This week, the guys are at Gencon. NPC Chris took some time to chat with friend-PCs Tony and Matt about what they were excited about! Next week, we’ll be back with our regularly scheduled program! (36min)
In this episode NPC Chris and NPC Aaron break down their Gencon trip, including how they got wrapped up in the judging for an awesome board game competition! (56min)
SomeTons of things we discuss on this episode:
Gencon– The largest games convention in North America!
Tabletop Deathmatch– A Tabletop Game design contest by the folks over at Cards Against Humanity.
MERCS– A skirmish miniatures game about corporations vying for power!
In this episode the guys talk a bit about Alignment systems in role-playing games, and how players and GM’s can best utilize them! Also: Aaron goes for the long con, Chris has a bad feeling about this, and Del goes robo! Oh yeah, and Taylor Swift.(58min)
Have you ever wondered to yourself, how can I get into minis gaming? Well, on this episode the guys chat with minis aficionado Kris about just that! He explains what a minis game is, and goes through the basic steps you need to know in order to pick up and play one today! (39min)
Some links you may find useful while perusing this episode:
Games Workshop – Maker of a plethora of miniatures games, including Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000.
“Those boards don’t work on water; you need more powwwwwaaaa!” This week the guys talk about the concept of “power creep” in game design, across a wide variety of game types. Chris also snap keeps hands with Savannah Lions, Del hangs up the magical dark wizard costume, and Aaron talks about a game bringing dungeon crawling back! (49min)