Mana Break

Mana Break

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Mana Break episodes

  • Episode 34: It's a Small World After All (Part 2)

    Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and most other podcasting platforms. If you'd like to support Mana Break, visit our Patreon!

     

    Admit it, it's stuck in your head now (sorrynotsorry). In this episode of Mana Break, the systems might be small, but the scale certainly isn't, as we continue our look at handheld gaming systems and Nintendo's worldwide dominance!

    31 min
  • Episode 33: The Whole World in Our Hands, Part 1

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    We're thinking small on this episode of Mana Break, as we look at the world of handheld gaming in another 2-parter! Join me as we explore the early development of video games that can fit in your pocket wherever you go!

    25 min
  • Episode 32: Mini Break - The First Easter Egg

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    Welcome to the first of Mana Break's Mini Breaks! These are going to be slightly shorter, more specific episodes where I talk about important moments in the history of gaming; starting with the very first Easter Egg as we know them!

    13 min
  • Episode 31: Exploring Castle Zagyg, Part 2

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    Today on Mana Break, we're finishing up our look into the life of Gary Gygax, seeing how it all went wrong at TSR, and how the father of RPGs made his mark outside of the D&D world!

    27 min
  • Episode 30: Building Castle Zagyg, Part 1

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    We're returning to the D&D sphere with today's episode, looking at the life and times of the most important man in its history - Gary Gygax. Join me as we walk through his early days and the founding of TSR, the company that would change the face of gaming!

    20 min
  • Episode 29: Finding your Path

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    Today on Mana Break, I make an even more atrocious pun than normal in the title! We're looking at the history of Pathfinder, the biggest competitor to D&D and the new king of the rules-based RPG.

    19 min
  • Episode 28: Warhammer is Jesse's Girl
    Today, we're rounding off our Warhammer exploration with a brief interview with Jesse, a good friend of the podcast and overall Warhammer 40k enthusiast extraordinaire. Join us as Jesse talks about his experiences over half a lifetime in the Warhammer community, and all the changes, joys and sorrows of Games Workshop's magnum opus.
    30 min
  • Episode 27: IP as old as time, reboot that has gone wroooooong!

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    Today, in the wake of an unfortunate interview illness, we're looking at Warhammer: Age of Sigmar - Games Workshop's ill-fated attempt at rebooting Warhammer Fantasy that proves that even the most dedicated of fanbases won't accept everything!

    12 min
  • Episode 26: Cybermen, Communists and Chaos, oh my!

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    Mana Break's moving to a one-man show for a bit, but we'll still be bringing you all the facts about the weird, wonderful gaming world! In this episode, Huw finishes off his look at the major races of Warhammer 40k, where things get really strange.

    29 min
  • Episode 25: Heretics & Xenos
    Warhammer's got a vast breadth of lore material to explore, so today we thought we'd look at the world of the most popular Warhammer franchise - 40k. Join Huw & Sam as we delve into the lore of the debauched Eldar and the fanatic Imperium, and PURGE ALL XENOS SCUM!!!
    Ahem, sorry about that...
    38 min

About Mana Break

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Mana Break is a trip through the vast breadth of the video, tabletop and board gaming worlds, presented by two fantastic British blokes (if we do say so ourselves). From our thoughts on the latest news and the industry in general through to diving into the history of gaming and exploring hilarious hypothetical scenarios, Mana Break is here to show just how far the gaming world has come, and look at where it might be going!