Download “RPG Design with Joshua A.C. Newman”
In this episode Del and Chris interview Joshua A.C. Newman (Mobile Frame Zero, xenoglyph, Shock:Social Science Fiction) about getting started in RPG design! (46min)
Things you may be interested in:
Chris’ Kickstarter: Under My Bed
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Download “Designing The Last Garden”
In this episode Del chats with Chris and Matt about their game The Last Garden! (54min)
Things you may be interested in:
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Download Bullet Points – Two Player Games
In this Bullet Points episode, Chris and Del are joined by their friend Pete, from Mind the Gap Studios to create Two-Player games that don’t use cards! (65min)
Things you may be interested in:
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Download NPC Cast Episode 138 – Isaac Vega
In this episode we chat with Plaid Hat Games designer Isaac Vega (Bioshock: Infinite, Dead of Winter, Ashes) about Board Games that tell stories! (83min)
Some things you may be interested in:
Unpub: The Unpublished Card Game
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Download NPC Cast Episode 103 – Bullet Buddies
In this episode the guys make bullet point games for one another! (62min)
Things you may be interested in:
Till Dawn – Nothing like Cash and Guns!
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Download NPC Cast Episode 93 – Balance in RPGs!
In this episode the guys discuss John Wick‘s recent blog post and whether or not balance is important in RPGs! (60min)
Things you may be interested in:
Chess Is Not An RPG: The Illusion of Game Balance – A blog post by John Wick, and what this episode is about!
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Download NPC Cast Episode 88 – WW2 Victory Gardens
In this episode, the guys talk about Victory conditions in games! (82min)
Things you may be interested in:
NPC Cast Episode 35 – Playing Catch-Up
NPC Cast Episode 75 – Going Starside
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Download NPC Cast Episode 81 – Legen-Dary.
In this episode, NPCs Aaron and Chris chatted with Devin Low, designer of Marvel Legendary! (66min)
Things you may be interested in:
Mouse Guard: Swords and Strongholds
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Download NPC Cast Episode 74 – Making Something.
In this episode, the guys chat with Friend-PC Matt about making games! (61min)
Things you may be interested in:
Reading Rainbow on Kickstarter.
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Download NPC Cast Episode 73 – Rules Lawyers.
In this episode, the guys chat about games copying games! (69min)
Things you may be interested in:
THE GAUNTLET – A charity tournament we hosted on May 18th! Livestream was recorded HERE.
Wizards of the Coast’s Announcement.
A great article on Quiet Speculation breaking down the whole thing.
Article about Mino vs. Tetris.
Baseball – We’re told it’s technically a game.
Sabertron – Like laser tag, but with swords!
All the information you could possibly want about D&D 5E on Enworld.
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Download NPC Cast Episode 72 – Cartoons!
In this episode, the guys make games based on Cartoons! (58min)
Things you may be interested in:
THE GAUNTLET – A charity tournament on May 18th!
The Queen’s Cavaliers – An inclusive “clockpunk” RPG!
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Interview w/ Meg McGinley:
[audio https://npccast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/packthepack.mp3]NPC Aaron and Myself both had the chance to judge THE TABLETOP DEATHMATCH, a game competition put together by the fine folks at Cards Against Humanity! As the episodes air I’ll try to chat with the contestants and get their perspectives, as well as see how their games have progressed!
Next up is Meg McGinley, who designed a game called Pack the Pack. We chat about the switch from cards to dominoes, how tight the podcasting community is, and what she would change about the Deathmatch itself.
David Bednar – The illustrator for Pack the Pack.
Games by Play Date – Meg’s gaming company.
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Interview w/ Paul Tseng:
NPC Aaron and Myself both had the chance to judge THE TABLETOP DEATHMATCH, a game competition put together by the fine folks at Cards Against Humanity! As the episodes air I’ll try to chat with the contestants and get their perspectives, as well as see how their games have progressed!
First up is Paul Tseng, who designed a game called Outer Earth. We chat about how well the contestants are getting along, how he felt about receiving critiques, and how studying graphic design has helped him in his game design.
Daniel Orellana – The artist behind the stunning visuals for Outer Earth.
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Download NPC Cast Episode 65: The F Word.
In this episode, the guys chat about what makes a game FUN! (58min)
Things you may be interested in:
Gaming For Fun – An awesome 2 part article by friend of the show The Angry DM!
MDA: A Formal Approach to Game Design and Game Research – Yeah, what it says.
Concept – A great party game!
Battle Systems – Sweet terrain for Sci-Fi games!
Posthuman Pathways – A new storygame by SPARK designer Jason Pitre!
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Download NPC Cast Episode 61: Deck of Cards.
In this episode, the guys tackle the challenge of designing a game with a deck of cards! We also answer a listener email about keeping the group engaged! (58min)
Things you may be interested in:
AMP: Year One – An RPG about the first year Superpowers come into existence!
Cryptozoic announces a Portal Board Game
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska – A new Duel Deck for Magic the Gathering!
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NPC Cast Episode 39: The Cold Opening of Space.
In this episode, the guys chat about playtesting their game designs! (67min)
Some things we discuss on this episode:
Steam Con: A steampunk convention!
Golem Arcana: A combination digital/tabletop minis game!
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NPC Cast Episode 35: Playing Catch-Up.
In this episode the guys chat about good old catch-up mechanics in board games! (55min)
Some things we discuss on this episode:
Angry DM– Friend of the show, and Angry Dungeon Master.
Boom or Doom! – A documentary about kickstarting a board game!
Call of Catthulu – An RPG by Joel Sparks…play as cats!
Kindred of the East – An RPG by White Wolf.
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NPC Cast Episode 25: 3 Men and a Shinto.
In this episode, the guys design three bullet-point games based around one of the legends of the silver screen! (57min)
Some things we discuss on this episode:
Red Dragon Inn: A game about drinking that isn’t necessarily a drinking game.
Wordsmith: A fast-paced word game by Alistair Wong.
Maggibot: A game blog by our good friend Marguerite!
Nicolas Cage’s IMDB: Yeah. That.
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NPC Cast Episode 21: !dlroW esrevnI
In this episode the guys chat with Brandon Schmelz and Jacob Randolph, creators of the new Dungeon World/Fate Core setting Inverse World! (69min)
Some things we discuss on this episode:
INVERSE WORLD An completely unique fantasy setting for Dungeon World and Fate Core. (Just a couple of days left to fund Inverse World)
Last Stand: A sweet RPG by Brandon Schmelz!
*For complete Transparency: The above link uses our Drive Thru RPG referral number. If you purchase Last Stand, it gives us credits to use to buy more games. If for some reason you do not want us to have credits to buy more games, (maybe you hate us) try a google search for Last Stand RPG instead.
Magicians: Roleplay while learning a language! I mean, how awesome is that?!
Golden Sky Stories: A heartwarming RPG.
Torchbearer – A dungeon delving RPG with resource management. By the makers of Burning Wheel and Mouse Guard.
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NPC Cast Episode 14: Candyland – Bullet Points!
In this episode, we take a crack at redesigning Candyland via the best thing ever, BULLET POINTS! Also: Chris likes to think, Aaron thinks kids should read, and Del introduces a new character for the kids! (57min)
Some things we discuss on this podcast:
Candyland WIKI – Pretty much what you assume it is.
Watch It Played – A youtube channel about board games!
SPARK RPG – An awesome-looking RPG by Jason Pitre!
Jennisodes Podcast – A podcast that focuses mainly on interviews.
Castle Ravenloft – An Origins-Award-Winning board game by Wizards of the Coast.
Space Cadets– A co-op board game…in space!
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NPC Cast Episode 13: Jerry Hawthorne!
In this episode, we get the chance to interview Mice and Mystics designer Jerry Hawthorne about how he got started in the industry, Plaid Hat Games, and gives us the scoop as to what is on the horizon for our herodents! (Do you see what we did there?!) Woo! (65min)
Some things we discuss on this podcast:
Watch It Played – A youtube channel about board games!
Bioshock Infinite – The boardgame by Isaac Vega and Plaid Hat Games!
InkedPlaymats.com – A company that makes custom playmats for TCG’s and other games!
Delvers’ Podcast – An actual play podcast that is awesome, check it out!
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NPC Cast Episode 9: Theme Things (MP3)
In this week’s episode the NPC’s talk about themes in games, including their most favorite and least favorite! Also: Del learns to love, Chris gets preachy, and Aaron gets savage! The guys also speak a bit about International Tabletop Day, and how they plan to celebrate! (46min)
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NPC Cast Episode 8: Alas Wallis (MP3)
On today’s special episode of NPC Cast, we have the chance to talk to Award-Winning game designer James Wallis about a whole slew of things, including his new role-playing game ALAS VEGAS, currently being funded on Kickstarter! We are also excited about a couple of other Kickstarter projects: Story War and Machine of Death, and James explains why Del and Aaron are moving to Norway! (77min)
If you can’t get enough of your Wallis fix, check out some of the other places he has been featured this week:
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NPC Cast Episode 7: Monopoly! (MP3)
Its a big one! In this week’s super sized episode the NPC’s take on the task of re-designing Monopoly! Aaron also needs bigger bullet points, Chris recovers from fugue, and Del goes dogcatcher! (72min)
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