The Rook & Pawncast

This is the conclusion of our two part series involving Peter Reitz and Nathan Lawrence. We try something a bit different this week, leaving the safe, comfortable world of traditional table top and card games and venture into the brave new world of role playing games. Thankfully we have experienced and capable guides, our guests Peter Reitz and Nathan Lawrence. In this two-part episode Peter leads us on a fantastical, candy-filled adventure through the world of Sucrosia - its a great and hilarious introduction to the world of RPGs. We also talk with Peter and Nathan about their day jobs as high school teachers, and the importance of fandom. Outburst! Standings: 1) (tied) Caitlin Wilson 3pts (tied) Natalie Cox. 3pts (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts (tied) Anita Aubrey 3pts 2) (tied) Tommy Valentine 2pts (tied) Troy Aubrey 2pts Find out more about Peter and Nathan’s podcast “Now Kiss” check the following links: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/now-kiss/id1247686852?mt=2 https://player.fm/series/now-kiss Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media: http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: http://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com http://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis Special thanks to Scott Duvall at Jawavi Films for producing this podcast, more info here: http://www.jawavifilms.com http://instagram.com/jawavifilms For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Dungeon World: http://www.dungeon-world.com

We try something a bit different this week, leaving the safe, comfortable world of traditional table top and card games and venture into the brave new world of role playing games. Thankfully we have experienced and capable guides, our guests Peter Reitz and Nathan Lawrence. In this two-part episode Peter leads us on a fantastical, candy-filled adventure through the world of Sucrosia - it's a great and hilarious introduction to the world of RPGs. We also talk with Peter and Nathan about their day jobs as high school teachers, and the importance of fandom. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/now-kiss/id1247686852?mt=2 https://player.fm/series/now-kiss Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media: http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: http://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com http://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ Special thanks to Scott Duvall at Jawavi Films for producing this podcast, more info here: http://www.jawavifilms.com http://instagram.com/jawavifilms For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Dungeon World: http://www.dungeon-world.com

AthFest is here! The best (and usually hottest) weekend of the summer and two of AthFest’s longest serving volunteers, Anita and Troy Aubrey, are on hand to give you all the details about the festival. The Aubrey’s provide insight into what goes on behind the scenes, this year’s lineup and the amazing work AthFest does year-round in town through its charitable arm. More importantly, we got them to play Obama Llama with us! Plus Outburst!! Outburst! Standings: 1) (tied) Caitlin Wilson 3pts (tied) Natalie Cox. 3pts (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts 2) Tommy Valentine 2 pts Find out more about AthFest, AthFest Educates, and AthFest Lineup/Schedule and more: http://athfest.com/ AthFest Educates: http://athfesteducates.org/ To volunteer at AthFest: http://athfest.com/athfest-volunteers Classic City American Music Festival: http://thefoundryathens.com/foundry-calendar/calendar- view/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media: http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: http://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ http://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ Special thanks to Scott Duvall at Jawavi Films for producing this podcast, more info here: http://www.jawavifilms.com http://instagram.com/jawavifilms For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Quadropolis: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/176396/quadropolis https://www.daysofwonder.com/quadropolis/en/ Between Two Cities: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/168435/between-two-cities https://stonemaiergames.com/games/between-two-cities/ Obama Llama: http://bigpotato.com/obamallama https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184525/obama-llama

Justin and Tim get political and welcome Tommy Valentine, candidate for Athens-Clarke County District 9 Commissioner to the podcast. We talk about Tommy's vision for Athens and his thoughts on how to tackle some of our city's most pressing issues. Its not all politics as we also chat about Wendy's serving fried chicken, battle rap, and of course games. Outburst! Standings: (tied) Caitlin Wilson 3pts (tied) Natalie Cox. 3pts (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts 1) (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts Find out more about Tommy's candidacy, his new book and his podcast right here: https://www.tommyforathens.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tommyforathens/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ Special thanks to Scott Duvall at Jawavi Films for producing this podcast, more info here: https://www.jawavifilms.com http://instagram.com/jawavifilms For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Dreamwell: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180761/dreamwell https://www.actionphasegames.com/pages/dreamwell America: https://beziergames.com/collections/all-games/products/america/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192297/america

Justin and Tim tackle the tough issues on this episode of- DC vs. Marvel, Mario vs. Sonic - as they welcome Caleb to The Rook & Pawncast. Caleb talks about the release of his upcoming book, Top Elf, life at Avid Bookshop and his own podcast, You're Too Show, which covers all things Sonic the Hedgehog. They also chat about the good and bad of licensed board games. Find out more about Caleb, his new book and his podcast right here: http://calebzanehuett.com/ http://calebzanehuett.com/topelf.html https://itun.es/us/UpmGfb.c Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ Special thanks to Scott Duvall at JaWaVi Films for producing this podcast, more info here: https://www.jawavifilms.com/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Bloodborne: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195856/bloodborne-card-game https://cmon.com/product/bloodborne-the-card-game/bloodborne-the-card-game Greedy Greedy Goblins: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184919/greedy-greedy-goblins https://www.alderac.com/greedy_goblins/

Justin and Tim welcome Life to the Pawncast to talk chess and play a game that looks a lot like chess, but is most definitely NOT chess. Life and his Knights from the Chess and Community program are set to embark on a service learning trip to Ethiopia - he fills us in on what the kids can expect, how we can help and how chess can change lives. Find out more about Life, Chess and Community and their trip here: http://www.lemuellaroche.com/ https://www.chessandcommunity.org/ https://www.chessandcommunity.org/ethiopia Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ Special thanks to Scott Duvall at Jawavi Films for producing this podcast, more info here: https://www.jawavifilms.com/ http://instagram.com/jawavifilms For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204305/sherlock-holmes-consulting-detective-jack-ripper-w https://www.asmodee.us/en/games/sherlock-holmes/ Mythos Tales: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/126100/mythos-tales https://8thsummit.net/mythos-tales/ The Duke: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36235/duke http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/casual-games/the-duke

Justin and Tim welcome Natalie Cox to this week's episode of The Rook & Pawncast. Natalie is an accomplished ballroom dancer and well-known for her instruction at DanceFX and her performances in Project Safe's long running and successful Dancing with the Athens Stars fundraisers. She's also a lawyer by day and gamer at heart - so we have lots to talk about. Find out more about Natalie, DanceFX and Project Safe here: http://www.unstrictlyballroom.com/ http://www.project-safe.org/ http://dancefx.org/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Assault of the Giants : http://wizkids.com/assault-of-the-giants-board-game/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201455/assault-giants Alhambra: http://www.queen-games.com/en/2016/09/alhambra-2/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6249/alhambras Snake Oil: https://www.hasbro.com/en-us/product/snake-oil-game:2251EC85-5056-9047-F56E-79799B3236C3 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/113289/snake-oil

Justin and Tim welcome one of Athens' most beloved, Mark Weathersby aka DJ Mahogany to the Rook & Pawncast. He teaches us about how to build a truly great record collection, and we teach a few things about games (and how much weight a human ear can hold...you'll just have to listen). Find out more about DJ Mahogany and his upcoming gigs here: https://www.facebook.com/djmahogany75/ http://www.kindercore.com/wild-combinations/ https://djmahogany.wordpress.com/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Ghost Blaster: http://www.habausa.com/ghost-blaster.html https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/166931/ghost-blaster Brewin' USA: http://adamsapplegames.com/product/brewin-usa/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/164627/brewin-usa Wits and Wagers: https://www.northstargames.com/products/wits-wagers-deluxe-edition https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20100/wits-wagers

We love all sorts of games at The Rook & Pawn, and while we may steer more towards cardboard and dice, we do love a well-run pub trivia. Today on The Rook & Pawncast we welcome Caitlin Wilson, Creature Comforts Brewing packaging guru and mastermind behind one of the best weekly trivia games in town. We talk beer, movies, drinking beer while talking about movies...and games, always games. Find out more about Creature Comforts, Caitlin and her weekly trivia game at Hi-Lo at the following sites: http://www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com/family/ http://www.hiloathens.com/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Eight Minute Empire: http://redravengames.squarespace.com/eightminute-empire/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131366/eight-minute-empire Galaxy Trucker: http://czechgames.com/en/galaxy-trucker/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31481/galaxy-trucker Schmovie: https://schmovie.wordpress.com/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/137968/schmovie For more information on the upcoming release of "It's All a Game" by Tristan Donovan: http://us.macmillan.com/itsallagame/tristandonovan/9781250082725/

The Rook & Pawn has over 800 games in its library - someone has to make 'em all. One of those someones is Mattox Shuler, Athenian, game designer. Along with Kyle Key, Mattox helped found Keymaster Games, a thriving game company located right here in Athens. Their first game, Control, was a smash hit last year on Kickstarter, and they easily funded their second title, Campy Creatures, just a few weeks ago. Mattox talks games, plays Campy with us and reveals ALL* of his secrets. *note: no secrets actually revealed, this was merely a ploy to add intrigue and excitement to these show notes. Find out more about Keymaster Games here: http://keymastergames.com/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: New York Slice: https://beziergames.com/products/new-york-slice https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/208895/new-york-slice Vast: The Crystal Caverns: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170416/vast-crystal-caverns Campy Creatures: http://keymastergames.com/campycreatures/ Control: http://keymastergames.com/control/ Welcome to the Dungeon: http://iellogames.com/Welcome_to_the_Dungeon.html