Join Craig, Russ, & Paul Shoemaker of Captain Con as we discuss what we've geekiness we've been up to in November 2018.

Craig, Russ, & Romeo from Battlefoam talk about the new ork hotness from Games Workshop: Speedfreaks.  This time we focus on rules.

While Craig is distracted Russ tries a whole new concept: An audio Unboxing.

Listen to Russ's real time reaction as he opens and goes through the new Games Workshop game: Speedfreaks. Will he fanboi out as he looks through sprues of orky goodness?

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Craig and Russ engage in battle in Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire/Nightvault game play.  They share their thoughts each turn in this new Pip experiment!

Craig and Russ discuss the geeky goodness they've been enjoying in Sept 2018.

Craig has put together an audio drama of a massive WH40k battle we played.  Let us know what you think!!

Craig & Russ have jumped into Dropfleet Commander and appear to be hooked. What is appealing to them after their first few games?

Now in "Conversational Stereo!"

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Doug Johnson, the man behind Tablewar's F.A.T. mats, joins us in the third chair!

Doug shares his story of how he went from gamer to every miniature gamer's favorite "Mat Man" as we learn how Tablewar went from idea to reality.

Later Craig and Russ our rejoined by some more amazing folks from Weta Workshop as they discuss what it was like to bring the visual design concepts behind Giant Killer Robots to life.  

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Paul Tobin, Senior Concept Designer of Weta Workshop, in the third chair!

Paul and Matt Hyra from Cryptozoic Games kick things off with details from the new gaming hotness Giant Killer Robots.  What exactly happens when you match these two companies plus robots?

Later Craig and Russ chat about the pirate game "Blood and Plunder" from Flintlock Games.  What do they think about the game after a few plays?

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Raef "Hollywood" Granger is back in the third chair.

Since it's been a while, Raef and Russ dive into some tech talk: video games, internet connectivity and more. It's all in there.

Later Craig and Russ chat about Captain Con 2017.  How was the con and specifically how did our Konflict 47 event go?

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Eric Teo, digital game developer and host of the "Push Your Luck!" podcast, joins us in the third chair.

Up first Eric shares his discoveries of the complexity of mobile app design.  What did he learn developing his and what challenges have others run into trying to adapt board games to mobile apps?

Later we dive into Seafall by Plaid Hat games.  It has been receiving mixed reviews since it's launch.  How does it compare to other legacy games, and is it fun?

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JJ Layfield, former host of 'World's End Radio' and avid miniature gamer, joins us in the third chair.

Up first we take a look at how changing technology has impacted how games, specifically miniature games, have been delivered over the years.

Later we get into the details of Guild Ball Season 3. How has the game changed and what do we think about the changes?

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Raef "Hollywood" Granger is back in the third chair for our annual predictions episode.

Up first we go through our predictions for 2016...how did we do? Who was the most accurate this year?

Later we look forward into the mists of time and try to foresee what geek related events will occur in 2017.

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Paul Shoemaker of the NE Privateeers & Captain Con is back in the third chair.

Paul brings us up to date on what's been happening with Captain Con and what to expect at Captain Con 2017, just a little over a month away.

Later we dive into the new game from Gale Force 9: Star Trek Ascendancy.  How does this 4x space exploration game with Klingons, Romulans, and the Federation play?

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Rich & Mat, the men behind Steamforged Games, are back in the third chair as we record live from SteamCon 2016!! 

We get to sit down and play one of the first near-production copies of the new "Dark Souls" board game coming next year, and we get to chat with the designers.  How are they going to deliver on this epic kickstarter?  You be the judge as you hear many of the design decisions and mechanics.

Up first, Mat and Rich bring us up-to-date on all the happenings at Steamforged Games...not to mention how SteamCon 2016 went!

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Stephen Buonocore of Stronghold Games returns to the third chair!  

Up first Stephen fills us in on Essen 2016.  How does the largest gaming event in Europe continue to evolve?  What was the hotness this year?

And speaking of hotness, later we ask ourselves the question: Since we are so spoiled for choice, what attracts us to new games?

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Raef 'Hollywood' Granger returns to the third chair to help us celebrate our 200th episode!  

We couldn't let our 200th episode pass us by without at least a look back at what got us here.  Raef, Craig, & Russ, with the help of submissions from our listeners, remember favorite moments from the first 199 episodes. 

But first we here from a host of third chairs (see what we did there) as they share what they enjoyed about being a part of the show.  A big thank you to all of them, and all of you!!

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Luke Retallack, of World's End Radio & Channel Endgame, returns to the third chair!  

Since Luke has a new channel called "EndGame" we thought it would be fun to do a mulling mechanics on 'end game mechanics'.  What do different games do to drive to conclusion and which do we like best? 

Later we cover a topic that Russ loves to talk about but never gets to...video games! Luke has become somewhat of an expert and we dive into where we think things are going and what we like about it in 2016.

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Eric Summerer, of the Dice Tower, returns to the third chair!  

Up first we do some mulling mechanics on board games which are made by their crazy components. 

Later we dive into a full, detailed review of Colt Express, a board game with crazy components and cowboys!

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Teras Cassidy of Geek Nation Tours is back in the third chair and gives us an update on Geek Touring and other projects he has under way.

Later we take a close look at Konflikt 47 from Warlord Games, the new "Wierd War II" miniature game based on Bolt Action.

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We've got a CGO in the house! Curt Parr has the interesting title of "Chief Gamification Officer" and he shares with us how gaming concepts can be used in business training.

Later we dive into one of the hot board games from Gen Con 2016: Dragon & Flagon from Stronghold games and the Engelstein design team.

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The 2016 Gen Con mob joins us in the 3rd chair!

Up first Russ manages to sit down with Matt Wilson, the creative force behind Privateer Press, and ask him what's it like to have seen Privateer Press come so far?

Later we convince the mob that it's time to play "Gamer Pyramid"

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John "Menoth John" Christensen joins us in the 3rd chair!  Menoth John is a die-hard miniature gamer and known throughout the interwebs as the President for life of Warmachine & Hordes and host of his own video cast: Painting with Menoth John.

Up first we chat with John about painting techniques.  What are we all using? How have things evolved?

Later we dive into "Life as a Miniature Gamer" and discuss some of the unique things miniature gamers do that are unique to their hobby.

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Sam Zitin joins us in the third chair!  Sam has been running youth groups in his community very successfully for some time now. We catch up with Sam and ask him how he got into it and what he looks for in games to work in that environment. 

Later we dive into two games that really work well in that kind of venue. Codenames and Dead Last. How do they play and what do we like about them?

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Norbert Brunhuber, a man who has run more Warmachine and Hordes organized play than I care to think about, is back in the third chair!  And of course the topic on all of our minds...the latest edition of Warmachine & Hordes from Privateer Press.  aka "Mark 3"

Up first, we chat with Norbert about the "Metagame" in the WM/Hordes community as mark 2 drew to a close and what kinds of things people hope to see from the game and the models with Mark 3.

Later we dive into the specific changes in Mark 3 in both game systems.  What did change? What has not? And how does the game feel now?

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Ross Watson, RPG writer about town, is back in the third chair!

We catch up with Ross on his latest project, Savage Rifts: Adapting the classic Rifts RPG into the Savage Worlds system.  How did the Kickstarter end up? Where is the project now and what can we look forward to?

Later we dive into a DM'ing tips and tricks session when Russ tries to create a new term: "The Tactical Narrative."  What the heck is that and why should you try to make one as a game master?

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Mike Tunez of Firelock Games joins us in the third Chair!

Up first Mike fills us in on Firelock's first game: Blood and Plunder! Pirate miniature combat.

Later we dive into the miniature gaming hotness Craig fell in love with at Adepticon 2016: Arena Rex.

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Curt Covert, of Smirk and Dagger games, returns to the 3rd chair!

Up first Curt gives us the details on what Smirk and Dagger Games has been up to lately, including some exciting new releases coming out this summer.

Later we dive into the dice driven traitor game Dark Moon from Stronghold Games.  Is there enough betrayal in this one for a super fan of the back stab like Curt?

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Owen Staton, the official D6G Welsh ambassador, returns to the 3rd chair!

Owen has been playing quite a bit of Kings of War, combine that with Russ and Craig's impressions of the game at Adepticon and we thought it was time to dive deep into the game and talk about how it works, what makes it unique, and how it compares to Age of Sigmar.

But first, we've doubled our Welshmen this episode!  Craig and Russ caught up with Mark Gibbons at Adepitcon and had a chance to discuss how he got into the game business as an artist working with companies like Games Workshop, Blizzard, and Privateer Press.  We also ask him about  his latest project: Dark Deeds.  

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Raef "Hollywood" Granger is back in the third chair!

In classic Raef style we gather around his 'round table' and discuss random topics that only he could dream up.

Later we revisit our passion for Dungeon Crawlers...why do we like them and how have they evolved since we last chatted about their mechanics? 

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Jeff Siadek joins us in the third chair to talk gaming and the follow up to his smash hit Battlestations. 

And later Craig, Jeff, & Russ review the the golden age of Sci-Fi dungeon crawler "Space Cadets: Away Missions" from Stronghold Games!

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Ken Whitehurst, a long time gamer and early contributor to the D6G via "The Score" segment, joins us in the third chair to talk gaming and about his latest project, Polyversal.

And later Craig, Ken, & Russ review the game of high flying rats and mice: Tailfeathers from Plaid Hat Games!

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Seppy Yoon, of Fight in a Box, joins us in the third chair!

Prior to becoming a game designer Seppy was a big marketing guy.  So we dive into the topic of Gorilla marketing, how can you get your game brand out there?

And later Craig and Russ interview Seppy on how he got his start in game design and his current project: End of the Line on Kickstarter.

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Tom Vasel, the dean of board game podcasting, is back in the third chair!

Since we've got Tom on the show and WE KNOW Tom gets early access to all the coolest games, we decided to grill him on the upcoming hotness from Fantasy Flight Games: Star Wars Rebellion.  Does it play as cool as it looks?

And later Tom, Craig, and Russ dive into a detailed review of the viking filled game...Blood Rage from Cool Mini or Not.

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Dan Yarrington, the Tabletop Tycoon, is back in the third chair!

Dan keeps helps us review some brand new hotness: Legends of the American Frontier.  Can this story telling, card driven game capture the feeling of being born on a mountain top, taking out a bear at age 3, and patching up the crack in the Liberty Bell?

But first, we catch up with Dan on all his various gaming business ventures. He's not called Tabletop Tycoon for nothing...

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Romeo Filip, of Battlefoam and Wild West Exodus, joins us in the third chair!

Up frist Romeo brings us up to speed with all the things happening at Battlefoam and Wild West Exodus since we last chated.

Later, the three dive into Guild Ball... how do all the rules work and what makes this new sports miniatures game from Steamforged tick?

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Rick Priestley, miniature wargaming designer behind so many well known games,  is back in the 3rd chair!

We chat with Rick about his latest project: Beyond the Gates of Antares...the new miniature war game from Warlord Games.

Later, Craig and Russ then dive into a detailed review of Beyond the Gates of Antares...how does this Sci-Fi 28mm unit based miniature war game play?

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Raef "Hollywood" Granger is back in the 3rd chair.

As 2015 draws to a close it's time for our annual tradition: the D6G predictions epidsode!  Join us as Raef, Craig, and Russ review their predictions from 2015 and look to the future...what will 2016 hold?

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Topical, controversial, and (hopefully) entertaining conversation about miniature war games, board games, and other topics near and dear to gamer's hearts.

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Ryan Lesser is in the third Chair!  Ryan has been helping build great rhythm games (Rockband, Dance Central) at Harmonix for years.  And he's also designed and released High Heavens, an innovative two player strategy game.

Since we've got Ryan on the show we thought we'd talk about something common to both video games and board games, the user experience.  How does his video game experience impact the user experience in board games he designs and plays.

Later we dive into High Heavens.  What inspired Ryan to build the game, how does it play, and what to Craig and Russ think of it?

 And don't miss the exciting results of our Stronghold Games "Space Cadets: Away Missions" contest.  With a special cameo from Stephen Buonocore.

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Raef 'Hollywood' Granger is back in the third chair for a Sci-Fi packed episode!

Raef has been playing a lot of Fantasy Flight Game's X-wing miniatures game lately.  And recently he has discovered some fantastic fan made co-op campaign rules.  How does it play?  We dive in for the details.

Later we dive into more space battle goodness with Halo Fleet Battles from Spartan Games.  How is this new fleet engagement game and how does it stack up to Firestorm Armada and Star Wars Armada?

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RPG writer Dean Gilbert is in the third chair!

Dean has a huge amount of RPG experience with games both great and small.  He takes us on a tour of some of the best RPG's you may never have heard of.

Then later we dive into a big review of a little game called "Tiny Epic Galaxies."

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Teras Cassidy, of Geek Nation Tours, is back in the third chair!

Since we have the king geek of travel on the show, we felt it only right to talk about great travel games.  What should you bring on a trip?

And later we dive into a full review of fantasy skirmish miniatures combat game Frostgrave. 

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Stephen Buonocore, of Stronghold Games, is back in the third chair!

Up first Craig and Russ talk with Stephen about the game industry trends of 2015. Are things still on the rise? What's with all the mergers? 

Later we have another mulling mechanics segment.  This time on games with a 'hidden traitor'.

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Ross Watson, the master of grim dark and RPG's is back in the 3rd chair! 

Up first Craig and Russ 'rap with Ross' to find out what he's been up to since last he was on the show. Lot's of exciting projects for RPG fans.

Later we leverage Ross's massive Warhammer 40,000 experience and give a detailed review of Fantasy Flight Game's Forbidden Stars. The conquest game set in Games Workshop's WH40K universe!

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The GenCon mob is in the 3rd chair!!  

Craig, Russ, and Total Fan Girl are joined by a mob at GenCon 2015 for Achievements in gaming and our wacky play by mob event!

And later Craig and Russ give the rundown on GenCon 2015.  What was the hotness and how did it go?

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Matt Hart & Rich Loxam, the men behind Steamforged Games and Guild Ball, are in the 3rd chair!

Guild Ball has hit the miniature gaming world by storm.  Great background, fantastic models, all wrapped up in a fantasy sports setting.  How did it start? What's the game like?  Craig and Russ dive deep with Matt and Rich on such subjects.

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John Demaris, Warmachine super fan and Muse On Mini's man about town, joins us to talk about what else...Warmachine & Hordes!

Up first: Lock 'n Load, Privateer Press's annual convention in the north west.  What's it like and what makes in unique?

Later we get the run down from John on the Warmachine and Hordes games as they are today...has Privateer Press managed to keep them balanced and fun? What keeps folks playing?

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Raef "Hollywood" Granger is back in the 3rd chair!

Join us as we return to the thrilling days of yester-year and have a classic 'Raef's Round Table' segment.

Later, Raef takes us through "Lord of the Rings: The Card Game" from Fantasy Flight games.  Is this co-op fun or flop? And who get's to play Bilbo?

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John "Indiana" Richard joins us in the third chair!  

John is a podcast veteran who has taken to video reviews! We chat with him about what the transition was like, and what challenges does video present that audio folks get to avoid.

Later, we dive back into Imperial Assault from Fantasy Flight Games.  This time we take a close look at the two player skirmish game. Is this just a tack on product? Or is there a real second game hiding inside the first?

And don't miss a return of Words from Wales!

Robert Dijkman Dulkes and Mathew Golec, the brains behind the board game "Penny Press" join is in the third chair!

First, we chat with Robert and Matt about the story of Penny Press, how did it come to be and how did they get it published!

And later the four of us review Xia: Legends of a Drift system. Is this free style sandbox game as good as it's components?

Geoff Englestein: Game Designer, Podcaster, and Professor of Gaming is back in the third chair.

First, Russ quizes Geoff and Craig on both what it's like to work with other people's IP and what it's like to have others work with yours. Oh, and Geoff gives us a little preview into "Survive: Space Attack" from Stronghold Games.

And later the three of us give a detailed review of Fantasy Flight Games' co-op X-Com: The Board Game.  Just how hard is it to save the world from aliens.  More importantly...is it fun?

Jon "Yakface"Regul of DakkaDakka.com returns to the third chair!

Jon is no stranger to miniature war games having been a powerful force behind DakkaDakka.com and the 40k INAT FAQ for many years. So image how exicted we were to learn he and others from Dakka Dakk were launching a brand new miniatures game: "Maelstrom's Edge."  Join us as we quiz Jon on all the details of this new hotness.

And later Jon, Craig, and Russ dive in to more new hotness: Star Wars Armada and find out why it's both the rules AND the miniatures that make this game great.

Raef "Hollywood" Granger returns to the third chair!

Craig and Raef are freshly returned from Adepticon.  Up first: Raef played in Warmachine tournaments all weekend long. What was it like getting back into the tournament scene after such a long absence.

Later Russ quizes Craig and Raef on all the new hotness they saw at Adepticon 2015.

Owen Staton, famed Welsh story teller, returns to the third chair!

We spend almost the entire episode chatting about Wizards of the Coast Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition? Why has Russ's family become obsessed with it?

Up first, a detailed review of the Player's Handbook and character creation.  Later Owen, Craig, and Russ discuss the methanics in detail and the quality of the Dungeon Master's Guide and Monster Manual.

Neil Fawcett, the man behind Spartan Games, returns to the third chair!

First Neil brings Derek Sinclair along and the four of us chat about "The State of Spartan Games."  What does Derek do and what is Spartan up to?

Later later we take a deep dive into the latest announcement from Spartan Games: a partnership with Microsoft to bring Halo to the miniature gaming tabletop!  

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Teras Cassidy of Geek Nation Tours is back in the third chair!

Teras was kind enough to wrangle Keith Meyers to join us on the show.  Keith is the Marketing and Events Manager for iello USA.  We chat with him about how he got into the industry and what new hot games iello is up to.

Later we review Among the Stars from Stronghold Games.  A beautiful card game with a strong space theme.  Will even Craig like it?

And it's finally time to announce the winners of the Stronghold Games contest.  This time around the entries were AMAZING.  Don't miss the fantastsic efforts our listeners!

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Tom Vasel, the dean of board game podcasting and the man behind the Dice Tower podcast, is back in the third chair!

Up first Tom, Craig, and Russ dive back into mulling mechanics and examie what makes dungeon crawl games work.

And speaking of dungeon crawls...later they review Imperial Assault, the brand new Star Wars hotness from Fantasy Flight games.

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Raef "Hollywood" Granger is back in the third chair for our annual predicitons episode.

Up first...how did our predictions for 2014 turn out? And more importantly who was most accurate based on our highly complex predictions scoring system.

Later play along with us and see if you agree with some of our predictions for 2015!

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Michael Gernes, game producer at Fantasy Flight Games, joins us in the third chari!

We chat with Michael about what the game producer role at Fantasy Flight Games entails, the games he's worked on, and how he got that gig.

But first Michael teams up with fellow FFG employ James to give us an early look at Star Wars Armada, fleet combat in the Star Wars universe.

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Stephen Buonocore, of Stronghold Games, is back in the third chair!

Up first, we catch up with Stephen after his adventures at Essen, what was it like this year and what was the hotness from Stronghold Games.

Later we introduce a new segment: "McNerdigan's Pub Talk."  This time in the pub Craig, Stephen and Russ talk about their favorite Geek TV shows.  What has them enthralled, and what are they passing on.

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

Romeo Filip of Battlefoam is back in the third chair!

Up first, it's been awhile since Romeo gave us the full scoop on Battlefoam...how has the company grown over the years? How do they manage the legistics of all that foam?

Later Craig and Russ take to the high seas in "Black Fleet," a game of merchant trading and piracy.

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Raef "Hollywood" Granger is back in the third chair.

It's time to review not just any zombie game, but THE zombe game from Smirk and Dagger games: Student Bodies! How does this game stand up against the plethora of other zombie games out there...what makes it different?

But up first: It's time for another "Raef's Round Table" in which we find out the table is actually kidney shaped.

Also don't miss the results of the Mantic Deadzone Terrain contest!

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Criag sits Russ down and asks him about roleplaying with his kids, specifically DnD 5e.

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Teras Cassidy of Geek Nation Tours joins us in the third Chair.

Teras has managed to get Garrett Wang to join us on the show again! We chat with him about his first GenCon this year and how GenCon is different from the many other conventions he visits.

Later Craig, Russ, and Teras dive into a detailed review of Golem Arcana.  The new hybrid miniatures game which uses technology and beautiful pre-painted miniatures. Does this game have the right mix?

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Extra Life is a great gaming charity event that was started by Sarcastic Gamer as a way to encourage video gamers to have fun and raise money for kids who face battles with medical problems in hospitals around the world.

Gamers pick their hospital, pledge to play games for 24 hours, and try to get sponsors to donate as little as $1 per hour.  It's all done electronically via the Children's Miracle Network and 100% of every dollar donated makes it to the hospitals and the kids.  

In 2010, the folks at Game Salute started encouraging any kind of gamer to get involved.  Board games, card games, RPG's, whatever.  And we at the D6 Generation thought ... Brilliant!  We're in.  So we're back this year to do it again!

If you'd like to help, there are a couple of options.

Option 1: Sponsor to your favorite D6G Personality

  Craig's Extra Life Donation Page: Click Here

  Russ's Extra Life Donation Page: Click Here

Option 2: Participate yourself!  

  Come on, you're a gamer!! Why not sign up, get a pledge or two, and have a GREAT excuse to game all day!  

This episode was recorded live at GenCon 2014 with "the GenCon mob" in the third chair!

Up first the mob plays "Gamer Feud," which team will guess the survey questions right about gaming.  Play along at home...would you have run the board?

Later Raef and Craig sit down with Privateer Press's Chief Creative Officer Matt Wilson for an hour long discussion on all things Privateer.

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