Mystically Charting The Great Sea with Whistler from the Rapscallion RPG - Boards & Swords #248

Hasbro doesn’t know when to read the room, Netflix is “gathering” a new animated show, and Slimer is coming to Magic the Gathering. Plus, we’ve got Whistler, creator of the Rapscallion RPG here to talk rowdy pirates, ghost ships, and running away from “The Law”

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Nova Open 2024 Recap: Was Games Workshop Even Trying? - Boards & Swords #247

Chris went to the GW reveal and all he got was COVID-19! There was also this little con called Nova Open 2024 happening too. Also, there’s too many Cyberpunk games, Wizards messed up again with D&D, and Warhammer decided to try out this rotation thing Magic The Gathering keeps talking about.

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Gen Con 2024 Recap: Me And 71,000 Of My Best Friends - Boards & Swords #246

What were the ups & downs of Gen Con? Pretty standard, but I doubt you really want to hear about Chris’ elevator rides. Instead, we go through the highlights of Gen Con 2024 and all the cool stuff that was there.

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Why Are We Like This with Carol Mertz from Exploding Kittens - Boards & Swords #245

Wizards of the Coast now has a video game centric CEO - I’m sure that will fix all of their problems </sarcasm>. Also, play D&D in a Victorian era, and the Mistborn book series gets a new deckbuilding game. Then, we’ve got Carol Mertz, one of the lead game designers for Exploding Kittens on the show!

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Exceeding Our Level Cap with D. Brad Talton, Jr. from Level 99 Games - Boards & Swords #244

Are we past the COVID boom of Board Games? People say Magic is dying, yet the sales numbers claim otherwise, and if apocalypses are your thing, we’ve got a wargame for you! Plus, Brad Talton from Level 99 Games joins us to talk about these things and show off Spooktacular, their upcoming horror Kickstarter!

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Create A Compelling Crew Or Devastate Enemy Tanks? July 11th, 2024 Crowdfunding Roundup

I "Wandered" around Kickstarter looking for campaigns. Looking at the "Starscape" of games, when suddenly "BOOM" - I found these contenders. Don't be "Yellow", take a look

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No More X-Wing! What's Up With 40K, Free RPG Day 2024 Review - Boards & Swords #243

X-Wing flies off into the sunset, we get a look at the new books for D&D, and apparently you all are buying a lot of toys. No guest this week, so we take a look at all the stuff that released during Free RPG Day! Also, apparently there’s a Renshaw Rant about 40K.

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Scarf Down Some Delightful Dice? June 27th, 2024 Crowdfunding Roundup

This week has a few campaigns that I’m seriously considering backing, so this is your last chance to look away before you get tempted as well. Still here? Ok, then let’s get started:

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Freelancers, White Plume Mountain, Dirtbags Invitational 2024 (Free Bonus Bits!)

We had a lot of stuff to talk about at the end of Episode 242 of Boards & Swords, and we decided to keep streaming live and make our "Bonus Bits" free to non-patrons as well! Enjoy this? Then check out our Patreon below!

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Cutting Through The Shrink Wrap with Andrew Fischer from Earthborne Games - Boards & Swords #242

Privateer Press sold the Warmachine IP? Adepticon is changing cities? And there’s a Final Fantasy 14 TTRPG coming? Plus, Andrew Fischer from Earthborne Games (https://earthbornegames.com/) is here to talk about making board games with as little environmental impact as possible. We don’t need no stinking shrink wrap here!

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An Epic Conclusion To A Must Watch Series? June 13th, 2024 Crowdfunding Roundup

From Crazy Crawfish to making great gaming movies, there’s a lot going on this week in crowdfunding. Just in case “Pass the Box” doesn’t seem appealing to you this week, here’s 5 other campaigns you should check out

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