Werewolf: The Apocalypse Retaliation Ft. Lead Narrative Designer, Simon AKA Wandering_DM from 2022-11-15T10:00

Werewolf: The Apocalypse Retaliation // an RPG in a Box

Our good friend Simon is the lead narrative designer for this new Tabletop RPG in a box, designed to work without a Game master, ...

PAX Unplugged Survival Guide from 2022-11-01T09:11

PAX Unplugged

High Shelf Gaming has another convention survival guide for you! The unique gaming experience at PAX is a joy and Philadelphia has a lot to offer. We cover housing, gaming...

Hunters of the Occult with Storeywood Games from 2022-10-26T09:00

Hunters of The Occult a Monster Hunting TTRPG

Van Helsing inspired TTRPG where players make seasoned monster hunters with signature weapons that grow with the character throughout the c...

Gen Con Reactions with Taylor from 2022-10-18T09:01

Gen Con for the first time w/ Taylor Pre Convention from 2022-10-04T09:00

Gen Con for the first time w/ Taylor

Taylor joins Dave and Rich to talk all about her plans for Gen Con 2022, and we cover all the best pre-convention planning ideas. We had a lot of pl...

AGON // Evil Hat with John Harper&Sean Nittner from 2022-08-16T09:00

AGON // Evil Hat

John Harper and Sean Nittner join us from Evil Hat Productions to talk to us all about AGON, the thinking behind some of the truly unique game mechanics that sets AGON ...

Latin American RPG Market Ft. Hugo from The Death Die Club from 2022-07-19T09:00

Latin American RPG Market

Hugo has unlocked the secrets of selling tabletop roleplaying games in Mexico and throughout Latin America and he joins us to share the lessons his publishing ...

7th Sea: City of Five Sails from 2022-06-21T09:00

7th Sea City of Five Sails

David Lapp and Rob Croy from Pine Box Entertainment are very close to releasing a new card game into the world based in the rich world of the 7th Sea tabletop...

HSG117: Gen Con 2022 Planning from 2022-06-07T09:00

Gen Con 2022

Dave and Rich are goin to GEN CON 2022 along with tons of shelfies to run events and have a great time this year. We chat about what we're doing different this year and wha...

HSG116: Brindlewood Bay with Jason Cordova from 2022-05-24T09:01

Episode Notes

Jason Cordova (@jasoncordova6 ) of Gauntlet Publishing (@Listen

HSG115: Podfaded from 2022-05-17T09:00

Dave and Rich emerge from an ancient podcast slumber - we talk about the last couple years, what happened to us as people and as a podcast show. It feels good to be back if you'll have us!

HSG114: Gen Con Online 2020 Wrap Up from 2020-10-28T00:11:47

Dave and Rich along with the rest of the HSG community had a lot of fun at the first-ever Gen Con online. We go through some of the obvious differences with Gen Con being fully virtual and talk ...

HSG113: Losing Player Characters - it isn't all bad from 2020-09-14T12:55:04

Rich and David are joined by Kratrina to talk all about player character death in tabletop RPGs. It can be fun, it can be devastating, and there are a few tips we've learned along the way to nav...

HSG112: Gen Con Survival Guide: Gen Con Online from 2020-06-24T00:10:45

WE ARE BACK!

Gen Con Online is fast approaching at the end of July 2020 and there's a lot of learning we all have to do. Effectively this is a First-Year online convention. To help us n...

HSG111: Remote Gaming during "All This" from 2020-04-01T12:21:15

High Shelf Gaming has always been a remote gaming community. We have sprinkled information over the years about the tools we use for board games and roleplaying games but this episode puts it al...

HSG110: Knights of the Shadow Realm an Epic DnD Module from 2020-03-17T23:52:56

High Shelf Gaming brings on Zac and David to talk about their new Kickstarter 'Knights of the Shadow Realm<...

HSG109: Gen Con Survival Guide: History from 2020-03-05T23:55:17

We are so fortunate Randall Porter reached out asking to come on and dive deep into Gen Con's history. The stories he shares are mind-boggling. From remote-...

HSG108: PAX South 2020 Wrap-Up from 2020-02-28T01:23:30

Scott has been a fixture in the high shelf gaming community for over a year now, and he runs the RPG Zone at Pax South! This year we had the opportunity ...

HSG107: Terranary RPG from 2020-02-17T01:02:20

Getting all the way back to our roots in RPG gaming with games that launch as zines (small magazines from people self-publishing) Rich and I welcome Patch on to the show who is making Terranary ...

HSG106: Gen Con Survival Guide: PAX vs Gen Con Q&A from 2020-02-08T01:45:55

Riley from Pactless Patrons is a seasoned PAX conventions attendee and volunteer. They have attended 15 PAXi ove...

HSG105: Oceans by North Star Games with Bruce Voge from 2020-01-29T14:41:30

We had the pleasure to bring on Bruce Voge from North Star Games to talk about their latest board game, Board Game Geek Con, in Downtown Dallas and 8 boardgames rich got to play at the show. Having left the DFW air...

HSG102: Old School Revival RPGs with Luke the Goon from 2020-01-08T02:44:59

Luke the Goon from the Dark Future podcast joins us to talk about his second gaming passion, OSR RPGs! or Old School Revival Role-Playing Games. Luke brings a ton of experience with these games ...

HSG101: Gen Con Survival Guide: Food and Drink [Refreshed] from 2019-12-30T09:43:04

HSG returns to Gen Con Food and Drink in and around the convention center. We add more tips and advice from our first attempt in 2017, and make sure to talk about places that are still open! 201...

HSG100: 100th Episode! [giveaways inside] from 2019-12-23T13:19:31

We can hardly believe we've made 100 MP3 files in just over 2 years. High Shelf Gaming has been a fantastic passion project during this time so we wanted to celebrate for a bit during the holida...

HSG99: Gen Con Survival Guide: Registration [Refreshed] from 2019-12-16T15:58:32

HSG takes on Gen Con Event Registration to add more tips and advice from our first attempt in 2017. Rich and David break down strategies for groups of gamers who can pool their effort and are co...

HSG98: Gen Con Survival Guide: Running Your Own Event [Refreshed] from 2019-12-11T16:06:50

Running events at Gen Con is one of the most rewarding things we do every year. Last year, we went bigger than ever and plan to grow again in 2020. This epi...

HSG97: Gen Con Survival Guide: Housing [Refreshed] from 2019-12-04T01:28:55

The Gen Con Survival Guide series that launched HSG has aged a bit and changes have hit Gen Con<...

HSG96: Gamer Gift Ideas from 2019-11-27T14:39:56

It's that time of year again, when we think of others and imagine the best gift for them to receive during the holidays. Rich and David go all over books, games, and gaming accessories for those...

HSG95: RPG Storytelling Part 3: Theme & Structure: How to boost or accidentally kill your game from 2019-11-20T00:16:14

Our series on RPG storytelling concepts and tools continues with us diving into the murky topics of theme and structure. These tend to be tools for authors and filmmakers, but tabletop role-play...

HSG94: Mordheim Skirmish game by Games Workshop from 2019-11-10T20:06:14

Mordheim is one of those games that is easily overlooked by the core audience of the Games Workshop fanbase but immediately appeals to folks that like to sprinkle in a little bit of role play wi...

HSG93: Settlers of Catan from 2019-10-16T00:46:16

Our favorite board-game guest, Shara, returns! This time we’re talking about a game older than some of our listeners, but still incredible and worth a few hundred playthroughs - from 2019-10-10T20:55:35

David and Rich are joined by Braden, creator of LegendKeeper, a world-building and campaign tracking tool. It's a unique approach to blending maps, po...

HSG91: RPG Storytelling Part 2: MetaGaming MetaKnowledge & Other Thought Crimes from 2019-09-30T15:25:18

Rob from The Table is Yours podcast returns in our continuing series on RPG storytelling. This week we tackle the dreaded MetaGaming! Scourge...

HSG90: Evolution: Climate Board Game from 2019-09-25T00:51:58

Our friend Elise returns to talk about a favorite board game, Evolution: Climate by North Star Games! Elise was on Listen

HSG89: White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade from 2019-09-18T20:57:42

David has wanted to talk about this tabletop roleplaying game since day one of HSG. Finally, our friend Mike from Gen Con is free to revel in a shared love for Logan Bonner from Paizo joins us to talk about the game, the book, the journey, and the lessons learned in the crea...

HSG87: RPG Storytelling Part 1: The Modern Campfire from 2019-09-03T12:00:41

Rob, from The Table is Yours Podcast, returns to kick-off a new series of episodes we're very excited about. We'll be breaking down the co...

HSG86: Megagames at Gen Con 2019 from 2019-08-27T22:20:23

Mark joins us from the Shelfie community to talk about a truly unique gaming experience at Gen Con, Megagames! These are 50-70 person games that took ...

HSG85: Cyberpunk Red with JonJon the Wise from 2019-08-19T15:59:25

We are so excited to get to talk about Cyberpunk Red, the new tabletop RPG from R. Talsorian Games! well... it's more of a starter kit but still, plent...

HSG84: Gen Con 2019 Wrap-Up from 2019-08-13T00:11:23

Gen Con 2019 is, hands down, the best Gen Con we've ever been to. Amy and Steve join us to talk about the highs and lows of the year's best four days in gaming. We ran events, made and handed ou...

HSG83: True Dungeon Updates & Origins Recap 2019 from 2019-07-28T23:03:51

Some BIG News in the True Dungeon community. Token Nerfs, RFID chips going into specific high-value tokens, along with many other tidbits that Larry brings...

HSG82: Origins 2019 Wrap-up from 2019-07-23T00:15:11

Rich has traveled to the land of origin, and many a game were played. Some old, some new. Great times were had by all. Seriously though Origins 2019 Listen

HSG81: Nord Games & Their D&D Supplements from 2019-07-15T01:22:07

Megan from Nord Games joins us to talk about some great topics. We cover not only their excellent DM and player tools but so many more things. Megan reall...

HSG80: KublaCon 2019 Wrap Up with Brent from 2019-07-11T00:28:50

The original Shelfie and all-around rockstar HSG community member, Brent, joins Rich and me to talk all about his first convention experience - Kubla...

HSG79: Acquire: A Board Game for Capitalists from 2019-06-30T02:01:22

Our friend Barry joins us to talk about a favorite game of ours, Acquire. This market simulation game can get pretty ruthless, and that's just what Barry and I love about it. We talk about tile ...

HSG78: Gloomhaven - Legacy Adventure Board Game from 2019-06-23T01:10:45

Rob from The Table is Yours is back this week to talk about Gloomhaven the Legacy Adventure board game!


 


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HSG77: 3D Printing Part 3: Modifying & Building Your Printer from 2019-06-10T20:09:36

This is part 3 of our series on 3D printers. We bring a friend of David's to the show, Ryan, who has a great deal more experience with 3D printers. He has heavily modified printers and has a nic...

HSG76: Cyberpunk 2020 Actual Play: Session 4B "Epilogue" from 2019-05-21T21:35:29

After escaping the scene at Grindhouse the group lays low for several weeks at SnitchRich's family hideaway. This is the last session of our game and serves as an epilogue.

This ...

HSG75: Cyberpunk 2020 Actual Play: Session 4A "Epilogue" from 2019-05-20T01:33:24

After escaping the scene at Grindhouse the group lays low for several weeks at SnitchRich's family hideaway. This is the last session of our game and serves as an epilogue.

This ...

HSG74: Cyberpunk 2020 Actual Play: Session 3B "Grindhouse" from 2019-05-16T14:46:58

Just a little punk rock show with some uninvited guests while a boy and a girl meet in a diner in cyberspace.

This is the second half of Session 3.

HSG73: Cyberpunk2020 Actual Play: Session 3A “Grindhouse” from 2019-05-15T01:12:12

Plans are in place and the crew moves to put on the concert of Tres' life while Snitch Ritch dives into the net for a clandestine meeting with his girlfriend, but where the fuck did Tres go?! Listen

HSG72: Cyberpunk2020 Actual Play: Session 2B “Welcome to Summer Camp” from 2019-05-13T22:56:38

This is the second half of Session 2. After a successful snatch and grab mission, the group's Fixer, Soup Kitchen, is gravely injured. On the run and laying low the group takes the spoils of the...

HSG71: Cyberpunk2020 Actual Play: Session 2A “Welcome to Summer Camp” from 2019-05-13T00:26:46

This is the first half of Session 2. After a succesful snatch and grab mission, the group's Fixer, Soup Kitchen, is gravely injured. On the run and laying low the group takes the spoils of the m...

HSG70: Cyberpunk2020 Actual Play: Session 1B "Boom Goes The Solo" from 2019-05-08T22:29:38

This is the second half of Session 1. We are trying something new! Episodes HSG69 - HSG76 will be segments of our Actual Play of CyberPunk 2020! We streamed and recorded this at the beginning of...

HSG69: Cyberpunk2020 Actual Play: Session 1A "Boom Goes The Solo" from 2019-05-08T22:26:19

We are trying something new! Episodes HSG69 - HSG76 will be segments of our Actual Play of CyberPunk 2020! We streamed and recorded this at the beginning of the year and have received requests t...

HSG68: 3D Printing Part 2: Tools & Accessories from 2019-05-03T21:04:35

Rich and David return to 3D printing to talk more in-depth about all the things around the printer that can help. Some things you can make yourself with your own printer, others still need to be...

HSG67: Circle of Swords Con from 2019-04-24T14:23:30

Here at HSG we love going to gaming conventions and we love talking about them. This time around, our friends and guests Larry and Allen invited Rich to attend their favorite local Pennsylvania ...

HSG66: 3D Printing Part 1: Basics & Uses in Gaming from 2019-04-16T00:50:55

This begins a periodic series on 3D Printing in Gaming. We discuss the two most common types available for consumers (FDM and SLA) the strengths and weaknesses of both. We touch a bit on the sof...

HSG65: Talisman Board Game - With Expansions from 2019-04-10T13:32:24

Mitch Returns! 

We had spoken with Mitch before about how to set up a D&D game in the workplace and keep it going. This time though we're talking about one of Mitch's favorite bo...

HSG64: NERO and LARP gaming from 2019-04-01T11:37:28

Twitter makes for interesting connections. We met Ari there and he had desires to be on a podcast. In talking with him some we realized he had insight into a world Rich and I only saw from a dis...

HSG63: Traveller: A Space Opera RPG from 2019-03-24T21:43:47

In this episode, we are joined by Patrick Kanouse, a sci-fi and mystery novel author, who happens to be a huge fan of Traveller RPG. As one of the first ...

HSG62: A Guide to Brickworld Indy & Similar Lego Events from 2019-03-14T01:48:40

Steve from our past episodes about LEGO Mind Storms joins us to talk about a series of LEGO events throughout the United States, Brickwo...

HSG61: D&D at Work: Most Epic of Team Building from 2019-03-04T11:48:03

A great friend of mine, Mitch, has somehow convinced his company to let him use the office at night to run a 10-person Dungeons & Dragons game! Such a cool ...

HSG60: XCOM: The Board Game & Evolution Expansion from 2019-02-18T00:32:36

Rich and David finally get to talk about a game they fell in love with years ago at Gen Con 50. Yes, it's XCOM The B...

HSG59: Call of Cthulhu RPG from 2019-02-13T06:19:33

Rob Croy, from The Table is Yours po...

HSG58: GenCon Survival Guide Part 8: History from 2019-02-07T01:26:31

Rich and David are back to talk all about the history of their favorite gaming convention, Gen Con. How it got started, and what steps led to its enormous s...

HSG57: DM's Corner: DM Tools & Resources from 2019-01-28T00:58:05

Mike returns! Rich and Dave talk with Mike about the apps, tools, resources, and websites we use when making worlds, adventures, and games for tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) like D&D, Shado...

HSG56: Roll for the Galaxy from 2019-01-23T02:15:15

A competitive introverts dream game - Shara returns to chat with us about a game we've all been playing a ton of in our Roll for ...

HSG55: Beyond D&D 5e: Other Fantasy Systems and what they offer from 2019-01-15T01:46:58

We bring Heather back to chat about a broad swath of fantasy RPGs. If your group has been playing tons of D&D 5e, and wonder what else is out there we cover lots of systems.  We cover diceless s...

HSG54: Nerd Talk: Dice! from 2018-12-23T03:21:23

David and Rich talk all about Dice. Symmetry, Balance, Process, and Results! We get in the weeds on how to test your dice, how to get more randomness. Why you may not want to pick up casino dice...

HSG53: Fans of Gen Con with Alec Usticke from 2018-12-18T00:07:58

This week Alec, the admin for the wonderful Facebook group: Fans of Gen Con, joins us to share his passion for the convention, gaming, a...

HSG52: 13 Game Reviews from BoardGameGeek Con - Fall 2018 from 2018-12-05T01:44:45

Just in time for the holidays, Ryan returns to talk with us about his and Rich's experiences at BoardGameGeek Con. They played 13+ games, new and old, and review each one. It's a fun episode pac...

HSG51: DM's Corner: Oddball D&D Parties from 2018-11-30T00:38:47

This week Mike returns with a new Dungeons and Dragons game and a familiar problem: The party is a bunch of oddball classes. Though challenging for some DMs we talk about the some of the issues ...

HSG50: Gen Con Survival Guide Part 7: Volunteering from 2018-11-22T20:50:36

This Week, Thanksgiving week, we are thankful for volunteers like Amy who's joining us from the Gen Con volunteers community to share with us what brought her to Gen Con, volunteering, and what ...

HSG49: HSG Turns 1 Year Old from 2018-11-06T13:54:25

This week Rich and I discuss our first year and plans for year 2. There are giveaways (multiple in this episode), so be on the lookout for those. 

Listen now on:

HSG48: An Interview with B. Dave Walters from 2018-10-30T01:15:47

This week the phenomenally talented B. Dave Walters (Victor Temple on LA By Night) joins us to talk gaming, streaming, comics and philosophy. We cover some serious ground in this episode. Everyt...

HSG47: Raising Gamers - New Dad Questions from 2018-10-24T13:02:59

This week Rich schools me in what it takes to raise kids into being gamers. He's two for two on this and I figured he'd be a great resource! Rich has some interesting ideas... And it looks like ...

HSG46: Dead of Winter by Plaid Hat from 2018-10-19T10:45:14

Heather's triumphant return! we talk about a great game she introduced to our Friday night Twitch streams: Dead of Winter. Rich and I love this game, it's crazy fun and pretty tough when you get...

HSG45: Scythe by Stonemaier Games from 2018-10-09T23:22:32

This week Rich and I talk about an early favorite of our Friday Night streams, Scythe by Stonemaier Games! When we first started our friday night streams we played this game a ton and finally ma...

HSG44: Gaming Illustrators: Crystal Sully and Jabri from 2018-10-04T00:24:12

This week two accomplished artists from the RPG and gaming community join us to talk about all kinds of stuff! we talk about their relationship to the industry, their specialties and cover some ...

HSG43: LEGO Mindstorms: Super Robo Rally with Steve Hassenplug from 2018-09-25T09:30:33

LEGO Super User, Steve Hassenplug, joins us to talk about some truly remarkable creations and how they came to be. Steve created Super Rob...

HSG42: A Latin American Gamer Experience from 2018-09-20T09:52:12

This Week Hugo and Fernando share their story of coming to D&D. They have adventures in getting books! It's quite a tale and shows some of the challenges o gaming in Latin America.

HSG41: Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu from 2018-09-11T00:38:35

This week my great friend Phillip joins us to share his newfound love of Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu. Rich and I have played the pandemic series extensively, never this game and Phil is the oppos...

HSG40: The Witcher RPG: An Interview with Cody Pondsmith Part 2 from 2018-09-05T15:51:30

This week we continue our talk with Cody Pondsmith from R. Talsorian games who just designed and published the tabletop RPG of R. Talsorian games who just designed and published the tabletop RPG of @Kratrina) returns with a friend from the Critical Role community, Conner (AKA Listen

HSG35: Cyberpunk: Night City from 2018-07-30T23:37:41

This week Mike returns to talk with Rich and me about Cyberpunk 2077/2020's primary location: Night City! 

We had to come back to talk about ...

HSG34: True Dungeon Events & True Raid at Origins from 2018-07-24T23:25:05

Our True Dungeon Guru, Larry, returns to share with us some more basics about this game, talking event types, difficulty levels, and volunteering opportunities.  But the real fun of this episode...

HSG33: Origins Game Fair 2018 Recap & Highlights from 2018-07-16T16:55:29

This week we bring Al back to join Rich in telling us all about Origins Game Fair this year. They played a ton of games and give us a rundown. The Pathfinder 2E sneak peek they got is in an earl...

HSG32: Shadowrun: Intro to Sci-Fi Fantasy from 2018-07-10T01:25:53

Heather (@kratrina) returns to tell Rich and me all about Pathfinder 2nd ...

HSG30: Cyberpunk 2077 & its Origins from 2018-06-25T15:59:06

This week Mike returns to talk about Cyberpunk 2020, a roleplaying game from the 90s and how it influences the upcoming PC game Cyberpunk 2077. We tal...

HSG29: Guide to True Dungeon Tokens from 2018-06-19T00:19:21

Larry comes back to tell Rich and me all about True Dungeon tokens! These tokens are critical to the success of any True Dungeon adventure. There are so many tips Larry shares with us: Buying, t...

HSG28: LEGO Gaming from 2018-06-12T11:25:27

This week Ryan returns with a new guest, Steven to share with us all the awesome things you can do with LEGO these days. Rich and I were blown away by BrickQuest and Mobile Frame Zero. The forme...

HSG27: Samurai Drama Role-Playing Games: A fantasy alternative to European games from 2018-06-05T13:00:54

This week we are joined by returning guests Rob Croy and Ben from The Table is Yours Podcast. They're here to talk about RPGs set in the eas...

HSG26: Accessibility in Gaming from 2018-05-30T21:19:14

This week Rich and I are joined by the founder of an inspiring initiative, Jack Berberette of the DOTS RPG Project located here: https://www.dotsrpg.com/ Listen

HSG25: GenCon Survival Series - Part 5: Food and Drink from 2018-05-24T08:11:36

This week Rich and I follow a great suggestion from the GenCon Facebook Group to dedicate an episode to food and drinks at the con...

HSG24: GenCon Survival Series - Part 4: New Attendee Q&A from 2018-05-14T23:47:45

We welcome Heather back to talk about how our GenCon event registration went (spoilers, it went crazy well!) and to answer all of the questions she had about the convention as this will be her f...

HSG23b: B-Roll - side talk after our DM's Corner recording from 2018-05-09T23:14:49

We kept talking after the DM Tips recording and ended up in a cool conversation about some of the current examples of play out in the role-playing gaming scene. Not quite enough to be its own we...

HSG23: DM's Corner - Making the story and keeping it together from 2018-05-08T22:00:57

This week Mike joins us to talk about some Dungeon Master tips in DnD and other RPGs. This episode focuses on building the story and what to do when players throw you a curveball.  It's a fun di...

HSG22: Party Games from 2018-05-02T03:45:08

This week Kelly joins Rich and I to go back to talking about board games, specifically games that are great to bust out at a party or particularly packed gaming night!

HSG21: Guide to Origins Game Fair from 2018-04-25T01:42:10

This week Rich and I talk about Origins Game Fair, a simple guide to attend this lovely con! 

We're on Facebook @  Listen

HSG20: Pathfinder Role Playing Game from 2018-04-20T00:43:08

This week Vlad joins Rich and I to talk about where this lovely role playing game came from. How it came to be known as DnD 3.75 and chat a tiny bit about what we hope to see with the recently a...

HSG19: OwlCon 2018 Recap from 2018-04-03T22:15:33

This week Rich and I are joined by Mark and his son Matthew to talk about a smaller local convention in Houston, OwlCon.  

We chat about

Also,...

HSG17: D&D Board Games from 2018-03-21T00:33:25

The mental break for Dungeon Masters.

In this episode, Larry and Al join Rich and me in talking about the 
Listen

HSG15: Dungeons & Dragons: An Intro from 2018-02-28T04:08:23

Rich and I talk about the game we've loved for the longest and certainly put the most time into.

This kicks off a series of episodes we're going to do about Legend of Five Rings, the new card game. Thi...

HSG13: Legend of the Five Rings LCG Part 1: Game Lore from 2018-02-15T22:33:49

Robert and Ben join Rich and me to tell us all about this very tactical card game.  We're breaking this conversation up into two episodes.  This one focuses on the world of Rokugan, the game set...

HSG12: Board Game Geek Convention Fall 2018 Wrap Up from 2018-02-08T05:09:50

This week Ryan joins Rich and me to talk about the Board Game Geek convention in Dallas they put on four times a year. Twice in Dallas and twice on cruis...

HSG11: Women in Gaming from 2018-01-31T23:55:36

Rich and I talk with several of our friends about their experience as women in the gaming scene. They share a lot of great experiences, both positive and negative, about the games and events the...

HSG10: GenCon Survival Series - Part 1: Housing from 2018-01-22T21:58:22

This episode Rich and I discuss how to game the gaming con! GenCon Housing is different than it was in years past, this survival guide will give you every tool and trick we know to improv...

HSG9: Shadowrun: Crossfire from 2018-01-17T14:42:02

This Week Daniel joins Rich and David in talking about this cooperative deckbuilding game.  A sleeper challenge that really ups the pain late into the game with tons of replay ability

HSG8: Pandemic! by Z-Man games from 2018-01-09T23:06:32

Kelly comes back to talk about her favorite game, Pandemic!  It gets her epidemiologist heart all a twitter, naturally we have a deep bench of strategies and teasing to spell at Rich who's never...

HSG7: 2017 games we played and visions of 2018 from 2018-01-04T23:53:19

A bit different today, this episode Rich and I revisit some games we talked about earlier in the year.  We know it's a little... dumb? to do a looking back episode after only 6 episodes but hey,...

HSG6: Eons - By Krista Witt from 2017-12-22T02:47:20

A small but fun game where the players are galactic architects, competing to create the largest collection of stars, planets, and blackholes possible before the end of the universe.  This compet...

HSG5: Doctor Who: Time of the Daleks from 2017-12-13T00:26:03

In this episode Rich and I are joined by my wife, Kelly in talking about this brand new Doctor Who game, that's actually really fun to play even for non-Who fans like myself.

Doc...

HSG4: Ticket to Ride from 2017-11-30T01:41:38

Shara joins us to talk about her favorite boardgame Ticket to Ride!  We have a lot of fun talking around the game and how Shara's cousins and her conspire against her Uncle and how Rich's family...

HSG3: True Dungeon - A unique gaming convention experience from 2017-11-23T09:22:06

In this episode David is joined by Rob, talking about their love for True Dungeon.  A type of in room dungeons and dragons with paid actors, difficult puzzles, and animatronic monsters!  Truely ...

HSG2: Doom The Board Game from 2017-11-15T00:44:18

Rich and I talk about the first game we really played together Doom 2004 edition. We played at a convention of all places.  We discuss the game itself and how we'd tweak it to make it more fun a...

HSG1: 50th GenCon 2017 Recap and Highlights from 2017-11-09T00:17:21

This episode Rich and David talk about all the great games they saw and played at GenCon and some strategies for how to get access to all the games you want to get when attending this sold out s...