AGC Interview 22 (Indie Press Revolution, Hero Games, and Blackwyrm Publishing) (47:14)

Mags chats with Jason Walters (with occasional interjections from Dave Mattingly of Blackwyrm Publishing) about his roles at Indie Press Revolution, Hero Games, and Blackwyrm Publishing.


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Indie Press Revolution
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AGC News December 27th 2012 (34:35)

With Mark, Carol, and Mags. Games Workshop dominates our headlines. Giochi Uniti comes to the U.S. Two Magic: The Gathering sets for the Return to Ravinica block. Power Rangers Action Card Game. Game Days for 'DC Deck-Building' extended through end of January. Marvel Deck Building Expansions For 'Legendary'. Three new games from R&R Games, including one from Reiner Knizia 'Mage Wars: Forcemaster vs. Warlord Expansion' due in early 2013. Battle of Five Armies Board Game announced, and FFG's The Hobbit Card Game now shipping! Table of Contents from Gygax Magazine's first issue announced! End of the line for Gamemastery. Paizo Price Hikes. Details from WotC about 1st ed. re-prints. Wil Wheaton hangs out on Google. 'Hordes: Gargantuans' for the Hordes miniatures game. 'Warmachine' Fiction from Pyr.
Indiegogo internationalizes! Kickstarters of Note: The Morrow Project 4th Edition! ZOMBIEPOX board game educated about vaccines!


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Space Hulk Teaser Video
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RPG Buffet - Card & Board Game 2012 Report

Happy Holidays, all!  Mags here, with a run-down of this year's RPG Buffet Annual Card and Board Game Night.

First, I'd like to thank Colin Moore of the Louisville Game Shop for providing us with a place to gather and play.  Colin's hosted the Card & Board Game Night for seven years now, and we appreciate his hospitality. 

There were only six of us in attendance this year, but that turned out really well because we all played the same games.  Usually there are about a dozen or so of us, so we break up into groups to play different games.

First game up was Cthulhu Fluxx, from Looney Labs.  Disclaimer: I received a demo copy complimentary of Looney Labs for review.

Cthulhu Fluxx is a new release, just shipped in August to stores, so most of us had not played it.  This is a dark yet fun interpretation of the game. Some notes:

• Creepers are appropriately creepy. 
• There are UnGoals as well as Goals. UnGoals allow for everyone to lose the game, and even for Great Cthulhu to win it! 
• Some Creepers and Keeper have Doom points assigned on their cards, which can increase the chance of everyone losing. 
• The cards were clearly designed with input from people who love their Lovecraft, because the game does a fantastic job of working in Cthulhoid themes.  You see Goal and UnGoal cards named after stories (The Dunwich Horror, The Shadiow Over Innsmouth, etc.), cards named after things that you see in the stories (Secret Cultist, which lets you win the game if an UnGoal causes everyone to lose; Keepers like Reanimator, Drunk, and Dreamlands;  FBI Raids, an Action card which takes away all Keepers and Sleepers, etc.), and some downright funny cards (At Home With the Whatelys, a Goal, and Mistkaonic Study Group, a New Rule). 
• There are also some very powerful cards in this game. I won't spoil them for you, but when The Stars Are Right or Cosmic Instructions come into your hand, tread very carefully!

I think that Cthulhu Fluxx is probably the most intricate of the Fluxx card games precisely because you have so many additional rules and actions added in order to intergrate the Lovecraftian theme.  But, in classic Fluxx style, none of these additions are heavy-handed or weigh down the game at all, so whether your familiar with Fluxx or not, you just read the card's rules and go with the flow.  The one downside is, if you're not familiar with Lovecraft, the game probably loses some of its charm.

Highly recommended for anyone who loves Lovecraft or horror, or anyone who wants a slightly more challenging version of Fluxx to play.  Order it directly from Looney Labs, or via your favorite local gaming store.

We decided to play Oz Fluxx next. Disclaimer: I also received Oz Fluxx complimentary from Looney Labs to review.

Following Cthulhu Fluxx with Oz Fluxx was like a bright, cheerful day following a desperate, horrific night.  Even looking at the cards, with their merry designs and colorful pictures, was a bit of a mental shock after playing Cthulhu Fluxx. 

Fans of The Wizard of Oz are legion, so my first thought is that this is the version of Fluxx to use to introduce the non-gamers in your life to Fluxx--yes, even above and beyond the basic Fluxx game.  My second thought is, that's some really fantastic art!  Artist Michael Hays did an amazing job capturing both the whimsy and dark side of The Wizard of Oz.  I couldn't tell if he'd drawn for Fluxx games before (sorry, Looney Labs!), but his art for Oz Fluxx was so striking that I made it a point to go look up who the artist was.

Cards in this release are pretty much what you would expect from a Oz-themed Fluxx game.  You have Creepers like the Wicked Witch of the West and the Flying Monkeys, Keepers like the The Wizard, The Yellow Brick Road, and Toto, New Rule cards like Magic Shoes (click your heels three times to draw an extra card on your turn), and Goals like No Place Like Home (the player who has both the Dorothy and the Kansas Keeper cards on the table wins). 

In keeping with the light-hearted approach, Creepers are apparently not as powerful in this game as other Fluxx games.  From what I could tell, Creepers only have the effect of stopping you from winning--there doesn't seem to be any other mechanic assigned to them.  Oz Fluxx also apparently has more Goal cards than most other versions--31, as opposed to 29 for Fluxx 4.0, 28 in Cthulhu Fluxx, 25 in Pirate Fluxx, 21 in Zombie Fluxx, and 17  in Family Fluxx.  Only Pirate Fluxx has more Goals, with a total of 33.  It also only has 18 Keeper cards, so if my math is correct the number of ways to win has been reduced slightly.  That may mean for longer games, which is a bonus if you want to use it to keep kids occupied.

Oz Fluxx introduced a new mechanic--one also found in Cthulhu Fluxx--called Surprises.  If you're familiar with Magic: the Gathering, Surprises work like a bit like Interrupts: they're cards you can play when it's not your turn for one effect, or during your turn for a different effect. 

Oz Fluxx is another clear winner in the Fluxx line.  I think it's going to have wide appeal, wider than even Zombie or Pirate Fluxx.  It proves that there's plenty of steam left in the Fluxx line, too--there truly seems to be no end in sight for the adaptations they can do with this game.  I will say this: if you are a fan of Oz-derived works like the book or musical Wicked, or the L .Frank Baum books that came after the original The Wonderful Wizard of Oz novel, you'll probably be a little disappointed in this game, as none of those works are referenced. This is a departure from Monty Python Fluxx, which referenced the show, the movies, and (IIRC) Spam-A-Lot. I imagine this is due to copyright and/or trademark issues. I also imagine it won't be that disappointing to an Oz fan.

Oz Fluxx was released in March, and is in available online and stores now.  Another great Fluxx game, especially good for the non-gamer in your life.

We went after Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space next.  I purchased this game myself at Gen Con 2011, and did a reading review of it in episode 131.  WOW.  This game was nominated for a Diana Jones award, and I can see why.  The details of the rules are in my earlier review, but we all agreed that this was a deeply creepy game, like Are You A Werewolf meets the movie Aliens.  It's slow, and intense, and the horror just builds as players get picked off one by one.  It was such a hit with us as we were playing it, that Colin ran to his computer to look up how he could order a copy into his store.  Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space is available in stores and online.  BoardGameGeek has a video review here.

Finally, the biggest hit of the night was Escape: The Curse of the Temple from Queen Games.  We played a demo copy that Colin had in his store, and I bought a copy that night.  Some of you may remember that this was originally a Kickstarter project from Queen Games.  This was hands-down the favorite game of the night. We've never played a board game like this, and we were all deeply impressed with it.  It's quick to learn, quick to play--ten minutes!--fun, simple but extremly challenging, and intense.   But it's intense in a different way than Escape From the Aliens in Outer Space is--as Buffet John described it, it's a "cardiovascular adventure".  The game is now available in stores and online. Someone at BoardGameGeek put together a great game play demo on YouTube, and I recommend you take a look at it. It retails for $49.99, but the components are high quality and obviously durable, so it's money well-spent.


Summing up: if I were give these to anyone for the holidays, I would rank Oz Fluxx as #1 of the games we played because of its wide appeal-- you can't lose if you give this game to your kid, your eighty-year old aunt, or your gamer friend.  If I'm only considering the gamer on my shopping list, on the other hand, I have no doubt they would be thrilled with either Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space or Escape: The Curse of the Temple.  Not to say that Cthulhu Fluxx isn't worth giving as a gift, but I think the other three games would appeal to a wider group of gamers.

AGC News December 6th 2012 (25:07)

With Mark and Mags. Kobold Quarterly Magazine ceases publication. TSR and Gygax disputes? Pathfinder deckbuilding game. A Few Acres of Snow, second edition. A victory for Khet! Pathfinder Ultimate Campaign! Champions Complete! Games Workship v Chapterhouse continues. Order of the Stick minis! Museum of D&D IndieGoGo! FATE Core at last! 50 Shades of Wha?


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Games Workship v Chapterhouse Documents (Archive.org)
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AGC 168 November 23rd 2012 (I'll Take Potpourri) (1:07:07)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, and Mags. Stuff that already happened. Wow, I procrastinated in getting this together... Gaming experiences and such. Cards Against Humanity. Battlestar Galactica. DriveThruRPG. 1st and Goal revisited. Carol talks about Mermaid Adventures! Mark looks at the Word on the Street Expansion set. Carol takes a look at using Evernote for your game notes (with some mild cost possibly involved). The new Kindle Fires (or not so new by now). Mark has Megabyte Confusion. Mark got Pitford from Outland Arts, and What To Feed Your Raiding Party! Mags has news of a Looney Labs long-ended Kickstarter, and Oz Fluxx...


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1st and Goal (R&R Games)
Third Eye Games (Mermaid Adventures)
Word on the Street Expansion 1 (Out of the Box Publishing)
Best Apps And Cloud Services For Taking, Storing, and Sharing Notes (How to Geek)
Evernote
Evernote (Wikipedia)
Dropbox Automator (Wappwolf)
Ifttt
Pitford: Gateway to the Ruins (Outland Arts)
What to Feed Your Raiding Party


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AGC's DriveThruRPG Picks for this episode!
Mark:High Space Core Rules Beta (StoryWeaver)
Carol:Toypocalypse (Top Rope Games)
Mags:Nobilis: Antithesis, Minibook 1i (Eos Press)


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BoardGamePodcasts.com
Ruthless Diastema

AGC News November 19th 2012 (25:51)

With Mark and Mags. Disney is not buying Hasbro. Man killed over Magic cards. Wildcat v Wizards and an eTCG patent. The Games 100 List. Cardfight!! Vanguard news. Evo Fury for Kaijudo. L5R Honor and Treachery. Rise of the Zombies. Nightfall: Crimson Siege. Hasbro wants to outfit your New Years party! Mage 20th is coming! Pathfinder's Mythic Adventures playtest. Wizkids introduces SwitchClix, and Fear Itself. Game Funders. Turn to 400 Fighting Fantasy Documentary Kickstarter! The Board Room!


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Wildcat's eTCG Patent (Google)
Happier New Years Game Nights (Hasbro/Facebook)
Game Funders
Turn to 400 (Kickstarter)
The Board Room, Washington DC

Mags-The-Axe School of GMing 6 (Choosing a Game System) (35:16)

Mags and Carol talk about choosing a game system, from genre and premise to particulars of your group, a word on generic systems, and other resources.


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AGC News November 8th 2012 (25:48)

With Mark and Mags. Hobby gaming looking better in a financial sense. Paizo Game Space beta. Board Game Exchange? Guildhall (AEG's Essen release). Robinson Crusoe from Z-Man. Carcassonne to Windows Phone! Boss Monster. Bioshock and Crysis boardgames! Zpocalypse. Rumble in the Dungeon! Scrabble Beatles edition? Outer Reach for Deathwatch. DC Heroclix goes to "No Man's Land." The Notable Kickstarter section: Mutants and Masterminds 10th Anniversary, and Ars Magica: Years of Conquest. Sundsvallsspelet an "explosive" game?


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Board Game Exchange
Boss Monster (Brotherwise Games/Kickstarter)
Rumble in the Dungeon (Flatlined Games)
Mutants and Masterminds 10 Year Edition (Green Ronin/Kickstarter)
Ars Magica: Years of Conquest (Black Chicken Studios/Kickstarter)

AGC Interview 21 (Lamentations of the Flame Princess) (1:28:56)

Mark talks to James Raggi of Lamentations of the Flame Princess about his most recent adventure releases (Death Love Doom, The Monolith From Beyond Space and Time, The God That Crawls, and The Magificent Joop van Ooms) and a bit about crowd-sourced funding.


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Death Love Doom
The Monolith From Beyond Space and Time
The God That Crawls
The Magnificent Joop van Ooms
LotFP Blog


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AGC News October 13th 2012 (24:47)

With Carol and Mags. Steve Jackson's Warehouse 23 to promote local retailers! Catan World Championships. WizKids Lord of the Rings Dice Building. Clash of Cultures from Z-Man. Ticket to Ride Map Collection 3! Tabletop featuring Pandemic and Wits and Wagers! Pathfinder releases. Dragon Age Set 3! Robotech Genesis Pits! Cryptozoic tweaking WoW Qualifiers. Syracuse Game Designers' Guild!


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Steve Jackson Games request for Brick and Mortar Promo Materials
Warehouse 23
Catan World Championships (Livestream)
Tabletop (Geek and Sundry)
Werewolf 20th Anniversary Edition (Kickstarter)
Onyx Path
RPG Golden Geek Awards Nominees for 2012 (RPG Geek)
Syracuse Game Designers' Guild

RPG Buffet 30 (Silver Age Sentinels CAGE MATCH!) (22:47)

For July and August, Mags, Kae, Steve, Misty, Louis, and Karen compare the Tri-Stat and d20 versions of Guardians of Order's Silver Age Sentinels!

From Misty: Zucchini Fries!
Cut zucchini into strips.
Whip a couple of eggs and dredge fries through it.
I actually had the zucchini in a ziploc because I cut the night before, so I dumped the eggs in and shook it.
Then dredged them through a bowl of flour, cracker crumbs (I didn't have any bread), and seasoning. I used salt, pepper, and some thyme.


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RPG Buffet 29 (Pathfinder) (16:23)

Mags, John, and Louis discuss Louis' run of Paizo Publishing's Pathfinder!


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RPG Buffet 28 (Ghostbusters RPG) (18:33)

Who ya gonna call? Mags, Misty, John, Layne, Louis, and Guest GM Mark, assuming you want to talk about West End Games' Ghostbusters!

Since the Ghostbusters movie is set in New York City, the RPG Buffet decided to feast on New York Cuisine.

After some debate, we settled on New York-style hot dogs for our entree. In the US, there's a lot of variation of hot dogs from region to region. The classic NYC hot dog is an grilled all-beef frank served with any of the following, including: sauerkraut, sweet relish, onion sauce, and/or mustard. When we did Dresden Files, on the other hand, we did Chicago-style hot dogs, which is a steamed all-beef frank on a poppy seed bun, served "dragged through the garden". That is, with yellow mustard, chopped white onions, bright green sweet pickle relish, a dill pickled spear, tomato slices or wedges, pickled sport peppers, and a dash of celery salt. Our international listeners can learn more about regional American hot dog variations here.

Because NYC also has a strong East European Jewish cuisine tradition, Becca was good enough to cook potato latkes for us. And to keep with the theme of the movie, Mags made green slime punch.

POTATO LATKES (from Epicurious.com)
1 pound potatoes
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 to 3/4 cup olive oil

Preheat oven to 250°F. Peel potatoes and coarsely grate by hand, transferring to a large bowl of cold water as grated. Soak potatoes 1 to 2 minutes after last batch is added to water, then drain well in a colander. Spread grated potatoes and onion on a kitchen towel and roll up jelly-roll style. Twist towel tightly to wring out as much liquid as possible. Transfer potato mixture to a bowl and stir in egg and salt.

Heat 1/4 cup oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Working in batches of 4 latkes, spoon 2 tablespoons potato mixture per latke into skillet, spreading into 3-inch rounds with a fork. Reduce heat to moderate and cook until undersides are browned, about 5 minutes. Turn latkes over and cook until undersides are browned, about 5 minutes more. Transfer to paper towels to drain and season with salt. Add more oil to skillet as needed. Keep latkes warm on a wire rack set in a shallow baking pan in oven.

Latkes may be made up to 8 hours ahead. Reheat on a rack set over a baking sheet in a 350°F oven, about 5 minutes. Grating the potatoes, soaking them briefly in water, and then squeezing out the liquid (as we've done here) keeps the batter from turning brown too quickly.


GREEN SLIME PUNCH (from Easy-Punch-Recipes.com)
2 cups boiling water
1 pkg. (8-serving size) Lime Flavor Gelatin
2 cups cold orange juice
1 bottle (1 liter) cold ginger ale
ice cubes
1 pt. (2 cups) orange or
lime sherbet
1 lime, thinly sliced

Stir boiling water into dry gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in juice. Cool to room temperature. Pour into punch bowl just before serving. Add ginger ale and ice; stir. Add scoops of sherbet. Serve!


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RPG Buffet 27 (Diaspora) (20:13)

Mags, Brandon, Louis, Kae, Steve, and John talk about the May play session of VSCA's Diaspora!

When it gets hot outside, the last thing anyone wants to do is go inside and heat up their kitchen. With temperatures topping 95 degrees F in the Louisville area, the RPG Buffet decided to do a salad bar for this month's meal.

You can start with a basic green salad:

Salad greens, rinsed and dried:
Lettuce torn into bite sized pieces, baby spinach, arugula, mixed salad greens, kale, etc.
shredded carrot
tomato slices or cherry tomatos
cucumber slices
bell pepper, seeded and sliced thinly

...and then top it with whatever else you would like:

alfalfa sprouts, sunflower sprouts
artichoke hearts
sliced or diced onions
avocado cut into 3/4" cubes
olives, pitted, and sliced if desired
shredded red cabbage
sliced radishes
chopped fresh herbs, whole basil leaves
nuts: sunflower seeds, walnuts, pecans, almonds (the peppered almonds we referred to are here)
dried cherries, cranberries or raisins
sun dried tomatoes
cooked sweet corn kernels
hard-boiled egg, chopped
crumbled feta cheese, soy cheese, cheddar cheese, blue cheese, etc.
crumbled tofu
cooked black beans, garbanzo beans or kidney beans
Fried cubes of tempeh, tofu, etc.
Croutons
cubed cooked chicken
cubed cooked tuna or salmon
cooked bacon, chopped into small pieces (or "bits)

...and have a variety of commercial salad dressings on hand. Serve with iced tea and/or lemonade, and crusty bread.

For dessert:
Steve's Fruit Salad

1 large Cantaloupe
4 bananas
1 cup orange juice
1 oz grenadine
1/4 vanilla extract

Cube cantaloupe and slice bananas into chunks, add OJ, grenadine, and vanilla extract. Stir to coat, then chill for at least an hour before serving.


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AGC News September 25th 2012 (38:23)

With Mark, Carol, and Mags. Reaper's record setting Kickstarter! D&D Documentary funded! Tabletop promotion with hobby stores. Zoch Verlag games to US through Lion Rampant and Rio Grande. Deadfellas! Relic! Urbania and Catan Histories! Article 27. Indie RPG Awards! Numenera funding! ICONS to Ad Infinitum Adventures. Some D&D info. Designers and Dragons coming back via Evil Hat. Penny Arcade and 13th Age. Evil Beagle Games! X-Wing Minis due before Christmas. Sedition Wars. A shot at geek beer. Help Jesse Heinig!


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Indie RPG Awards 2011 Results
Numenera
Fred Hicks post about Designers and Dragons
Designers and Dragons (Evil Hat Productions)
Designers and Dragons Facebook Page
Hoppy Dwarf Brewing Company
Hoppy Dwarf Brewing Company IndieGo
Jesse Heinig Chip-In

AGC Interview 20 (Mark's GenCon Interviews) (31:21)

Mark brings you his interviews from GenCon 2012! Sorry about the clipping in parts where Mark is talking.


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Nukotoys (Animal Planet Wildlands, Monsterology)
Animal Planet Wildlands (iOS App Store)
Monsterology (iOS App Store)
Third Eye Games (Mermaid Adventures, API, Wu Xing, Part Time Gods)
Eloy Lasanta's Blog
Inkarnate RPG Toolset
Inkarnate RPG Toolset (Kickstarter)
Hamster Press (Snapshot 1969, 16th Century City Maps,
Rise of the Underdark (Wizards of the Coast)


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AGC Interview 19 (The Mags-the-Axe GenCon Interviews) (51:48)

Mags brings you her intervies from GenCon 2012! Look for Mark's interviews in the next few days or so.


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RPG.net
Curse The Darkness
Redbrick LLC
Eden Studios (Conspiracy X)
Sages of RPG


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AGC 167 August 23rd 2012 (To GenCon And Back Again) (1:42:57)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, and Mags. Mark's gaming group blew up (partially his fault) -- the moral is that groups need good communication! Adventures at the GenCon Auction! We're merging the news show with the main show this time. GenCon attendance looks to be up! Munchkin Pathfinder and Mars Attacks! Spy games, and Star Trek Catan is coming! Legendary, another Marvel card game! Seasons! Details about Fantasy Flight's Star Wars RPG! Mutants and Masterminds supernaturals! Art of Roleplaying Games, and some miniature mounts! DriveThru picks! More on the auction, then Carol talks about The Way Things Work boardgame. More GenCon discussion! Mags' Thursday and Mark's Saturday. A quick trip through registration. Mags the Stalker (but she didn't fangirl all over Wil Wheaton). Ascension. Smash Up! Paizo efficiency! A dozen dice cups. The Ram. "How do you find these people?!?" Mark's "hurry up and wait" GenCon. The GenCon Third Day voice. City of Horrors! Lack of podcasters? Lack of swag bag! Awards! Congrats to Haste and Role Playing Public Radio! The Nordic LARP controversy, here on AGC! Onyx Path Publishing. Promotional videos over the Exhibition Hall entrances. D&D Next Keynote! Regrets and looking forward. FlatCon! Kickstarters!


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GenCon
Krab Jab Studio Facebook (Art of Roleplaying Games)
Horse, Character Mount Marker Kit (LITKO Game Accessories)
The Way Things Work Boardgame (Amazon)
International Playthings LLC
Alderac Entertainment Group (Smash Up, Thunderstone Advance, Legend of the Five Rings)
Onyx Path Publishing
The Gamers: Hands of Fate Kickstarter
Man-Made Mythology (Kickstarter)
Numenera (Kickstarter)
Dungeons and Dragons: A Documentary (Kickstarter)
Truth and Lies (Kickstarter)
Perils of the Surface World (Kickstarter)
Horror on the Orient Express (Kickstarter)
Shadowfist: Combat in Kowloon (Kickstarter)


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AGC's DriveThruRPG Picks for this episode!
Mark:Grimtooth's Traps (Flying Buffalo)
Carol:Victorian Lost (White Wolf)
Mags:GUMSHOE Bundle (Pelgrane Press)
Also:Fiasco: Lightning Bolt! (Bruhaha Games)
Maschine Zeit Adventure Bundle (Machine Age Productions)


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Yog Radio
d6 Generation

AGC 166 August 14th 2012 (12 Big Angry Damn Review Shows) (1:30:31)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, and Mags. Carol still in the satellite office. Non-smooth titles. Mark's jury duty experience. DriveThruRPG picks! And codes! Shaintar review memories. Reviews! Mags reviews House of Cards (look for it at Games on Demand at GenCon!). Carol talks about Candycreeps. Mark messes up the theme of the reviews with 1st and Goal. Mags closes the reviews with the Mistborn Adventure Game. Mags' highlights for GenCon this year. Mark shows a couple of Kickstarters, including one affecting GenCon. Carol has something to mention as well...


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House of Cards (Parenthesis Press)
Parenthesis Press
Candycreeps (Green Fairy Games)
Candycreeps Development Diary and Play Ideas
1st and Goal (R&R Games)
Mistborn Adventure Game (Crafty Games)
The Gamers: Hands of Fate Kickstarter
Pajara Games' World War III Kickstarter
Pajara Games
Numenera (Monte Cook)
Monte Cook Science Fantasy Post


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AGC's DriveThruRPG Picks for this episode!
Mark:Delta Green (Pagan Publishing)
Carol:Shaintar: Legends Arise Beta Guide (Reality Blurs)
Mags:Hocus Focus: A Dresden Fiasco (Evil Hat Productions)


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Ruthless Diastema
New Style

AGC News August 14th 2012 (27:10)

With Mark, Carol, and Mags. The Kickstarter kerfuffle. More financials. World of Warcraft TCG sneak previews! Spartacus! Quarriors expansion. The One Ring off PDF? Chances to play Mistborn with Brandon Sanderson at GenCon! Champions Complete and Monster Hunters! Hostile Work Environment. A cold Pathfinder setting. Games Workshop growing profit. Chaosium contests, and why people play!


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French Language Chistopher Tolkien Interview (Le Monde)
English Translation of Le Monde Christopher Tolkien Interview
Larry Correia (Monster Hunters Inc.)
Two Beginning Roleplayer Contests (Chaosium Inc.)
American Journal of Play PDF Articles (Pick the first article, Play and Mate Preference: Testing the Signal Theory of Adult Playfulness