Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this episode our hosts return to their walking tour of Jakálla, a popular segment with listeners. But first, they discuss whether or not “Prof. Barker is always right” and how they approach what at first might seem as inconsistencies within the Tékumel corpus.

Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this episode, our hosts are joined by special guests Bill Acheson and Steve Braun, who talk about Tékumel miniature gaming on the East Coast.

Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. This episode was recorded on November 2, 2019 at GameHole Con in Madison, Wisconsin.  Special guests Jeff Dee, Karen Knight and John Till join regular hosts Scott and Victor to discuss their experiences at the con, and how […]

Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this episode our hosts talk to Keith Dalluhn, who played Sanjésh hiKirisáya, Priest of the Temple of Thúmis in Prof. Barker’s Thursday Night Group.  Keith supplies numerous anecdotes and fascinating stories about gaming in Prof. Barker’s Tékumel. […]

Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this episode our hosts continue their walking tour of Jakálla.  But first, Victor and Scott answer a listener’s email asking how to handle Tékumel’s touchier subjects, like slavery and gender roles. Show Notes: [00:00:52]  Our hosts read […]

Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this episode our hosts invite Bob Brynildson to share his experiences on Tékumel while gaming in Prof. Barker’s Tuesday Night Group.  Bob played the famous Kárin Missúm, who ended his career as a General of Vimúhla’s Legion […]

Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this episode our hosts begin a walking tour of Jakálla, “The City Half as Old as the World.”

Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this episode our hosts consider méshqu plaques.  What are they and what is their place in Tsolyáni society?  After answering these questions, the discussion moves to the Swamp Folk, the next race in our Nonhumans of Tékumel […]

Welcome to the The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this episode our hosts continue their interview of Jeff Dee and Manda.  As mentioned in Episode 29, Jeff and Manda’s UNIgames has recently released the Kúrt Hills Atlas, a system-independent gazetteer of the Kúrt Hills region […]

Welcome to the The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this episode our hosts interview Jeff Dee and Manda about their Kúrt Hills Atlas.  This is a system-independent gazetteer of the Kúrt Hills region of Tsolyánu, created to supplement UNIgames’s Tékumel rule system, Béthorm. But first, […]