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May 18, 2013 0
Colby Dauch, of Plaid Hat Games, joins us in the third chair this time!

Up first Craig and Russ have all kinds of questions to ask Colby about what it's like getting a big game license, and Bioshock Infinite certainly is a big license.  Colby tells us how Plaid Hat got the deal and gives us a preview of the upcoming board game Bioshock Infinite: The Seige of Columbia.

Later Craig and Russ review the egyptian themed game Kemet.  Does the gameplay match the amazing component quality?

All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 
- Total Fan Girl
- Do You Ever Notice 
- 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.

Game Salute, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

www.Battlefoam.com

www.WolfLair.com



www.TheWarStore.com

www.geeknationtours.com


www.wssmagazine.com

www.WingHussarPublishing.com

 Conquistador Games

www.CoolMiniOrNot.com

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   1 hr 1 min

The Voice:  1 hr 9 min

Total Fan Girl: 1 hr 53 min

Mice and Mystics: 2 hr 7 min 


 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Craig's Blog: www.McNerdigansPub.com

Russ's Blog: http://www.RussRant.com

Total Fan Girl Blog: Link

Pulp Gamer Network: Link

 

 

May 8, 2013 0

Colby Dauch joins Craig and Russ to discuss how he and Russ got involved in the 2013 PAX East panel.  Their thoughts are followed by the full audio from the PAX East 2013 panel.

Apr 30, 2013 0
We're very excited to have Eric Summerer, of the Dice Tower Podcast, sitting in the third chair.  

Since Eric is a professional voice actor, we take the opportunity to grill him on what his profession is like and how does one go about recording an epic sci-fi audio book?

Later the three dive into a detailed review of Mice and Mystics.  A great family dungeon crawler that gamers of any age will enjoy.

All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 
- Total Fan Girl
- Do You Ever Notice 
- 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.

Game Salute, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

www.Battlefoam.com

www.WolfLair.com



www.TheWarStore.com

www.geeknationtours.com


www.wssmagazine.com

www.WingHussarPublishing.com

 Conquistador Games

www.CoolMiniOrNot.com

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   1 hr 1 min

The Voice:  1 hr 9 min

Total Fan Girl: 1 hr 53 min

Mice and Mystics: 2 hr 7 min 


 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Craig's Blog: www.McNerdigansPub.com

Russ's Blog: http://www.RussRant.com

Total Fan Girl Blog: Link

Pulp Gamer Network: Link

 

 

Apr 6, 2013 1
Angelo Lombardi, the itinerant gamer and COO of La Quinta, returns to the third chair to talk about every gamers dream: to design a game.  What dreams have we thought of building? And have we ever considered trying to make them real.
Later the three dive into a detailed review of Dungeons and Dragons: Dungeon Command.  Is there a meaty game packed in the box with all those pre-painted miniatures?
All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 

- Total Fan Girl

- Do You Ever Notice 

- 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.

Game Salute, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

www.Battlefoam.com

www.WolfLair.com



www.TheWarStore.com

www.geeknationtours.com


www.wssmagazine.com

www.WingHussarPublishing.com

 Conquistador Games

www.CoolMiniOrNot.com

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   59 min

The Dream of Game Design:  1 hr 7 min

Total Fan Girl: 1 hr 57 min

Dungeon Command Review: 2 hr 14 min 


 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Craig's Blog: www.McNerdigansPub.com

Russ's Blog: http://www.RussRant.com

Total Fan Girl Blog: Link

Pulp Gamer Network: Link

 

 

Apr 3, 2013 0

Angelo Lombardi, the traveling gamer and COO of La Quinta Inns & Suites, joins Craig and Russ to talk about the nostalgia of D&D figures.

Mar 22, 2013 0
Tim Huckelbery and Sam Stewart, two RPG design big-wig's at Fantasy Flight Games behind both the Star Wars and 40k RPG's, join Craig and Russ in the third chair.
Up first: What's it like designing RPG's and how do you keep the different games feeling unique?  And later the team dives into specific RPG mechanics in Mulling Mechics.  Which do we like best for what?
All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 

- Total Fan Girl

- Do You Ever Notice 

- News

- Listener Resolutions

- & 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.

Game Salute, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

www.Battlefoam.com

www.WolfLair.com



www.TheWarStore.com

www.geeknationtours.com


www.wssmagazine.com

www.WingHussarPublishing.com

 Conquistador Games

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   54 min

RPG Dev Life:  1 hr 1 min

Total Fan Girl: 1 hr 53 min

Mulling Mechanics: 2 hr 1 min 


 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Craig's Blog: www.McNerdigansPub.com

Russ's Blog: http://www.RussRant.com

Total Fan Girl Blog: Link

Pulp Gamer Network: Link

 

 

Mar 16, 2013 0

In book 51 Sam and Tim from Fantasy Flight Games join Craig and Russ to talk about terrain building 101.

Mar 8, 2013 0
Dan Yarrington of Game Salute returns to the show to join Craig and Russ to discuss Trade Shows.  How are they different than conventions, what are they like in the gaming industry?
Later we tackle the civilization building game "Clash of Cultures" from Z-man games.  Does this 4-X game bring anything new to the genre? And does it have enough elephants?
And don't miss Total Fan Girl this episode as Nicole chats with some of the folks behind Pandemic.
All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 

- Total Fan Girl

- Do You Ever Notice 

- News

- Listener Resolutions

- & 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.

Game Salute, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

www.Battlefoam.com

www.WolfLair.com



www.TheWarStore.com

www.geeknationtours.com


www.wssmagazine.com

www.WingHussarPublishing.com

 Conquistador Games

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   54 min

Trad Shows:  1 hr 8 min

Total Fan Girl: 1 hr 48 min

Clash of Cultures detailed Review: 2 hr 2 min 


 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Craig's Blog: www.McNerdigansPub.com

Russ's Blog: http://www.RussRant.com

Total Fan Girl Blog: Link

Pulp Gamer Network: Link

 

 

Feb 19, 2013 0

Craig and Russ are joined by Dan Yarrington to talk Firefly.  Why it is so beloved, and why we'd love a game about it!

Feb 13, 2013 2
Craig and Russ are extremely excited to be joined by the godfather of miniature war gaming himself: Mr. Rick Priestly in the third chair!
Up first we ask Rick all kinds of questions about his latest project: Beyond the Gates of Antaries!  What is the goal of this new miniature war game? How is it like his past works? What's new and different?
Later Craig and Russ dive into Sedition Wars, a brand new hybrid miniature board game.
All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 

- Total Fan Girl

- Do You Ever Notice 

- News

- Listener Resolutions

- & 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.

Game Salute, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

www.Battlefoam.com

www.WolfLair.com



www.TheWarStore.com

www.geeknationtours.com


www.wssmagazine.com

www.WingHussarPublishing.com

 Conquistador Games

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   50 min

Rick Priestly's Beyond the Gates of Antaries:  1 hr 2 min

Total Fan Girl: 2 hr 22 min

Sedition Wars detailed Review: 2 hr 37 min 


 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Realm Works Kickstarter 

Craig's Blog: www.McNerdigansPub.com

Russ's Blog: http://www.RussRant.com

Total Fan Girl Blog: Link

Pulp Gamer Network: Link

 

 

Feb 8, 2013 0

In this Lost Chapter Craig and Russ discuss the details of their Dystopian Wars/Legions mega battle they ran at TempleCon 2013.

Jan 29, 2013 1
Curt Cover of Smirk and Dagger games joins us in the third chair!
Up first we discuss adult content in board games.  When is it ok? Can games be just for adults?  
Later Colen of Lone Wolf development joins us to talk about Realm Works.  What exactly does it do? And why a kickstarter?
All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 

- Total Fan Girl

- Do You Ever Notice 

- 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.

Game Salute, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

www.Battlefoam.com

www.WolfLair.com



www.TheWarStore.com

www.geeknationtours.com


www.wssmagazine.com

www.WingHussarPublishing.com

 Conquistador Games

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   1 hr 0min

I'm too sexy for my game:  1 hr 8 min

Total Fan Girl: 1 hr 57 min

Realm Works: 2 hr 5 min 


 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Realm Works Kickstarter 

Craig's Blog: www.McNerdigansPub.com

Russ's Blog: http://www.RussRant.com

Total Fan Girl Blog: Link

Pulp Gamer Network: Link

 

 

Jan 25, 2013 0

Craig and Russ dive into what they thought about the characters and the plot of Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy.

WARNING: Say one thing for this Lost Chapter, say it's full of spoilers!

Jan 18, 2013 1
Teras Cassidy of Geek Nation Tours joins us in the third chair!  
We've all been playing Space Cadets, the unique starship command co-op game from Stronghold games, so we decided to give it a detailed review.  Do a bunch of wacky mini-games come together and make a cohesive experience?
But first, it's a new year and it's time for all geeks to resolve to be even more geeky!  What kinds of things are we going to try and get done in 2013?
 
All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 

- Total Fan Girl

- Do You Ever Notice 

- News

- Wish Upon a Game

- & 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.

Game Salute, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

www.Battlefoam.com

www.WolfLair.com



www.TheWarStore.com

www.geeknationtours.com


www.wssmagazine.com

www.WingHussarPublishing.com

 Conquistador Games

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   1 hr 3min

Resolutions:  1 hr 12 min

Total Fan Girl: 2 hr 11 min

Wish Upon a Game: 2 hr 18 min

Space Cadets: 2 hr 23 min 


 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Craig's Blog: www.McNerdigansPub.com

Russ's Blog: http://www.RussRant.com

Total Fan Girl Blog: Link

Pulp Gamer Network: Link

 

 

Jan 8, 2013 0

Teras of Geek Nation Tours joins us to talk about the must see conventions throughout the calendar year.

Jan 4, 2013 0
Raef "Hollywood" Granger returns for our special annual predictions episode!

Up first: Every December we make predictions of what will come in the following year, then a year later we see how we did.  How did our preditions for 2012 turn out?
Then later we make new predictions for 2013.  What do we think will happen to our favorite hobbies?  And which of us will be most accurate?
 
All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 

- Total Fan Girl

- Do You Ever Notice 

- 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.

Game Salute, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

www.Battlefoam.com

www.WolfLair.com



www.TheWarStore.com

www.geeknationtours.com


www.wssmagazine.com


www.ArmorCast.com

 Conquistador Games

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   1 hr 2min

Infinity Background:  1 hr 9 min

Total Fan Girl: 2 hr 43 min

Infinity Rules: 2 hr 53 min 


 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Craig's Blog: www.McNerdigansPub.com

Russ's Blog: http://www.RussRant.com

Total Fan Girl Blog: Link

Pulp Gamer Network: Link

 

 

Dec 27, 2012 0

Raef 'Hollywood' Granger returns as a special guest to discuss gammer burnout and how to deal with it.

Dec 20, 2012 4
Romeo Philip from Battlefoam and the Infinity O-12 podcast joins us once again in the third chair.  This time it's a Mega-sode!

Why is it so long? We dive into the miniature game Infinity!  After spending over an hour covering the rich background of the game and each faction indetail, we then dive into the mechanics.  What makes this game different?  And is it really "Always your turn?"
 
All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 

- Malifaux Contest Results

- Total Fan Girl

- Do You Ever Notice 

- 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.

Game Salute, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

www.Battlefoam.com

www.WolfLair.com



www.TheWarStore.com

www.geeknationtours.com


www.wssmagazine.com


www.ArmorCast.com

 Conquistador Games

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   1 hr 2min

Infinity Background:  1 hr 9 min

Total Fan Girl: 2 hr 43 min

Infinity Rules: 2 hr 53 min 


 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Craig's Blog: www.McNerdigansPub.com

Russ's Blog: http://www.RussRant.com

Total Fan Girl Blog: Link

Pulp Gamer Network: Link

 

 

Dec 11, 2012 0

Romeo Filip of Battlefoam fame joins Craig and Russ to talk about their latest venture... "Wild West Exodus".

The website: http://www.wildwestexodus.com/

Dec 3, 2012 1
Stephen Buonocore from Stronghold Games joins us once again in the third chair.  We chat about how Article 27 went from concept to published game, and why this game is worth a look.
Later we dive into a detailed review of the hot board game Mage Wars. What makes this different from other dueling spell slinger games?   
 
All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including: 

- Total Fan Girl

- Do You Ever Notice 

 - When you wish upon a game

- & 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.

Game Salute, latest gaming news, great stores, & more!

www.Battlefoam.com

www.WolfLair.com



www.TheWarStore.com

www.geeknationtours.com


www.wssmagazine.com


www.ArmorCast.com

 

 

 ==Quick Reference==

The News:   1 hr 24min

Article 27:  1 hr 28 min

Total Fan Girl: 2 hr 17 min

When you wish upon a game: 2 hr 23 min 

Mage Wars: 2 hr 27 min 


 

 Links Discussed in the show:

Craig's Blog: www.McNerdigansPub.com

Russ's Blog: http://www.RussRant.com

Total Fan Girl Blog: Link

Pulp Gamer Network: Link

 

 

Nov 27, 2012 0

By popular demand, the not too horrible hit Little Blue Avatar is now available as it's own MP3 download. 

Pop it into your playlist and/or share it with your friends.  If you have your own podcast, feel free to play the MP3 if you'd like, just be sure to leave in the D6G credits at the begining and end.

Lyrics & Vocals: Nicole Wakelin aka Total Fan Girl

Nov 27, 2012 0

By popular demand, the not too horrible hit The 12 Challenges of Gaming is now available as it's own MP3 download. 

Pop it into your holiday playlist and/or share it with your friends.  If you have your own podcast, feel free to play the MP3 if you'd like, just be sure to leave in the D6G credits at the begining and end.

Lyrics: Russ Wakelin & Craig Gallant

Vocals: Craig Gallant, Karen Gallant, Raef 'Hollywood' Granger, Nicole Wakelin, & Russ Wakelin

Nov 27, 2012 0

By popular demand, the not too horrible hit Ship it Maybe is now available as it's own MP3 download. 

Pop it into your playlist and/or share it with your friends.  If you have your own podcast, feel free to play the MP3 if you'd like, just be sure to leave in the D6G credits at the begining and end.

Lyrics: Russ Wakelin

Vocals: Nicole Wakelin

Nov 27, 2012 0

Stephen Buonocore of Stronghold Games returns to chat with Craig and Russ about things at the top of their wish list for the 2012 Holidays.

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