Victory Points - A Board Game Podcast

Lizzy Funkhauser of Board Game Spotlight talk with Becca and Jake about Roll and Write games, Engine builders, and what it was like to become a gamer on an army base. 

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Becca, Jake, and Xander dive into what it's like to slip into the skins of many different role-playing characters. They also discuss their feelings about battle co-op games, including Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid.

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Becca and Jake talk to Havana about how she got into twitch streaming and built a caring community, the responsibility she feels as someone with a platform to foster an atmosphere of kindness and learning, and what it was like to grow up with parents who owned a video game store. Plus, why everyone should love codenames as much as we do. 

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Becca and Jake talk to Paula Deming about her sketch comedy youtube series "Things Get Dicey!" about one woman's board game addicted trials and tribulations. They also talk about TALES OF ARABIAN NIGHTS from Z-Man Games. 

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Becca and her brand spanking new co-host Jake Michels talk to their guest John D. Clair about how he went about crafting new ways to think about game development. John is the designer of games for AEG such as Space Base, Mystic Vale, and Edge of Darkness.

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Becca and actress and interactive storytelling writer Kristie Krueger talk about why we love to mess with our friends heads when playing Social Deduction games. They also discuss what it's like for Kristie to work at an esports and board game bar, where her gaming knowledge is often underestimated because of her gender.

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Becca and director of Maple Games Daryl Andrews talk about the game selection process for major publishers and what being a "Euro Game" really means. 

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Today Becca and her guest, comedian James Katica, hash it out about competitiveness in friendly gameplay. Sure, you bring your war face if you’re in a tournament setting, but what happens when you take winning a little too seriously in your friendly gaming group? They will explore these boundaries and tell you when you’re being too much. 

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Becca's guest, Ross Thompson is the Marketing Manager at the OP, formerly USAopoly, founder of Kingdom-Con, a Table-Top Gaming Convention in San Diego, and active member of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Ross and Becca discuss marketing in gaming, social media's role, and of course SCA. Seriously nerdy stuff. 

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Becca and guest Jimmy Wong (actor, gamer, YouTuber and musical artist) talk about the profound influence of Magic: The Gathering on the gaming industry, other one on one combat games like Roxley games' Dice Throne Season 2, and his love of the storytelling campaign game Gen7 from Plaid Hat Games. Jimmy is known for Video Game High School and the Command Zone podcast. 

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