In the seventh episode of our interview series, and the first of the new year, we visit with writer/designer Fred Hicks, co-founder of Evil Hat Productions. Fred talks about his gaming roots, discusses the challenges of forging new ground in the industry, and even shares some excellent gaming stories about sharing the table with Dresden Files author Jim Butcher.  And of course, he gives us a peek under the hood of FATE CORE.  Metagamers Anonymous is a weekly podcast dedicated to tabletop roleplaying games and (mostly) related material. Feel free to post any comments or questions to our forum, or drop us a line at [email protected].

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Evil Hat Productions

In the sixth episode of our interview series, we visit with industry veteran Phil Reed of Steve Jackson Games. Phil shares some of his experiences as a game designer and what it’s like to work for an industry legend, discusses some of the challenges of administrating such a prolific company with a broad variety of products, and talks about the passions and triumphs of toy collecting. Phil also lets us in on the latest developments in the highly anticipated release of Ogre and some of SJG’s other upcoming projects.  Metagamers Anonymous is a weekly podcast dedicated to tabletop roleplaying games and (mostly) related material. Feel free to post any comments or questions to our forum, or drop us a line at [email protected].

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Steve Jackson Games