Game Store Prophets

Episode one that will be a two (possibly three) episode series talking about Gencon from the dealer hall floor.

Episode 1 features a brief overview of what I got to see at this year’s event. It also has some of my favorite recordings in response to my “question of the con.” We talked with people across a number of faith traditions and those who claim no faith at all – but the same themes kept appearing regardless of who we talked to.

In this episode, Luke shares about a new experience he had with a Monopoly variant, we talk about a game that can only be described as chaos in a box, and I blather on about GenCon because I’m pretty much in a stupor getting ready for this year’s con and can pretty much talk of nothing else.

We also talk about the process of teaching games to those who don’t know how to play and the striking resemblance that has to the work of sharing faith that grows.

In this episode – we talk about the joys of regular gaming in a chaotic world, raging monsters in the streets of Tokyo, and the wonders yet to be seen in the upcoming release of Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition

Digging through the depths of doctrine is important for long time faith. Understanding the historical and social contexts help you understand and grow. But every once in a while, it can be an amazing thing to toss aside all the extra stuff we put onto the simple faith that is that Jesus Christ died that we might live, and do so abundantly. Occasionally – you just need to get back to the basics.

And for those of you who may be interested, THIS is Thomas Willeford – pretty much the guy that built steampunk.

Check out his stuff over at Brute Force Studios or their Etsy store

Three years ago, a couple guys got together and thought it would be fun to do a podcast about faith, gaming, and geeky stuff. In this episode, we talk about the games we’ve been playing, what’s changed since that first recording, and what we hope to see in the future.

Whether you’ve been listening since the first episode or just started now, we want to thank you for listening.

In this episode the guys talking about bluffing games. Is it ok to play games that encourage you to blatantly lie to the people you’re playing with (including your own teammates)? If it is, what do we learn about ourselves by playing games that turn us against each other?

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