BJ Shea's Geek Nation

Hosts: Uncle Chris & Brandon Jerwa

March 1981

Mar 2 Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington, D.C.

Mar 6 Soyuz 39 returns to Earth

Mar 6 After a 19-year run, Walter Cronkite resigns as main anchorman of The CBS Evening News and is succeeded the next Monday by Dan Rather.

Mar 10 "Bette Davis Eyes" single released by Kim Carnes (Billboard Song of the Year 1981)

Mar 24 "Nightline with Ted Koppel" premieres on ABC

Mar 30 US President Ronald Reagan is shot and wounded in an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr.; three others are also wounded. News coverage is massive, and the Academy Awards are pushed back a day as a result.

MUSIC: Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes

TV: Greatest American Hero

MUSIC: Believe It Or Not, Joey Scarbury (first and only album, America’s Greatest Hero)

21 March – After an unprecedented seven years starring in Doctor Who, Tom Baker makes his final appearance as the Fourth Doctor in Part 4 of Logopolis. Peter Davison makes his first appearance as the Fifth Doctor at the conclusion of that story.

MUSIC: Keep On Lovin’ You, REO Speedwagon

Marvel takes notice of the growing direct market and produces a title specifically for comic shops — Dazzler #1 sells 400,000 copies.

John Byrne and Terry Austin leave The Uncanny X-Men with issue 143 being their last.

MUSIC:  9 TO 5, Dolly Parton

Cost of Living quiz

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Rev interviews Kenneth Hite about his new tabletop RPG The Fall of Delta Green

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The gang talks TV with Flash & Ash vs Evil Dead; BJ talks about Mute on Netflix; Rev talks with Gareth von Kallenbach; Rev interviews Kenneth Hite about his new tabletop RPG The Fall of Delta Green; and we get the Geek Sheet with Vicky B!

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The gang discusses the winter premiere of The Walking Dead; and discuss the Marvel film Black Panther (with lots of spoilers)!

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Rev talks with Heather Reasby about her panel at ECCC.

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It's Special Ops with Mark Rahner, Rev & Chris! They discuss the winter premiere of The Walking Dead; the Netflix movie Mute; and Mark reviews both Annihilation & Red Sparrow!

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Rev talks with Scott from Comics Dungeon about the comics to pick up; Rev talks with Mike Robles about video game news; and we get the Geek Sheet with Vicky B!

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Intro:

Host: "Director" Chris Walker of Bj Geek Nation

Designer: Sean Epperson of Thing 12 Games

Chief Game Player: Josh Utley from The Omega Gamers

1. 4X Con/Games Played

Sean:

Circle the Wagons - Button Shy Games

Yamatai - Days of Wonder

Whacky Wit - Spielquader

Santorini - Include Breaking News bit

Josh: 

Ascending Empires @ 4XCon. (Z-man)

Empires of the Void 2 @ 4XCon. (Red Raven)

Xia: Death fest. (Far Off Games)

Cosmic Encounter. (Fantasy Flight)

Chris:

Xia @4xCon

Gaia Project  @4xCon & Mox Bellevue

Firefly the Game

Rant about ordering online

Quickstarter:

1. Dice Throne: Season Two by Mind Bottling Games and Roxley Games

2-6 players, 20-40 minutes

A fast-playing card and dice battling game, where each player has asymetric powers.

Roxley Picked up Mind Bottling's Dice Throne game and have been running with it. Roxley did the gorgeous Santorini, Brass, and Steam Punk Rally.

$19 base pledge - Gets you 2 characters.

$59 for the Season Pass and (currently) 7 characters.

360k of their 59k goal

End on March 9th

2. Pandorum by Cosmodrome

1-4 players, 45-90min

Euro-style competitive space-themed planetary colonization game with minies.

$49 base pledge 

$115 for the deluxe version with custom metal coins, game expansion, and wood organizer.

57k of their 15k goal

End on March 10th

3. Robin Hood and the Merry Men by Final Frontier Games

2-4 players, 25 min / player

Semi cooperative and highly competitive board game, set in the legendary town of Nottingham. Each player is a famous member of Robin's band, protecting the town, but trying to have the most glory at the end. A very thematic euro-style game with lots of awesome components.

$54 base pledge 

$64 for the deluxe version with custom wood pieces and upgrades.

130k of their 20k goal

End on March 21st

4. Deadwood 1876: A Safe-Robbing Game of Teamwork & Betrayal by Facade Games

2-9 players, 20-40 minutes

A copetitive game where players work as a team to collect the most gold and then fight their teammates to the death to keep it all for themselves. Western theme with custom wood dice, faux leather bag, wood tokens, and really well done art on the cards.

They made Salem 1692 (the hidden role witch burning game), Tortuge 1667 (the pirate game of mutiny and deceit). 

$23 base pledge 

But you can go higher if you want to get their previous games.

104k of their 25k goal

End on March 22nd

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Rev talks with Heather Reasby about her panel at ECCC; and the gang plays Star Wars trivia!

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The gang reads some emails from listeners regarding Altered Carbon; Rev talks with Gareth von Kallenbach about geeky news; We Ask A GM with Chris; and we get the Geek Sheet with Vicky B!

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