D-Pads & Dice Rolls

D-Pads & Dice Rolls

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D-Pads & Dice Rolls episodes

  • 004: Co-Op Board Games

    In this episode, we try to convince Adam to buy what we think are some of the best cooperative board games.  We'll cover a bunch of games from those that are really easy to pick up and play - even for a non-board gamer (like Adam) - all the way to the super complex, granddaddy of them all: Arkham Horror.


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    57 min
  • Quick Rolls: Animal Crossing: New Horizons
    In this Quick Rolls episode, Steven gives his take on the new game currently consuming the entire world - Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Listen closely around the one minute mark to see if you can hear his voice crack.
    8 min
  • 003: Social Distance Party Games

    In this episode, we talk about great party games for groups of 5-50 friends (dang, you're popular) that work well while socially distanced.

    We're now available on Anchor.fm, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and Overcast!  

    Games Discussed:

    • Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
    • Cards Against Humanity (online)
    • Online Jigsaw Puzzles
    • Drawasaurus 
    • Houseparty app
    • Standing Out
    • JackBox (1-6, Drawful, Quiplash, Fibbage)

      • Links from Episode: 

      • Cards Against Humanity - http://www.wordner.com/play
      • Online Jigsaws - https://jigsawpuzzles.io/   
      • Online Drawing Game - https://www.drawasaurus.org/
      • Standing Out online - esdidubs.github.io/standing-out 
      • Adam's Blog - mediumquality.net 
      • Steven's Escape Games - esdidubs.github.io/escape , esdidubs.github.io/escape2 , esdidubs.github.io/escape3
        • 58 min
      • 002: Games Like Animal Crossing

        It seems like everyone who is into gaming (except Greg) is playing Animal Crossing right now, but what about those who haven't been able to play it but want to - or have overindulged? Are there other options that might scratch that same itch? In this episode, we talk through some suggestions that have similar components to Animal Crossing (farming, life sim, building, non-combat focused) that you can check out if you're interested in branching out.

        Timestamps:

        (00:11) Greeting
        (01:42) What We're Playing
        (14:50) Industry News
        (33:47) Games Like Animal Crossing

        Links from the Show:

        Adam's Blog - mediumquality.net
        Steve's Free Games - esdidubs.itch.io
        Greg's meme mention - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg_FoEy8T_A

        We're now available on Anchor.fm, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and Overcast!


        1 hr 3 min
      • 001: Gaming in the Time of Coronavirus

        Welcome to the D-Pads & Dice Rolls podcast! We are Adam, Greg, and Steven and we're looking forward to talking all things nerdy pop culture like video and board games, movies, and books. In this episode, we introduce ourselves, talk about what we're playing, share some industry news, and then discuss some ideas of how to stay connected through gaming during the time of the coronavirus.

        Timestamps:

        • (00:00) - Hello and welcome
        • (09:40) - What we're playing
        • (27:05) - Industry News
        • (45:25) - Gaming during the coronavirus

          • Give it a listen and see more episodes as they come out at anchor.fm/dpdrcast

          59 min

        About D-Pads & Dice Rolls

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        D-Pads & Dice Rolls is a weekly podcast that covers a broad range of nerdy topics from video and board games to books and movies hosted by Adam, Greg, and Steve.