The Boards Bytes Podcast

The classic ludonarrative battle: Mechanics vs. Theme. We mostly talk about how it's not a conflict but rather two parts of games that must be reckoned with when making a game. Then we talk about our plays of the week!

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Can you figure out the mystery of this week's episode... It's about puzzles! Stefan sits down with Brian and Darla to talk puzzle games and what makes them awesome. Then we talk about our plays of the week, including Battleborn, Broom Service and about the new starter pokemon announced last week. Spoliers: Rowlet we choose you!

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Darla & Stefan go geocaching!

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Today we're talking about all the cool games we saw at PAX East. We chat about some of the new tabletop games we saw there and some cool indie video games that we got to try out.

Indie MEGABOOTH Games: http://indiemegabooth.com/event/pax-east-2016/ 

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It's the return of Boards & Bytes after our season cliffhanger! Our DMs talk more Mastery of the Dungeon, and we see the return of an old favorite: the Pick of the Week!

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Stefan's called on the aid of a bunch of RPG friends to talk DMing! We cover a wide array of RPGs and discuss the different ways of DMing and how it changes in different games. It's a critical hit!

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We're heeding the Mcconaughey's advice and taking a look at time as a resource! We're joined by our good friend Guy Tuori as we discuss the different ways time is used in games.

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The big wigs over at corporate asked us to make this week's episode all about Ironmark Games and the crazy things going on with them. We start things off by talking about our little corner of PAX East that we'll be carving out this year and then talk about the games we've been playtesting over the last few weeks.

Indie Megabooth Lineup for PAX East 2016, featuring us!

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Today we're talking RPGs! We get into what makes them "game"-like and some of the differences between tabletop and Video Game RPGs.

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This episode is all about immersion in Games! We'll cover the new ways games are bringing their players into the world they inhabit, starting with a conversation on the rise of room escapes. Then we get into the potential impact of VR on video gaming, and wrap up the discussion with megagames and how they are changing the way board games and RPGs are played. And as always we close with our pick of the week!

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