The Dirtbags are putting the Avernus game on the shelf for awhile, so until they have a chance to record again, enjoy this session of the Blades in the Dark rpg that was recorded late in 2019.
Read MoreThe Dirtbags crew has hit a stopping point on Avernus, as they haven’t had as many recording sessions since the Pandemic happened. In the meantime, enjoy this batch of Outtakes from the first couple of sessions of their D&D 5th Edition campaign “Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus”.
Read MoreWhy would you hit someone in the wrist? That’s so inconsiderate. Find out as the crew continues the D&D 5th Edition campaign “Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus”.
Read MoreThe group has descended into…..a sewer beneath the bathhouse! No, really. I guess that might be hell for someone? Anyway, let’s see if our group finds any other information about the Cult of the Dead Three as we continue the D&D 5th Edition campaign “Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus”.
Read MoreThe group gets pretty philosophical about the definition of a cult…while they try and investigate a bathhouse rumored to be the hideout of the Cult of the Dead Three as we continue the D&D 5th Edition campaign “Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus”.
Read MoreEhhhh I’m pretty sure I can. Let’s see if the group managed to get through their first fight without major casualties as we continue the D&D 5th Edition campaign “Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus”.
Read MoreIt’s time for our little level 1 halflings to show their talents in combat! Will everyone come out of this first encounter alive? Only one way to find out!
Read MoreWe love getting feedback, and so this next campaign was actually a suggestion from one of our listeners, Beetle! He suggested we take the new D&D 5th edition adventure “Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus”, and play it as a party of only halflings! Now he gets to see what a poor decision he has made! In this episode, we meet most of the party as they answer a summons to see a local Captain in Baldur’s Gate.
Read MoreOne thing I’d like to start doing on this blog is interviewing various people in the tabletop gaming communities (board games, RPGs, etc.). I used to do this back when I did the Boards & Swords podcast solo, and I miss talking with new people and finding out about cool new projects in the works. At the time that I realized this, I also came across a brand new Kickstarter called “Decuma” from first time Kickstarter company Golden Lasso Games.
Golden Lasso Games is the brainchild of Kimi Hughes, one of the hosts of the Happy Jacks RPG podcast. I’ve talked about Happy Jacks before in my video last year highlighting women in RPGs. I also follow a few cosplayers, and Kimi is very active in that community as well (her company name stems off the fact that she is a big fan of Wonder Woman).
Read MoreIt’s the last part of our DC Comics Adventures game! The last bit was a little short, so I threw in the few outtakes we had at the very end for you to enjoy. Come back next time as we start our newest D&D 5th edition campaign: Descent into Avernus!
Read MoreWe continue our DC Adventures RPG from Green Ronin. Our players are “famous” heroes from the DC Comics universe who have been gathered at Arkham Asylum to investigate some weird stuff going on. Last time, there was a meteor crash that had the team wake up to find that the asylum had been….altered. Wear headphones if you can! We experimented with using the Syrinscape software to add some thematic background noise to help with the ambiance. Let me know if it came through alright!
Read MoreFirst episode recorded in 2020! We talk about what we are expecting this year, then we go into lots of board game reviews such as the Adventure Games from Kosmos, Cat Cafe from Alley Cat Games, and the Pickle Rick game from Cryptozoic.
Read MoreIt’s our first episode of 2020! And its our 150th episode! And its the first episode of a new game! Here’s the first episode of the game we streamed on Halloween using the DC Adventures RPG from Green Ronin. Our players are “famous” heroes from the DC Comics universe who have been gathered at Arkham Asylum to investigate some weird stuff going on. Wear headphones if you can! We experimented with using the Syrinscape software to add some thematic background noise to help with the ambiance. Let me know if it came through alright!
Read MoreWe’ve had to reschedule some recordings for various reasons, so Episode 143 was going to be super huge (spoiler, it was huge anyways). So I decided to write a few more jokes than normal and put out a special bit to hold you over until the full up episode drops. Oh, and Collin and Cindy were there too.
Read MoreIt's the last podcast of 2019, so how was the year? Also, we've got a stack of various board game inserts from GameFit and The Broken Token and we talk about what we think of them.
Read MoreWe are back from Pax Unplugged! What board games did we see? What did we do? What didn't we do?
News
5 Minute Mystery on Kickstarter
http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/5-Minute-Mystery-Up-On-Kickstarter
Romans coming to Empires of the North
http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Portal-Games-Announces-Roman-Banners-Expansion-For-Empires-of-the-North
Gloomhaven 2: More Haven, Less Gloom
http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Cephalofair-Announces-Gloomhaven-2--Frosthaven
The Purrfect Game for Chris
http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Fantasy-Flight-Announces-Barkham-Horror--The-Meddling-of-Meowlathotep-LCG-Expansion
Here are the outtakes from our Tabula Rasa game! Come back next week as we play DC Comics superheroes!
Read MoreIt’s the conclusion to our Tabula Rasa game! Previously: Our “heroes” woke up in a lab with no memory and with superpowers. At some point, we jumped back on the rails and raced off to help Philip deal with the thugs that captured him. We continue our Tabula Rasa game using the Genesys RPG system from Fantasy Flight Games.
Read MoreWhat's coming out/came out at Pax Unplugged? Chris gives some insight, then we go into reviews on the Marvel Champions LCG from Fantasy Flight Games, Ubongo the puzzle game from Kosmos, and the minis game Batman: Gotham City Chronicles from Monolith Games.
My Article I wrote about the failed Kickstarter Satanic Panic
https://boardsandswords.squarespace.com/blog/satanic-panic
Article about the Robotech Kickstarter mentioned on the show: https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/2/17071612/robotech-rpg-tactics-kickstarter-disaster-palladium-books
Pax Unplugged Preview/Postview
Snowman Dice from Brain Games
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271038/snowman-dice
Vast The Mysterious Manor from Leder Games
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/252399/vast-mysterious-manor
Downforce: Wild Ride from Restoration Games
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/281941/downforce-wild-ride
Clank! Legacy from Renegade Games
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266507/clank-legacy-acquisitions-incorporated
Along with the usual news and commentary, we talk about some ideas that you can use to keep your board games from taking up so much table space.
News
King of Tokyo: Dark Edition
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96411/spiel-19-ii-dark-outlook-king-tokyo-2020
World of Warcraft board game
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96456/small-world-warcraft-coming-2020
Montana expansions
http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/Montana--Heritage-Edition-Up-On-Kickstarter
Night of the Living Dead Kickstarter soon
http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/CMON-Announces-Zombicide--Night-of-the-Living-Dead