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Nerdcognito episodes

September 20, 2022Nerdcognito - Episode 142: Sleeping Gods and TTRPG Taint, Pus, and Vim (illnesses)!
Back after fighting the 'VID on multiple fronts, the guys hit the ground running by taking a deep look at the current hotness in the #boardgame world, Sleeping Gods. Does it live up to the hype? The news is bizarre and, as always, does not disappoint. After the news, the guys discuss the use (or neglect) of illness and disease in #DnD / #TTRPGs, inspired by their recent brushes with the virus that rocked the real world.

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The News:
Unlimited Soup, Salad, and TTRPGS?
Aqua Teen Reboot!
Fishing with Lovecraft
Karaoke! The Perfect SparkleTroll Ending to a Campaign
Fallout the Tabletop Roleplaying Game
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1 hr 1 min
September 07, 2022 Nerdcognito - Episode 141: Hadozee Hullabaloo and Horde Wars
This week, Bert is lost in the woods so Ryan invites friend of the show Erik Jensen to sit in as co-host. The two then go into detail about the latest capitulation from WotC. Changing lore, editing digital content, and hypersensitivity to the opinion of those who desire to be offended rarely works out well, and Wizards once again feels the burn -- this time from the folks they were trying to appease! Also, after the news, Todd Ritzema aka DM Blackwell stops in to talk about his new system, Horde Wars -- how it came to be, and where it may be going!
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The News:
By the Power of Grayskull... your TTRPG is cancelled
Disney Entering the CCG Fray
Marvel RPG slated for 2023
Arkham Horror dev creating new board game universe
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1 hr 3 min
August 31, 2022Nerdcognito - Episode 140: Vacation Board Games and Kobold Quest!
This week, the guys talk as Bert prepares for a much-needed vacation. Of course, "What games did you pack?" gets asked and the duo discuss their thoughts on taking board games on vacay -- and recommend some easy-travelling titles. Soldering though a news segment ending with a #SparkleTroll list, Ryan is excited to welcome a guest to the show. Richard Davis of Explorer's Guild Publishing stops by to close out the show and talk about his new project, Kobold Quest!
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The News:
The Pitt(sburgh) is coming to Fallout 76
Ms. Janet is killing HDDs
Bioshock: The Movie is getting off to a decent start
Friday the 13th -- returning?
#SparkleTrolls making lists...
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59 min
August 22, 2022Nerdcognito - Episode 139: One D&D Roundtable!
Ryan and Bert are honored to be joined by a great cross-segment of the gaming hobby spanning #OSR mainstays to #5e Content Creators to discuss the #WotC announcement of #OneDnD. Hear the thoughts and opinions of Developer/Designer of The Chronicles of Aeres Greg Lambert, YouTube sensation Viktor Gorchev, Erik Jensen of the Wampus Country blog, and streamer Kevin of MagicUserGames added in with those of the Nerdcognito gang! It's an entertaining AND enlightening chat that you cannot miss!
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44 min
August 18, 2022Nerdcognito - Episode 138: Easy Encounters, Dixit Hard
Ryan and Bert start strong by talking about low-level TTRPG encounters. How do you make these just as memorable as the final showdown with the BBEG? There is a lot of news this week, and the guys slog through before talking about dropping a game on a group of casuals. In a social situation with "non-gamers" what are the best games you can use to give them the first taste?
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The News:
Hasbro's Heroscape Redux
30 years later, 2P mode discovered in Super Punch-Out!
Microsoft Pushing Office Ads
Alone In The Dark Reimagining
Twilight Imperium in Less Than 12 Hours?!?
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52 min
August 10, 2022Nerdcognito - Episode 137: Joe from Biggus Geekus & the ”Transition” of the Nerdcognito TTRPG Group
Joe Hardin from Biggus Geekus swings by and talks about the censorship state of our hobby, specifically the impact on indie developers that don't bend the knee to the woke mob. Joe highlights the thought behind the idea to launch Big Geek Emporium as an alternative marketplace to those who dictate content and segregate creators. After the news, Bert and Ryan talk about how the "system transition" played out at the Nerdcognito table, and RD maintains that even though there was a player that dialed in from 1000 miles away, it was still an authentic face-to-face TTRPG experience.
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The News:
Nukes for Everybody!
Steam Cleaning is... Bad?!?
Batgirl Cancelled
Redwoood - Photog Board Game
Diablo 4 Leaks (already!)
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1 hr
July 21, 2022Nerdcognito - Episode 135: Digital TTRPG Mergers and A War of Whispers
Ryan starts out all by himself, but Bert quickly arrives in time to talk about... DriveThruMerger!?! Roll20 and DriveThruRPG announce a partnership... what does this mean for the TTRPG hobby, pushing folks towards online gaming, and indie creators? The boys roll through some news, which throws the boys back into their late teen years (RD worked... where?). Afterwards, another "old" 2019 release hits the board game table and the guys run down and review "A War of Whispers" which finally got pulled off of the shelf of shame.
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The News:
Amazon Basics Saying Bye-Bye?
Nikon sunsetting SLRs?!?
Stray Tops Steam Wishlists
New Alien "First-Person Action Horror..."
Werewolf 5th Edition Rumblings Resurface
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45 min
July 14, 2022 NanoNerdcognito - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Castrates M’Benga
This week, real world fates altered our schedule and prevented a full episode from releasing. Fear not, the boys were able to rally as Ryan had some concerns about the extraction of all that was compelling from the character of Dr. M'Benga on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. He forced Bert to (finally) watch some NuTrek -- hear what the guys had to say about the first season's eighth episode, The Elysian Kingdom. Is Ryan right? In the SNW future has good doc become just a cardboard standee or is this par for the course for the stereotypical bad Trek episode?
22 min
July 07, 2022Nerdcognito - Episode 134: Main Character Syndrome in D&D and a Brass Birmingham Review
The boys clear a board game from the shelf of shame... It's Brass Birmingham! One of the top three games according to "the Geek" gets the Nerdcognito review and rundown. While you are listening to the guys talk about this gem of an economic simulator, charge up that controller because we have an all video game news week. Lastly, Ryan and Bert tackle the concept of "Main Character Syndrome" in TTRPGs, how to deal with it both in and out of game, and preserve your D&D group.
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The News:
Kojima Horror Title Leak?
Monster Sanctuary DLC Does Fans Right
Sea of Stars Delayed. Boooo.
Daybreak Bones EQ2 Players in Prison
Happy Birthday and Godspeed Eternal Darkness
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57 min
June 23, 2022Nerdcognito - Episode 132: Way Too Much News!
We are back from vacation and..... buried in two weeks worth of news! Hear us dig out as we get caught up on all that went down in the Nerddom while Ryan was arguing with his folks and Bert was kicking back!
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The News:
Upcoming Board Game Skyrise Looks Beeeeee-ewe-tee-fulllllll!
Introversion is building spaceships
Free Photoshop, thanks Adobe
Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe
DIY (non)Vinyl Records
Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI Inspire a New JRPG
Mila Kunis (Hot!) Creates Buzzword Venture
E.T. Phone Board Game
Autobots Roll Out... to PlutoTV!
Warriors: Come Out to Play their own board game
Fallout-Style Isometric RPG in the Works
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57 min