This week features Part 1 of my interview with Gary Brown of Stone Mountain Press. Today we discuss his latest game, Stone Cold Hockey which has recently delivered on pre-orders and is getting ready for it's official release. We also talk about Dice United which uses a similar game engine as Stone Cold Hockey. Part 2 of the interview will post next week, and will feature Gridzone and Legends of Boxing.

You can visit Stone Mountain Press and order those game here: https://stonemountain.press/

Stone Cold Hockey is set to release again around September 26th!

In today's episode I discuss one of the agile principles: #8 Maintaining A Sustainable Working Pace. Understanding your availability and the seasonal fluctuations will help you assess each project as you go through planning. I'll discuss how to implement this principle to effectively have constant delivery of your tabletop projects.

In today's episode I review the two most prevalent forms of randomizing results in simulation games: Fast Action Cards and Dice. I'll discuss different forms of dice, and how FAC decks can speed up games by consolidating information into a single place.

I also recap some recent gaming action on my tabletop, including a brand new game for me ... Dice United!

In today's episode I will take An Inside Look at Baseball Highlights, The Dice Game designed by Mike Fitzgerald and Ian Bach. I will also recap the month of August and take a look ahead at what's coming up in the month of September and beyond.

Wow! It's been a whole year of recording episodes already and #80 will recap the first year by discussing the origins of the podcast, the evolution of the content, and a glimpse into the future. Appreciate all the support as I close in on my 10,000th download!

In today's episode I recap yesterday's Extra-Life Marathon event. What did I play? How did it go? What went well? What could have gone better? What will I do differently the next time out? All these questions are answered ... and more!

Thanks again to all who donated!

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Going live today for my Extra-Life Marathon. Join me as I play some Plaay Games for charity. You can join the marathon on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/C4gzbcRtRSM

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Today we take a look at the newest title from Plaay Games: History Maker Baseball Express! I'll discuss some of my experiences playing the game and how I see it fitting in with the rest of the Plaay Game catalog.

Also - a special announcement regarding a fundraiser I will be running next week and highlighting a project completed by Cooper Gilbert!

Just returned from the annual Plaay convention and wanted to share my thoughts on the weekend in a nice Top 10 list.

In today's episode I take An Inside Look at Gridzone, the alternate sport game of football by Stone Mountain Press. I recently wrapped up my Season 1 project of Gridzone, including running the off-season component. I'll discuss how the game is played, give a quick recap of my project, and discuss how the off-season component works.

You can read more about the game on the Stone Mountain Games website: https://stonemountain.press/gridzone/