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November 21, 2023Nerdcognito - Episode 200: Celebrating 200 Episodes and Revisiting the Best from the Past!
What a ride! THANK YOU ALL for allowing us into your ears each week! This episode we bring back the OG co-host, Just Mike (with his bad audio and all), and the entire gang strolls down memory lane and revisits topics from shows gone by. Everything including Brandi Braids, predicting WotC's fall from grace, safety tools, DTRPG ousting The Red Room, and the guys outlining their "perfect" game. You don't want to miss lots of laughs, good times, and clinking a pint with us in reverie!

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The News:
Cities Skylines 2 Fumble
D&D Inventory Dump
Sonic Roll Board Game
MotU Movie Transitions from Netflix to Amazon
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1 hr 23 min
November 14, 2023Nerdcognito - Episode 199: Tropes in TTRPGs; Confirmation Bias and All of Us
Who doesn't love the horny bard? The orphaned princess? The mad wizard? Answer: after thousands of iterations, everyone. This week the guys look at tropes in the TTRPG sphere and discuss both the good and the bad elements of their presence. Bert is surly, but that doesn't prevent the news from presenting yet another game that makes Kyle spin. After the news, the team has a frank conversation about confirmation bias and how it presents in the hobby -- among all of us! From the OSR to Fauxs to SparkleTrolls, it is baggage that we all must remember we bring to the table.
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The News:
Super Mario RPG Redux
Wizards of the Coast seems to be "done" with OneDND
Kelp, the board game needs more sell for RD
Honk! (you don't want to miss this!)
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1 hr 2 min
November 07, 2023Nerdcognito - Episode 198: The TTRPG/D&D Controversy Carousel; Racism in a New Group Finder App?
Why do the same (lame) topics of "controversy" keep coming up in the TTRPG space? Because... it's the "Controversy Carousel!" The only way un-creatives can put themselves and their terrible ideology over! After a few go-rounds, the guys talk about a serious accusation and blowup in the OSR over potential reverse racism from a game group finding app. Lastly, the gang goes through the news and talks about sidestepping from a TTRPG to some other sort of nerdy goodness.
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The News:
Monte Cook's Invisible Sun
A New Take on Monopoly?!?
WotC's NuDnD Cleric
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59 min
October 31, 2023Nerdcognito - Episode 197: Booting Horrible Players; Disturbing Monsters; Bad Horror Sequels
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! We've all had to do it -- whether we like it or not. Sometimes, THAT player has to GO. The guys discuss why and how you may need to remove a player from a gaming group. RD goes off the rails dreaming about Heather Graham during the news. After, the boys toss out a favorite, disturbing monster for your Halloween game and rattle of "worst" horror sequels (yes, there are a lot!).

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The News:
No Ghosbusters 3 because...
SparkleTroll Traps
Heather Graham is dreamy
Yo! Meatwad!
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1 hr 2 min
October 24, 2023Nerdcognito - Episode 196: Good v. Evil in TTRPGs; Media Influences on Your Game
This week the trio reunites and kicks things off with the oldest existential battle... Good versus Evil. How do these two forces present and what do they represent in your TTRPG table? Then the news comes and goes, and Kyle and RD drop the new Planescape deets on Bert! Lastly, the gang kicks around the various places from which each draw inspiration for their games as DMs.

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The News:
The Witcher Board Game Crushes Funding
Phunny WotC Cash Grabs
Pop Tart, Anyone?
That Potato Paladin is Expensive!
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1 hr 1 min
October 17, 2023Nerdcognito - Episode 195: Halloween Games, Message for Bert; Roll20 Dungeon Scrawl
RD and Kyle open the show talking about their favorite spooky and Halloween titles to bring to your gaming table, both #TTRPGs and #boardgames. The news is followed by a special guest as "Randy Looney" drops some scathing criticism on Bert. Bert responds, then the attention gets focused on the #Roll20 acquisition of Dungeon Scrawl. How will this effect small creators and hobbyists?

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The News:
WotC "Strixhaven-ing" Domain Level Play
Zoo Tycoon Board Game
"Freaks and Geeks" Actual Play
Bye-bye Best Buy Media
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1 hr 15 min
October 10, 2023Nerdcognito - Episode 194: WotC-Penguin Book De-Distribution; ACKS II & Alexander Macris
Wizards of the Coast puts another nail in the coffin of physical book availability... or did they? We talk about the Penguin Random House divorce from WotC and how it will impact the hobby. The news is eclectic this week, spanning film photography to "slutty 7's." After the news, designer Alexander Macris stops in to talk about the evolution of a decade-young system, ACKS II and all things Adventurer Conqueror King System, and of course RD asks the BrOSR question: "Do you as a designer worry about the Bros attaching themselves to your property?" A great show all around!
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The News:
35mm Camera Resurrection
The Thing Prequel Sequel Scrapped
Hope for 5e SparkleTrolls?!?
Pet Semetary Redux Poo
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1 hr 6 min
October 03, 2023Nerdcognito - Episode 193: Fill-In-The-Blank ”Core” TTRPGs; Cancel Culture w/ Crud Forge
Wanna hop on the latest effortless TTRPG trend? Make a "-CORE!" That's right, the guys muse and mock this odd trend in non-roleplaying. The news strikes with a venomous bite this week, starting with the latest Leyline Press mental illness hug, Horse Girl and ending with Masters of the Universe, the movie. After the news, we invite William Dalebout of Crud Forge fka Incel Riot Studios in to talk about the rampant woke cancel culture in the tabletop board game world.
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The News:
Horse Girl, the solo roleplaying game?!?
Talking to the Animals is the "way" to roleplay
"Heels" cancellation and on the hunt
MotU movie - excitement and reservation
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1 hr 1 min
September 26, 2023Nerdcognito - Episode 192: Premium Undead Selections; (Another) WotC Conspiracy Theory
Braaaaaiiinsss... There is more to undead than skeletons and zombies (although there isn't anything wrong with the former)! The guys pick their cold, dead favorites and talk about the subset of monsters. The news comes and goes, predictably with the highs and lows we have come to love. Wrapping up the show is RD's newest conspiracy theory about Wizards of the Coast and their practices... and his track record with WotC "theories" becoming reality is stunning.
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The News:
Ghost in the Shell TTRPG
Pooh 2: More Blood and Honey (that no one wanted)
Board Game Eulogy: CoolStuffInc
Microsoft / Activision-Blizzard Acquisition Road Clear
Final Fantasy to the Tabletop
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1 hr 3 min
September 19, 2023Nerdcognito - Episode 191: Safety Tools Dance, New v. Veteran TTRPG Players
Despite our best efforts to avoid it, since it seemingly refuses to die and WotC is now promoting the tripe officially, the gang talks Safety Tools and identifies which tool, if forced to use one, each would implement. The news is upbeat and SparkleTroll-free for a change! Lastly, the boys talk about how a green player effects a table and a DM as compared to a grizzled old D&D vet. Plus, "Ryan's Torture Toolbox," coming soon? Nah.
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The News:
TTRPGs & Cardboard to Bring to a Party
John Carpenter Double-shot!
Shocker! Woke Mermaids Don't Sell!
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1 hr 1 min