At The Counter

The decades roll over to the 50's. The start and history of many toys we still enjoy today.

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Hey, what's that book over there? I can barely see the cover, but I know it's a ....

Books you can identify without thinking about it, sitting on the shelf or the table. We talk about some of our favs...

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We start a multi part series on The Greatest Toys of All Time, as per Time Magazine listings. 

This week we go through the 20's, 30's, and 40's. All the best innovations and the greatest cultural impacts. As per Time Magazine, of course.

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We welcome Matt back to join us for a discussion about the Character Classes and party balance of the Avengers. MCU version

Let us know what you think of our choices, tell us we're wrong, suggest a show idea, or small questions for QuickPicks...

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Quick Picks! 

Rapid fire small questions that don't really have enough legs to make a full episode, but still good questions. We stack em up and answer them fast!

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D&D spectacular today. We welcome  Matt Vandervoet, gamer extrordinaire and teacher, expert in D&D and all around nifty guy.

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Well, it had to happen sooner or later... This next series of episodes are about D&D.

Today? What makes up a good balance in an Adventuring Party? We discuss the pros and cons or archetypes, which you need vs which you want, and all around nerdiness.

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Should the Prime Directive be applied to Star Wars? Could it be? And is it a good thing to begin with?

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Some of the more interesting Game Mechanics and pieces we have found over the years.

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When is a game not a game? When it's a toy or an activity.

We discuss games that we all played as children that really don't qualify as a game. If you have any we missed, please let us know at

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