "nobility" in an elaborate heist. Unlike most TTRPGs, the game uses Tarot cards instead of dice. During the interview, we talked about the nature of "One Shot" games like Royal Blood compared to the "standard" campaign style of play:
Read MoreAEG guy learns his actions have consequences, Hasbro trying to mess with D&D again, and goodbye Star Wars Shatterpoint? We barely knew thee. Also! We’ve got an interview with Grant Howitt to talk about their newest game “Royal Blood” (https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/royal-blood-rpg/)!
Read MoreWhere won’t they put a Pokemon vending machine next? Also, Female custodes are coming along with new Starcraft minis. Plus, we’ve got Ulianov from the website Spraygunner (https://spraygunner.com) to talk about Airbrushes and how to go about getting started and/or next steps in airbrushing!
Read MoreI just love it when CEO’s bless us with their “wisdom”, Warcrow is about to get more mechanical, and a Total War is coming to 40k. Plus, we never talked about Pax Unplugged, so join us for this double sized episode of goodness.
Read MoreWhy fight on foot when you can strike from up high? Today we look at “Children of the Five Winds”, a Unicorn Clan sourcebook for the Legends of the Five Rings RPG by Edge Studios.
Read MoreHalloween might be over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still get our horror gaming in! This week, we’ve got Chris Spivey from Darker Hue Studios (https://www.darkerhuestudios.com/) with us to talk about the great TTRPGs he’s been making. Also: more daggerheart stuff, a couple of companies not doing so well, and FFG crowdfunding??
Read MoreWhat world am I living in? Munchkin second edition? Catan sponsoring basketball? The Dice Tower saying something inappropriate? Actually, that last one tracks. Plus, there was a BUNCH of new GW releases announced, so you know we’ll talk about that as we get excited for Pax Unplugged!
Read MoreToo good to be true? I take a look at The Game Master’s Handbook of Collaborative Campaign Design and see if there’s any method to this madness.
Read MoreRemember the ThinkGeek Bag of Holding? Meet the crew that brought it back! (Surprise, its actually some of the same people!) Also, more info on the Starcraft minis game, plastic minis for Trench Crusade, and a Catan movie now?
Read MoreToday I take a look at The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era board game from Chip Theory Games and give my thoughts as someone who hasn’t played any of the video games.
Read MoreWhat’s it like to get paid to paint someone else’s models? Or to dress up as your favorite characters? Get your magnifying glass out, because we have Drew from One Inch Heroes (https://www.oneinchheroes.com/) on to talk to us about other ways to enjoy this hobby!
Read MoreIf you’ve ever used waterslide decals on minis, you know they kinda suck. Brent from Goblin Hobbies (https://goblinhobbies.com/) is here to show us a better way! Also, more stuff coming for Halo, convention options for other parts of the world, and a documentary about 40k from Napoleon Dynamite?
Read MoreI’m trying to hang on to the magic of Nova Open as long as possible, so we’ve got Ted Wysocki from TNT Laser Works (also the Nova Open RPG lead) on to talk about his game “Sage Stones”. And it’s a game Philip and I BOTH have played!
Read MoreI’m still breathing as I type this, so you can tell it’s been a busy Nova Open! We held our first live show in over 2 years! Mike & Kyron from the Nova Open staff join us for more hijinx than we can probably withstand.
Read MoreI promise we’ll get back to interviews next time (Nova Open LIVE show btw!!), but for now we’ve finally got more news out of Gen Con to talk about, along with what was “hot” during the show.
Read MoreThis is awkward…normally I’m the one with stories from Gen Con, now I’m scouring online looking for them myself. We’ve got some news stories and social media to fill in the gaps though!
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