RPPR Episode 158: Gen Con 2018 Wrap Up
We’re back from Gen Con and we had a blast! In this episode we go over the highlights and low points of our con experiences and more importantly, the games we played! Board games, card games, and of course, role playing games. What did we try out and what did we grab for future episodes?
If you want to hear how Caleb and Spencer did, listen to the Mixed Six Hot Takes Gen Con special, available to everyone, not just backers of their Patreon.
Shout Outs
- Hanamikoji: a new card game about winning the favor of geishas.
- Catch the Moon: a dexterity game about balancing ladders.
- Petrichor: a beautiful board game about clouds raining on crops.
- Grackles:A fun abstract strategy game.
- Goodcritters:a game about bribery and manipulation. And furries.
- Buy the Rights:a fun party game about coming up with movie ideas.
- Kory Bing: a web comic artist and creator of Skin Deep.
- Tortuga 1667:a pirate board game about hidden identities and looting.
- Cosmic Horror Panel by the Drunk and Ugly
- Epyllion:A RPG about dragons and friendships
- Elderwood Academy: Custom dice towers and other crafted goods.
- X-Wings Minis: all the spaceship fighting you could want!
- Kill Team: Warhammer 40k but with fewer figures.
- Autumn Frederickson: a fantasy artist who paints tiny dragons.
- Extra Credits: a Youtube channel that explains nerdy topics.
If I left something out, post about it in the comments.
Song: Tracks from March of Thieves by Lux Viridis
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Game Design Workshop Panel at Gen Con 2018
Caleb Stokes, Jeff Barber, and I discuss our current work in game design at this panel, recorded at Gen Con 2018. I talk about the current state of Ruin, my architectural horror RPG, Caleb talks about Red Markets, and Jeff talks about Upwind. We also answer questions from the audience, trying to help them with their current design problems.
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Interview with Tracy Barnett on Iron Edda Accelerated
Iron Edda Accelerated is a roleplaying game about the heroes of a Viking holdfast during Ragnarok. They battle threats from outside and within for honor, glory, and clan. The game draws strongly from Norse mythology — although its focus on holdfasts allows for telling a variety of stories. I talked to the game’s creator, Tracy Barnett, about the game and game design in general.
If you think this is an interesting game, please check it out on Kickstarter!
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