Featuring awesome messages from Ivan Podgwaite of IvanMike1968 (YouTube), Julz Burgisser of Jewels From NZ (podcast, Twitch), Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast, blog), Michael of Mirke The Meek (podcast), and Menion aka Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi (podcast).

Media mentioned:

Anthony and Ivan play Ubiquity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXW8hhw_7xc&list=PLZfuKgeD5fl5IEr68OYG7pnTANwtxiaYA

Ivan runs Dark Age of Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb3HS2sUM9M&t=373s

Dark Age of Man creators watch Ivan’s actual play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dyaVvy2Rg4&t=8500s

Julz Burgisser’s Jewels from NZ 52 Keep Your Games Tight

https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/52-keep-your-games-tight/id1479052382?i=1000645015342

Safer Fantasy Crafting - RPG’a are Frankenstein’s monsters

https://podcasts.apple..com/gb/podcast/rpgs-are-frankensteins-monsters-a-revelation/id1517897309?i=1000486328483

Cockatrice Nuggets 231 - Favorite Style of Game

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cn231-favorite-style-of-games/id1385900680?i=1000639621727

Between Two Cairns - Hidden Hand of the Horla (Yochai & Brad discuss the term “OSR”)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-hand-of-the-horla/id1645352624?i=1000642094497

Mastering Dungeons 171 - 2023 Review and 2024 RPG Outlook (hosts discuss acronyms)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2023-review-and-2024-rpg-outlook-md-171/id1073532756?i=1000639814035

Phantom Thoughts - 083 Call-palooza (I call Pink Phantom)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/083-call-palooza/id1634924392?i=1000644167857

RuneHammer RPG Mainframe - What Was Your Creative Origins?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUWS8ehIaXM&t=229s

Hieronymus J. Doom’s Fantastic Fights

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fantastic-fights/id1507186071

Patrick Dowling’s The Adventure Game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOuAzHjsiOg&t=2s

Sameøldji #10: Cultures of play and Layers feat. Runeslinger

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Sz62wszKA2s4gNUajHnfn

Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human 281 - Brendon Lemon

https://shows.acast.com/58ad887a1608b1752663b04a/65c2e22773ba2f0016f7d92a

https://www.teamhuman.fm/episodes/281-brendon-lemon

Systems mentioned: Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition by Wizards of the Coast, Hollow Earth Expedition by Exile Game Studio, Dark Age of Man by Jason Graham & Del Branham, Index Card RPG/Crown and Skull by RuneHammer Games, White Box Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game by Charlie Mason, OSRIC by Stuart Marshall & Matt Finch, Chrono Trigger by SquareSoft, Fighting Fantasy by Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone, Ant Attack by Quicksilva, Zaxxon by Sega/Gremlin, Q*bert by Gottlieb, Minecraft by Mojang Studios, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim/Fallout by Bethesda Softworks, Forbidden Psalm by Will Rahman, Mork Borg by Pelle Nilsson, Cthulhu Dark/Cosmic Dark by Graham Walmsley

Honourable mentions: Douglas Adams, Daniel Norton of Bandits Keep (podcast, YouTube), Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus (podcast)

Movie Monday reminder for Matthew Robbins’ Dragonslayer from 1981. Submissions required by February 23rd. See details for contacting the show below.

Music by Timothy J. Drennon

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