The D6 Generation

Tom Vasel joins us in the third chair! Tom, whom Russ calls "The Dean of Boardgame Podcasting" is the man behind the Dice Tower Podcast.

Since Tom got an early chance to play Descent 2, and since Russ and Craig have read through the rules, we thought it would be fun to do a Descent second edition preview. We cover what's new, what is compatible, and what to expect from this update to a beloved game.

Later it's a double game episode as the three hosts then dive into Leviathans! The brand new game of flying ship combat from Catalyst Game Labs.

All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 

- Total Fan Girl

- Do You Ever Notice

- When you wish upon a game 

- & More

If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: .

 

The following fine organizations help make this show possible:

 , on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.

, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

 

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   50 min

Descent 2 Preview:  1 hr 16 min

Total Fan Girl: 1 hr 52 min

Wish Upon a Game: 1 hr 59 min

Leviathans: 2 hr 2 min 

 

 Links Discussed in the show:

The Dice Tower: www.TheDiceTower.com

Craig's Blog:

Russ's Blog: 

Total Fan Girl Blog: 

Pulp Gamer Network:

In Book 36 of the Lost Chapters Tom Vasel of joins us to discuss podcasting ethics.

Luke Retallack joins us in the third chair. Luke is the man behind the mic at Worlds End Radio podcast and has been a force in organizing western Australia miniature wargaming for many years.

Up first Luke, Craig, and Russ have lured Raef "Hollywood" Granger back onto the show to discuss his kickstarter documentary project. How is it going? What are his goals? Is kickstarter working out? Raef gives us his honest assesment and gets questions and advice from both the hosts and listeners via Twitter and Facebook.

Later we tackle a new concept for Mulling Mechanics: Metagame Psychology. What kinds of psychological techinques do players use in games to get the edge?

All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 

- Total Fan Girl

- Do You Ever Notice

- When you wish upon a game 

- & More

If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: .

 

The following fine organizations help make this show possible:

 , on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.

, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

 

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   1hr 10 min

Documentary Discussion:  1 hr 16 min

Total Fan Girl: 2 hr 6 min

Wish Upon a Game: 2 hr 14 min

Mulling the Metagame: 2 hr 20 min 

 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Craig's Blog:

Russ's Blog: 

Total Fan Girl Blog: 

Pulp Gamer Network:

In Book 35 of the Lost Chapters Luke Retallack of joins us to discuss how to build a gaming community.

Rodney Smith joins us in the third chair. Rodney is the man behind the "Watch It Played" Youtube chanel which features both teaching new board games and allowing viewers to play along by voting for the next move.

Up first Rodney, Craig, and Russ discuss boardgame videography. What does it take to make a board game video and why do it?

Later the three dive into a detailed review of Core Worlds by Stronghold games. Does this sci-fi deck builder have what it takes to get Craig to the table?

All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 

- Total Fan Girl

- Do You Ever Notice

- When you wish upon a game 

- & More

If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: .

 

The following fine organizations help make this show possible:

 , on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.

, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

 

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   1hr 1 min

Boardgame Videography:  1 hr 7 min

Total Fan Girl: 1 hr 59 min

Wish Upon a Game: 2 hr 20 min

Core Worlds Review: 2 hr 24 min 

 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Watch It Played Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/watchitplayed

Watch It Played Twitter: @watchitplayed

Watch It Played Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Watch-It-Played/217552598327759

Craig's Blog:

Russ's Blog: 

Total Fan Girl Blog: 

Pulp Gamer Network:

In Book 34 of the Lost Chapters Rodney Smith, of the Watch It Played YouTube channel, join Russ and Craig to discuss how to get your kids interested in 'serious' board games.

Watch It Played:

Neil Fawcett joins Craig and Russ in the third chair. Neil has lead Spartan Games through the uncharted seas of the miniature gaming industry, through the firestorm of competition, and emerged with a rather successful miniature war gaming company. (See what I did there? Couldn't quite fit dystopian in...)

Up first, Russ and Craig discuss the miniature manufacturing process with Neil. How exactly are miniatures made, and how has the process changed and improved over the years.

Later the three consider what kind of mechanics best emulate realstic timeflow in miniature games.

All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 

- Total Fan Girl

- Do You Ever Notice

- When you wish upon a game 

- & More

If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: .

 

The following fine organizations help make this show possible:

 , on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.

, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

 

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   57 min

Manufacturing Miniatures:  1 hr 6 min

Total Fan Girl: 1 hr 56 min

Wish Upon a Game: 2 hr 8 min

Mulling Mechanics: 2 hr 14 min 

 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Craig's Blog:

Russ's Blog: 

Total Fan Girl Blog: 

Pulp Gamer Network:

In Book 33 of the Lost Chapters Russ and Craig discuss how to best quickly paint models to get them ready for table top play.

Colby Dauch joins Craig and Russ in the third chair. Colby is the man under the hat at Plaid Hat Games, bringing out hit titles like Summoner Wars and Dungeon Run.

In this episode the group discuss the recent "Board Game Breakout." Board games seem to be appearing in more and more places. Are they going main stream? Why now?

But first, since we've got Colby on the show we thougt it would be great to get the "Plaid Hat Games Origin Story." How did Colby get is start in game design and where did Summoner Wars come from? 

All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 

- Total Fan Girl

- Do You Ever Notice

- When you wish upon a game 

- & More

If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: .

 

The following fine organizations help make this show possible:

 , on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.

, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

 

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   52 min

Plaid Hat Origins:  56 min

Total Fan Girl: 1 hr 50 min

Wish Upon a Game: 1 hr 59 min

Board Game Breakout: 2 hr 06 min 

 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Craig's Blog:

Russ's Blog: 

Total Fan Girl Blog: 

Pulp Gamer Network:

Look ma! A bonus episode!  We've got some great new serivces to announce, including new FREE iOS and Android apps and new ways to get the Lost Chapters.  But instead of JUST announcing that we thought it would be nice to include our interview with Mack Martin, co-designer of Dust Warfare! Mack was kind enough to sit down with us for a bit at Adepticon 2012 and give us the inside scoop on the how and why design decisions behind Dust Warfare, and what we can expect in the future.