Geeks of Cascadia: Recent Episodes
Geeks of Cascadia
Geeks of Cascadia is your nerdy little table-top games podcast about the table-top games industry and our nerdy geeky community. We interview game developers, publishers, artists, convention organizers and more!
We chat with Chris Pramas of Green Ronin Publishing at Orcacon 2023 plus the usual Con and Game news.
We review the brand new Splendor Duel and chat with Mark Walters of Metro Seattle Gamers at Dragonflight 2022
In this episode we review Recipe for Disaster from Sovereign Hart Games and interview Jocelyn and Alex from Pathfinder/Starfinder at Dragonflight 2022
We investigate the new Spelljammer books from Wizards of the Coast and talk to Jeff from Feudal Arts (feudalarts.com) about their new RPG Feudal Legacy on Kickstarter now. http://kck.st/3KmmyGU
In this episode we interview up and coming game designer Justin Hylarides and his new game Biome: Borneo! Plus we give you some of the latest game news.
00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 15:43 We interview game designer Justin Hylarides 46:30 Final thoughts and goodbye
About Biome Borneo: Discover the Bornean rainforest. Form micro-habitats using plant tiles, and attract animals to build food-chains, as you compete for resources and space. Take advantage of opportunities but be ready to quickly adapt to new strategies; as the jungle is transformed into a thriving Biome. On their turn a player is allowed up to two actions: Exchange cards; Exchange Tiles; Play a card and place tiles onto the board. Special Ability cards may also be played according to their specific rules, and can grant a player a strategic advantages when used. There are also Disaster cards in the form of Forest Fires and Poachers that will add difficulty and randomness to the game. Players will determine during set-up the level of chaos and disruptions they would like to potentially encounter during a game, which test all player's abilities to adapt when drawn. The game ends when the final tile is picked up by a player, triggering a final action for every player. Points determine the winner and are attained by earning cards through tile placement.
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So what causes a bunch of strangers who willingly come together to kill each other in vehicular homicidal mania? it’s Car Wars sixth edition by Steve Jackson Games! Listen to the podcast to follow this year’s 2022 OrcaCon Car Wars Tournament. Will someone block rockets with their face? Will spilling tons of oil to make your opponents spin out result in a hazmat fine? Only one way to find out and that’s to listen to the podcast.
The GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest happenings on the last day of OrcaCon 2022. Listen to our podcast to get the latest for the Sunday con before you arrive. Listen to this episode as your driving to the con, brushing your teeth, doing your morning jog, or listen as you fall asleep the night before the big con.
Go to http://www.orcacon.org/ for more info.
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The GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest on day two of OrcaCon 2022. Listen to our podcast to get the latest for the Saturday con before you arrive. Listen to this episode as your driving to the con, brushing your teeth, doing your morning jog, or listen as you fall asleep the night before the big con.
Go to http://www.orcacon.org/ for more info.
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The GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest on Day one of OrcaCon 2022. Plus, we interview Nicole with Playtest Northwest who will be here at the Con! Listen to our podcast to get the latest for the Friday con before you arrive. Listen to this episode as your driving to the con, brushing your teeth, doing your morning jog, or listen as you fall asleep the night before the big con.
Go to http://www.orcacon.org/ for more info.
00:00 Intro and what are the highlights to OrcaCon 05:12 Interview with Nicole of Playtest Northwest 30:24 Friday OrcaCon Schedule and highlights to Day one of the Con!
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We talk to Matt Hyra of Renegade Game Studios about the new Transformers deck building game at Dragonflight 2021. Plus the usual games news and banter.
In episode 75 we recap Dragonflight 41 and talk to Becca the creator of Annapurna board game. Plus the usual banter, game news and con news.
Your Geeks of Cascadia team gives you the Sunday preview of the convention. Listen to what's happening at the con to plan your day!
We preview Saturday at Dragonflight 41 and interview Greg Pratt about Car Wars 6th edition
Rebeculous and Still Paul preview the events at Dragonflight 41 Gamecon in Bellevue, WA.
In this episode we talk to our good friend Amy Gembala the director of Dragonflight Game Convention plus games and con news.
In this episode we review Storm Lord's Wrath. A 5th edition D&D Campaign that is part of the Essential’s Kit from Wizards of the Coast. Be warned there are a few spoilers.
00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 14:03 D&D Campaign review of Storm Lords Wrath 01:17:24 Final thoughts and goodbye
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Blue Samurai and Still Paul run down the schedule of online events for Friday and Saturday at Orcacon 2021
As OrcaCon is just around the corner Donna Prior, Executive Director of OrcaCon, came by our studios (really it was a zoom call) and talked to Still Paul and Rebeculus about the big changes with OrcaCon coming up because of COVID. OrcaCon is going virtual and Donna is here to explain it all.
For more info about OrcaCon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrcaCon/ Twitter: OrcaCon (@OrcaCon) / Twitter Email: info@orcacon.org
Other links to OrcaCon 21 Virtual convention.
https://tabletop.events/conventions/orcacon-online
https://www.orcacon.org/2021/orcacon-online-update/
https://tabletop.events/conventions/orcacon-online/exhibitors
https://go.orcacon.org/Discord
Learn about Catan Universe
https://catanuniverse.com/
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In this episode we talk to Adam Davis with Game to Grow who are using games of all kinds for therapeutic, education, and community development improvement. We find out what Game to Grow has been doing during this pandemic and what the future holds.
00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 22:27 Adam Davis with Game to Grow 54:53 Final thoughts and goodbye
If you want to follow Game to Grow Twitter: @gametogrow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Gametogrow/
Or check out Critical Core https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gametogrow/critical-core http://www.criticalcore.org Twitter: @ CriticalCoreRPG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/criticalcorerpg/
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Like you we have been playing games online, but do you know which is the best way to do it or what’s available or even how much it’s going to cost? We give you a few ways to do it and some tips to bring down the cost. We have been playing D&D on different platforms and virtual table tops so we’ll tell you what we think of the different ones out there. We look into Roll20, The Foundry, and playing with PowerPoint. Also we talk about our hits and misses with Google Meets, Zoom, and Discord.
Also we have David Carnahan from Alexandria RPG talk about a classic RPG from the Cold War called Twilight 2000.
00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 16:34 David Carnahan with Alexandria RPG talks Twilight 2000 21:58 Middle episode break and some more witty banter. 24:19 Online D&D. How to do it and what we experienced. 01:15:33 Final thoughts and goodbye
check out Alexandria RPG https://www.alexandriarpg.com/ Email: david@alexandriarpg.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexandriaRPGLibrary/
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So it was a longer run time than we wanted but what can we say, we love talking to David Gerrard and we really wanted to get our interview with Christine Pruett out. Our first interview is with David Gerrard of Junk Spirit Games and later we listen to our interview with Christine Pruett back we did back during OrcaCon where she talked about her successful kickstarter Castles and Cats.
00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 25:54 David Gerrard with Junk Spirit Games 01:19:17 Wow that was a great interview now for quick witty break 01:24:23 Interview with Christine Pruett 01:33:55 Final thoughts and good bye
If you want to follow David Gerrard and Junk Spirit Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkspiritgames/ Twitter: @ JunkSpiritGames David Gerrard’s twitter: @Dagerr Website: https://junkspiritgames.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/junkspiritgames/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoALdExQS1jO5AR3MhNq4WQ
If you want to know about Castles & Cats Website: https://www.castlesandcats.com/
Tanya Depass comes by our “studio” to talk diversity and inclusion in tabletop and video games. Also tabletop and con news.
00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 15:02 Tanya Depass interview 32:50 Final thoughts
What to follow Tanya? Of course you do: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpEa-boVKzPeZ6g8L9SkQRw Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/cypheroftyr/ Twitter @cypheroftyr Website: https://cypheroftyr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cypheroftyr/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cypheroftyr Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cypheroftyr Rivals of Waterdeep twitter: @RivalsWaterdeep Rivals of Waterdeep website: http://rivalsofwaterdeep.com/
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In this episode we do an unboxing of Dungeon & Dragons vs Rick and Morty plus we do a full blown review of the campaign we actually played!
00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 13:17 Unboxing of Dungeon & Dragons vs Rick and Morty 24:41 More witty banter 30:01 Game review of Dungeon & Dragons vs Rick and Morty 56:48 Final thoughts
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In this episode Mike Selinker, the President of Lone Shark Games, returns to our show to talk about game design and social justice. He even gives us a peek into what is going on with Lone Shark Games and discusses his latest project to help bring positive change to politics and promote social awareness.
00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 17:18 Mike Selinker 45:05 More witty banter 01:47:36 Final thoughts
To find out how Mike Selinker got into game design and creating Lone Shark Games check out episode 15 of our Geeks of Cascadia podcast.
If you want to follow Mike Selinker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.selinker Twitter: @mikeselinker
Or check out Lone Shark Games Website: http://www.lonesharkgames.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lonesharkgames Twitter: @LoneSharkGames
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In this episode we finally return from COVID darkness and get the latest news from Dragonflight when we sit down with Amy Gembala. Later we meet with Master Librarian, David Carnahan with Alexandria RPG. David is back from his deployment from Iraq and is ready to talk old RPGs and about what’s new with his library.
00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News 15:33 Dragonflight News!! 45:05 More witty banter 47:37 Alexandria RPG 11:13:16 Final thoughts and wittiness as Rebecculus can no longer hold her pee.
If you want to follow Dragonflight
Website: www.dragonflight.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/DragonflightCon/ Or community Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/45422883305/ Twitter: @dragonflight
Or check out Alexandria RPG https://www.alexandriarpg.com/ Email: david@alexandriarpg.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexandriaRPGLibrary/
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In this episode we let you know we are all still alive and OK. Also con news and a bunch of witty banter.
In this fun episode we talk to our good friend Lynne Hardy with Chaosium. She gives us a little peek into what cool stuff is going on with Chaosium. and we do an unboxing of the Call of Cthulhu Starter box set.
00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News 14:18 Interview with Lynne Hardy 39:54 The unboxing of the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set
If you want to learn more about Lynne Hardy Twitter @CogsandCakes
To learn more about Chaosium and the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set Email: customerservice@chaosium.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/ChaosiumInc/ Twitter @Chaosium_Inc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geeksofcascadia/
Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia Pinerest: https://www.pinterest.com/chaosiuminc/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/chaosiuminc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdx6kNIZ4su6WiqLxcQSVfQ
In this fun episode we talk to Greg Tito, Senior Communications Manager at Wizards of the Coast and host of Dragon Talk. Greg sit’s down with the GoC crew to talk about his experience at Wizards and how he got into the business.
00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News 17:50 Interview with Greg Tito 50:23 More witty banter and outro
If you want to learn more about Greg Tito
Twitter @Gregtito
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In this fun episode we talk to Cleric Games about how they run Adventurer’s League and the fun teaching people how to play D&D.
00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News 22:07 Interview with Cleric Games 53:42 More witty banter and outro
If you want to learn more about Cleric Games
Website: https://www.clericgames.com/ Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/clericgames/ Twitter @_ClericGames_ Instagram: @Clericgames
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In this fun episode we talk to Jenn Ellis and Keith Baker of Twogether Studios and discuss their Adventure Zone game among other cool things. Additionally the Geeks of Cascadia crew talk about how much fun OrcaCon was.
00:00 We gush over OrcaCon 08:11 Interview with Keith Baker & Jenn Ellis 25:06 We gush more over OrcaCon and say from final thoughts
If you want to learn more about Jenn Ellis and Keith Baker and Twogether Studios
Website: https://twogetherstudios.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Twogetherstudios/ Twitter @twogetherstudio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twogetherstudios/
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We talk about what to expect on Day Three of OrcaCon. We will cover games, panels, and even what food trucks are showing up. Too busy to read the program? Listen to us as we cover the highlights and what’s happening for you. We talk to Playtest NW, learn about OrcaCon’s Play to Win, and find out what merchandise to purchase.
Website: https://orcacon.org Facebook at: httphttps://www.facebook.com/OrcaCon Community Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OrcaConCommunity/ Twitter @OrcaCon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orca_con/
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We talk about what to expect on Day Two of OrcaCon. We will cover games, panels, and even what food trucks are showing up. Too busy to read the program? Listen to us as we cover the highlights and what’s happening for you. We talk to Adventurer’s League, The Games Library, and Alexandria RPG about your gaming options while at the con.
Website: https://orcacon.org Facebook at: httphttps://www.facebook.com/OrcaCon Community Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OrcaConCommunity/ Twitter @OrcaCon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orca_con/
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We talk about what to expect on Day One of OrcaCon. We will cover games, panels, and even what food trucks are showing up. Too busy to read the program? Listen to us as we cover the highlights while you’re driving to the convention, brushing your teeth or running on a treadmill before rolling some dice at OrcaCon.
Website: https://orcacon.org Facebook at: httphttps://www.facebook.com/OrcaCon Community Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OrcaConCommunity/ Twitter @OrcaCon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orca_con/
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In this fun episode Doug and Kelly do a game review of Parks from Keymaster Games. Later we talk to our good friend, Tim Morgan, from Around the Table Game Pub about what’s going on with his store and tabletop games.
00:00 We give you some con news and tabletop game news 21:55 Geeks Tabletop Game Review of Parks 35:36 A short pause for witty banter 36:42 We talk to local game store owner Tim Morgan from Around the Table 49:23 More witty banter and final thoughts
If you want to learn more about Parks and Keymaster games:
Website: https://keymastergames.com/parks Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/KeymasterGamesLLC/ Twitter @KeymasterGames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keymastergames/
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In this fun filled episode we do an unboxing of Dungeon & Dragons vs Rick and Morty plus we talk to the Luci People’s Choice Awardees Vitoria Cana and Alexandre Uboldi and their game Gladius.
00:00 We give you some con news and tabletop game news 18:49 The unboxing of Dungeon & Dragons vs Rick and Morty 29:47 A short pause for witty banter 31:31 We talk to LUCI People’s Choice Awardees Vitoria Cana and Alexandre Uboldi about their game Gladius 41:20 More witty banter and final thoughts
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In this episode we take a deep dive into D&D downtime activities and rules in our segment Behind the DM’s Screen.
Of course we will talk about upcoming cons, tabletop game news.
00:00 We give you some con news and tabletop game news 15:58 We take a deep dive into D&D Downtime activities and their rules 10:08:55 More witty banter and final thoughts
We interview up and comer game designer Tony Van Liew from Playtest Northwest. He talks about his Superhero game “Not In My City”. Later we do a game review of Quacks of Quedlinburg.
Of course we will talk about upcoming cons, tabletop game news.
00:00 We give you some con news and tabletop game news 24:42 We Interview Tony Van Liew 31:50 Some more witty banter 34:48 Quacks of Quedlinburg game review 59:21 More witty banter and final thoughts
If to know more about Quacks of Quedlinburg and about North Star Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northstargames Twitter: @ NorthStarGames Website: https://www.northstargames.com/products/the-quacks-of-quedlinburg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northstargames/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/northstargames1
If you want to contact Tony Van Liew Email: tvliew@juno.com
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We interview Kyle Lang of Item Woodworks and get to know about his cool game accessories he makes and how he got into the business. Later we talk to GoC friend of the show David Gerrard of Junk Spirit Games. We find out what David has been up to and we get a sneak peak of future projects coming from Junk Spirit Games.
Of course we will talk about upcoming cons, tabletop game news.
00:00 We give you some con news and tabletop game news 18:13 We Interview Kyle Lang of Item Woodworks 29:24 Some more witty banter 31:41 We talk to David Gerrard of Junk Spirit Games 01:05:00 More witty banter and final thoughts
If you want to follow David Gerrard and Junk Spirit Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkspiritgames/ Twitter: @ JunkSpiritGames David Gerrard’s twitter: @Dagerr Website: https://junkspiritgames.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/junkspiritgames/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoALdExQS1jO5AR3MhNq4WQ
If you want to follow Item Woodworks Website: https://www.itemwoodworks.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itemwoodworks/ Twitter: @ItemWoodworks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itemwoodworks/ Email: itemwoodworks@gmail.com
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We interview David Iezzi, game designer of Cabinet of Curiosities and winner of the LUCI award. Later we do a game review of Ganz Schon Clever (That’s Pretty Clever).
Of course we will talk about upcoming cons, tabletop game news.
00:00 We give you some con news and tabletop game news 22:13 We Interview David Iezzi, game developer for Cabinet of Curiosities. 35:48 Some more witty banter 37:30 Game review of Ganz Schon Clever 01:01:21 More witty banter and final thoughts
If you want to follow David Iezzi and Cabinet of Curiosities Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dogfin Twitter: @ geikamir
If you want to follow OrcaCon Website: https://www.orcacon.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrcaCon/ Twitter: @OrcaCon Instagram: Orca_Con Email: info@orcacon.org
Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia
We interview Donna Prior, Executive Director of OrcaCon, and we get an update to the upcoming convention coming this January. Later we talk to Hal Zucati, of Zucati Corps, and talk about awesome tabletop gaming accessories he has to offer and how he got into the business.
Of course we will talk about upcoming cons, tabletop game news.
00:00 We give you some con news and tabletop game news 16:58 Interview with Donna Prior and an update to OrcaCon 27:36 Some more witty banter 29:52 Hal Zucati talks about what’s up with Zucati Corps and what cool tabletop gaming accessories they have. 42:50 More witty banter and final thoughts
If you want to follow Zucati Website: https://www.zucaticorp.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zucaticorp/ Twitter: @ZucatiCorp Instagram: zucaticorp Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/zucaticorp/
If you want to follow OrcaCon Website: https://www.orcacon.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrcaCon/ Twitter: @OrcaCon Instagram: Orca_Con Email: info@orcacon.org
Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia
So what causes a bunch of strangers who willingly come together to kill each other in vehicular homicidal mania? Well it’s Car Wars of course by Steve Jackson Games! Listen to the podcast to follow this year’s 2019 Dragonflight Car Wars Tournament. Will someone block rockets with their face? Is an armored bus with blast cannons, tank gun, and laser guided missiles too much? Only one way to find out and that’s to listen to the podcast.
We interview Nichole, the Director of Events with Playtest Northwest, about how they help local game designers achieve their dream of getting their game published. Later, we talk to Mathew Craver, designer of Balance of Essence, about his game and how and when we might see it.
Of course we will talk about upcoming cons, tabletop game news, and what we did at Dragonflight.
00:00 We chat about Dragonflight and give you some con news and tabletop game news 19:30 Playtest Northwest interview with Nicole Jekich 49:20 Some witty banter 51:39 Matt Craver game designer for Balance of Essence 01:02:30 More witty banter and final thoughts about Dragonflight
If you want to follow Playtest Northwest Website: http://playtestnw.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playtestnw/ Twitter: @playtestNW
Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia
Your GoC team is at Dragonflight giving the day by day commentary and review of the happenings here at the convention. So if you are a con goer here or you just want to live through our exciting lives tune in to hear what’s going to happen on the last day of Dragonflight 2019!
We give you the highlights and the happenings during the last day of the con. Plus a review of what happened during day two.
See you here!
If you want to follow Dragonflight Website: https://www.dragonflight.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DragonflightCon/ Or community Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/45422883305/ Twitter: @dragonflight
Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia
Your GoC team is at Dragonflight giving the day by day commentary and review of the happenings here at the convention. So if you are a con goer here or you just want to live through our exciting lives tune in to hear what’s going to happen on day two of Dragonflight!
We give you the highlights and the happenings during day 2 of the con. Plus a review of what happened during day one.
See you here!
If you want to follow Dragonflight Website: https://www.dragonflight.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DragonflightCon/ Or community Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/45422883305/ Twitter: @dragonflight
Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia
Your GoC team is at Dragonflight giving the day by day commentary and review of the happenings here at the convention. So if you are a con goer here or you just want to live through our exciting lives tune in to hear what’s going to happen on day one of Dragonflight!
We will highlight the next day’s games and what you should see at day one of the convention.
We also do an interview with the Convention Director and later we talk to the vendor coordinator about which merchants are here and what they are selling.
00:00 Intro and highlights of con and of games being played on Friday. 17:06 Convention Director Amy Gembala tells us what going on at this years con 26:28 Find out what cool merchants are here and what are they selling. After all you’re going to need new more dice. 30:45 Final wrap up and thoughts about Dragonflight
See you here!
If you want to follow Dragonflight Website: https://www.dragonflight.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DragonflightCon/ Or community Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/45422883305/ Twitter: @dragonflight
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In this bonus episode of Behind the DM's Screen we unbox and review the D&D Essentials Kit available at your FLGS September 4th. Spoiler alert. We love it.
Trenton Payne of Gilgamesh Games sits down with Rebecculus to talk about the latest and greatest of Gilgamesh Games like their awesome game Cats of Ulthar. Later Rebecculus does a game review and a walkthrough of their latest card game MAGDA.
00:00 Intro and tabletop game news and kickstarter stuff and what’s up with cons. 18:56 Interview with Trenton Payne of Gilgamesh Games. 47:01 Some more witty banter. 50:36 MAGDA game review and how to play. 01:11:38 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter.
If you want to follow Gilgamesh Games Website: https://www.gilgamesh.games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gilgameshgames/ Twitter: @GamesGilgamesh
SPOILER WARNING!!! In this episode we do a deeper dive into the Waterdeep Dragon Heist and give a DM’s perspective of the City of Splendors. Other podcasts give adventure campaign reviews WITHOUT playing the game. We at Geeks of Cascadia play the adventure from beginning to end before we give you a review. So at least you know we are not full of crap, we know what we’re talking about. . . or we fake it.
This episode is ideal for any DM who is about to run D&D’s Waterdeep Dragon Heist or if you are a Chaotic Evil player that wants info before you play. (We at GoC do NOT recommend you do this as a player)
If you haven’t done it yet, check out episode 51 where we do a players perspective and review Waterdeep as a campaign setting that is perfect for any player to get in the right mind set.
00:00 Intro and tabletop game news and kickstarter stuff and what’s up with cons 17:17 SPOILER WARNING!!! DM’s review of Waterdeep Dragon Heist. 01:15:11 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter.
If you want to follow other D&D products go to. Website: https://dnd.wizards.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dungeonsanddragons Twitter: @Wizards_DnD
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Waterdeep Dragon Heist review Part I In this episode we do a SPOILER FREE deep dive into the Waterdeep Dragon Heist and give a player perspective review of the City of Splendors. Other podcasts give adventure campaign reviews WITHOUT playing the game. We at Geeks of Cascadia play the adventure from beginning to end before we give you a review. So at least you know we are not full of crap, we know what we’re talking about.
This episode is ideal for any player who is about to play a character in D&D’s Waterdeep Dragon Heist. We give you, as a player, what your character would already know about this Sword Coast metropolis. If you’re a DM let your players listen to this review. Save printing copies of Volo’s Waterdeep Enchiridion or the Code Legal that your players may or may not read but NEED TO KNOW to play this fantastic adventure.
00:00 Intro and tabletop game news and kickstarter stuff and what’s up with cons 17:29 Spoiler free player version review of Waterdeep Dragon Heist. 01:18:44 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter.
If you want to follow other D&D products go to. Website: https://dnd.wizards.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dungeonsanddragons Twitter: @Wizards_DnD
Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia
In this episode we interview the legendary Steve Jackson! Steve was willing to sit down with our podcast and talk shop. Later we do a game review of Topiary.
00:00 Intro and tabletop game news and kickstarter stuff and what’s up with cons 20:31 Interview with Steve Jackson 27:22 We do more of our witty banter. SPOILER WARNING We talk a little about Game of Thrones Season 8 episode 6. 30:41 Game review of Topiary designed by Danny Devine 41:43 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter.
If you want to follow Steve Jackson Games Website: http://www.sjgames.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sjgames/ Steve Jackson Games Twitter: @SJGames
Or check out Topiary at Renegade Games. Website: https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/topiary Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlayRGS/ Twitter: @PlayRenegade
Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia
In this episode we interview the great Andrew Hackard, line editor for Munchkin and part of the crew with Steve Jackson Games. Also we go a game review of Shards of Infinity Boardgame App from Temple Gates Games.
spoiler warning Plus in order to meet our requirement of witty banter we talk Game of Thrones episode “The Long Night” season 8 episode 3. You know the one, we nerds call it the Battle of Winterfell. Blue Samurai has thoughts about Jon Snow’s horrible battle plan. Later we talk Avenger’s End Game.
00:00 Intro and tabletop game news and kickstarter stuff and what’s up with cons 19:29 Interview with Andrew Hackard 26:03 SPOILER WARNING We do our witty banter but we talk Game of Thrones Season 8 episode 3. 35:45 Game review of Shards of Infinity Board Game app by Temple Gates Games. 47:03 SPOILER WARNING Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter. Also we talk Avengers End Game
If you want to follow Andrew Hackard or Steve Jackson Games Website: http://www.sjgames.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sjgames/ Website for Munchkin: https://munchkin.game/ Steve Jackson Games Twitter: @SJGames Andrew Hackard Twitter: @RedPenOfDoom
Or check out Shards of Infinity Board game app at Temple Gates Games Website: http://www.templegatesgames.com/ Email: info@templegatesgames.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/templegatesgames/ Twitter @Temple_Gates Shards of Infinity Twitter: @Shards_Infinity
Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia
In this episode we talk to Eric with Queer Geek and check in with our good friend David Carnahan with Alexandria RPG. Of course more witty banter and some con and kickstarter news.
00:00 Intro and tabletop game news and kickstarter stuff and what’s up with cons 17:54 Interview with Eric with Queer Geek 27:17 More witty banter 30:29 David Carnahan talks to us about what’s new with Alexandria RPG and what’s going to happen to the library when he deploys with the National Guard for a year. 45:53 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
If you want to follow Queer Geek Website: http://queergeekseattle.org/ Email: info@queergeekseattle.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/queergeek/
Or check out Alexandria RPG https://www.alexandriarpg.com/ Email: david@alexandriarpg.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexandriaRPGLibrary/
Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia
In this episode we talk to the two Adams at Game to Grow who are using games of all kinds for therapeutic, education, and community development improvement.
00:00 Intro and tabletop game news and kickstarter stuff and what’s up with cons 16:49 Interview with Game to Grow 35:17 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
If you want to follow Game to Grow Twitter: @gametogrow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Gametogrow/
Or check out Critical Core https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gametogrow/critical-core http://www.criticalcore.org Twitter: @ CriticalCoreRPG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/criticalcorerpg/
Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia
In this episode we talk to friend of the show Lynne Hardy and talk about what’s going on at Chaosiusm and what new project she’s working on. Later we do a game review of a fun little game called Echidna Shuffle.
00:00 Intro and tabletop game news and kickstarter stuff and what’s up with cons 16:10 Interview with Lynne Hardy 41:50 More witty banter 45:01 Review of Echidna Shuffle. Designed by Kris Gould and published by Wattsalpoag Games 57:15 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
If you want to follow Lynne Hardy. Twitter: @CogsandCakes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lynne.hardy.3591
Or check out Chaosium https://www.chaosium.com/ Twitter: @Chaosium_Inc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChaosiumInc/
Echidna Shuffle Check out the game at Wattsalpoag : https://wattsalpoag.myshopify.com/ Twitter: @Wattsalpoag Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wattsalpoag/
Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia
In this episode we talk to the amazing Tifa Robles and talk about her new book and kickstarter project. Later we do a game review of Reef. Roll the dice.
00:00 Intro and tabletop game news and kickstarter stuff and what’s up with cons 21:55 Interview with Tifa Robles 37:451 More witty banter 43:52 Review of the game Reef. Designed by Emerson Mastuuchi and published by Next Move Games 55:14 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
If you want to follow Tifa and by the way you should Twitter: @TifaRobles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tifa.robles Tumblr: http://tifarobles.tumblr.com/
Reef from Next Move Games Check out the game Reef at Next Move Games : https://www.nextmovegames.com/en/blog/announcing-reef-b69.html Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NextMoveGames/
Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia
In this episode we talk about what’s going on with Dragonflight with our returning guest, Amy Gembala with Dragonflight. Later we review Catch the Moon.
00:00 Intro and talking about all the fun we had at OrcaCon 11:11 What’s up with Dragonflight. We talk to Amy Gembala. 27:57 More witty banter 31:19 Catch the Moon review in our Geeks Tabletop Games review segment 38:47 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
For more info about Dragonflight go here: http://dragonflight.org/
Catch the Moon Check out the game Catch the Moon at Bombyx : https://www.studiobombyx.com/catch-the-moon.html Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/studiobombyx/ Twitter: @StudioBombyx
Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia
So causes a bunch of strangers who willingly come together to kill each other in vehicular homicidal mania? Well it’s Car Wars of course by Steve Jackson Games! Listen to the podcast to follow this year’s 2019 OrcaCon Car Wars Tournament. Will someone block rockets with their face? Will spilling tons of oil to make your opponents spin out result in a hazmat fine? Only one way to find out and that’s to listen to the podcast.
In this episode we chat with Tonya, the VP of Norwescon, about what to expect at the convention and later we hear from the Geeks Tabletop Game Review team about Altiplano.
00:00 Intro and talking about all the fun we had at OrcaCon 07:03 Tonya the VP from Norwescon talks up the con 17:13 More witty banter 18:54 Altiplano game review 45:25 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
For more info about Norwescon go here: http://www.norwescon.org/
Check Altiplano from Renegade Game Studio here: https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/altiplano/
The whole GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest on Day one of OrcaCon 2018. Listen to our podcast to get the latest for the Friday con before you arrive. Listen to this episode as your driving to the con, brushing your teeth, doing your morning jog, or listen as you fall asleep the night before the big con. Roll the dice!
Go to http://www.orcacon.org/ for more info.
The whole GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest on Day one of OrcaCon 2018. Listen to our podcast to get the latest for the Friday con before you arrive. Listen to this episode as your driving to the con, brushing your teeth, doing your morning jog, or listen as you fall asleep the night before the big con. Roll the dice!
Go to http://www.orcacon.org/ for more info.
The whole GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest on Day one of OrcaCon 2018. Listen to our podcast to get the latest for the Friday con before you arrive. Listen to this episode as your driving to the con, brushing your teeth, doing your morning jog, or listen as you fall asleep the night before the big con. Roll the dice!
Go to http://www.orcacon.org/ for more info.
So what causes a bunch of strangers who willingly come together to kill each other in vehicular homicidal mania? Well it’s Car Wars of course by Steve Jackson Games! Well it’s happening again at OrcaCon 2019. Greg Pratt is back with his Cars Tournament and he’s with us in studio to give us a preview of what’s coming this convention. Plus we welcome new co-host Rebecculous!
00:00 Intro and of course con news, tabletop game news, and kickstarter news. 12:32 OrcaCon Car Wars Tournament preview 33:05 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
Find out more about OrcaCon here: http://www.orcacon.org/
In this episode we chat with Renaissance man Matthew Gravelyn and learn how to publish D&D material on the DM’s Guild and we discuss all of his recent projects.
00:00 Intro and of course con news, tabletop game news, and kickstarter news. 06:18 Chatting it up with Matthew Gravelyn 45:33 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
Visit's Matthew's website: http://matthewgravelyn.com/
Check out Matthew’s podcast called The Hard Move at this link: https://anchor.fm/thehardmove
To see me, Blue Samurai’s, interview on Wizards of the Coast official D&D Podcast, Dragon Talk, just go to this link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/344338693
In this episode we highlight how to level up your DM’ing experience using available social media and other free online tools. If you can’t afford some of the higher end online gaming tools this episode is for you. It’s a fun and cheap way to enhance your D&D campaign without shelling out the bucks.
00:00 Intro and of course con news, tabletop game news, and kickstarter news. 16:20 Behind the DM’s Screen – Enhancing your campaign with social media and other free online tools. 35:15 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
The GoC crew sit down with Jonathan Tweet and talk about what’s he doing now with Over the Edge, 13th Age, and what went on behind the scenes when he helped revamp Dungeon’s and Dragons after Wizards of the Coast bought TSR. Jonathan shares some of the details about how D&D 3rd edition came about.
00:00 Intro and of course con news, tabletop game news, and kickstarter news. 14:25 Jonathan Tweet 37:45 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
Geeks Tabletop Game Review is Back! This time the team reviews Century Eastern Wonders.
00:00 Intro and of course con news and kickstarter news. 13:44 Geeks Tabletop Game Review of Century Eastern Wonders 34:20 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
In this interview find out about what David Gerrard with Junk Spirit Games is up to what cool awesome project he’s got cooking up. David has created hits like JunKing, By Order of the Queen, and Tyler Sigman’s Crows”. Thanks David for your willingness to interview with us! Geeks of Cascadia loves you!
Check out David on youtube on his unboxing video about Tyler Sigman’s Crows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfAG7C0FBqw
00:00 Intro and of course con news and kickstarter news. 10:05 Interview with David Gerrard 26:48 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
36 – A review of the D&D campaign White Plume Mountain Warning Spoilers by Geeks of Cascadia
So causes a bunch of strangers who willingly come together to kill each other in vehicular homicidal mania? Well it’s Car Wars of course by Steve Jackson Games! Listen to the podcast to follow this year’s 2018 Dragonflight Car Wars Tournament. Will the two time Champion defend his title? Will someone block rockets with their face? Will spilling tons of oil to make your opponents spin out result in a hazmat fine? Only one way to find out and that’s to listen to the podcast.
00:00 Intro and setting up the tournament 03:27 Meet the contestants 18:18 Commentary on the contestant’s strategy and their cars 29:31 Death by death commentary and THE WINNER!!!! 43:47 What worked what didn’t and final thoughts
We talked to game designers who developed the expansion games to Scythe. Listen in as we shoot the breeze with Ryan Lopez of The Rise of Fenris and Hoby Chou who created My Little Scythe. Also find out about volunteer opportunities at OrcaCon as we sit down with OrcaCon Volunteer Coordinator Chip. Roll them dice!
00:00 Intro and banter talk about Dragonflight 07:54 Volunteer opportunities at OrcaCon. We talk to OrcaCon Volunteer Coordinator Chip 13:04 Mid episode banter and fun 16:37 Interview with Ryan Lopez and 23:08 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
We talk to Greg Pratt about running the Car Wars tournament at Dragonflight and OrcaCon and review Heaven and Ale. www.dragonflight.org www.orcacon.org
We review Catan Universe online plus more witty banter.
00:00 Intro, con news, Kickstarters, and witty banter 13:04 Review of Catan Universe 29:00 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
We do a deep dive review of the game Azul, Part 1 of our Spiel des Jahres review series. Plus witty banter and tabletop game news.
00:00 Intro, con news, Kickstarters, and witty banter 19:02 Review of Azul 38:16 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
Description: We do a thorough review of a D&D campaign of Storm King’s Thunder in our new segment called Behind the DM’s Screen. We didn’t just read the entire campaign book we actually played the whole campaign, took us over a year. We have players and the DM talk about the ins and outs of the campaign. So if you don’t like spoilers don’t listen. However this review is great for DM’s, players who played it, or maybe you’re just interested in RPGs.
00:00 Intro, con news, Kickstarters, and witty banter 17:13 Spoilers Behind the DM’s Screen we review of Storm King’s Thunder 01:03:55 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
We talk to Ryan Lopez co-developer of the new Scythe expansion Rise of Fenris from Stonemaier Games and review Rajas of the Ganges from R & R Games
We send our fearless tabletop game reporter Blue Samurai to Tallinn Estonia to find the best game store in all of Europe called Lorien. We interview the owner and find out if Europeans call euro games just games. Later we do a deep dive review of Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes and let you know if it was worth it or not. BTW: it was worth it.
00:00 Intro, con news, Kickstarters, and witty banter 8:36 Lorien game store in Tallinn Estonia 30:04 Banter, banter, banter 32:33 We review Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes! 01:06:17 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
We start our podcast with an interview with Mark Walters, Chairman of the Dragonflight Convention board. We learn about the latest updates to their convention coming this August. Later we do a game review of Feudum. Roll the dice!
00:00 Intro, con news, Kickstarters, and witty banter 10:08 Mark Walters with the Dragonflight Convention 25:12 Some more banter – we are so funny . . . maybe? 27:24 Geeks Tabletop Game Review of Feudum 01:09:06 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
We start with a game review of the hot game called The Palace of Mad King Ludwig. Later we visit with the folks at Seattle Metro Gamers to see how this nearly 40 year game club came to be and what their future holds. Of course our podcast crew will give you some con news and talk about games on Kickstarter.
01:09 Intro, con news, Kickstarters, and witty banter 15:53 Game review of The Palace of Mad King Ludwig. 38:57 Some banter – trust me it’s less than a minute. 40:30 Metro Seattle Gamers 55:28 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter
What is going on with OrcaCon 2019 you ask? Well check out our interview with Donna Prior, Executive Director of OrcaCon. Later Kelly and Doug do a game review of Dinosaur Island!
01:01 Intro, con news, and witty banter 05:07 Donna Prior, OrcaCon 2019 update 13:28 Some more witty banter 15:00 Dinosaur Island game review 34:38 Some final Dinosaur Island talk, Kick Starter news, and final witty banter
After three weeks away the whole gang comes back with two game reviews Sagrada and Ex Libris. Sit back and enjoy some tabletop gaming geekiness.
01:04 Intro, con news, and witty banter 13:45 Sagrada game review 28:02 Some more witty banter and Sagrada talk 32:53 Ex Libris game review 50:05 Some final Ex Libris talk, Kick Starter news, and final witty banter
Our geeky buddy Lynne Hardy stops by to talk about her gig at Chaosium and the GoC crew talk about Zanathar’s Guide to Everything.
We interview Simon with WYSIWYG games who talks to us about their new miniatures board game Planet of the Apes! Also a review of the new expansion to Race for the Galaxy mobile app. Finally we wrap up the episode by talking to an Adventurers League Community Coordinator. Roll the dice!
So what causes a bunch of strangers who willingly come together to kill each other in vehicular homicidal mania? Well it’s Car Wars of course by Steve Jackson Games! Listen to the podcast to follow this year’s 2018 OrcaCon Car Wars Tournament. Will the game end if everyone’s strategy is to hang back and wait for others to kill each other? Will a novice beat the veteran? Only one way to find out is to listen on this Car Wars special episode. Roll the dice.
As Blue Samurai, The Costasorus, and Paul come down from their convention high they sit down with their new friends from the North, the podcast crew from Boards Alive. We talk to Bonnie about a Canadian geek delight, LANtasy Con, a nerdy convention in Victoria BC, March 10 and 11. Plus we talk to the Loree Parker of Norwescon as she gears up for the convention March 29 – April 1 at the SeaTac Double Tree. Also we talk to game developer Greg Corvitis, with Corvitis Games, about his new game Manok, a strategy board game about pirate smuggling.
Our GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest on Day three of the OrcaCon 2018. Listen to our podcast to get the latest for day three, Sunday, before you arrive. Roll the dice!
The whole GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest on Day one of OrcaCon 2018. Listen to our podcast to get the latest for day two, Saturday, before you arrive. Roll the dice!
The whole GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest on Day one of OrcaCon 2018. Listen to our podcast to get the latest for the Friday con before you arrive. Roll the dice!
Greg Pratt, the traveling Car Wars tournament runner, is on our show once again to talk about what con goers will expect at the OrcaCon Car Wars Tournament. Later we do an end of game review of all the games reviewed AND we announce the winner for the best games for Geeks of Cascadia!
Time hacks: 6:00 Car Wars tournament at OrcaCon preview with Greg Pratt 19:50 End of the year review of Geeks Tabletop Game Review
After being on a long break we are back and we have a special guest Peter Adkison! Peter joined us to tell us his journey during Wizards of the Coast, GenCon, and being in the movie making business. Also listen to our Geeks Tabletop Game Review of the game Hotshots! Roll the dice.
Time hacks: 16:00 Hot Shots game review 41:00 interview with Peter Adkison
We review Bunny Kingdon on our Geeks Tabletop Game Review segment. Later we get the latest update about OrcaCon from the Con Executive Director, Donna Prior. Roll the dice!
NOTE: We will be putting out new episode a little slower then usual due to the holiday season and the lack of conventions. We get most of our content through conventions. If you have ideas about interviews or segments we could do contact us at geeksofcascadia@gmail.com
The GoC gang revisits David Carnahan with Alexandria RPG and we review Five Tribes on our Geeks Tabletop Game Review segment
If you’re thinking about running your own game store or you own one already? If so you should learn the dos and don’ts from an association of store owners and challenges are out there than this association can help you overcome. Also as a follow up to the interview we had last week with Realms RPG designer, Michael Miller, our Geeks Tabletop Game Review team reviews Realms RPG.
Realms RPG designer Michael Miller talks about his game. Up and coming game designer, Brandon Neal talks about his game involving lava and furniture and finally our Geeks Tabletop Game Review duo discuss a game review of the hot game Clank!
Tabletop game developer and TSR refugee Mike Selinker talks about his journey and Lone Shark Games. Plus a Geeks Tabletop Game Review of a new game called Great Western Trail. Of course tons of witty banter and blathering of nerdy stuff.
It’s a full episode with Tobias Drewry talking about Mesa Mundi and how their latest product, D20pro is enhancing the roleplaying experience. Afterwards our Geeks Tabletop Game Review duo tackle the app version of Race for the Galaxy. Local game developer, Adam Hockemeyer, gives us a look at his amazing card game called Ivion. We save the best for last as legendary fantasy artists Larry Elmore chats with Geeks of Cascadia.
Andrew Hackard of Steve Jackson Games talks MUCHKIN! (of course he does). Jeff Newell of HGN Games talks about their awesome cool game called Medieval and our Geeks Tabletop Game Review dou Kelly and Doug review the game Goatfish, available on Kickstarter!
In this interview we get a peek into a new game called Goatfish developed by Chad Gray that is being kickstarted this month! Plus in our new segment “Get to know your nerdy artist” we interview Brandi York. Also we talk to Rob Bottos who runs BottosCon, a fun annual boardgaming convention in Vancouver, British Columbia. Of course our witty banter and con news. Roll the dice!
In this interview find out about David Gerrard’s next project “Tyler Sigman’s Crows”, starting soon on Kickstarter. Later in our segment Geeks Tabletop Game Review, Doug and Kelly review the game Mountains of Madness. Also in this episode in our segment Get To Know Your Game Store we interview Tim Morgan of Around the Table Games. Of course you’ll receive some convention news, witty banter, and meet another podcast host we are calling Durango.
In this interview we interview Starfinder lead designer Owen K.C. Stephens. Find out the behind the scenes development of Paizo’s latest greatest hit Starfinder. Plus we sit down with Levi Mote and talk about his game Horizons. Also we talk to an up and comer to tabletop game design Matt Jacobs who talks about Kitten Klash and his next projects XO. Get ready for a nerdy spacy podcast.
So causes a bunch of strangers who willingly come together to kill each other in vehicular homicidal mania? Well it’s Car Wars of course by Steve Jackson Games! Listen to the podcast to follow this year’s 2017 Dragonflight Car Wars Tournament. Will last year’s Champion defend his title? Will a 14 year old figure out how to drop mines at 110 mph? Will spilling tons of oil to make your opponents spin out result in a hazmat fine? Only one way to find out and that’s to listen to the podcast. A big thank you to Greg Pratt who goes to different cons to put on these tournaments and begs Steve Jackson Games for prize support. Also thanks to Steve Jackson Games who have been supportive.
The whole Geeks of Cascadia crew head to Dragonflight for three days of tabletop games fun. We interview a whole bunch of game developers (most we will have to post later) and we sit down and talk to the outgoing and incoming convention directors. Notes: Several interviews will be posted in later episodes of Geeks of Cascadia. Developers Interviewed: Joseph Z Chen with Fantastic Factories Ken Cassidy and Jason Trout with ACW Games Alice Davis of Kitten Klash, Buildasaurus and one in development
We get the inside scoop of the upcoming OrcaCon this January, later Kelly and Doug review the hot new game “Century Spice Road”. Bluesamurai loves the game especially after beating Doug and Paul.
Blue Samurai and Greg go over each day and gives their insights to GenCon. Greg geeks over Larry Elmore and tries not to die in True Dungeon. Steve apologies about his fumbles and acting weird when he interviewed his tabletop game developer childhood heroes Paul Peterson and Mike Selinker. Throughout the podcast we’ll have interviews from several game developers big and small; Bruce Cordell, David Gerrard, Paul Peterson, Rob Duncan, Robert Huss, Tim Blank and of course David Hoppe the CEO of GenCon. We find out about the future of GenCon and how successful GenCon 50 was. Notes Episode 9 will drop after. With GenCon we had to push the episode out. We had VERY lengthy interviews at GenCon with industry luminaries that we will save for future episodes. Below is what is coming soon! Andrew Hackard: Gives us insights into the Munchkin line and the future of Steve Jackson Games. Mike Selinker: Shares thoughts about his history of game development going back to TSR and what his company, Lone Shark Games, is doing. Owen K.C. Stephens: The lead developer of Piazo’s big hit, Starfinder, gives us the untold story behind the story of Starfinder development and gives us a peek into Starfinder’s future.
We meet with veteran game developer Robert Huss with Counter Clockwork Games and talk about The Shadow Over Westminster, Goblins at the Gates, and how he got into game development. Afterwards we talk to David and Michael Matlock who are trying to break into game development with their new game Congress: The Board Game! We wish those two luck! Of course more con news.
Episode 7 – Kelly Toyama with Imbalanced Games, Dice Forge review, and RPG Curator David Carnahan by Geeks of Cascadia
GenCon the biggest nerdiest table-top games convention in the WORLD turns 50! We talk to Jake Theis with Gen Con and guess what we talk about? Duh! Find out what goes on behind the scenes at GenCon. After that we talk to Evan Louscher with Games & Gizmos and David Stansel-Garner with Verne & Wells. Also we have some con news and more nonsensical nerdy banter.
GoC Episode 5.5 – Lynne Hardy and her journey to RPG Game development by Geeks of Cascadia
In this episode a tale of two cons! We interview Mike Fehlauer with Penny Arcade and PAX then we talk to Patrick Day the Director of the Evergreen Table Top Expo and part owner of Uncle Games. Plus of course con news!
Chris Pramas, of Green Ronin Publishing talks about how he landed the big win with George R.R. Martin to allow him to publish the Song of Fire and Ice RPG (Game of Thrones RPG) and his journey into game development. Plus a funny story about having breakfast with George R.R. Martin and a mysterious lady who offers a muffin up to the famous author.
These .5 episodes are actually reruns of old Orcacon pod podcast episodes that never really was shared because we didn’t have an RSS feed at the time we made them, but some of the episodes were SO FREAKING AWESOME we had to play them under our new format so that EVERYONE would hear them. This is one of those episodes.
Nick Sibicky, creator of King’s Forge, chats with GoC about how he got into game development and his successful game, King’s Forge, plus he lets us in on what's coming next. Later we introduce our new segment, Geeks Tabletop Game Review where we check out a new game called Unfair designed by Joel Finch. Let's roll some dice!
GoC Episode 3.5 – Geek Chic tribute episode. We’re sorry you went out of business :( by Geeks of Cascadia
CAR WARS!!! Traveling Car Wars Tournament showman Greg Pratt gives you a sneak peek into the Dragonflight Car Wars Tournament. Later we talk to David Gerrard creator of Junking and By Order of the Queen. Find out how David became a game developer and what his next project is.
Car Wars Tournament! So tell me what happens with you cross Game of Thrones with Car Wars? You get explosive awesomeness coupled with family backstabbing, BFF betrayals, and some dude who understood a little too late that physics can suck when a wall gets in the way of your car. So just for background this episode was played about seven months ago and basically we followed the OrcaCon Car Wars tournament in January by interviewing the players before and during the tournament and especially when they died. These .5 episodes are actually reruns of old Orcacon pod podcast episodes that never really was shared because we didn’t have an RSS feed at the time we made them, but some of the episodes were SO FREAKING AWESOME we had to play them under our new format so that EVERYONE would hear them. This is one of those episodes.
In this episode we feature Wolfgang Baur with Kobold Press and Alex Jerabek with Cherry Picked Games. Wolfgang gives you a look at what's coming out of Kobold Press plus learn what happened when Wolfgang broke it to his mom and dad that he was leaving grad school to pursue RPG writing. Plus the latest industry and convention news. Later Alex shoots the breeze with your GoC crew and lets us in on the latest with Cherry Picked Games and that being a game developer is not all sunshine and roses. Of course some industry news, like what up with Geek Chic, and the latest with Convention news. If you love RPGs and you're an aspiring game developer you won’t want to miss this episode! A huge thanks to Around the Table in Lynnwood and Games & Gizmos and Verne & Wells in Kirkland for letting us hang out at your pad to podcast.
In this .5 episode we bring back an interview we did with Alex Jerabek last year. Alex talks about how he got into game development and started Cherry Picked Games. This is part of our .5 series where we repost OrcaCon Pod Podcast interviews that we did before GoC because we failed to create an RSS feed. in our orginal podcasts you could only access our podcast via soundcloud, you couldn't even subscribe. Now that we have a larger audience to market we decided to repost some of our gems.
Welcome to our maiden voyage of Geeks of Cascadia! We start off with finding out what’s going on in the dragon’s liar of the Dragonflight Convention with Amy Gembala then we talk to THE Lady of the Lady Planeswalkers Society, Tifa Robles. Plus mindless stupid nerd banter.