Hosts: Megan, Scott, Todd

6:45- What did we play?

15:34- Topic: Game of Thrones and gaming. Not the GoT RPG, but what makes GoT interesting and what can that tell us about gaming?

***59:30-59:50- Spoiler for stuff that happens in the books but hasn't been covered in the show yet! If you are watching the show but haven't read the books, skip these 20 seconds.

1:10:11- Rants:

Scott- Watching GoT with a noob is fun.

Todd- Froggy Fresh.

Megan- RIP Esther Williams, Synchronized Swimming Guru

Players: Joe, Megan, Timo Todd, Tom

Just in time for the weekend, it's the next installment of Black Diamond!

Hosts: Scott, Timo, Todd

First off, we forgot to mention this on the episode, but help save save podcasting and fight a patent troll by going here: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/05/help-save-podcasting.

Anyhoo, here's the info for the episode:

8:45- What did we play

30:28- Topic: Why play anything else? When you have a favorite game (for example, Apocalypse World for Timo and Todd), why play anything else? We explore what you get by playing a diverse array of games, as well as detour into questions on what, exactly, a particular system "is."

1:15:57- Another detour into talking about playing in established worlds/with established characters.

1:20:20- Rants:

-Scott: Why do checks still exist?

-Todd: The last 1/10th of what you own takes the longest to pack when you move.

-Timo: Things are rough and life is on hold, which is no fun.

Players: Joe, Megan, Timo Todd, Tom

Next installment of Black Diamond.

FYI: There's a pretty heavy scene at the end with some sort of torturey kind of stuff. It's pretty rough. Listener beware that it gets kind of gruesome.

Hosts: Megan, Scott, Timo, Todd

In honor of Game Chef 2013 we discuss getting started with game design. Fun!

Pertinent info:

11:30- What'd we play

22:10- Topic

1:16:45- Rants

Megan- Hornets. Nest. Boning. What?

Scott- Allergies make me hate trees.

Timo- Grief is exhausting.

Todd- I'm moving to Bellingham, Wa.!

Players: Joe, Megan, Timo Todd, Tom

Next installment of Black Diamond. Thrill as your favorite characters... have a meeting! Just like at your job, but in the APOCALYPSE!!!

Hosts: Joe, Megan, Todd

In this episode, we do a Forge Midwest recap and talk about all the games we played, including:

-On Mighty Thews

-Monsterhearts

-Kingdom of Nothing

-Final Girl

-Monster of the Week

-Danger Patrol

-Dungeon World

-And some playtests of new and upcoming games

Also, Joe reveals his Forge crush!

Hosts: Megan, Timo, Todd

11:57: What did we play?

Timo- Apocalypse World

Megan- Apocalypse World, Fiasco, Guacamelee

Todd- Apocalypse World, Fiasco, Vampire, Dishonored

28:59- Topic

We discuss whether or not characters have a sort of "external life" outside of who is playing them.

1:14:50- Rants

Timo- Don't be afraid of the city.

Megan- My hands hurt from balloons!

Todd- Go home, weather, you're drunk!

Players: Joe, Megan, Timo Todd, Tom

Our next session of the Black Diamond AW campaign. Playbooks are changed willy-nilly! Violence breaks out all over! Lennox goes to Burger King, the person, not the restaurant! All this and crazy, crazy Goldie!

Hosts: Megan, Timo, Todd

What'd We Play? (9:20)

Megan- Just Dance 4

Timo- Uncharted 3, The Walking Dead

Todd- Ascension, Dungeon World

Topic: Reflecting on your game (23:20)

We discuss the benefits of discussing your games and reflecting on them at various points between and during sessions.

Rants/Plugs (1:18:44)

Jank on Demand is happening this month!

We'll be at Forge Midwest!

Timo- What's up with the burbs?

Megan- BEHOLD! THE VORTEX!

Todd- Smooth McGroove is relevant to your interests.