Podcasts by GMS Magazine Podcast - RPGs, Board Games reviews, interviews, advice. Mostly Asian and Indie games.

The GMS Magazine Podcast: Z-man's Cryo and Little Rocket Games Cyberdoom Tower reviews from 2023-11-22T21:36:38

In this episode we bring you two reviews:

Cryo

A mission gone wrong. Tensions continued to mount aboard your colony ship as the days dragged on. An anonymous act of sab...

Games for neurodiversity and disabilities with Board Game Guide Reese Zahner from 2023-11-09T07:21:09

Board Game Guide is a website that focuses on games and how accessible they are with people with neurodiversity. We spoke with the (rather brilliant) mind behind the project, Reese Zahner.Find ...

The Marvel RPG controversy, Devil Pig Games going bust and Expedition to 5X review. from 2023-10-26T06:17:21

In this episode we cover The Marvel RPG controversy, Devil Pig Games going bust and Expedition to 5X first play review. This episode comes loaded:

Recently there was a r...

Death Sentence Interview with Leo Andrade from 2023-10-19T05:45:13

Death Sentence is a TTRPG that emulates the slasher films of the 80s. Perfect for Halloween!

We spoke with Brazil based and born Leo Andrade, who has taken the work of Guilherme Sassaki,...

How was Spiel 2023, the queerest game we've ever seen and our last take on AI. from 2023-10-14T09:45:39

How was Spiel 2023, the queerest game we've ever seen and our last take on AI. Spiel was an absolute blast this year (like every year, really). Martin and I did more than 30 interviews and...

Interview with Lovecraftesque 2 authors from 2023-10-03T21:59

Lovecraftesque is a storytelling card game of creeping cosmic horror, emulating the tone and pace of eldritch horror stories. The game will guide you to create the story of a lone individual who...

Interview: Vynestra, A Rome-Themed 5th Edition World & City Setting from 2023-10-01T15:04:20

Vynestra is a high fantasy, ancient-themed setting for 5th Edition, drawing heavy inspiration from Rome and other classical cultures.

Vynestra has 1,000 pages of fresh new lor...

Interview with Don't Play This Game author Charlie Menzies from 2023-09-28T20:25:13

A very cool sounding solo legacy RPG with a unique concept!

Find out on the publisher’s website: https://www.parablegames.co.uk/

And t...

Interview: Doomsong with Jack Caesar from 2023-09-26T04:57:15

Doomsong is a Roleplay Macabre set in a world on the cusp of a Biblical apocalypse. The dead are being turned away at the gates of Heall, giving them no choice but to return to the world above. ...

Podcast episode: back from summer and why I gave up on running D&D from 2023-09-17T00:34

We are back from summer break and need to tell everyone why I have given up on running D&D. My experience with the latest Dragonlance campaign has been less than stellar, I have to say... Listen

Coyote and Crow, an interview with author, Connor Alexander from 2023-09-13T06:12:41

More than 700 years ago, a massive disaster changed the course of history. The world was plunged into centuries of darkness, but the event also introduced the Adanadi — the Gift — a strange mark...

The Interview Room: Fern Milton and Coffee & Chaos from 2023-09-05T06:17:48

I have known Fern for a long time and it was about time I had them for a podcast interview.

Coffee & Chaos is a comedy tabletop roleplaying game about running a cafe, bar, restaurant...

The Lair of the Leopard Empresses with Sarah Newton from 2023-08-29T19:29:34

The Lair of the Leopard Empresses is Mindjammer Press return to publishing after a long hiatus.

Sarah and I talked about the genesis of the game, how the production has gone and the use o...

Breaking Infinity: Turning a movie into an RPG from 2023-08-23T19:35:33

Breaking Infinity is a science-fiction movie that the creators are promoting by turning it into an RPG.

This is a different type of podcast episode and one I have been looking...

Cthulhu Dreamt, an interview with designers Reed Reimer and Jaron Johnson from 2023-08-17T16:00:09

Cthulhu Dreamt is a game from Fable Factory designed by Reed Reimer and Jaron Johnson.

In the not-too-distant future, the veil between worlds is broken and Cthulhu lands in ou...

The GMS Magazine Podcast: The last reviews of the summer! from 2023-07-27T10:44:14

The GMS Magazine Podcast: The last reviews of the summer!

Yep... we are taking a break until September!
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Using Backerkit instead of Kickstarter, Gloomhaven and Renegade Games Studios from 2023-06-23T06:04:05

The GMS Magazine Podcast: Using Backerkit instead of Kickstarter, Gloomhaven and Renegade Games Studios

Chris has a project to fund a new print run of Ultramodern for 5E in Ba...

The GMS Magazine Podcast: Cultural appropriation in the gaming world. from 2023-06-08T20:02:23

In this episode, Chris and I talk about:

Ryan Dancey blatant display of sexism in Twitter an dhe left AEG (Alderac Entertainment Group) in a very tough spot after he dismissed women as ...

The GMS Magazine Podcast: Quackalope extortion and ethics in gaming media. from 2023-05-25T06:08:27

A few days ago before posting this video/podcast, Quackalope, a well know, large YouTube channel dedicated to board games, came under fire when a company released data que showed wha...

The return of Shawn Harris: Being Jewish in the RPG community, WOTC, D&D Super Lite, and a few more controversies. from 2023-05-22T20:24:53

After a very long time, Shawn joined me back to have a chat and about what she's been up to for a while.We talked about what it means to be Jewish in the TTRPG community, the issues with WO...

The state of the USA anti-Trans legislation and the gaming community with Mathew Makak from 2023-05-18T19:39:25

Over the last few weeks/months we have seen a ridiculous amount of bills passing in the USA against the Trans and Queer communities.

How is that affecting the gaming communit...

The GMS Magazine Podcast: Bad experiences at conventions. from 2023-05-10T19:22:39

Bad experiences at conventions is something most people, luckily, don’t experience. Conventions tend to be pretty awesome places. However, it can indeed happen and, in this episode, Chris and I ...

The GMS Magazine Podcast: Interview with Graeme Davis. Mythic Britain & Ireland. from 2023-05-09T06:04:25

Mythic Britain & Ireland is the supplement for Free League’s Vaesen written by Graeme Davis and that came to Kickstarter with great success. I had the chance to ask Graeme about the book, ho...

The GMS Magazine Podcast: Monster Busters and Paleo reviews. from 2023-05-03T19:31:42

In this episode, Chris and I talk about tackling tough subjects and what the role of a sensitivity reader is in a game and whether if you get rid of one issue you have to get rid of all of them....

¿What happens when you realise your logo is a n*zi symbol? from 2023-04-26T21:39

What happens when you realise a logo, an image or similar makes an offensive sign? Do you get rid of it? Do you keep it? We talk about that in this episode. Also, review of Dadaocheng, from Soso...

The GMS Magazine Podcast: Alternative crowdfunding platforms and backers best practises. from 2023-04-19T20:01:58

In this episode Chris and I talk about the Blade Runner RPG by  @FreeLeaguePublishing , project backers best practices a...

The WOTC Summit, mix-species in DnD and Honor Among Thieves review (SPOILER ALERT!) from 2023-04-14T10:08:30

In this podcast episode, Chris and I talk about:

The Halo Series: https://www.imdb.com...

Paid reviews, previews and board game media content from 2023-03-31T05:59:29

In this episode we cover the rather touchy subject of paid previews, reviews and how-to-play. We also talk about the Free League current campaign to fund The Walking Dead RPG, Tolerance, from D...

Interview with Greg Favro, Spire's End and Spire's End: Hildegard author and publisher from 2023-03-27T06:13:16

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Interview with Oomm Games J. Thwaites and Stars of Akarios from 2023-03-27T05:53:40

a narrative-driven, cooperative campaign game for 1-4 players set in the Akarios Galaxy. Throughout Stars of Akarios, you will fight in epic space battles, upgrade your ship, and explore th...

Companies that fold and have an unfulfilled Kickstarters. Then what? from 2023-02-22T19:45:42

It does happen that companies go under for many reasons and they have Kickstarter projects that they haven't fulfilled yet.

Recently, that has happened several times... we talk about them...

Podcast episode: ChatGPT and how it could end up replacing you as a GM. And a cautionary tale for indie publishers! from 2023-02-16T09:03:38

ChatGPT presents more of a threat for everyone than Midjourney or similar. It’s becoming outstandingly good and since Microsoft bought it a few days ago (at the time of recording).

We als...

Homeworld: Fleet Command Board Game with Chris Birch from Modiphius from 2023-02-08T21:10

A fast-playing rules-lite solo, co-op and PvP board game where you take control of massive fleets from the cult classic video game.

Find the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/proj...

We talk about Wizards of the Coast backtracks fully on OGL, Cancel Culture in gaming, paid previews and review Precognition and Terrorscape from 2023-02-02T20:59:31

Once more we discuss the latest news about WOTC and the OGL. Making it CC is a pretty bold move and it is a welcome one. Will that be enough to recover the trust people lost in them?

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ChatGPT and how it’ll influence RPGs. And more OGL1.2 insight! from 2023-01-25T21:20:34

ChatGPT probably poses a bigger risk to authors than Midjourney to artists.

Spotting AI written text will become harder than spotting images generated by AIs, and proving that there’s bee...

The OGL new license. Worst recent games. Review Starlink, Samurai Vassal. Preview Terrorscape from 2023-01-18T10:10:44

We keep looking at the #OGL1.1 mess. Our worst gaming experiences. Review Starlink, Samurai Vassal and preview Terrorscape

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Why the new OGL 1.1 mess could destroy D&D and the industry. from 2023-01-10T22:38:43

The new OGL 1.1 as drafted by Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro, could be truly disastrous for a lot of people all over the place and smaller companies are right to be very worried.

As are big ...

Our plans for 2023 and what we got for Xmas! from 2023-01-07T19:00:23

In this episode, Chris and I talk about our Christmas plans.

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The Christmas 2022 episode (very late, we know!) from 2023-01-06T15:39:37

The Christmas 2022 episode (very late, we know!)

In this episode, Chris and I talk about our Christmas plans.

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The podcast! Dune: Imperium and The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 reviews. More about AI ”art”. from 2022-12-29T19:25:23

In this episode, Chris and I talk a but further about the AI ”art” controversy and also review a bunch of games. Among them, Dune: Imperium and The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31.

The AI ”art” controversy from 2022-12-21T20:33:08

The AI ”art” controversy will be discussed for a very long time. However, since it is creating such vitriol, please don’t get upset while listening or discussing it.

The RPG Room Podcast: are conventions dying? and @Osprey Games Crescendo of Violence review from 2022-11-23T20:37:11

The RPG Room Podcast: are conventions dying? and Osprey Games Crescendo of Violence review

The RPG Review Room: Gran Meccanismo review. from 2022-11-11T21:45

In this episode Chris and I do a few reviews, among them, Gran Meccanismo from Osprey Publishing.

The Boardgame Room Podcast: Spiel overview from 2022-10-23T19:00:22

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RPG Interview: Lucas Falk and Heroes of Cerulea from 2022-10-03T14:16:06

RPG Interview: Lucas Falk and Heroes of Cerulea, a game that recreates the dungeon exploring theme of games like Legend of Zelda and similar.

Boardgame Interview: Noah Adleman and The Forsaken by Game Trayz from 2022-09-28T21:20:34

Noah Adleman from Game Trayz bring us Forsaken, a GORGEOUS looking game that promises a sandbox experience with 12 characters, each with their own and unique story to tell.

The GMS Magazine Podcast: Dungeons & Dragons and the Hadozee mess from 2022-09-22T18:44:18

In this podcast we cover the Dungeons & Dragons mess that was publishing the Hadozee in their Spelljammer.

RPG Interview: The Curse of the Usurper with Cass Suwinsky from 2022-09-11T15:35:02

The Curse of the Usurper is a 5E campaign setting with over 400 pages of content and a TON of incredible artwork. I spoke with the publisher to find out what makes it special.

The Sundering: The Nation Beneath Our Feet - Interview with co-author Hannibal Tabu from 2022-08-20T07:18:38

I had the enormous pleasure to have Hannibal Tabu in the show Thanks to  @Dias Ex Machina , and we asked a ton of questions about The Sundering: The Nation Beneath our Feet.

The GMS Magazine Podcast with Chris Dias: Amethyst Revelations from 2022-08-16T17:58:17

Chris is having a new Kickstarter coming out very soon and we (mostly he) spoke about it at length. And now I can’t wait to see it succeed!

Interview with Jay from Cardboard East from 2022-06-28T19:24:08

Cardboard East is a blog that has been going for a while and covers all sorts of Asian Board Games. Since I am a big fan, what better thing to do than to have Jay, the person behind the project in ...

Brothers Bond with Ryan Benjamin from 2022-06-15T15:50:52

Ryan Benjamin has been at the forefront of comic book artistry for a long time. Now he is jumping into boardgame design with Brothers Bond.

Interview with Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games from 2022-05-22T18:03:57

Jamey Stegmaier, the mind behind Stonemaier Games, has been releasing some of the most successful boardgames of the last few years. WE got to ask him some of his secrets!

Interview with Francesco Perratone from Degenerate Polygons from 2022-04-21T09:22:44

I have been aware of Degenerate Polygons and their Initiative Tracking Tower for a while. They were kind enough to send me one fully printed and painted, and it looks totally amazing.

The Board Room: Robotech and its gaming history from 2022-04-19T19:23:24

Robotech has had a very strange life and there are lots of people into it. But its gaming kudos hasn’t been as up to the standard as some people would wish… in this episode Chris and I talk abou...

Interview - Battelords of the 23rd Century for Savage Worlds from 2022-04-11T22:27:10

Battlelords of the 23rd Century for Savage Worlds is coming out very soon and I am sure a lot of people will be watching thi...

Interview with Board Game designer Evan Gibbs: The Big Pig Game from 2022-04-07T21:44:57

Second time around for Evan Gibbs. Now he has a game called The Big Pig Game being crowdfunded at the time of recording this episode.

We didn’t t...

Interview with Board Game designer Liesbeth Bos from 2022-03-16T14:41:40

I interviewed board game designer Liesbeth Bos about her career as a children’s game designer and inventor, among other things. A lot to be learned from her!

RP Haven about how to build the best RPG club ever.

RP Haven was born over 10 years ago when a ...

Xmas special! The Board Game Room with Chris Dias and Paco Garcia. from 2021-12-24T00:05:55

In this episode Chris and I talk about our Christmas traditions regarding gaming and other things that are not about gaming. Explains part of why we are so weird!

This podcast is made fo...

The Interview Room: Jacky Leung, bringing Asian Own Voices stories into tabletop spaces. from 2021-12-16T13:07:07

In this episode I am joined by Jacky Leung, from Unbreakable Publishers. Jacky is a Chinese American tabletop RPG writer and designer. He is also the Lead Creative Director for Unbreakable Publi...

The Board Game Room: Crowdfunding tips from 2021-12-14T13:16:10

In this episode we talk about crowdfunding and how to organise your campaign, especially if you want to use an alternative to Kickstarter!

This podcast is made for people like you. Thank you for...

The board game room: Dinosaurs in games. Tetrarchia and Ninja Squad reviews from 2021-12-03T22:17:01

I am Paco García, your host and I am joined by Chris Dias and we talk about Dinosaur games, Tetrarchia and Ninja Squad.

This podcast is made for people like you. Thank you for being ther...

The Board Game Interview Room: Daimyo Senso with Nathan Lusk from 2021-11-29T13:30:42

In this episode I am joined by Nathan Lusk to talk about his Asian themed boardgame called Daimyo Senso and his quest to have it fully manufactured in the USA. I got to ask him about the game an...

Abuse in the games industry: What to do and not to do. from 2021-11-20T14:21:13

In this episode, Chris and I talk about recent events and the abuse people face in the company. We talk about how to identify it, what to do, and also if you are caught as an abuser, we have som...

The Board Game Room: Dune with- House Secrets with Ignacy Trzewiczek from 2021-11-14T13:40:16

This podcast is made for people like you. Thank you for being there. Welcome to the GMS Podcast episode 429 a podcast about the people who make and the people who play tabletop board games and r...

The RPG Room: Interview with Black Void designer Christoffer Sevaldsen from 2021-11-08T21:47:48

This episode features an interview with Christoffer Sevaldsen, author and designer of Black Void, a terrific RPG I read last year that made to the top 10 list.

It took me a whi...

The Board Room: Session Zero with Chris Dias. What sort of board game podcast are we going to have? from 2021-11-06T11:31:49

The Board Room: Session Zero with Chris Dias. What sort of board game podcast are we going to have? Chris and I talk about plans for the future!

This podcast is made for people...

United Paizo Workers - interview. Will this union really help Paizo? from 2021-11-01T22:44:22

Mark Seifter and Dave Nelson answered some hard questions in this interview about the recently established Paizo workers union.

Paizo has made the news recently (repeatedly) with the the...

Steam Up! Interview with designers Pauline-Fate Kong and Marie Wong from 2021-10-25T20:00

I talk with Pauline-Fate Kong and Marie Wong about Steam Up! A feast of Dim Sum, on Kickstarter at the time of publishing.

This podcast is made for people like you. Thank you for being t...

Boardgames in Nigeria with Bassey Onwuanaku. from 2021-10-18T20:00

This podcast is made for people like you. Thank you for being there. Welcome to the GMS Podcast episode 424 a podcast about the people who make and the people who play tabletop board games and r...

Interview: Mike Fatum and She Kills Monsters charity theater production from 2021-10-11T13:08:18

She Kills Monsters is a play based on a journey of discovery sparked by a D&D adventure.

She Kills Monsters is a comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games. In this high-o...

RPG Publishing Ep13: Contracts and how to navigate them. from 2021-04-26T22:00

In the last episode, I was talking about hiring professionals and being professional with them. But hiring professionals need one key aspect: contracts.

Join us in our Discord ...

WRITING TIPS FOR BEGINNERS | HOW TO WRITE AND PUBLISH YOUR RPG Ep.11: USE ART OR NO ART? from 2021-04-07T22:00

Choosing art for your RPG is a more important task that you might think and one that requires with certain skill no one teaches you about.

This is one to watch out for!

How to publish your game from 2021-03-31T22:00

It is very hard to be able to do everything well and at some point you are going to need to hire someone to do some work for you.

Join us in our Discord Server: from 2021-03-28T22:50:37

Thilo Graf has been writing reviews for over a decade and has over 5000 on his back, which I like having a superpower of reading, comprehending and writing.

The Boardgame Interview Room: Ren Multamaki from Dragon Dawn Productions from 2021-03-27T22:15:14

Dragon Dawn Productions has been one of my most favourite companies since I met Ren so many years ago (around 10, now) and since, as well as becoming a good friend, he has developed as a game de...

Zinequest and the RPG Indie Scene | The GMS MAGAZINE PODCAST from 2021-02-27T22:50:54

Zinequest 3 has taken place with more than 700 projects competing to get money. What does it mean for the Indie scene?

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THE RPG ROOM PODCAST | ROMANCE OPTIONS IN GAMES – St. Valentin day special from 2021-02-11T10:40:18

THE RPG ROOM PODCAST | ROMANCE OPTIONS IN GAMES – St Valentin day special

Romance options in games are available for pretty much any TTRPG out there. ...

RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 10: Write it down! from 2021-02-06T22:00

RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 10: Write it down!

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THE RPG INTERVIEW ROOM PODCAST | DIOGO NOGUEIRA, THE OSR AND RPGS IN BRAZIL from 2021-02-06T11:59:46

THE RPG INTERVIEW ROOM PODCAST | DIOGO NOGUEIRA, THE OSR AND RPGS IN BRAZIL Diogo Nogueira is Brazil’s best known author internationally, though he is not the only Brazilian Author. In fact, during...

The RPG Room Podcast | Black History Month Ep1: What Black creators? from 2021-02-04T18:35:19

February is Black History Month in the USA and we had to cover that topic and give voice to RPG Creators in our podcast.

But we want to do it differen...

RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 9: Copy What You Like? from 2021-01-30T22:00

RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 9: Copy What You Like?

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The GMS Magazine podcast: Holocaust Memorial day episode: Roma and Jewish culture in RPGs from 2021-01-27T23:17:55

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Interview Lee Broderick and Maeshowe boardgame from 2021-01-24T23:01:09

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RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 8: What MUST happen? from 2021-01-23T14:28

How to write RPG adventures for beginners Episode 8: What MUST happen?

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The GMS Magazine podcast: 2021 resolutions from 2021-01-20T22:06:13

Shawn and I wanted to record this episode and release it a but sooner, but haven't been able to do it.

2020 was pretty shitty and 2021 is shaping up t...

RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 7: Finish it! from 2021-01-09T22:00

RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 7: Finish Your Adventure!

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RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 6: Think About Endings! from 2021-01-02T22:00

RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 6: Think About Endings!

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The GMS Magazine podcast: Being a Black player part two from 2020-12-30T19:17:49

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RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 5: Create Compelling Challenges! from 2020-12-26T13:01

RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 5: Create Compelling Challenges!

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The GMS Magazine Podcast: Being a Black gamer in the USA - Part 1 from 2020-12-23T19:40:51

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Stephen Hart and the Oracle RPG Magazine from 2020-12-22T22:38:44

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RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 4: Keep it Simple! from 2020-12-19T22:00

RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 4: Keep it Simple!

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The RPG Interview Room: Sen-Foong Lim from 2020-12-16T23:15:39

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The GMS Magazine Podcast: Poor pay in the RPG Industry from 2020-12-14T12:51:55

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RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 3: Get a starting point! from 2020-12-12T22:00

RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 3: Get a starting point!

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RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 2: Know your audience! from 2020-12-05T22:00

RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 2: Know your audience!

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The GMS Magazine Podcast: playing another race from 2020-12-04T21:12:33

Recently there was a controversy when Chris Spivey got some criticism for casting Matt Mercer as a PoC for an actual play streaming of his forthcoming Haunted West RPG

Some people felt a...

RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 1: What should you write? from 2020-11-28T12:49:08

RPG adventure writing for beginners Episode 1: What should you write?

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Lovecraft Country podcast | Episode two from 2020-11-22T01:20:16

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Lovecraft Country podcast | Episode one from 2020-11-11T20:00

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OSR with Humza Kazmi - The RPG Interview room from 2020-11-10T15:03:36

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Robert Johnson and Peace | The RPG Interview Room from 2020-11-04T23:37:59

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Halloween and RPGs | Podcast episode 2 from 2020-10-29T20:56:01

In this podcast episode we talk about Halloween and how to organise a cool RPG session around it.

Halloween and RPGs | Podcast episode 2

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RPG episode: Does the success of D&D help other games? from 2020-10-22T17:05:12

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RPG Publishing Ep.15: To print or not to print, piracy and Print on Demand from 2020-10-18T18:32:31

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RPG publishing episode 14: The role or the art director from 2020-10-18T18:17:47

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RPG Publishing Ep.13: Contracts from 2020-10-18T18:09

In the last episode, I was talking about hiring professionals and being professional with them. But hiring professionals need one key aspect: contracts.

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#RPG #Publishing Ep.12: Hiring professionals and being professional from 2020-10-08T19:15:35

It is very hard to be able to do everything well and at some point you are going to need to hire someone to do some work for you.

Join us in our Discord Server: https://www.p...

#RPG #PUBLISHING EP5: WATCH YOUR TONE! from 2020-09-25T12:42:54

In #RPG #publishing, the tone of the writing of your game ...

RPG PUBLISHING EP4: HOW BIG SHOULD YOUR GAME BE? from 2020-09-15T15:28:16

How big should your book be? Because sometimes seeing a 600 pages #RPG can be super daunting for a lot of people, and that includes me!

Do you need to #publish something that huge? This ...

The RPG Interview Room: Peter Wacks and The Caller of Lighting from 2020-06-23T14:04:23

This is an interview with renowned author Peter Wacks about his recent book The Caller of Lightning. Might not be an interview about #RPG but it is about a book that should become a #TTRPG

Publighing your Roleplaying Game: Why do you want to do it? Be honest... from 2020-06-21T13:50:08

Publishing their RPG is a dream for a lot of people. In this show, I am going to cover some of the issues to think about to bring your game to the public.

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Interview with Nicole Lindroos: Green Ronin and The Book of Fiends from 2020-05-27T16:35:38

Nicole Lindroos has been in gaming more than 25 years and for 20 of those years she has been running operations at Green Ronin and creating some of the most d...

Kickstarter interview with Legendary Games: Aegis of Empires Adventure Path from 2020-05-20T23:28:59

Aegis of Empires Adventure Path is the current project to release an enormous adventure from Legendary Games. It comes in for Pathfinder 1 and 2 and also for ...

Script Change interview with Brie Beau Sheldon from 2020-05-10T15:13:47

Safety around a table is important for some people and Brie Beau Sheldon has been working at it, not just for RPGs but also for our own culture for a while. I...

Write One shot RPG adventure competition with Saga Events from 2020-04-20T16:04:28

This write one-shot RPG adventure competition has been designed and deployed by the company Saga Events as a mean to get people into moving their RPG writing ...

Women in gaming: RPG Interview with Cat Tobin from Pelgrane Press from 2020-04-15T19:11:34

Pelgrane Press has been a referent in the world of #TTRPGs for a very long time. They keep producing some amazing work and have some iconic games in their cat...

?#RPG #Interview Erik Scott de Bie: How to write novels from D&D. ?All the secrets revealed! from 2020-03-31T19:39

If you are interested in writing a novel or a story based on your adventures, this is the video you need!

Erik Scott de Bie has written, among others, for Wizards of the Coast...

Frogfolk of Porphyra RPG review by Endzeitgeist from 2020-03-26T22:21:07

Hopping Doom from Out of the Swamp- the Frogfolk of Porphyra!

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Interview with Steve Kenson: Writing LGBT characters in RPGs from 2020-03-25T19:47:16

Lots of people want to write #LGBTQI characters in from 2020-02-25T17:15:49

#RPG Review: Gibbous Moon from Raging Swan Press by Endzeitgeist from 2020-02-20T19:01

The following review has been written by Thilo Graf, also known by Endzeigteist. For more reviews like this, please visit his website at Endzeitgeist.com and,...

RPG Review: 101 Cursed Items from Zenith Games by Endzeitgeist from 2020-02-18T17:42

101 Cursed Items bring us exactly that thanks to Zenith Games. This is a review from Endzeitgeist.

The following review has been written by Thilo Graf, also known by Endzeigtei...

Hard topics in RPG - An interview with Chris Dias from 2019-12-04T16:27:49

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The Boardgame Interview Room: TanTrump in Kickstarter from 2019-11-26T17:46:02

Tantrump is a protest political game designed by Mike Selinker and Liz Spain that tries to breach the gap between gaming and protesting like all good pieces of art should do.

Tantrump is...

The Hero's Journey - The RPG Interview Room from 2019-11-12T13:30:39

The Hero’s Journey has been a love of mine for a long time. It is a tried and tested formula that renders good results. But do people use it to maximum effec...

Relationships in games - The RPG Interview room from 2019-10-29T20:07:01

In the last few weeks we have been chatting a lot in Facebook about relationships in games with a lot of people deciding they don’t want to have relationship in games because… erm… dunno… lots o...

10 illnesses and conditions to use in your game: The RPG Room from 2019-10-23T17:52:24

This quick guide to 10 illnesses that could be used in your game to make things harder for your players in a longer term way, rather than a wound that you can heal in no time with your magic. Listen

Game On Tabletop: The Interview room Podcast from 2019-10-16T15:20

Game On Tabletop is a fairly new crowdfunding platform that was born out of the desire to cater to the board and roleplaying games community. Is it worth cons...

Blades and Blasters. Interview with Seth Tomlinson from 2019-09-25T15:13:51

Blades and Blasters is a book created by Seth Tomlinson that funded in Kickstarter in 2018 and in 2019 has seen the light. It mixes science fiction ...

Consent in Gaming from Monte Cook Games RPG Review Room from 2019-09-18T15:19:18

Consent in #Gaming is a new free product from Monte Cook Games about the need to have consensual content and interaction in roleplaying games. This is my revi...

Kings of War: The RPG Interview room from 2019-09-04T13:42

Kings of War is raging now in Kickstarter and should be funded by the time you hear this podcast. ¿Should you back it too?

In this interview I go in a...

RPG Interview Room: Let's Play: Dungeons&Dragons Behind Bars from 2019-08-03T12:54:06

Let's Play: Dungeons & Dragons Behind Bars is a documentary by filmmaker Elizabeth de Kleer that takes a look at the inside of some jails in the USA...

Monica and Andrew Marlowe: The RPG Interview Room Podcast from 2019-07-17T16:12:16

Monica and Andrew Marlowe have been in my radar for a very long time  now. I have known them for years and their involvement in the world of RPGs has interest...

The RPG Interview Room: Chivalry&Sorcery - the Medieval Role Playing Game from 2019-07-09T17:31:43

Chivalry & Sorcery is a game that saw light of day around 40 years ago and some people decided to fall in love with it. ¿Enough to be at it around 40 years la...

The RPG interview room: Rachel Ventura and Ultimate Kingdoms from 2019-06-18T17:44:11

Rachel Ventura has been a part of Legendary Games for a considerable length of time and managed the business development. Bu that does that mean?

With a successful Kickstarter on its way...

The RPG Interview room: Lou Agresta and Rone Barton do Grimmerspace from 2019-06-10T17:28:13

Grimmerspace has taken the RPG world by storm in a Kickstarter project that will...

The RPG Interview Room: Ultramodern 5 with Chris Dias from 2019-06-04T14:53:44

Ultramodern 5 is an evolution of a game that saw the light in 2016 and that now has funded successfully in Kickstarter for a new, bigger edition with more of ...

The RPG Interview Room: Jeff Richard and character archetypes from 2019-05-22T18:38:01

In terms of hours of play, I bet there are few people like Jeff Richards. Because the cr...

What videogames teach TTRPGs? from 2019-03-27T20:09:11

What can TTRPGs learn from video games?

In the time TTRPGs have been alive, videogames have seen a huge deal of development, investment and advancemen...

Marketing in RPGs with Ed Healy from 2019-01-29T08:50:51

Marketing in RPGs is a vast topic that I have spoken about a few times in the past. Now we have a proper expert to tell us some secrets!

Ed Healy has ...

Joseph Carriker and representation in RPGs from 2018-12-26T12:23:23

Joseph Carriker has been writing games and working within LGBTQI+ activism for longer than most. ¿Does he have something to tell you?

Well… yes. I have known Joe for a while now and, as ...

Brendan Davis from Bedrock Games and House of Paper Shadows from 2018-12-13T10:39:40

Brendan Davis has been spearheading Bedrock games for a good number of years now. House of Paper Shadows is their latest instalment for the Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate game. But what is it abo...

Jonny Hodgson and Bang and Twang! from 2018-11-19T21:31:08

Jonny Hodgson has been a friend since I pretty much got into RPG media. Approachable as few, he has a stellar career that has recently seen some massive chang...

Tekumel with Victor Jason Raymond from 2018-11-12T08:38:45

Tekumel is the product of the brilliant mind of professor M.A.R. Barker and one of the first RPG settings to come to light after the publication of D&D, so wh...

Uncertain Scenery interview with Craig Birks from 2018-11-04T17:04:24

Uncertain Scenery is a small company that Craig Birks started a little while ago to create laser cut scenery for games. ¿What is that like?

With a background in design, I delve into how ...

Calidar with Bruce Heard from 2018-10-27T11:12:02

Calidar is the masterful work from Mystara´s Cr...

Occult Philosophy with Robert Schwalb from 2018-10-25T13:13:09

Schwalb Entertainment has been producing some incredible content since Shadow of the Demon Lord. And keep coming up with more.

Uncompromising, Swchalb Entertainment has released one of t...

Children of the Fall with Gareth H. Graham – The RPG Interview Room from 2018-10-15T19:38:17

Children of the Fall is a post-apocalyptic roleplaying game from the very indie game design scene in South Africa by Gareth H. Graham.

In C...

Chronicles of Future Earth with Sarah Newton from 2018-10-02T09:17:23

Chronicles of Future Earth is a roleplaying game 20 years in the making that I had the honour of watching from the start. And now you’ll be lucky enough to en...

Mark Rein-Hagen and Vampire TM V5 controversy from 2018-09-18T06:15:53

Even before Mark Rein-Hagen re-joined White Wolf to work on the fifth edition of Vampire The Masquerade, the game was plagued with controversy.

Endless Quest with Matt Forbeck: The RPG Interview Room from 2018-09-12T15:48:38

Matt Forbeck is the New York Times best seller author who has just published four Endless Quest books based in D&D Forgotten Realms.

Matt ...

Pirates Conpendium for 5E and Pathfinder - The RPG Interview Room from 2018-02-27T19:55:39

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Dark Sun, Dragon Kings and Tim Brown. The RPG Room from 2017-12-05T21:41:49

In this episode I had the enormous pleasure of talking to Tim Brown, creator of Dark Sun and Dragon Kings.

Hope you enjoy it!

The RPG Interview room: Capharnaum with Sarah Newton from 2017-11-24T17:00:30

The new game from Mindjammer Press. A game about fantasy in a world based in the Middle East.

Worth a look!!

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Dear Some Straight Gamer - Why should you? from 2017-10-05T17:52:40

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The RPG Review Room: Night's Black Agents - Double Tap from 2017-09-26T17:16:26

This review was initially writen by Endzeitgeist. You can find lots more like this at endzeitgeist.com and gmsmagazine.com

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Dear Some Straight Gamers - Pilot Episode from 2017-09-25T18:31:56

 Although tabletop gaming is a pretty inclusive and welcoming environment, there are still pockets of straight people who insist on erasing anyone who does not identify as heterosexual ...

The RPG Room Season 5, Episode 1. What is coming next? from 2017-09-22T12:22:06

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Help us by becoming a Patreon:Justin Mason is one of those prolific RPG creators who isn’t known enough. With a great talent fo...

The RPG Room Podcast: You say Casual Gamer. I say… from 2017-03-05T10:43:19

In last episode Jim and I discussed if casual gamers are actually bad for the hobby or not. With polarised opinions, Jim believes that casual gamers are a lot less needed than hardco...

The RPG Interview Room: OSR art with Denis McCarthy from 2017-03-03T13:25

For very many valid reasons, a lot of people like OSR games. To play in a style of games that resemble and replicate the original games from so many years ago.

However, that movement has also re...

The RPG Interview room: Mindjammer for Traveller from 2017-02-28T16:59:45

Mindjammer has been a favourite of mine since before it came out in its current edition. I read the novel before I knew the game and loved it and now it is my go-to Science ...

The RPG Room: Are Casual Gamers bad? from 2017-02-25T11:34:52

Casual gamers are, in my opinion, the bread and butter of any hobby. The vast majority of any hobby’s follower is a casual person who enjoys whatever it is on an ad-hoc basis.

The RPG Room - Clichés in RPGs from 2017-02-16T17:21:48

How many times have we seen the same clichés in RPGs? How many more times will we have to endure them?

Truth is that clichés have a reason to exist because they make life eas...

The RPG Room: Orphan Characters from 2017-01-31T12:27:13

RPGs are home to too many orphan characters. Characters with no past, no grounding or no substance.

Often we see people who create characters and have no background whatsoever, or want t...

The RPG Room - The X-Card and reactions to it. from 2017-01-24T12:32:10

Jennel Jaquays on the show was long overdue. With so much talking about OSR and what games were like all time ago, Jim and I thought it w...

The RPG Review Room: Dungeonology by Matt Forbeck from 2017-01-02T22:47:06

Dungeonology is one of those books that are not aimed at you but you still love them because it is gorgeous and, deep inside (or not so deep as the case might be) we all have a child...

The RPG Room: Carrie Fisher and strong characters from 2016-12-30T21:02:18

Carrie Fisher, for me, epitomised the concept of a strong character when she became Leia Organa. Not because the character was well written, but because she was an incredible charact...

The RPG Room: Do RPGs attract more people with mental health issues from 2016-12-27T00:52:50

It is safe to say the RPG crowd is unlike any other out there. We tend to be more open, more creative and a lot more accepting than many other hobbies or sub-cultures. And we are mor...

The RPG Room: How to be kind to your GM from 2016-12-19T14:36:37

Because the time of the year when people celebrate some sort of festivity approaches, Jim and I have decided to record a rambling episode on how to be good to each other.

Aaa...

The RPG Room: Glut in the RPG industry from 2016-12-14T12:27:04

At G*M*S Central we believe that there are too many products being sold as PDFs at the moment and that is contributing to a languishing industry with too many companies that can’t st...

The RPG Room: Why are games so repetitive? from 2016-12-09T13:02:52

I will not say it is a fact, but it is a fact that a lot of games are very repetitive. Either the theme is repetitive, the tropes are a repetition of another game.

Basically,...

The RPG Room - Games that are bad for the industry from 2016-11-27T19:09:15

What RPGs are bad for the industry? Are there any games you wish hadn’t come out?

Both in Europe and in the USA, we have had some games that have hurt the industry, and some ...

The RPG Room: Why play, hey? from 2016-11-08T13:39:28

Why play RPGs? Why spend hours reading books and preparing for games? Why belong to a community that is both so hostile and welcoming at the same time?

Believe it or not it is a quest...

The RPG Room: On cultural appropriation in games from 2016-11-01T12:26:02

The topic of cultural appropriation is a hot one in Social Justice circles. But is it a justified outcry when someone uses someone else’s culture to create games, costumes or anything else? Listen

The RPG Room: Culture and Social advocacy in RPGs from 2016-10-19T18:50:25

A few days ago Jim and I talked for a while about culture in games. How they are not well used or even created in most games and we touched on some of the social aspects of cultures and how to...

The RPG Room: Cultures in games from 2016-10-05T12:33:43

Many people try to portray cultures in their games. Whenever a game has a setting, the description of their cities, countries, societies… they are meant to have cultures.

But that is ...

The RPG Interview Room: Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate from 2016-09-16T13:49:23

Brendan Davis from Bedrock Games has been creating a few interesting games in the last few years. Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate is their latest and mo...

The RPG Room: Ideas Genesis from 2016-09-15T12:44:09

Sometimes we have ideas, lots of ideas, and we want them to grow wings and fly to the skies until they reach heights never suspected by humanity.

And then they get nowhere.

Id...

The RPG Interview Room: Lone Wolf Development and Pathfinder Modules from 2016-09-07T12:34:23

Lone Wolf Development has been going for a number of years and Hero Lab has become the go...

The RPG Room: Stinky Graphics 2 from 2016-09-04T18:58:55

The last podcast Jim and I discussed a lot about bad graphic design in RPGs and some of the very many reasons for it.

But we didn’t really get to discuss everything (maybe because we c...

The RPG Room: Stinky Graphic! from 2016-08-08T13:22:30

Graphic Design is a massive part of any visual product, in fact is totally paramount. With bad Graphic Design, the product will never be good, no matter how many qualities it has.

In ...

The RPG Room: Authors as Bending Machines from 2016-08-03T11:11:34

Should Authors pander to what the gaming crowd want and produce what sells, or should they produce what they want and get stuck with poor sales?

This is a very real question and a very real si...

The RPG Room: Chasing Equality from 2016-07-24T14:06:17

For the last few years the discussion on equality in games, both in and out of the fantasies, have been raging with arguments being made on both camps that make you wonder sometimes if we have...

The RPG Room - Are games still uniting us? from 2016-06-26T19:55:44

Most people believe that we are into a very inclusive hobby that helps people come together and bind us into friendships and a community that is supportive and welcoming. Yet, during the last few...

Podcast episode: The RPG Room - Religion in games from 2016-04-04T15:58:28

Tons and tons of games use some sort of religion in their setting. Many of them have more than one religion and all of those will have player characters, and those characters are meant to foll...

The RPG Review Room Sleepers: Orphans of the Cold War from 2016-03-07T20:36:25

Can you imagine being a Sleeper soldier from the Cold War?

By Paco G. Jaen

Sleepers: Orphans of the Cold War is an RPG from company Death Sp...

The RPG Room: Crunch vs. Lunch from 2016-03-06T16:57:05

Are you a Crunch player or a Lunch player?

Every RPG needs a rules system. Some are heavier, Crunch, and some are lighter, Lunch. But hardly all are the appropriate for each game, or e...

The RPG Room: Is Third-party Publishing a Good Thing? from 2016-02-25T17:51:34

Since the OGL came into place a lot of years ago, there has been a totally unprecedented amount of work published for a lot of role playing games. Mind you, that doesn’t take much because RPGs...

The RPG Room: Confirmation Bias and the death of geekdom from 2016-02-17T18:05:28

In this episode, Jim Pinto proposes that Geekdom as we know is about to die a painful and very unavoidable death thanks to the blight that is Listen

The Boardgame Interview Room: Rome Rise to Power from Golden Egg Games from 2015-09-27T17:40:34

Rome: Rise to Power is another history based game, this time from Golden Egg Games, creators of City Council and ...

The Boardgame Interview Room: Prime Time and Golden Egg Games from 2015-08-17T23:16:42

Prime Time Broadcast Tycoon is the latest offering from Golden Egg Games, a company that keeps coming up with great game after great game.

This time they are offering a TV channel simul...

The RPG Room GenCon and Ennies from 2015-08-16T21:12:56

For those of us who are on the other side of the planet, GenCon is a very difficult to reach convention. And that can be frustrating because, inarguably, GenCon is the best RPG convention in t...

The Boardgame Review Room: Heroes from 2015-08-11T14:17:17

Heroes is a deck building game for 2 to 4 players that combine real time dice rolling mechanics with deck building and battling all in one. And it looks truly stunning.

Now, I am not a...

The Boardgame Interview Room: The Bespoke Geek from 2015-08-10T21:40:02

Sometimes people have great ideas and they need to go to Kickstarter to get them realised because money is tight. That’s the whole principle of Kickstarter, I know. But I also know that some p...

The Boardgame Review Room: Soulfall from 2015-08-03T16:22:59

I came by Soulfall, from Smallbox Games, after my friend Alf Seegert recommended it and I pretty much right away backed the game based on the artwork...

The RPG Interview Room: Tabletop Connect with Carl Pinder from 2015-08-02T17:49:24

Some of us have friends all over the world and with social networks and convention attending, it’s very easy to meet people with a common interest. And continuing with a game you start while a...

The RPG Room: So you want to be a freelance? from 2015-07-28T23:13:40

I think it’s safe to say that every single roleplaying games out there has, at some point, wanted to write games. Whether it is for their own adventures, new classes, professions, spells… and ...

The RPG Interview Room: Steve Kenson and Blue Rose from 2015-07-10T15:58:13

In 2005, Green Ronin published a pretty different fantasy game called Blue Rose. It defined itself as a Romantic Fant...

The RPG Room 17: Our worst game sessions ever from 2015-07-07T10:10:13

Playing RPGs is a source of joy and entertainment for those who play them, but sometimes, just sometimes, things don’t go according to plan. Sometimes there’s someone who ruins your game.

The RPG Interview Room: Legendary Planet Adventure Path from 2015-07-02T11:58:36

Legendary Games has been creating some impressive material for quite some time now. With a great ability to surround themselves with terrifi...

The RPG Interview Room: Beast The Primordial from 2015-06-27T01:29:28

Onix Path has created some of the most iconic and popular roleplaying games out there and now they want to repeat the feat by publishing Beast: The Primor...

The RPG Room: Ad Absentia Players and Their Characters from 2015-06-14T15:21:04

Sometimes players have to leave the room for a few weeks at the time and sometimes they leave their characters behind so they can come back and retake the session. That happens more often than...

The Boardgame Interview Room - Uwe Eickert and Mare Nostrum from 2015-06-13T19:13:59

Academy Games is currently in Kickstarter with a new version of a game called Mare Nostrum; a game of building empires, defending territories, building a...

The RPG Interview Room: Daniel Marshal and Tournament of Souls from 2015-06-09T23:23:58

This project has nothing to do with Kickstarter, I am pleased to say, but it nonetheless relies on the community and its collective imagination.

Imagine an imaginary arena where foes ar...

The Boardgame Review Room - Boss Monster from 2015-05-04T23:55:36

I bought Boss Monster two years ago and just now I’ve managed to do a review. I know… I know… lazy bugger I am.

It’s even worse because the game is very good and fun to play (though an...

The Boardgame Interview Room: Alexander Argyopoulos and 12 Realms: Bedtime Stories from 2015-04-29T00:02:03

Although not many people think about countries like Greece a country with a board game tradition, some companies are keen on setting a stepping stone and bring some excellent games to the tabl...

The Boardgame Review Room: Cthulhu Wars from 2015-04-22T19:15:01

Probably the most anticipated game I’ve backed in Kickstarter, Cthulhu Wars was going to be a massive hit or a huge flop. In ...

The RPG Room: The Thunder Plains Controversy from 2015-04-05T18:02:32

Apologies for the initial problem with the sound. Using new editing software and found about this too late.

Recently a massive outrage exploded onto the Internet on the back, of Bruce Co...

The RPG Interview Room: Shadow of the Demon Lord with Robert Schwalb from 2015-04-04T18:44:48

Shadow of the Demon Lord is a game that I have been looking forward to for many months. Death Spiral Games and written by Ben Counter, veteran of many Warhammer novels.

This game has ...

The Boardgame Interview Room: The Next Great American Game with Douglas Morse from 2015-01-23T23:17:01

The Next Great American Game is a documentary movie conceived and brought to life by producer and director Douglas Morse.

In this documentary, we’ll follow Randall Hoyt as he pitches hi...

The Boardgame Interview Room: Spirits of the Rice Paddy from 2015-01-15T23:33:47

Spirits of the Rice Paddy is the latest design and offering by Philip DuBarry, who...

The RPG Interview Room: Mistborn Dice withAlex Flagg from 2015-01-11T17:22:56

The Mistborn Dice Kickstarter project is the latest and most recent project by RPG publishers Crafty Games.

The creators of the Mistborn Adve...

The RPG Room: Ethics in Gaming Journalism from 2014-12-07T23:23:29

There is a lot to be said for ethics in games journalism. The fact is that it’s a very grey area because most of the journalism that goes on is done by amateurs for the love of it. Whether it ...

The RPG Interview Room: Paranoia Reboot from 2014-11-11T22:10:26

Paranoia stormed on the tables of gamers all over the world in the 80 and has remained an iconic game that lots and lots of people were rather looking forward to see rebooted.

Hence it...

The RPG Room: Adding atmosphere to your games. from 2014-11-04T00:38:12

A bit later than expected and planned, our tenth episode of the RPG room, where  Vickey Beaver, Jim Pinto and myse...

The RPG Interview room: Realms of Twilight from 2014-11-02T01:13:53

Realms of Twilight is a fantasy campaign setting created by Daniel Marshal and BJ Hensley from Silver Crescent Publishing currently being funded i...

The Boardgame Review Room: Sentinel Tactics from 2014-10-30T23:49:08

When Sentinels of the Multiverse came out, it rightly turned some faces. Because the game is rather terrific. Or I think so at least.

Not ev...

The Boardgame Interview Room: Superhuman: Rise to Power from 2014-10-13T22:41:54

Superhuman: Rise to Power is the super hero based boardgame by newly created company Thought...

The RPG Interview Room: Fire in the Blood with Erin M. Evans from 2014-10-07T23:45:35

Fire in th...

The RPG Interview Room: Peter J. Wacks from 2014-10-05T17:42:47

It is quite interesting how many people in the games industry have gone to do other things in unsuspected fields.

That’s what happened to my guest in this episode of the podcast. He wen...

The RPG Interview Room - Charisma +1: The Guide to Convention Etiquette for Gamers, Geeks&the Socially Awkward from 2014-09-28T23:48:31

Charisma +1: The Gu...

The RPG Room: Is there art in roleplaying games? from 2014-09-25T00:25:18

Ever since RPGs were published and Gary Gigax and Dave Arneson had a dream of turning Dungeons & Dragons into a commercial product, art has place a huge part in the visual identity of roleplay...

The Boardgame Review Room: Eclipse from 2014-09-13T14:58:03

Since its release, Eclipse has seen a lot of success. It’s *very* highly regarded by people who play it and the digital version of the game is truly superb, it has to be said.

Of cours...

The Boardgame Review Room: Oh no… INVASION! from 2014-09-11T23:42:05

Oh no… Invasion! is a small coop game by FableSmith and designer Joost Das, ...

The Boardgame Interview Room: Cimmerian Space from 2014-09-08T23:48:25

Cimmerian Space is a project by Nick Fallon, a 3D programmer with enough passion for games and the industry to give up his job and create a project that sets the basis for a service boardgamer...

The Boardgame Interview Room: Skyway Robbery with Philip duBarry from 2014-09-08T00:32:59

Skyway Robbery is the product of designer Philip duBarry, the same Philip duBarrry who designed Canalis, Courtier, Kingdom of Solomon…

Yeah… he’s pretty good.

This time he’s tur...

The RPG Interview room: The Veranthea Codex with Mike Myler from 2014-09-06T00:20:35

The Veranthea Codex is the creation from RPG industry veteran Mike Myler.

Ennie winner, Myler has now decided to create a product with a campaign setting, a section with NPCs and yet an...

The Boardgame Review Room: Ark of Animals from 2014-09-04T18:51:59

Ark of Animals is the most recent game from the Polish company Historical Games Company and the first they target to a younge...

The RPG Interview Room: Lone Wolf with Cubicle 7 from 2014-09-02T22:15:58

Cubicle 7 has been for the last few years the flagship of RPG publishing in the UK. Of course that can be argued, but with successful licenses like Listen

The Boardgame Interview Room: Strange Magic with Bradley Crouch from 2014-08-31T22:03:29

Interjection Games has created in the last few years some supplements for GenCon is for many of us Europeans a Mecca of gaming we’ll never get to see. Though I hope to someday.

The biggest four days in gaming, as the slog...

The Boardgame Review Room: Titanium Wars from 2014-07-25T20:22:26

Iello released Titanium Wars at Spiel 2013 and the theme and looks were enough to get me very interested. Then I found out it was also a resource manag...

The RPG Interview Room: Tre Grisby and L.U.G. Con from 2014-07-20T16:57:04

Online conventions are a logical step in the socialising scene for a lot of hobbies. Probably any hobby, to be honest. The possibility of getting “together” with other people who share a passi...

The Boardgame Review Room: Core Worlds from 2014-07-14T21:02:06

Core Worlds was published by Stronghold Games in 2011 and was designed by the – rath...

The Boardgame Review Room: Lords of War from 2014-07-03T13:19:05

Recently we had the enormous pleasure of interviewing Martin Vaux, one of the co-designers of Lords of War and at the same time we played the game so we ...

The RPG Interview Room: Brendan Davis and Sertorius from 2014-06-28T22:52:56

Sertorius is the latest offering from Bedrock Games and has been launched, much to everyone’s surprise, without any Kickstarter influence whatsoever. ...

The Boardgame Interview Room: Lords of War with Martin Vaux from 2014-06-25T18:53:43

Lords of War was released to much acclaim at Dragonmeet in December 2012. And I mean to much acclaim becaus...

The Boardgame Review Room: TRIX from 2014-06-24T19:05:28

TRIX is a words guessing games from Porcupine Press, an UK-based company with some interesting and friendly titles in their portfolio....

The Boardgame Interview Room: Athlas - Duel for Divinity from 2014-06-22T20:05:08

Athlas-  Duel for Divinity is the offering that Golden Egg Games has currently going in Kickstarter.

A game in which the players take on the...

Podcast Episode - The RPG Room: Writing vs. Design from 2014-06-22T18:57:21

Once again we got together to discuss things roleplaying. I was joined by Jim Pinto and later on by Vickey Beaver a...

The Boardgame Review Room - Hive with Expansions from 2014-06-17T13:39:52

Hive, has been out for quite a long time now and it is a very popular game. Well balanced, deep, tons of replayability and fun. Very good fun.

One only has to look at the list of reputa...

The Boardgame Interview Room: Luchador Mexican Wrestling Dice from 2014-06-09T00:17:53

Luchador: Mexican Wrestling Dice is the  design of Mark Rivera Listen

The Boardgame Review Room: 1775 from 2014-06-07T14:29:09

Academy Games and its charismatic leader are well known for producing historical games that are, as it happen, easy and fun to play without compromising on historic accuracy.

In this c...

The Boardgame Review Room: Dr. Hrubec from 2014-06-02T14:26:39

Dr. Hrubec is a party game from The Czech Board Company that was released at Spiel 2014.

One of the cool things about t...

The Boardgame Review Room: Splendor from 2014-05-27T13:57:32

Splendor is described as a fast and addictive game of chip-collecting and card development. An with good reason, it is very, very addictive, though not sure about the fast bit… people with par...

The RPG Room: Steampunk never had a chance! from 2014-05-25T17:17:01

Steampunk has become very, very fashionable in the last few decades.

Although the concept has been with us for along time and novels with technology that had the flavour of what we curr...

The Boardgame Interview Room: Hollywood with Nikolay Pegasov from 2014-05-20T22:52:09

Hobby World is he biggest boardgame publishing company in Russia. Last year they went to Kickstarter with Septikon and succeeded (disgracefully I d...

The Boardgame Review Room: Fleet and expansions! from 2014-05-18T22:37:22

This is no secret: Michael Chamberlain takes this game to bed just like you take a teddy bear. Seriously. He *loves* this game more than I can tell....

The Boardgame Interview Room: 12 Realms with Alexander Argyropoulos from 2014-05-18T21:17:55

Recently we reviewed 12 Realms in the Boardgame Review room and somehow we managed to disli...

The Boardgame Interview Room: UK Games Expo Organisers from 2014-05-13T23:47:44

The UK Games Expo has become the flagship of gaming conventions in the UK. From its unassuming beginnings less than a decade ago, it is quickly turn...

The Boardgame Review Room: Lewis&Clarke from 2014-05-13T23:24:24

This podcast episode is a good one. Mainly because the game is a very, very good one. Seriously good.

Lewis & Clark is the product of French designer Cedrick Chaboussit, who presented ...

The Boardgame Review Room–The Agents from 2014-05-07T10:22:16

This card game was funded in Kickstarter with a pretty terrific amount of success in 2013 and it quickly became obvious that expansions were indeed a good idea.

So quickly in fact, tha...

The Boardgame Review Room: 12 Realms from 2014-04-27T23:02:03

Mage Company released 12 Realms in Kickstarter and the game was sold at Spiel 2013 with all the extras that were obtained during the crowd-funding campaign.

We also did the unboxing vi...

The Boardgame Interview Room: Frankenstein's Bodies with Andrew Harman from 2014-04-26T18:06:05

Frankenstein is one of the most lovable “monsters” of literature. The nature of its genesis, the helplessness, the unfairness of the time and situation… It’s a truly sad and tragic story.

The RPG Room: Get out of my hobby! from 2014-04-24T01:04

Our hobby has a nasty side sometimes and when it shows its ugly face it is very difficult to roll high enough to save for the trolls. And some trolls don’t go away even if you pour aci...

The Boardgame Review Room: Dig Mars from 2014-04-20T00:28:08

Dig Mars is a quick to play game we found at Spiel 2013.

In this game players must turn tiles to reveal value and gather fortunes that will allow them to win the game. A simple gameplay...

The RPG Interview Room - Legendary games with Rachel Venture and Jason Nelson from 2014-04-13T17:52:45

Legendary Games has been creating Crafty Games, took the world created by Brandon Sanderson and turned it into an excellent game. And I mean r...

The Board Game Review room - Relic Runners from Days of Wonder from 2014-03-29T01:28:43

Relic Runners was released at Spiel 2013 by Days of Wonder and I was super keen to take a proper look.

Designed by Matthew Dunstan, Relic Runner puts the players in the roles of intrep...

The Boardgame Review Room: Braggart from 2014-03-13T20:15:53

Braggart is what happens when Michael goes Christmas shopping. He gets games for his friends. In this case for Max, who gleefully and expectantly opened this game with tears in his eyes at the...

Podcast Episode–The RPG Room with Paco and Jim from 2014-03-12T00:58:15

Once again we’re Jim and I are back ready to talk RPGs to our hearts content and, hopefully to your heart’s satisfaction.

Firstly Jim talks about systems that don’t manage to match the ...

The Boardgame Review Room: Freedom - The Underground Railroad from 2014-03-08T22:49:52

Slavery has played a horrific role in the history of many countries for a very, very long time. Far from being a thing of the past, slavery is still very present in modern day and efforts to e...

The RPG Interview Room: Mindjammer with Sarah Newton from 2014-03-02T23:32:49

I have been looking forward to seeing Mindjammer for a long time. The Space Opera game that will probably set a new precedent for future sci-fi games is finally almost here and I am seriously ...

The Boardgame Interview Room: Mage Company and Hoyuk from 2014-03-02T21:17:50

Mage Company, the guys behind Wrong Chemistry and 12 Realms, have now gone to Kickstarter to fund their latest game, Hoyuk, a game in which you take on the role of a human 10,000 years ago try...

The Boardgame Review Room: Dominare from 2014-03-02T20:17:38

Published in 2012 by AEG, Dominare is part of the Tempest series of boardgame that the prolific company has released and that includes Mercante and others...

The Board Room Episode three from 2014-03-02T00:07:27

Doctor Reddy, Paco and Kara mingle a bit to bring you some reviews and conversation on the world of boardgaming. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:30 What games have Paco and Dr Mike been playing includ...

The RPG Room Episode two from 2014-02-23T21:05:46

After a while in which we’ve kept the room under lock and key, we are back to discuss all things role play and cover topics gaming related that might, or might not, be of interest to you, our ...

The Boardgame Review Room: Gluck Auf from 2014-02-23T00:11:52

I haven’t played an Euro with good theme since O2. And that wasn’t a game for beginners either. In fact it was quite a hard day.

Michael Chambe...

The boardgame review room: Serpent’s Tongue from 2014-02-17T23:33:51

For a long time now I have been looking forward to playing Serpent’s Tongue, a game I came across at Spiel at the Arctic Union booth. The game looked just gorgeous and the premise was seriousl...

The Boardgame Review Room: Scoville with Ed Marriott from 2014-02-11T23:08:07

I have learned to trust Michael Chamberlain when is about games. He kinda knows things I don’t. Tons of things.

One of the things he knows h...

The RPG Interview Room: Timewatch with Kevin Kulp from 2014-02-09T23:24:55

By Paco Garcia Jaen

Time travel is one of those subjects that fascinate people throughout the Science Fiction and Fantasy spectrum ...

The Boardgame Review Room: X-Wing from 2014-02-06T23:43:24

Star Wars has been at the heart of Science Fiction and geek culture since the first time it was screened in 1977 and the X-Wing has been one of the most iconic space crafts in the series.

The Board Game Interview Room with Uwe Eickert from 2014-02-04T22:58:32

Many people hear the words “historical games” and immediately get the unavoidable urge to yawn. Loudly.

Yet, Academy Games has challenged that yawn reaction time and time again, and ti...

The Boardgame Review Room: Rasputin from 2014-02-02T02:15:06

By Michael Chamberlain and Max Murray

In this podcast episode Michael and Max took a look at Rasputin, a game by designer Bob West and publ...

The Boardgame Review Room: Firefly from 2014-01-24T21:26:16

By Paco Garcia Jaen, Michael Chamberlain and Max Murray

Firefly, a boardgame with the s...

The RPG Interview Room: Hero Forge Kickstarter from 2014-01-21T23:29:22

I’ve been waiting for Hero Forge for years and years and years and years. A company that can produce customised and bespoke  minis, printed on demand and to a such a high standard that there i...

The RPG Interview Room: Gamerati from 2014-01-17T23:34:22

By Paco Garcia Jaen

The Gamerati himself has been into creating, promoting and playing roleplaying games for a very, very long time...

The Board Game Review Room: Steam Park from 2014-01-16T23:08:52

By Paco Garcia Jaen, Michael Chamberlain and Max Murray

Steam Park comes from the compa...

The RPG Review Room from 2014-01-14T22:54:15

By Paco Garcia Jaen and Endzeitgeist

Welcome friends to the first of hop...

The Boardgame Interview Room: Chaosmos from 2014-01-11T00:49:34

Apocalypses are something that all sorts of media have been attracted to and using all the time. For a long, long time books, movies, theatre, games…

This game, C...

The Board Game Review Room: Kingdom from 2014-01-10T00:21:04

Everyone knows that angels and demons are going to fight, like they do in Kingdom. That’s what they do because… because they’re angels and demons. And there are kingdoms...

The Boardgame Review Room: 1911 Admunsen Vs. Scott from 2014-01-03T00:13:30

Welcome back friends to the Boardgame Review Room.

In this episode we take a look at 1911 Admunsen vs Scott, a game inspired by the epic race that took place in 1...

The Board Game Interview Room: Argent: The Consortium by Level 99 Games from 2013-12-31T00:01:38

Level 99 has been a company I’ve been very keen on since I learned about Brad Talton some three years ago. I backed their Kickstarter project for Mystic Empyrean and since they’ve had a whole ...

The Board Game Review Room: Cornish Smuggler by Grublin Games from 2013-12-26T21:08:39

Nothing like turning history into a game. If done well, they aren’t just instructional, but also terrific fun. That’s what I was hoping with Cornish Smuggler.

Ap...

The Board Room episode two enhanced! The Counters Board Game Cafe and StakBots from 2013-12-20T01:21

By Dr Mike Reddy 00:00 Introduction - http://www.gmsmagazine.com/podcasts/the-boardroom 00:02 Interview with Hannah and Ryan of the Counters The Board Game Cafe, Cardiff - https://www.facebook.co...

The Boardgame Review Room: Council of Verona from 2013-12-20T01:14:33

Romeo and Juliet in the Council of Verona is a small game from Crash Games that uses the characters in Shakesperare’s wonderful play. During the game, players have to de...

The Board Game Review Room: VivaJava from 2013-12-17T22:03:13

I backed VivaJava in Kickstarter because I like the guys who publish it, quite frankly.

As you may or may not know, I am a fan of games with theme and strange the...

The Board Room episode two The Counters Board Game Cafe and StakBots from 2013-12-10T15:06:12

By Dr Mike Reddy 00:00 Introduction - http://www.gmsmagazine.com/podcasts/the-boardroom 00:02 Interview with Hannah and Ryan of the Counters The Board Game Cafe, Cardiff - https://www.facebook.co...

The RPG Interview Room - Cthulhu Britannica Boxet Kickstarter with Stuart Boon from 2013-12-09T23:33:38

The Cthulhu Britannica London Boxet for

Dragonmeet comes one more year and thin...

The RPG Interview Room Cthulhu London Boxset Kickstarter from Cubicle 7 from 2013-12-02T23:58:02

Boxsets where the norm when I got into roleplaying games. The gorgeous boxes from the D&D range and many other games of the mid 80s marked the format that turned my summ...

The RPG Interview Room: Jim Pinto. Protocol Game Series Kickstarter from 2013-12-01T23:54:59

Few authors, if any,  provide with as many  roleplaying games as Jim Pinto. The mastermind behind Postworld Games keeps churning ideas and turning them into games at a s...

The Boardgame Interview Room: Fortress Moon in Kickstarter from 2013-12-01T22:43:22

Some of us like the sort of retro Sci-Fi look from the 50s and 60s and also love the movies from that time. As someone who’s first sci-fi experience was Forbidden Planet...

The Boardroom - Episode one! from 2013-11-17T20:04:42

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The Boardgame Review Room: Love Letter from 2013-11-08T22:25:58

Compact, light, gorgeous, fun, simple, engaging… Those are words are words any game designer would like to  see or hear applied to their game, and indeed a lot of games ...

The Boardgame Interview Room: Thrash Car, a Kickstarter project from 2013-11-05T00:50:14

Yes friends we have another interview with a Kickstarter project, and this one could very well be of interest!

Although it looks like a racing game, it’s not a ra...

Spiel 2013 Special episode: Pre-Spiel preparations with Michael Chamberlain from 2013-10-22T23:37:33

And the biggest and best convention of the year is almost under way. Michael Chamberlain and I have been hard at work - well, mostly Michael - finding out what could be ...

The Boardgame Review Room: CO2 from Stronghold Games from 2013-10-22T23:14:15

I got this game because Stephen Buonocore sold it to me. Literally.

I was in Spiel last year, went to see the man, saw he...

The RPG Room: Improvising, Giving Feedback and Reading to Rob with Vickey Beaver from 2013-10-22T22:42:03

The first in this series of episodes in which me, Paco and my better co-host, Vickey talk about RPG stuff. Not reviews, not Kickstarter projects and not too much nonsens...

The RPG Interview Room - Adventures in the East Mark with Inter-Dimensional Publishing from 2013-10-22T21:34:08

If you're not tired of hearing me to on about...

The Boardgame Review Room - A first play review of Ortus from 2013-10-16T20:51:18

Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Joost Das, the creator of Ortus, an abstract game for two players  that’s been funded in Kickstarer at the time of publishing...

The Board Game Review Room: Mice and Mystics first play review from 2013-10-14T00:33:27

Hello everyone, today we are talking about playing Mice and Mystics for the first time!

Please, ...

The Board Game Interview Room: Ortus Kickstarter with Joost Das from 2013-10-13T22:20:20

Kickstarter has open the door to countless games companies and games
(literally countless… I can’t many) and it’s both very good and very interesting
to see ...

The Board Game Interview Room: Stephen Buonocore from Stronghold Games from 2013-10-13T17:21:48

It is a well known fact the board game world is full of pretty amazing
people. Resilient, creative, clever, friendly… Quite frankly it’s a joy to
behold.

The Boardgame Review Room: Pixel Lincoln from 2013-10-08T23:13:21

The first episode of our new podcast show in which some experienced gamers
take a look at a game and we tell you our impressions about both the production
of...

The G*M*S Magazine Podcast Episode 123 - The last episode! from 2013-10-06T19:07:26

By Paco Garcia Jaen

Welcome back friends to the last episode of the G*M*S Magazine Podcast.

Episode 122–Stack & Attack Kickstarter project from 2013-09-27T00:37:57

The thing about Kickstarter and board/role playing games that I like the most if
the amount and level of crazy, wicked and terribly original some ideas get
to.

Episode 121 - Codinca Kickstarter project with BackSpindle Games from 2013-09-23T23:44:14

Codinca is an abstract game in which players compete with each other moving and
turning pieces on a four by four grid in order to create patterns with the
symbols on the pi...

Episode 120–Painting War Magazine, Plato Magazine, Escape and preparing for Spiel. from 2013-09-21T23:12:41

In this episode we have a few reviews, since I’ve been rather busy playing
games, Mike has been busy reminiscing and Kara has been doing what any parent
worthy of thei...

Episode 117 - Sangoku Kickstarter with Mike Elliott from 2013-09-17T22:40:52

It is quite interesting to see how some people’s names get into the minds of
the public and some others don’t. This is even more interesting when we consider
that the produ...

Episode 118 - Pirates & Dragons Kickstarter project with Pete Cakebread from 2013-09-15T21:36:19

Second podcast of the day and second Kickstarter project, this time a
Roleplaying game from Cakebread & Walton, Pirates & Dragons.

I had the pleasure to catch up...

Episode 116–Get ready to fight for uranium! from 2013-09-08T23:06:38

There are few things more exhilarating than discovering an interesting game
from a country you weren’t expecting.

This is what happened to me with Vickey has had the chance to
recover from a busy schedule, we talk GenCon.

Listen

Episode 114–Marketing with Rabid Fanboy from 2013-09-01T23:42:45

I keep saying (and probably will for a long while) that Role Playing
publishing companies (and gaming companies in general) are pretty bad at Listen

Episode 113–Interview with Gobion Rowlands from 2013-08-28T23:44:15

I am not particularly good at Science Fiction. In fact I am pretty terrible
because when I try to write it I leave so many holes that the story becomes
unworkable. And...

Episode 112–Six Games with Jim Pinto from 2013-08-16T00:12

To offer a single game when a writer creates a Kickstarter campaign is pretty
normal.

But Jim Pinto is not normal or ordinary. He’s pretty extraordinary. Rather
th...

Episode 111–Board game reviews with Dr Mike Reddy from 2013-08-12T22:19:44

One of the two episodes to be released this week.

In this episode the good Dr Reddy and myself decided to have a couple
of reviews for you, including a review of...

Episode 110– Portal’s Robinson Crusoe first play review from 2013-08-08T00:53:43

By Paco Garcia Jaen

This is a bit of an experimental episode and I would be really grateful to
get you...

Episode 109–Interview with Lonewolf Development’s Colen McAlister from 2013-08-08T00:39:09

I like the idea of software that aids the gaming experience. A lot.

However a lot of the software out there, rather than help, they try...

Episode 108–Machinations with James Desborough from 2013-07-30T00:22:52

I think it’s fair to say James Desborough is one of the most controversial and
outspoken writers out there. His views on theism, ...

Episode 107–Incredibrawl Kickstarter project from 2013-07-28T22:17:13

There are quite a few fighting games out there and I think it’s fair to say
that few come close to Yomi and