{"id":1706,"date":"2019-08-19T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/?p=1706"},"modified":"2019-08-18T23:12:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T04:12:09","slug":"rppr-episode-169-part-1-gen-con-2019-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2019\/08\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-169-part-1-gen-con-2019-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"RPPR Episode 169 Part 1: Gen Con 2019 Wrap Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/rppr169A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1707\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2019\/08\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-169-part-1-gen-con-2019-wrap-up\/attachment\/rppr169a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/rppr169A.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,507\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rppr169A\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/rppr169A.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1707 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/rppr169A-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Ross Payton hanging out with the King in Yellow at Gen Con 2019\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/rppr169A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/rppr169A-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/rppr169A.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We are back from Gen Con and we have a lot to talk about! In fact, we had so much to talk about it, I split the episode into 2 parts. Caleb, Maddy, special guest Sean Farris, and I talk about the games we played and bought and other highlights. In the second segment of this episode, Tom and Greg talk about their experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Games we discuss (in no particular order, below the fold)<\/p>\n<p>Song: <a href=\"https:\/\/mypetflamingo.bandcamp.com\/track\/eis-t-10-years-of-vaporwave\">10 years of Vaporwave by EIS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eclipse-phase-second-edition.backerkit.com\/hosted_preorders\"><strong>Eclipse Phase Second Edition<\/strong><\/a>: A new edition of the transhuman sci-fi horror RPG<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/230244\/black-angel\"><strong>Black Angel<\/strong><\/a>: A board game about an AI-piloted ark spaceship<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/275089\/mental-blocks\"><strong>Mental Blocks<\/strong><\/a>: a party board game about building objects with foam shapes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/283637\/Never-Going-Home\"><strong>Never Going Home<\/strong><\/a>: A weird WW1 horror RPG.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/274960\/point-salad\"><strong>Point Salad<\/strong><\/a>: a fun game about scoring points with veggies<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thornygames.com\/pages\/dialect\"><strong>Dialect<\/strong><\/a>: a storytelling game about language and how it dies<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evilhat.com\/home\/band-of-blades\/\"><strong>Band of Blades<\/strong><\/a>: A RPG about a company of soldiers trying to survive<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bullypulpitgames.com\/games\/the-skeletons\/\"><strong>The Skeletons<\/strong><\/a>: A game about a group of skeletons guard a tomb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/269537\/mystery-house-adventures-box\"><strong>Mystery House<\/strong><\/a>: An innovative puzzle game<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/buriedwithoutceremony.com\/ribbon-drive\"><strong>Ribbon Drive<\/strong><\/a>: a storytelling game about road trips and mix tapes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ardens.org\/games\/dinosaur-princesses\/\"><strong>Dinosaur Princesses<\/strong><\/a>: a RPG about dinosaurs who happen to be princesses<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/257006\/homebrewers\"><strong>Homebrewers<\/strong><\/a>: a board game about brewing beer at home<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/261114\/men-work\"><strong>Men at Work<\/strong><\/a>: a construction themed dexterity board game<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/242529\/medium\"><strong>Medium<\/strong><\/a>: a party game about guessing words<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.d20burlesque.com\/posts\/d20-burlesques-nerdlesque-extravaganza-at-gen-con-3\/\"><strong>d20 Burlesque<\/strong><\/a>: a geeky burlesque troupe that performed at Gen Con<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/270138\/terror-below\"><strong>Terror Below<\/strong><\/a>: a legally distinct board game that is not Tremors<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/283355\/dune\"><strong>Dune board game<\/strong><\/a>: a new board game based on the classic novel series<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/264806\/were-doomed\"><strong>We&#8217;re Doomed<\/strong><\/a>: a party game about the end of the world<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/258148\/power-rangers-heroes-grid\"><strong>Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid<\/strong><\/a>: a co-op game based on the TV series<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/271512\/5211\"><strong>5211<\/strong><\/a>: a fast playing card game<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/270168\/tuki\"><strong>Tuki<\/strong><\/a>: a new polynomio game<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/275785\/die-hard-nakatomi-heist-board-game\"><strong>Die Hard<\/strong><\/a>: a board game based on the classic action movie<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/274364\/watergate\"><strong>Watergate<\/strong><\/a>: a new board game based on the political crisis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"RPPR Episode 169 Part 1: Gen Con 2019 Wrap Up\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-08-19T08:00:14-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1H28M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"We are back from Gen Con and we have a lot to talk about! 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