Raf and Charlie record "live" from GenCon! We talk about 4 of our favorite plays from the first busy day of the 4 best days in gaming.

Legendary Inventors

Grifters

Inis

Arkham Horror: The Card Game

Raf and Charlie talk the pitfalls of labeling games party, filler, or an experience.

Gen Con (Excited About) - 0:59

Ferox - 6:00

War Co. - 14:10

Crazy Karts - 28:20

Scythe - 39:35

Labeling Games: Useful or Harmful? - 48:45

After discussing the usual, Raf and Charlie take on that murky term "the social contract" and how it applies to gaming.

Excited About - 0:43

Guild Ball - 7:40

Zimby Mojo - 16:05

Ticket to Ride - 26:20

Tyrants of the Underdark - 33:00

The Social Contract Discussion - 45:10

Raf makes an announcement, Charlie talks Bears, and Cody Miller talks Xia: Legends Of A Drift system.

What We're Excited About - 1:04

What We've Been Playing Lately

Pandemic - 3:21

Tanks - 9:50

Monstrous - 21:30

Bear Valley - 28:30

Cody Miller Interview - 35:50

David Chircop drops by and talks with Raf and Charlie about his most recent project, Days of Ire.

Excited About - 0:52

T.I.M.E Stories: Under The Mask - 4:40

Cuba Libre - 9:08

The Ravens Of Thri Sahashri - 15:58

Twilight Imperium 3 - 23:12

David Chircop Interview - 33:00

We're back from Geekway and still recovering. This episode is a full hour of discussing "What We've Played Lately".

Excited About - 1:40

Two Rooms And A Boom - 6:00

Fief - 16:12

Animals On Board - 26:10

Wombat Rescue - 31:30

Blood Rage: Gods Of Asgard - 37:40

Intermission, Written Content - 44:20

6 Nimmt! - 46:40

Wurfel Bohnanza - 51:00

Giants - 55:03

Cosmic Encounter - 63:38

Millennium Blades - 72:00

Prototypes - 75:50

Designers Jon Gilmour (Dead of Winter, News@11) and Charles Wright (Ophir) join Raf and Charlie for a live play of News@11. This was recorded during Geekway 2016.

Recent plays include Millennium Blades, Mysterium, Krosmaster Quest, and Kodama. Discussion of hybrid Euro/Thematic designs makes up the main event.

What We're Excited About - 1:30

Recent Plays

Mysterium - 3:54

Millennium Blades - 12:55

Krosmaster Quest - 24:30

Kodama - 34:25

Hybrid Game Discussion - 41:30

Raf discusses Tak and his latest COIN love, Charlie goes for lighter fare, and then they both dive headlong into Rebellion for a full review.

What we're excited about (Last Friday/Millennium Blades) - 1:53

Tak - 5:24

Cockroach Poker - 13:44

Cheating Moth - 19:00

Liberty or Death - 22:51

Hostage Negotiator - 34:43

Contest Winner Announced - 39:27

Star Wars: Rebellion Review - 40:26

Raf and Charlie talk recent plays before being joined by NPC Cast host Chris Rowlands to talk RPGs.

Recent Plays

13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis - 1:51

Ninja Camp - 9:16

Fuse - 14:14

Arcadia Quest - 19:53

RPG Discussion - 31: 47