Sat, 4 September 2010
Smirk and Dagger head honcho Curt Covert joins the D6G crew this time around to discuss what's new with his company including their newest release: Hex Hex XL. After that the boys take a look at two card games that are NOT, believe it or not, based on the Dominion mechanic! Up first is the aforementioned Hex Hex XL, does the new bling improve the game? And how could we resist taking a look at Death Angel: The Space Hulk card game from Fantasy Flight games. And don't miss a new listener segment: Nutshell! All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: - The Hollywood Minute - Total Fan Girl - The News - Do You Ever Notice - & More
The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 56 min Curt Covert Interview: 1 hr 4 min Hollywood Minute: 2hr 7min Total Fan Girl: 2 hr 15 min Nutshell: 2 hr 39 min
Links Discussed in the show: Craig's Bookshelf: Link Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Fri, 20 August 2010
Topical, controversial, and (hopefully) entertaining conversation about miniature war games, board games, and other topics near and dear to gamer's hearts. Category:general
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Fri, 20 August 2010
GenCon 2010 is over and we've got some exciting stuff to talk about from our visit. The boys discuss their entire adventure during an extended Achievements in Gaming. What they played, what was the new hotness, and highlights. If you're still with us after all that, be sure to catch Raef and Russ interviewing Matt Wilson. Matt brings us up to speed with his pet projects, i.e. movies and video games. And gives us the Privateer Press state of the union, er, pirates. That should be enough, but why stop there? Total Fan Girl interviews the cast of The Guild, and we have LIVE FROM GENCON: It's Play by Mob.
All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: - Rapid Fire - The Hollywood Minute - The News - Do You Ever Notice - & More
The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 1 hr 55 min Matt Wilson Interview: 2hr 0 min Hollywood Minute: 2hr 41min Total Fan Girl interviews The Guild: 2 hr 59 min Play by Mob: 3 hr 12 min
Links Discussed in the show: GenCon Photo Album: http://hashalbum.com/tgngc?page=1 Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Tue, 10 August 2010
One of the best things about GenCon is being able to chat with the folks who bring us the wonderful games and tools we use to enjoy our hobby. In this special bonus episode the D6G team bring you interviews with just a few of the companies at GenCon that caught our eye this year: - Dungeon Crawler: Interesting Card Game - Exillis: We get an update from the makers of the hybrid video/miniatures war game. (5 min mark) - Fantasy Grounds Virtual Tabletop: Play your RPG's over the 'net. (12 min mark) - Mantic Games: Fantastic miniatures that caught HD's eye. (16 min mark) - Outbreak Undead: A brand new Zombie Survival RPG. (27 min mark) - Star Trek Games from Wizkids: Wizkids changes tactics and creates two meatier games based on the Star Trek license: Fleet Captains and Expeditions, which is designed by Reiner Knizia. (32 min mark)
The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
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Tue, 3 August 2010
It's been just about a year since the launch of Malifaux. The D6G team was happy to sit down with Eric Johns, the big cheese over at Wyrd Miniatures to discuss how the game did in year one, and what the new hotness is in the latest book and releases for the Malifaux miniature game. Later Raef and Russ take advantage of Craig being distracted with a new son to discuss video games. With a focus on the recently released Starcraft 2 they examine what makes these games appealing.
All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: - Rapid Fire - The Hollywood Minute - The News - Total Fan Girl - & More
The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 1 hr 3 min Malifaux Interview: 1hr 9 min Hollywood Minute: 1hr 56min Total Fan Girl: 2 hr 6 min Starcraft Chat: 2 hr 14 min
Links Discussed in the show:
Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Thu, 22 July 2010
Just listened to the latest episode and want to leave feedback? The kind folks over at DakkaDakka.com have given us a little corner of their world to set up shop. Just head over to the Dakka discussion forums and look for our latest episode thread at the top of the forum. Link:
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Tue, 20 July 2010
We know it's the middle of summer, but winter is coming. So we thought it would be best to start training now with Fantasy Flight Game's latest release "Battles of Westeros, a Battlelore Game." (aka BoW) First the D6G team chats with Robert Kouba, the man behind the new game. What inspired the game? And why base it on the Battlelore system? Later it's time to dive deep into the mechanics of BoW and learn just what makes it tick with a detailed review. Does the game feel like Battlelore? Does it capture the world of George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire? All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: - Rapid Fire - The Hollywood Minute - The News - Total Fan Girl - & More
The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 52 min Rob Interview: 58 min Hollywood Minute: 2hr 19min Total Fan Girl: 2hr 26 min Battles of Westeros Review: 2 hr 32 min
Links Discussed in the show:
Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Thu, 8 July 2010
Episode 59 is truly Epic, both in length and content! First up the D6G team welcomes back Ross Watson from Fantasy Flight Games. Ross brings us up to speed on the latest Warhammer 40,000 role playing game: Deathwatch. Now you can play Space Marines! How do the different chapters work? What new Chapter did FFG invent? What makes it different from Dark Heresy and Rogue Trader? With all that talk of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, Raef, Craig, and Russ felt it was time to tackle Epic: Armageddon. Small in scale doesn't mean small in game play. We discuss the game in detail. And be sure to catch Total Fan Girl this week as she interviews three pro-gamers from the "Fragdolls." What is it like to be a gamer on the pro vid-game circuit? All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: - Rapid Fire - The Hollywood Minute - The News - & More
The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 53 min Deathwatch Interview: 59 min Hollywood Minute: 2hr 6min Total Fan Girl: 2hr 16 min Epic Armageddon Detailed Review: 2 hr 38 min
Links Discussed in the show: Storm Wardens Charity: http://stormwardens.blogspot.com/ Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Tue, 22 June 2010
Stronghold Games is a new game company, but lead by veterans of the industry. Learn what this new company hopes to achieve and what they have coming out this fall as the D6G team interviews co-founders Stephen and KevinLater it's time to head out to Japan and tackle the conquest game Shogun that has a REALLY innovative mechanic. All that and our usual 'not too horrible' humor, with features such as: - The Hollywood Minute - Rapid Fire - What's in the News - Total Fan Girl - & More If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: click here. The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 1 hr 16 min Stronghold Games Interview: Battlefield Friction: 1 hr 24 min Hollywood Minute: 2hr 30min Total Fan Girl: 2hr 42 min Shogun Detailed Review: 2 hr 50 min Links Discussed in the show: Stronghold Games: Link Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Tue, 8 June 2010
Command and Control, Battlefield Friction, morale, call it what you will, many games try to simulate the challenge of commanding troops. The D6G team discusses how this is done in many popular games in their first segment: Mulling Mechanics.Later they take on the roles of Dungeon Lords. Sure, anyone can raid a dungeon, but can you build one and keep it safe from pesky heroes? Does the newest game from the creator of Galaxy Trucker and Space Alert continue the tradition of funny, fun, and challenging? All that and our usual 'not too horrible' humor, with features such as: - The Hollywood Minute - Rapid Fire - What's in the News - Total Fan Girl - & More If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: click here. The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 0 hr 53 min Mulling Mechanics: Battlefield Friction: 1 hr 0 min Hollywood Minute: 1hr 42 min Total Fan Girl (Dresden RPG): 1hr 55 min Dungeon Lords Detailed Review: 2 hr 0 min Links Discussed in the show: Craig's Bookshelf: Link Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Wargamer Radio Network: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Thu, 27 May 2010
Episode 56 is an RPG Interview extravaganza! Up first the guys interview Sam Stuart of Fantasy Flight Games. Sam gives the low down on two upcoming Rogue Trader RPG expansions: Lure of the Expanse and Into the Storm. He even shares details about one of the new playable Warhammer 40,000 races added via Into the Storm. Then Total Fan Girl grabs some time with the guys from Evil Hat Productions and asks them to share what it was like to develop the upcoming Dresden Files RPG. Finally the guys hop back on a board... a shuffle board? To fight monsters? Find out all the details in a detailed review of Catacombs. All that and our usual 'not too horrible' humor, with features such as: - The Hollywood Minute - Rapid Fire - What's in the News - & More If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: click here. The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 0 hr 54 min Interview with Sam (Rogue Trader): 1 hr 0 min Hollywood Minute: 2hr 13 min Total Fan Girl (Dresden RPG): 2hr 22 min Catacombs Detailed Review: 2 hr 53 min Links Discussed in the show: TFG's Blog Review of Dresden RPG: http://www.totalfangirl.com/2010/04/dresden-files-roleplaying-game-review.html Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Wargamer Radio Network: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Tue, 11 May 2010
Episode 55 is a mega-sode! The topic of WH40K Horus Heresy just screamed for extra time to do it justice. After that, it's off to Games Workshop's world of Warhammer 40,000. Or is it 30,000? Anyway ... Join us as we explore the details of the new game from Fantasy Flight Games with none-other than Jeff Tidball. Learn how Jeff came to work on the project, what were the challenges, and where did all the great ideas come from? And finally, the big review. The boys dive deep into the innards of the Horus Heresy game. Is it worth the money? Does it capture the theme? And most importantly... is it fun? All that and our usual 'not too horrible' humor, with features such as:
If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: click here. The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 1 hr 28 min Interview with Jeff: 1 hr 35 min Hollywood Minute: 2hr 31 min Total Fan Girl: 2hr 28 min Horus Heresy Review: 3 hr 0 min Links Discussed in the show: Red Box Games: http://red-box-games.com/ Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Wargamer Radio Network: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Tue, 20 April 2010
In Episode 54 we bring you games for all ages, Blue Oyster Cult, Peter Lipton, and even a singing muppet. Meanwhile Total Fan Girl has scored an interview with Eric Bloom, the lead singer of Blue Oyster Cult!! Turns out he's a gamer.
All that and our usual 'not too horrible' humor, with features such as:
If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: click here. The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 1 hr 5 min Games for All Ages: 1 hr 10 min Hollywood Minute: 2hr 14 min Total Fan Girl: 2hr 22 min Inside the Podcasting Studio: 2 hr 41 min Links Discussed in the show: Unseen Lerker Magazine: http://unseenlerker.com Craig's Bookshelf: Link Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Wargamer Radio Network: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Fri, 16 April 2010
Ken, the host of This Week in Wargaming (TWiW), was kind enough to invite Russ and TWiW founder Troy on the show to discuss the new tech hotness: The iPad. Specifically, how will the iPad effect the gaming hobby? Will it change how we play games, track rules, and manage our books?Tune in to TWiW Episode AT-11 to listen to our thoughts. Link: TWiW Ep AT-11 Category:News
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Fri, 9 April 2010
In Episode 53 the D6G Crew gets back to some games: WHFRP and Runewars!! Later the D6G team dive deep into the realm of Runewars, a new massive boxed game from Fantasy Flight Games also. This game is loaded with theme and amazing components.
Also, Nicole and Russ made it to PAX East. Here their thoughts in Achievements in Gaming and Total Fan Girl. All that and our usual 'not too horrible' humor, with features such as:
If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: click here. The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 1 hr 30 min WHFRP Detailed Review: 1 hr 36 min Hollywood Minute: 2hr 23 min Total Fan Girl: 2hr 28 min Rune Wars Detailed Review: 2 hr 34 min
Links Discussed in the show: Wil Wheaton's PAX East 2010 Keynote: Link Craig's Bookshelf: Link Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Wargamer Radio Network: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Tue, 23 March 2010
Cryptology, patents, Warmachine Mk 2 and even the CIA all get discussed this episode! Yep, we're not sure how that happened either. First up, patents: how do they work and why do you need them? We had such a great response to our show about Trademarks we asked Romeo from Battlefoam to come on and talk about the how's and why's of patenting something like a fancy pants laser system to cut foam. Later Total Fan Girl chats with Elonka Dunin, a world renown expert on cryptology who has done work for the CIA!! But more importantly, she's a gamer. Finally, the D6G team takes a hard look at Warmachine Mark 2. The book has been out a couple months now, Force books are on the streets, and the boys have played more than a few games. Is it everything we hoped for? Oh, and listen close to the beginning of the show for news about a new product from our friends at Lone Wolf Development!! All that and our usual 'not too horrible' humor, with features such as:
If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: click here. The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 47 min Patent's with Romeo: 52 min Hollywood Minute: 1hr 46 min Total Fan Girl: 1hr 54 min Inside Scoop: 2 hr 10 min Warmachine Mark II: 2 hr 15 min
Links Discussed in the show: Craig's Bookshelf: Link Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Wargamer Radio Network: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Thu, 11 March 2010
Tomb, a dungeon crawl themed game that's not like the others. Find out what makes Tomb different, and if it will fit in with your gaming group with our detailed reveiw of this AEG title. But up first, we play all the entries for our 'D6G bumper' contest. We also finally get around to listener feedback, it's been far too long. All that and our usual 'not too horrible' humor, with features such as:
If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: click here. The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 1 hr 10 min Listener Feedback: 1 hr 18 min Hollywood Minute: 2hr 6 min Total Fan Girl: 2hr 12 min Tomb Detailed Review: 2 hr 19 min
Links Discussed in the show: Craig's Bookshelf: Link Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Wargamer Radio Network: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Tue, 23 February 2010
It's our 50th show... what are we going to do this time? Same thing we do every time. Up first: Russ and Raef take advantage of Craig being out of the studio briefly to discuss their 'tech lairs'. How are their electronics set up in their homes? Where do they game? What systems do they use? Listeners have been asking, and now we reveal all. Later, Craig shows up and we decide we better talk about games again. This time it's a full review of Malifaux from Wyrd miniatures. Join us as we travel into the strange world of this unique skirmish game. All that and our usual 'not too horrible' humor, with features such as:
If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: click here. The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 1 hr 5 min Tech Lairs: 1 hr 11 min Hollywood Minute: 2hr 16 min The Inside Scoop: 2hr 23 min Total Fan Girl: 2hr 29 min The Score: 2hr 34 min Malifaux Detailed Review: 2 hr 43 min
Links Discussed in the show: Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Wargamer Radio Network: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Fri, 12 February 2010
Ep 49 is a big show: Trademark Law, gaming mods for the blind, painting tips, and how to build an old west building are all cramed togeather and somehow make sense. (we hope) Up first: Tactica Trademark! Recently one of our sponsors came under fire for sending out C&D letters regarding their trademark. Since we actually have a lawyer on staff here at the D6G we thought it would be interesting to go through the ins and outs of Trademark and copyright protection for companies in our industry. Why do they do it, why should we care, and when should we call foul? We also have Colen McAlister on from "Lone Wolf Development" to discuss the recent Internet flap over their C&D letters. Later, Total Fan Girl interviews a physics student who came up with an innovative way to modify Settlers of Catan for sight impared players. Finally, Craig takes control and gives us a bunch of great painting tips focusing on building terrain. He even gives step by step instructions on how to build a simple "old west" style building. All that and our usual 'not too horrible' humor, with features such as:
If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: click here. The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 1 hr 6 min Trademark Discussion: 1 hr 11 min Interview with Lone Wolf: 2 hr 9 min Hollywood Minute: 2hr 43 min Interview on Settlers of Catan for Sight Impaired (TFG): 2 hr 50 min Painting & Terraforming w/ Craig: 3h 5 m
Links Discussed in the show: Modeling: http://www.hirstarts.com/ Modeling: http://plastruct.com/ Settlers of Catan Sight Impared Game mod: http://gamemod.community.officelive.com/ Raef's Blog: LinkCraig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Wargamer Radio Network: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Tue, 26 January 2010
Ascension, Star Trek, and Sea of Blood all in one show? We cram it all in. Up first is an interview with Ross Watson of Fantasy Flight Games. He gives us the scoop on Ascension, the latest expansion to the Warhammer 40k RPG Dark Heresy. Later, Total Fan Girl interviews the lead writter for Cryptic Studio's upcoming MMO Star Trek Online. Finally the guys set sail in a detailed review of Descent: Sea of Blood. How does this new expansion add to the Descent game system.
All that and our usual 'not too horrible' humor, with features such as: If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: click here. The following fine organizations help make this show possible:
==Quick Reference== The News: 1 hr 13 min Ascension Interview: 1 hr 18 min Hollywood Minute: 2hr 22 min Star Trek Online Interview (TFG): 2 hr 31 min Sea of Blood: 2h 51 m
Discussed in the show: Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Wargamer Radio Network: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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Tue, 12 January 2010
What changes are coming to the game industry in 2010? The D6G team pulls out their crystal ball and attempts to answer that very question. Heck, we might even be right about one or two. Later, a favorite segment makes a return: Mulling Mechanics. This time around we look at board game mechanics. What are some common mechanics, how do they work, and what do we think of them? Plus, there may or may not be some discussion of Avatar throughout the episode. We just can't help it.
All that and our usual 'not too horrible' humor, with features such as: If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: click here. The following fine organizations help make this show possible: Myriad Games, on behalf of friendly, professional gaming stores everywhere.
==Quick Reference== The News: 1 hr 4 min 2010 Predictions: 1 hr 10 min Hollywood Minute: 2hr 5 min Total Fan Girl: 2 hr 10 min Mulling Board Game Mechanics: 2h 26 m
Discussed in the show: www.DescentCampaignTracker.com Raef's Blog: Link Craig's Blog: Link Total Fan Girl Blog: Link Wargamer Radio Network: Link Pulp Gamer Network: Link
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