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On this episode of Modiphius calling The Achtung Cthulhu Investigators and Keepers Guides are now on sale, we'll walk through the first half of the Keepers Guide with additional insights and things to look out for. Chris and Lynne review the Firefly Board Game. Olivier Zamfirescu from DUST Studio talks about new starter kits and plans for DUST Tactics. James Hewitt from Mantic Games talks Dread Bowl, the Kickstarter success Mars Attacks Miniatures Game and wargame scenery.

Running time for this episode is one hour and four minutes.

Please excuse the reverb on this episode's dialogue.

Running Order

00:53 - What is that intro about? Rita Birch explains!

02.34 - News from Modiphius

03:30 - What's On Your Table: Firefly Boardgame

16:57 - Interview with Olivier Zamfirescu from DUST Studio

28:15 - Achtung! Cthulhu - Inside the Secret War - The Keeper's Guide

57:00 - Interview with James Hewitt from Mantic Games

1:02:52 - Close and thanks. Next show an interview with Lenny Balsera from Steve Jackson Games and the FATE team and part 2 of our Inside the Secret War - The Keeper's Guide

Music courtesy of Joshua John O'Connor

On this episode of Modiphius Calling we're joined by Lynne Hardy, line editor for Achtung Cthulhu and creator of steampunk pulp RPG Cogs, Cakes and Swordsticks. Jeremy Hogan talks about his Kickstarter hit Dreaming Spires which lets you build Oxford University with all the famous names. Plus, hints on running a period game in World War Two or the Age of Steam.

Running Order

01:14 - News from Modiphius: We went to print with the first books! The Floor Tiles look awesome and Chris visits Battlefront to talk about the DUST rpg with the playtest about to kick off.

05:55 - Interview with Lynne Hardy about lining editing the Achtung! Cthulhu books and Cogs, Cakes & Swordsticks.

18:26 - What's On Your Table: Zombie State, Wars of the Roses: Lancaster Vs York, King of Tokyo, Mice & Mystics

34:12 - Interview with Jeremy Hogan about Kickstarter Dreaming Spires

50:40 - Mobile Gaming: Lords of Waterdeep, Tiny Deathstar

57:58 - Up For Debate: How to Run a Period RPG

1:11:12 - Close and thanks.

Music courtesy of Joshua John O'Connor and Bob Spelled Backwards.

In this episode of Modiphius Calling, Godfather of Call of Cthulhu Sandy Petersen talks to us about Cthulhu Wars Miniatures game. Jeff Combos of Exile Studio talks Hollow Earth Expedition and Space 1889. John Houlihan, writer of The Trellborg Monstrosities and Karim Thielgaard, actor & musician (and partly to blame for Chris's journey to Achtung! Cthulhu). Eldritch Ukelele player Reuben Saunders presents Lovecraftian music suitable for fans of Erich Zann and George Formby.

Running time for this episode is 60 minutes.

Running Order:

00:38 - Welcome, John Houlihan on Trellborg and his latest writing projects

06:36 - What's on Your Table?

08:35 - Mobile Gaming

14:52 - Feature: The Eldritch Ukelele Music of Reuben Saunders

34:43 - Interview: Jeff Combos, Exile Game Studio

42:06 - News From Modiphius

45:18 - Interview: Sandy Petersen, Green Eye Games

54:57 - Catchup With Karim, Goodbye!

Music courtesy of Reuben Sanders, Joshua John O'Connor and Bob Spelled Backwards

In this episode of Modiphius Calling, Bradley Cummings from Shenandoah Studios talks about their iPad strategy war games Battle of the Bulge and the forthcoming Road to Moscow, whilst Chris Pramas from Green Ronin talks about Mutants & Masterminds and his journey through the gaming world. Chris reports on his trip to the Essen game fair Essen Spiel and discusses the first two of Achtung! Cthulhu's main characters Natayla and Ariane.

Running Order

0:55 - Modiphius News (Achtung! Cthulhu Tiles, Achtung! Cthulhu's Natalya & Ariane stories)

9.45 - Essen Spiel Report

18.26 - Interview: Chris Prama, Green Ronin

28.33 - Mobile Gaming

50:50 - Interview: Bradley Cummings, Shenandoah Studios

In this episode of Modiphius Calling, game designer Alex Preston talks about his nostalgic video game RPG, Hyper Light Drifter, a runaway success on Kickstarter. Plus, Charlie Krank tells us about four decades with Chaosium, creators of Call of Cthulhu. Chris talks about Dystopian Legions, the miniatures game from Spartan Games, Love Letter the new card game and Josh raves about his game of New World Disorder from Precis Media. Pandemic and Empire: The Deck Building Strategy Game come to the iPad, and we'll bring you a wargamer's guide to Tokyo's otaku paradise, Akihabara.

Running Order

1:00 - Modiphius News

6:00 - What's On Your Table

22:50 - Interview: Alex Preston, Hyper Light Drifter

39:40 - Mobile Gaming

50:50 - Interview: Charlie Krank, Chaosium

57:15 - Wargamers Shopping Trip

In episode 3 of Modiphius Calling Nick Fallon of F3D joins us to talk about games and his Cimmerian Space Kickstarter, we have two interviews from Gen Con; Margaret Weis talking about her writing career and new projects including the fantastic Firefly RPG plus Monte Cook tells us how he got in to the industry and what led him to the world of Numenera.

Running Order

01.00: News From Modiphius: 3d Virtual Tabletop (they subsequently ended at $56k on their Kickstarter)

02.25: Interview with Nick about Cimmerian Space

14.06: Mobile Boardgaming: Chris: Eclipse, Ancient Rome, Josh: Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition

24.54: Margaret Weis Interview

34.35: What's on Your Table - Chris: Dungeon Roll Josh: Ambush Alley; Nick: Defenders of the Realm

54.24: Monte Cook Interview

Modiphius Calling is a presentation of Modiphius Entertainment, for this and other awesome projects please visit Modiphius.com!

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Modiphius Calling returns with a massive Gen Con special covering a bucket load of great games we saw at the show, interviews with Ken Hite (Nights Black Agents, Trail of Cthulhu) and Paolo Parente (DUST, Confrontation, AT43) and we talk about the latest mobile boardgames and what we're playing.

Running Order

0:56 - Gen Con Lowdown - tons of news, stuff we discovered and coolness from the mecca of gaming.

14:10 - Ken Hite Interview

23:29 - Modiphius News

25:20 - Mobile Boardgaming - We review Lines of Fire and Battle of the Bulge

39:25 - Paolo Parente Interview (please turn up the volume - apologies for the sound quality)

58:50 - What's on your table (Claustrophobia, Hero vs Guardian, A Quiet Year)

The opinions expressed here represent personal opinions of presenters and guests and do not not necessarily reflect the views of Modiphius Entertainment Ltd.

Modiphius Calling is a presentation of Modiphius Entertainment, for this and other awesome projects please visit Modiphius.com!

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Welcome to Modiphius Calling - our new regular tabletop podcast hosted by Josh O'Connor and Chris Birch. You can expect news of our main games such as Achtung! Cthulhu, Mutant Chronicles, our miniatures line as well as reviews of boardgames and RPG's we like, tabletop gaming related Apps and interviews with a big range of guests, competitions and more. If you'd like to be a guest on our show and talk about your game please drop us a line.

Running Order:

00:31 News From Modiphius

06:13 What's on Your Table?

16:34 Interview: Nick Fallon, OneWar co-designer

27:24 Mobile Tabletop

34:54 Achtung! Cthulhu News

42:17 Mutant Chronicles Playtest Intro Read by Stephane Middleton

53:32 Goodbye!

The opinions expressed here represent personal opinions of presenters and guests and do not not necessarily reflect the views of Modiphius Entertainment Ltd.

Modiphius Calling is a presentation of Modiphius Entertainment, for this and other awesome projects please visit Modiphius.com!