AGC 57 August 18 2007 (ConGlomeration Almost Live) (49:19)

A special "ConGlomeration Almost Live" co-production between All Games Considered and Green Ring Ethos, with Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, and Russ Wallace. Fear The Boot's disqualification from the ENnie Awards (complete statement below). Wisdom of the Gamers: Sorry, you can't come back. Crossovers of video games with tabletop games. Convention survival.

Please note that this episode was recorded before the ENnie Award Presentation at GenCon, and look forward to an AGC Extra coming soon following up on this.

The full text of the statement from Fear The Boot:

Before I begin talking about the issue at hand, I would like to start by thanking Mark and the entire AGC crew for giving us the opportunity to state our side of the story. My comments may get lengthy, so I apologize in advance. However, I feel I can't do justice to this situation without covering the material very carefully.

On Wednesday, July 25th, 2007, we released episode 62 of Fear the Boot. Near the beginning of that episode, we reminded people of the ENnie voting that was in progress and requested their votes.

This comment was followed by a series of ambiguous statements about my brother's actions at Microsoft and several jokes about multiple-IP voting. As of today, I regret these comments.

Our show was founded on irreverent humor. However, this was not an RPG but rather a public voting system that stands or falls on the perceived integrity of the system and its participants. So while we were joking, I fully accept that the jokes were in very poor taste. As the man that edits the show, I take full responsibility for what
was released.

A short time later, we recorded episode 63 and released it on Tuesday, July 31st, 2007. At the beginning of that episode, we took the time to explain our comments in episode 62. We made clear that the comments made about my brother implied a form of cheating that never happened -- something I blame myself for not stating more clearly in 62. We also made it clear that our jokes about cheating were indeed nothing more than jokes and plainly stated that we did not even want a trophy that was won through cheating and did not endorse any form of "gaming the system", so to speak. The analogy I used was that it's like playing a game in "god mode". Sure, you'll get to the end, but there's absolutely no sense of real accomplishment. A trophy won by false measures is not recognition of fan support but rather a piece of metal to clutter my mantle.

Unfortunately, it appears this episode was released a bit too late. I was greeted hours later by a letter from the ENnie board, informing me we had been disqualified from the ENnie nominations. I had the option of either withdrawing myself or being publicly kicked out in a matter of days. Obviously, I had no choice but to withdraw.

At this point, let me pause to admit our guilt of two actions and take full responsibility for them.

1. As I stated before, we made some jokes about cheating. They were only jokes -- and I believe that anyone who follows our podcast would have recognized them as such -- but they were still in poor taste, particularly for a contest that rests on the necessary perception of credibility.

2. I also fully confess that some of the hosts (not all) voted once from both their work and home computers.

However, the accusations that we were guilty of sophisticated forms of cheating are patently false. Even more frustrating, we were given no chance to defend ourselves whatsoever.

We repeatedly asked to see the IP data so we could review it. As computer professionals know, there are many nuances to IP addresses that can give the impression of cheating unless very thoroughly examined.

Knowing they would be hesitant to release their data, we also offered to give them the ranges of IP addresses we have access to so they could see whether we did indeed engage in cheating. This offer was never accepted.

My brother went on to tell them that if any of those IPs were from Microsoft, he would like to report them to the corporate offices to track down the real abuser. The abuse may not have been just a crime against the ENnies, but also a violation of their corporate policies.
This offer was also not accepted.

So what do I take away from all of this?

First, I only admit we were guilty of certain actions. Limited as they may have been, they were still wrong, and I have no one to blame but myself. I apologize deeply to anyone I hurt, whether you are a voter, nominee, or ENnie employee.

Second, I feel very stung by the way we were treated. We were offered no chance to defend ourselves. Furthermore, other nominees have stepped forward to admit they are guilty of the same, limited crimes, yet no actions or investigations have been taken against them. My
mother taught me at a young age that two wrongs don't make a right, so I know that the crimes of others do not in any way excuse my own poor judgment. However, it does lead me to question the fairness of their system.

In the end, we recognize that no matter how you choose to view this situation, we are still part of the same RPG community. We believe in and love the same hobby. I would rather see us unite behind that than divide over this ENnie mess.

To that end, I have asked my community to end discussion of this topic and look to the future instead. We have great plans for the future -- as I know many other podcasts and publishers do -- and I want to look there instead of backward. We, therefore, chose to withdraw from the ENnies, and to remain a non-issue for that competition, we will have
no further interactions with them. We will not submit ourselves for nomination in future years or endorse their contest.

To the listeners as a whole, I apologize again for this whole ordeal. I never set out wanting this sort of a fight with the ENnie board or to see this sort of rift form in the RPG community.

To the ENnie board, I want to offer three positive suggestions for next year's competition that will help avoid situations like this again. And please take these as helpful suggestions, not an attack on the current system.

1. Please publish a clearly codified set of rules on exactly what is and is not acceptable, leaving no question about what podcasts, publishers, and voters can say or do, even in jest.

2. Please publish a clearly codified set of procedures for dispute resolution that gives the accused an opportunity to review the accusation and present evidence of their own before simply dismissing a nominee.

3. Please create a voting process that is more transparent to the public, so real cheating will be obvious to everyone while false accusations can be easily refuted.

Thank you again for taking the time to listen to our explanation of this situation. I will not dodge responsibility for what we truly did wrong, but I also ask that you not judge us wrongly by the things we did not do and have not been allowed to defend ourselves against.

Please have a wonderful day and keep enjoying the hobby that brought us all together in the first place!

Sincerely,

Dan
Moderating Host, Fear the Boot


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AGCExtra 12 August 7 2007 (A Look Ahead At GenCon) (23:43)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Carol. ConGlomeration events. What we're looking forward to at GenCon.


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AGC Games You May Never Have Heard Of Promo (:35)

A promo for Ben Balestra's segment of the show, with a little added music underneath.

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AGC Promo 3 (1:05)

A just over one minute promo, done with help from Pokey and Orklord from Canon Puncture. This is our preferred promo now, especially with the ending of PodcastPEN making those references obsolete.

And for the love of Ghu, if you're still playing the first promo, please stop and use this one? :D

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AGC 56 August 4 2007 (Son of Big Damn Review Show) (1:06:30)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, and Ben Balestra. Congrats on a birth. The location of the podcaster gathering at GenCon. Mark mispronounced Qin last time. A Vampire: The Eternal Struggle expansion release event coming in Septemeber. Seeking Star Wars minis. Q-Workshop. A dice episode? Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Battle Dragons! Not Quite A Gaming For Cheap Bastards, But One To Follow Up Later: ICAR! A look (finally!) at Polymancer Magazine. Pieces of Eight. Fantasy Sagas. A note from the Groovecast about the bridge collapse in Minnesota, and a call for Red Cross donations. Carol promises to catch up to email. So does Mark, for that matter. Meet us at ConGlomeration and GenCon.


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AGC 55 Part 2 July 21 2007 (Awards Talk II) (35:20)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, and Mags the Axe. Getting into the ENnie nominations. Chris grouses about not getting nominated. Mark regrets overlooking Qin at GenCon last year. Some other notables. RPG Buffet: Deliria! A little more Deliria commentary. Feedback: A look back at the Wizards/WizKids thing, and a german language gaming podcast is coming! Chris makes an Essen joke. Carol gets a present. Some upcoming reviews.

From the RPG Buffet:
Last month was the RPG Buffet's annual trip to the winery. This month, in honor of Carol's first Deliria game, we held a cookout! The featured entree was Steve's famous Pork Loin with a Maker's Mark Glaze; sides included green beans and pasta salad, and dessert was pound cake with fresh strawberries and whipped cream.

Maker's Mark Hoisin Pork
1 cup of hickory wood chips
1/3 cup of hoisin sauce
2 Tablespoons seasoned rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons of Maker's Mark
3 Tablespoons of maple syrup
1-½ teaspoons of grated ginger
1-½ teaspoons of lime juice
½ teaspoon of chili paste
½ teaspoon of minced garlic
2(1 pound) pork tenderloins
A teaspoon of salt
½ teaspoon of pepper

Soak 1 cup of hickory wood chips in water for approximately 30 minutes. Set up the grill. "Butterfly" or split the tenderloin at the thickest portion. Salt and pepper the meat. Prepare the rest of the ingredients into a sauce. Add the wood chips to the grill for the smoky flavor. Cook the meat for 5 minutes, basting with the sauce. Cover the grill. Turn and baste for an additional 5 minutes. Continue turning and basting every five minutes until the meat is 155 degrees F, or to the desired doneness. Let the meat sit for 5 minutes. Slice and serve. Enjoy.


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AGC 55 Part 1 July 21 2007 (Awards Talk) (53:00)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, and Ben Balestra. Everyone is back in the building! Activities at ConGlomeration and GenCon. Why chainmail bikinis aren't necessarily a good thing. Kenzer's D&D licenses going away. "The Birds" Video game representaion at GenCon this year. The Diana Jones Award. Ben interviews Alex Yaeger about Origins. Thanks to Geeklabel Radio for pointing out a new soundboard. Gaming for Cheap Bastards: Formless! Comparisons with Formless. A look at the Origins Awards. stay tuned for part 2!


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AGCExtra 11 July 7 2007 (Newsy Stuff) (17:40)

Mark explains why there isn't a full episode this time. The review queue. Mark's GenCon events and other news. Format commentary. A supreme court ruling, and upcoming legal analysis. Stuff going on at Origins (if it isn't too late...)


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AGC 54 June 25 2007 (Star Wars Saga Edition) (57:57)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Ben Balestra, and Mags The Axe. Mark introduces the show, talks about HyperiCon, and Free RPG Day. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: The Gold Digger Universe Sourcebooks! Chris brings us news of the Magic Pro Tour and Magic Game Day. Ultimate Gamer Test for spots on the Gleemax board. Gaming For Cheap Bastards: It's A Dog's Life! Mark returns to discuss the new Star Wars Saga Edition RPG. RPG Buffet: Elfquest and Wine! The GM Gourmet Podcast. Some feedback talk.


From the RPG Buffet:
Part of the fun of gaming is the chance to hang out with friends, and for this reason the RPG Buffet has an annual road-trip--every June, we all take a day off work and head to an area winery for wine tasting and camaraderie. It's an enjoyable change of pace from our usual pot luck supper, we all enjoy the time off from the office, and it's a great way to get to know members of your group better. And trust us when we tell you: nothing brings a gaming group together like an afternoon spent staggering drunkenly through the pick-your-own-organic-fruit patch, a glass of the local vintage in hand, gathering bushels of strawberries with which to bribe your GM later.

The nice thing about the gaming group road trip is, it's a very flexible concept. No wineries near you? Go catch a ball game, or a movie, or go to an amusement park. Hiking, the beach, caving--you can go anywhere or to any event you and your group feel like. Bring guests along--we've had non-gaming spouses and significant others join us for the winery portion of the day. Scheduling not allowing your group to take a day off and travel? Make reservations at a nice local restaurant and have yourselves a gourmet meal before heading off to game.

If a road-trip isn't practical, you can always have a wine-and-cheese dinner at your game. Here's our recommendations to help you build a menu--you can make your menu as large or small as you like:

- Roquefort goes well with Port
- Gruyere pairs with Sangiovese or Chianti
- Match Cheddar with Shiraz, Cabernet, or Champagne
- Camembert and Brie (especially baked Brie) go well with Cabernet and Champagne
- Camembert also goes very will with Chenin Blanc, and Chevre pairs well with Sauvignon Blanc
- Mozzarella with Zinfandel or a light Chianti
- Cream Cheese and White Zinfandel make a nice pair
- Mix Muenster with Beaujolais
- Colby and Gouda go good with Reisling
- Pair Provolone with Chardonnay.

There really are no firm rules about selecting wines to go with a particular food, including cheese. General guidelines suggest lighter, fruitier wines to accompany mild or young cheeses; fuller-bodied wines with aged cheeses. And, keep in mind that sparkling wines are magnificent with darned near any cheese. You'll find reasonably priced bottles from New York, California, France (Champagne), Spain (Cava) and Italy (Spumante).

A wine and cheese supper needs more than just wine and cheese. You’ll also want to provide lots of flavorful crackers and some crusty, hearty breads (French bread, brushetta, etc.). Add caviar if you're feeling really extravagant--there are some fantastic non-traditional caviars available at a fraction of the cost of the stuff they serve at the Politburo. Fresh, in-season fruit fills out a wine-and-cheese menu very nicely. Considering adding sliced apples (Gala, Golden Delicious, or Fuji), strawberries, grapes, melons, pineapple, peaches, or pears to the menu. Nuts are another popular item for wine-and-cheese suppers--pine nuts, hazelnuts and Brazil nuts--my favorite is to toast walnuts and serve them warm.

Don’t forget dessert: cheesecake and dark chocolate go very well with wine. And finally, some good quality coffee to keep people from getting too sleepy after all that fantastic food.

Serve cheeses at room temperature (trust us on this, the difference in flavor is enormous). Remove them from the refrigerator and arrange on trays or platters 30 to 60 minutes before you plan to serve. Make sure you've got plates, knives, and napkins for your guests, and that you've pre-cut the harder cheeses (Parmigiano Reggiano, that sort of thing) into bite-sized chunks so your gamers don't maul them later.



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Free RPG Day Continued (Green Ronin Publishing)
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Magic Pro Tour and Magic Game Day (Wizards of the Coast)
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Elfquest
Joe Huber Family Farm and Restaurant
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Claydonia Conquers the World! (Board Game Geek)


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AGC 53 June 9 2007 (House Rules) (49:18)

(Yes, it is episode 53, as I forgot once again to advance the number on the shownotes title.) With Mark Kinney and Chris Heim. Carol's not here. Bah to 2007! Star Wars Saga Edition. Legend of the Five Rings Samurai Edition release events. WizKids vs Wizards of the Coast. Farewell to the Podcast Entertainment Network! Gaming For Cheap Bastards: Tales From the Wood Revised Edition! House rules. Chris challenges Mark's Free Parking example. Variants a good subject on it's own? 40 Years of GenCon. Congratulations Caroline and Jeff! Email. Chris is our Evo? The suggest-a-podcast-for-Chris contest is still going. Furture Game Tourney idea from zircher. Mark's working on a fiction piece. Mark's new blog.

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AGC 52 May 26 2007 (Starting a Gaming Group and Other Things) (1:02:15)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Carol. A quick correction of something to come in the show. Casting final votes for the AGC Game Tourney. Carol got a new TV, and tried out Mage: The Awakening. Chris got revised Tales From The Wood and It's A Dogs Life. Clarifications and updates on the Shadowrun situation. Chris brings up the new Shadowrun video game and Catan on the XBox 360. Mark is going to HyperiCon. GenCon podcasting track. A weekly show is a future possibility. Gaming For Cheap Bastards: Free RPG Day! Carol remembers White Wolf's Changeling Trailer Contest. Thoughts on starting a new group, which drift into welcoming new players. RPG Buffet: Shadowrun 4th Edition, and comparison with 3rd! Feedback. Word from Polymancer Studios about their actual printed Polymancer magazine. The winner is announced! Going in for the ENnie Awards this year.

In May, the RPG Buffet did a Potato Bar for supper.

Potato Bars are easy and nutritious. One member cooks the potatoes, and everyone else contributes toppings. John, our Shadowrun 3rd ed GM, prepared them in his crockpot thusly:

INGREDIENTS:

* 12 potatoes, more or less
* foil for wrapping potatoes

PREPARATION:
Prick potatoes with fork and wrap each potato in foil. Fill dry crockpot with the wrapped potatoes. Cover and cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours, until potatoes are tender. Prick with a fork to check.

You can put just about anything you like on a baked potato. Below are some suggestions for toppings:

* Assorted shredded meat toppings, such as turkey, chicken, or ham
* Chili, shredded barbeque, or other meaty sauce
* Stroganoff or beef tips
* Bacon bits
* Smoked salmon
* Flaked tuna
* Broccoli, cooked
* Assorted shredded cheeses (cheddar, Monterey Jack, etc.)
* Minced garlic
* Sour cream
* Butter
* Salsa or pico de gallo
* Green onions
* Chives
* Mushrooms, sauteed



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AGCExtra 10 May 19 2007 (Star Fleet Battle Manual and Palladium Open House) (22:25)

With Ben Balestra and Common Dialog (from Canon Puncture). Ben's computer woes. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: The Star Fleet Battle Manual! Ben and Common Dialog discuss the Palladium Open House.


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AGC 51 May 12 2007 (Ending a Campaign/Two Years of AGC) (1:39:43)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, and Mick Bradley. Live on location from our secret underground lair (aka Carol's place). Ben can't skype in due to computer issues. Carol's move (and resulting entertainment center). In Media Res in talks to take over the Shadowrun license. WizKids Hellboy set coming as a crossover between HorrorClix and HeroClix? Mark found the Star Wars spaceship minis. Superman tags for the Chistopher Reeve Foundation. Mick's thoughts about the new Changeling news. Ending a Campaign. Carol will be running Tribe 8 for the Rolemonkeys in the near future. Designing a campaign with an end in mind. An interview with Chad Ellis from Your Move Games, regarding new and upcoming releases. A librarian's look at online access. D&D Insider. The Game Tourney is going into the finals! ENT00004 is the GenCon Podcasting Fan Party! The impending return of First Strike at Collectible Games! Voicemails! Dice Camera Action! Looking back at Ask A Gamer and the response. Entries from the forums, and our favorites as well.

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D&D Insider Announcement (EN World)
Bunnies And Burrows Wikipedia Entry
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AGC 50 April 28 2007 (Random Stuff) (58:30)

With Mark Kinney and Chris Heim. Carol has work issues. A welcome to our new listeners on Gliese 581c (in about 20 years). Green Ronin gets the Song of Ice and Fire license. More WotC talk. Doings at Wizards of the Coast. Send us your feedback! Games You May Never Have Heard Of: the history of Dragon! Gaming For Cheap Bastards: Tales From The Wood. Two years of All Games Considered. Send us discussion topics! Feedback. Gamer Chicks Rule! Contributions sought for the RPG Search Engine. Mick Bradley comments on stuff mentioned in the forum. David Moore calls in about the FATE review. Commiekid (of the soon to come Commiekid and the Pursuit of Awesomeness podcast) asks about gaming as yourself. Send us memorable moments for the anniversary show!


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AGCExtra 9 April 25 2007 (Unofficial SFB and Dark Ages Fae) (24:00)

Mark updates the Wizards of the Coast situation, then presents a Games You May Never Have Heard Of about unofficial Star Fleet Battles supplements, and an RPG Buffet Update about their Dark Ages: Fae game.

Parmesan-Crusted Chicken Thighs:

This simple but tasty recipe comes from Louisville chef Sara Gibbs (www.culinaryinnovations.com), and is an RPG Buffet favorite.

Dip 6 chicken thighs in milk, then coat in a mixture of 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 teaspoon oregano and 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.


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AGCExtra 8 April 21 2007 (Dragon and Dungeon) (12:09)

Mark makes a rushed editorial about the cancellation of Dragon and Dungeon's printed forms, and what may happen in their supposedly upcoming online incarnations. The guys at Fear The Boot are trying to help ZigguratCon. The AGC Game Tourney update. Apologies, but time constraints prevent the posting of the segments this time.

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AGC 49 April 14 2007 (The FATE of FUDGE) (1:06:18)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Carol. Technical problems at the high-tech All Games Considered studios. Musing about Easter games, and an aside about Sluggy Freelance. Trying out Gumshoe with the Rolemonkeys. GenCon stuff. Gaming For Cheap Bastards: Chris talks about FUDGE, and Carol talks about FATE! Mark contrasts Spirit of the Century's version of FATE with the version Carol described. Feedback, positive and negative. GURPS Discworld. We got Voicemail! Looking at the AGC Game Tourney again. Watch for an Extra soon with Games You May Never Have Heard Of and RPG Buffet!


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Evil Hat Productions (Spirit of the Century)
Dresden Files RPG (Evil Hat Productions)
GURPS Discworld (Steve Jackson Games)


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AGCExtra 7 April 7 2007 (Tribute to Joe Murphy) (9:10)

Mark shares a few thoughts about Joe Murphy. While I regret never having met him, I remain a big fan and wanted to pass along some related information.

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AGC 48 March 31 2007 (Humor) (1:00:42)

With Mark Kinney and Carol. Chris... well, you'll see. Chris promises a special segment at some future point. Talking about Extra 6. Ben wants questions from listeners for a possible Palladium Open House Extra. Monte Cook's World of Darkness verifies to be d20. Shall we try the upcoming GMing Show on Talkshoe? Freeform discussion of humor in gaming. Systems: Toon. Paranoia. Tales From The Floating Vagabond. Board and card games. Let's Kill. Kill Puppies For Satan. Clay-O-Rama. Pokethulhu. Stuper Powers. Mood and your group. Retelling the Great Serenity Mess Hall Incident. Balancing humor and seriousness. Mark talks about a friend's Farce Campaign. Munchkin d20. In Jokes. Material about gaming, like Murphy's Rules, Dork Tower, and Knights of the Dinner Table. Mario from Geek Corps Radio wins the Godsend Agenda prize. Twitter. Email. We need a name for the women gamer podcast Carol is working up. Advertising thoughts.


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Handmade Soaps For Gamers
Toon (Steve Jackson Games)
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Let's Kill (Atlas Games)
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Pokethulhu (Cumberland Games)
Stuper Powers (Evil Twin Comics)
Munchkin d20 (Steve Jackson Games)
Murphy's Rules (Steve Jackson Games)
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AGCExtra 6 March 24 2007 (BashCon 2007) (25:05)

Ben Balestra brings us interviews from BashCon! Aaron Williams interview. Susan Van Camp interview, and the Dragonstorm game. Alex Yeager (Mayfair Games) interview. The missed interview: Aerodrome 1.1. Other BashCon games. AGC Game Tourney standings.

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AGC 47 March 17 2007 (Miniatures) (1:12:50)

With Mark Kinney and Carol. Chris still not with us. Mark miscounted episode numbers at some point, so yes, that number is correct. The Gamer Traveler podcast. Will Tribe 8 appear on the Rolemonkeys? Carol's one-shot woes. Star Wars Saga Edition talk. Worm Quartet CD liner notes. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Age of Discovery! Miniatures gaming, and notable minis games. Little Wars. Chainmail, and the wargamer/roleplayer tension. Warhammer. BattleSystem. De Bellis Antiquitatis. De Bellis Multitudinis, Hordes of the Things, De Bellis Renationis. Mage Knight. An aside into prepainted plastic minis. Warmachine/Hordes. Naval games at some point? Wisdom of the Gamers: My Mini Miniatures Experience! Minis in roleplaying. Review: Battleground Fantasy Warfare! The fair noise of opening and closing card boxes. Feedback on Tribe 8 and the former Pimp My Character. Renaming the Pimping segment. Contest updates. The Over The Edge show plan. And announcing the AGC Gaming Tourney to go alongside another somewhat well known March tournament.


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Floor Games (Gutenberg Project)
Chainmail (Wikipedia)
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Savage Worlds (Great White Games)
Games Workshop (Warhammer/Warhammer 40k)
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Warmachine (Privateer Press)
BrikWars
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AGCExtra 5 March 12 2007 (Pans Labyrinth) (15:37)

Since so many on the forums were excited about Pan's Labyrinth, we talk about it briefly here. We go on into television briefly, including Dresden Files and Battlestar Galactica, then go back to gaming stuff you can put Pan's Labyrinth toward.

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AGC 46 March 3 2007 (Pimp My Character and Other Stuff) (1:08:30)

With Mark Kinney and Carol. Chris still not with us. Carol's multimedia gaming. Mark's purchase of BattleLore at ConCave. Talisman memories. Voting on new Nature of the Beast characters. Hypericon gaming forums. Convention talk. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: HDL! Wisdom of the Gamers: Multimedia! RPG Buffet: Kill Puppies For Satan! Pimp My Character: Trying to work with a Dread Necromancer! Mark considers the effect of an "I Listen To Gamer: The Podcasting" t-shirt on potential hot gamer girlfriends. Feedback! Tribe 8 stuff. Website talk, and Joomla. The fire alarm chirp. Tribe 8 to appear one day on the Rolemonkeys? The next big review: Over The Edge? A Promethean review in the future. Episode ideas? Next episode: Miniatures! The Ladies Podcast delayed but coming soon! Contests.

From the RPG Buffet:
Also, my Easy Devil's Food Cake Recipe:
INGREDIENTS:

1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 squares unsweetened chocolate
3/4 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup chopped pecans
whipped topping or sweetened whipped cream, optional

PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 350°. Heat oil and unsweetened chocolate in an 8-inch square baking pan in oven until chocolate is melted, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add water, sugar, egg, flour, salt, baking soda, and vanilla. Using a fork, beat until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Scrape pan with rubber spatula and spread batter evenly in the pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and chopped pecans. Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool and serve as is or with whipped topping, if desired.

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Podsafe Music Search (Use influences) (Podsafe Music Network)
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AGC 45 February 19 2007 (The Wicked Dead GenCon Interview) (38:35)

With Mark Kinney. Weather and family issues conspire to prevent a proper recording. The Rolemonkeys contests and coupons. The John Wick/Jared Sorensen interview: the RPGNet controversy from last year, Darkpages, Play Dirty, No Loyal Knight, Inside the Game Designer's Studio and the Game Design Seminar, and the Secret. More reviews like the Changeling/Tribe 8 ones?

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AGC 44 February 3 2007 (Tribe 8) (1:07:38)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Carol. Carol Skypes in with the Zorkian Death Flu. Technical difficulties, yay! Gaming For Cheap Bastards: Ogre Lite! Looking at Fudge or FATE in the future. Tribe 8 world overview. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Dream Pod 9/Jovian Chronicles! Tribe 8 mechanics. RPG Buffet: All Flesh Must Be Eaten! Chris' big announcement. An aside about The Dresden Files. Pan's Labyrinth.

From Marsha on the RPG Buffet segment:
"Meanwhile, here's the details on the Gamer Ribs with Chimichurri sauce.

Pork ribs are easy to do and very flavorful, so I heartily recommend them for any gaming group looking to have a nice, filling meal. Due to time constraints, I opted to cook the Buffet's pork ribs in my slow-cooker (a.k.s. Crock-Pot [tm]). Slow-cooking is a great option for ribs because the meat is amazingly tender by the end of the cooking time, and of course you can just put them in the slow-cooker on LOW in the morning, and by the time you return home from work eight-to-ten hours later, they're done.

Just rinse the ribs when they come out of the package, salt and pepper them to taste, lay them in the slow-cooker, and turn it on at the LOW setting. Cook for 8-10 hours. If you opt to se your oven instead, slow-roast them for about 75-90 minutes at 375 degrees.

Naturally, pork ribs can be served with your favorite barbeque sauce, or such meat condiments as worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, or wine-and-pepper sauce. But for a really great condiment that a lot of people have never tried, I recommend chimichurri.

Chimichurri is an condiment served with grilled meat in Argentinian cuisine (it can also be used as a marinade for grilled meat). There's literally thousands of different recipes for it, but at it's base chimichurri is olive oil and wine-vinegar based, with fresh herbs such as parsley and oregano, and spices such as paprika and red pepper.

According to Wikipedia, the overall compositions, taste and preparation are derived from Genovese pesto. Chimichurri is very easy to make; the batch I made I prepared right before serving the ribs to the gamers.

I'd tried chimichurri at an Argentinian restaurant here in town, and fell in love with it. I hunted high and low to find a recipe that lookws like it would match what I remember tasting. I found two that came awfully close, so I combined the two recipes posted here as follows:

1 cup (packed) fresh Italian parsley
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup (packed) fresh cilantro
2 garlic cloves, peeled
3/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
3 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped
3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Sea salt & freshly ground pepper to taste

...into the blender and pureed until smooth. It was a little too sharp for my taste as written, so I added maybe another 1/4 cup olive oil and pureed again.

The result was fantastic. Served in a dish so people could add it to their fresh, hot ribs as desired. The sauce was a hit, and we'll probably have another ribs night again soon.

Please note that I did use all fresh ingredients, and I feel very strongly that it gave the sauce that extra "punch". I'm sure you could substitute dried oregano or parsley, or lemon juice from concentrate, but I doubt you'd get the same effect."


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AGCExtra 4 January 30 2007 (News News News) (16:51)

Nature of the Beast demo available. Ironwood Omnimedia upcoming releases. Worldwide Adventure Writing Month. GenCon So Cal cancelled. RPG Search Engine. Irregular Podcast! Feedback, news and conventions, oh my! Help someone find good RPG Gamers!

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AGC 43 December 30 2006 (New Years Show II) (1:52:38)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, and Mick Bradley. Chris is brain dead from lack of sleep. The books we're using to set the microphones on. 2006 Year In Review: AGC developments. GenCon, and cons in general. Podcast proliferation. Ask A Gamer spawning I Wish I Had This Show In Real Life. Dice! Camera! Action! An aside on Highlander 2. GMing episode, and more women shows. Jaren Sorensen's April Fools prank. Bad times for several games companies. The Ohio State University gaming study. The summer awards. Mick remembers he's in the studio. Riffing on RPG.net. Podcast editing. Indie games, and their making and distribution. Back to GenCon. Lodging discussions. More website ramblings. Meeting more often? Shaken Not Stirred. Mark addresses the DoA version of AGC. Last Unicorn and Star Trek -- again. The women's show, and live recordings. LARP remembrances. Happy New Year! Unstructured discussion. New Years Resolutions. Phone signal interruption. Our actual play Side Dishes at the Harping Monkey. RPG Buffet segment? Pimp My Game? Various feedback. The Demon Schedulos! Thinking back to college gaming. Gaming stories.

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AGC 42 December 8 2006 (Live at the Louisville Game Shop) (57:37)

(Apologies, apparently I neglected to get the proper links in the posting, and episode 41 went out again. It should be right this time.)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, and Russ Wallace. A little echo with the live show. Russ Wallace from Green Ring Ethos is sitting in with us. Chris talks a little about the World of Warcraft board game. Mark talks about games from the RPG Buffet Boardgame Night. Russ' segment on technology in gaming. Gaming For Cheap Bastards: Love The Bomb! Wisdom of the Gamers: When GMs and players break up! Some general advice on bringing in people you've never gamed with before. Mark reviews Dungeon Twister. Mark forgot the frappr map stuff again. Carol received Tribe 8, for review early next year. New Years episode, and next year's plans.

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Grave Robbers From Outer Space (Z-Man Games)
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Ticket To Ride (Days of Wonder)
Neverwinter Nights (Bioware)
GM Hold Music
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AGC 41 December 4 2006 (Games We're Thankful For) (1:09:52)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Carol. Chris talks about Starbucks coffee in a festive cup. Carol worked on continuing the changeling game. Mark talks about Villain Talk. Gaming For Cheap Bastards: running games at conventions for comps. Convention talk, and a call for convention tips (especially cheap ones). Other people's game picks, with running commentary. Our game picks. Feedback from the GiftTRAP folks, Ogre Miniatures and Ogre Lite, Tribe 8, and Carol's lengthy reviews. Throwing a podcast idea out there. The Changeling Master File still on its way. Chris' Frappr Map observations.

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AGCExtra 3 November 29 2006 (News and Khepera Publishing Interview) (10:50)

Technical issues delaying episode 41 more than we expected. Carol, Chris, and Mark did the story so far for part of Lonnie Ezell's Daughter of the Sun podcast. Live recording session at Louisville Game Shop on Tuesday, December 5th. Promos from the yet-to-appear episode, in case it doesn't. GenCon Interview with Jerry Grayson of Khepera Publishing.

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AGC 40 November 17 2006 (GiftTRAP and Wargaming) (1:06:03)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Carol. Show and tell: Carol's attempt to run Deliria at Louisville Game Shop, and Mark was too busy to note new podcasts, but found some promos. Daughter of the Sun being podcast. GiftTRAP review. Gaming For Cheap Bastards: Star Fleet Battles Cadet Training Handbook! An overview of Wargaming. Wisdom of the Gamers: "What I Learned The Hard Way." A destroyed segue. Mark's GenCon scheming.

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AGCExtra 2 November 12 2006 (News and Feedback) (32:54)

News and feedback. RPGNow, DriveThruRPG, and OneBookShelf. Emails and voicemails and comments, oh my! Forgotten Futures. Space Combat. Dragonlance. LARP Craziness?

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AGC 39 October 28 2006 (The Women Take Over) (1:14:09)

With Carol, Marsha, Jacqui, Jennifer, and Stephanie. The women take over the show. Eden loses the Buffy/Angel license. New podcasts, and one relaunch. The RPG Buffet concept. How they got started. Gaming and Governor's Scholar. Has the more story-driven gaming style brought women into the hobby? Systems and settings. GMing differences. Gamer stereotypes. Gender-bending in games. Does Carol miss Chris? Gaming with a significant other. Advice for future women gamers.

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AGCExtra 1 October 23 2006 (Space Combat) (18:00)

An introduction to the AGC Extra concept, and the space combat subject matter cut from AGC 38.

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AGC 38 October 14 2006 (Changeling Redux) (1:07:11)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Carol. GiftTRAP, Game Night, and celebrity gamers. Tribe 8 suggestion. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Fuzion System! Gaming for Cheap Bastards: Wandering Monster High School! 24 Hour RPG and Iron RPG talk. Carol reviews and house-rules Changeling. The Legend of Samuel Haight. Breaking Into The Industry: Storn Cook! Mick Bradley sends us a question we have to defer the answer to. Off-week content probably coming. Send us Thanksgiving and New Years stuff!

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AGC 37 September 30 2006 (Catching Up) (1:13:30)

With Mark Kinney and Chris Heim. Dedicated to the memories of Steve Irwin and John M. Ford. The Gamers: Director's Cut. Atlas Games open call for Ars Magica. New podcasts! Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Prime Directive! Gaming for Cheap Bastards: Babewatch! Miscellaneous talk about time travel and class vs skill based games. Interview with Jeremy Puckett, writer of Ronin (an embryonic "Breaking Into The Industry"). Feedback. Dragavan has a new game. Give us feedback! Dice! Camera! Action! is live!

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AAC 36 September 17 2006 (Strangeness and Superheros) (58:27)

All Apokolipz Considered, with Ty McGowen and Kris McCuller. Jess is gone this week (go figure). We babble on for a while about newsy type stuff and babble some more about things that just dont matter. Kris wants a cookie throughout the show and now claims he "Gets No Podcasts" (Dvorak wannabe). Ty talks about the broken fridge that we now apparently put "Stuff" into. We both complain that something just doesnt seem right about anything today! Gaming For Cheap Bastards: Marvel RPG now free. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Junk RPG. We talk a lot of superhero roleplaying games and a little bit about the types of systems used (we dont go into great detail). We hope you liked our edition of All Apokolipz Considered. Kris and Ty Thank you for your time!

(Look for Carol, Mark, and Chris later this week on Gamer: The Podcasting!)

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Wizards of the Coast D&D Podcast
Eden Studios (Playtesting for All Flesh Must Be Eaten)
OshCon
Palladium Books (Heroes Unlimited)
Godlike (Eos Press)
Champions (Hero Games)
Mutants and Masterminds (Green Ronin)
Stuper Powers (Wingnut Games)
Marvel Super Heroes

Promos
Domain of Apokolipz
UK Games Expo
Gamer: The Podcasting

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AGC 35 September 2 2006 (Convention Wrap Up Part 2) (69:57)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Carol. Carol's Back! Changeling coming in 2007. Fantasy Flight Games is hiring. True 20 licensing available. How do we pronounce Ronin? A changeup from News to "Show and Tell." Mark gets forgetful. Ben's GenCon Blurb. Carol talks about ConGlomeration 2006. Interview: Mark Anticole from Eye Level Entertainment. Carol starts on a review of OWoD Changeling. Gaming For Cheap Bastards: You too can playtest Future Shadows! Wisdom of the Gamers: Home blueprints! Chris hears about Kobolds Ate My Baby. A new "Breaking Into The Industry" segment in the making, and opening up "Tales From the Dread Gazebo" for gamer war stories. Shaken Not Stirred. Plugging I Wish I Had This Show In Real Life again.

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Changeling (White Wolf)
Fantasy Flight Employment Opportunities
True 20 Licensing (Green Ronin)
ConGlomeration
Harry Turtledove
Omar and Sheila Rayyan
Ben Bova
Dan Dos Santos
Belegarth
Nature of the Beast
Future Shadows
Cool House Plans
The Plan Collection


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Pulp Gamer
Does My Geek Look Big In This?

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AGC 34 August 19 2006 (Convention Wrap Up Part 1?) (77:35)

With Mark Kinney and Chris Heim. Carol still absent, but sends in a segment. Mark is back, thanks to meeting some great folks at GenCon. Look for our Pulp Gamer interview. GenCon comes to Austalia. The ENnies are announced, and yog-sothoth.com takes one home. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: The works of Aaron Allston! GenCon events, including the Knights of the Dinner Table Live Reading (Mark got to be Brian), and the comedy music showcase. Interview with Don Early from Dead Gentlemen Productions. Wisdom of the Gamers: Convention gaming! Mark goes through the loot. Interview with Steve Edline, Cristophe Boelinger, and Eric Franklin from Asmodee Editions. Feedback on Gaming For Cheap Bastards and Dragonlance. Voice Mail number! Frappr map stuff.

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Geek Corps Radio
GenCon Australia
EN World (ENnie Awards)
Farland
Serenity RPG/Out In The Black (Margaret Weis Productions)
Mutants and Masterminds (Green Ronin)
Shadowrun 4th Edition (FanPro)
Steel Sqwire
Midnight Syndicate (The 13th Hour)
Age of Worms Overload (Paizo Publishing)
Mage: The Awakening Demo (White Wolf)
Green Ronin Publishing
Necromancer Games
Goodman Games(Dungeon Crawl Classics/Geek Wars)
Board Game Geek Awards
Aaron Allston
Have Games, Will Travel
Godzilla Gaming Podcast
Stan!
Sudden Death
Worm Quartet
The Great Luke Ski (Down at the moment)
Dead Gentlemen Productions
Spellcasters LLC (Culture on a stick)
Dead Gentlemen Presents
Let's Kill (Atlas Games)
Wicked Dead Brewing Company (No Loyal Knight/Play Dirty)
Inspectres (Memento-Mori Theatricks)
Cheapass Games (Secret Tiujauan Deathmatch/Enemy Chocolatier)
LooneyLabs (Icehouse)
BTRC (Hollyworld and That Other Game)
Eden Studios (Witchcraft/Atlas of the Walking Dead)
Kenzer and Company (Tomb of Unspeakable Horrors)
Battlestations (Gorilla Games)
Dungeon Twister (Asmodee Editions)
Asmodee Editions LLC

Promos
Pulp Gamer
International Detective Dragons From Outer Space
Yog Radio

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AGC 33 August 5 2006 (Big Damn Review Show III) (49:03)

With Mark Kinney and Chris Heim. Carol absent due to personal emergency. Guadians of Order officially out of business, and Equat10n looking at it's future. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Splicers RPG! Gaming For Cheap Bastards: The Window! Mark makes a hash of reviewing the Paranoia Mandatory Bonus Fun Card Game. It's not a tuber! GenCon things coming up. Mark is taking a sabbatical, but leaves the show in Carol and Chris' capable hands.

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Guardians of Order
Equat10n (Hybrid System Games)
Palladium Books (Splicers RPG)
The Window
Paranoia Mandatory Bonus Fun Card Game (Mongoose Publishing)
GenCon Almost Live


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Fistfull of Comics (and Games)
GenCon Almost Live

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AGC 32 July 22 2006 (Urban Fantasy RPGs) (62:58)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Carol. Everyday Heroes nominated for an Ennie, as well as yog-sothoth.com. Mayfair Ribbon Quest (with no comments from Chris). Mayfair and Games Quarterly bring us the Great River of Catan. How do you pronounce Klaus Teuber? The Dragonlance movie, and casting discussion. Ben announces GenCon Almost Live! Chris uses the weather as an excuse. A return to Urban Fantasy! Carol overviews Dreaming Cities (and wants it for her birthday). Mark looks at Wyrd is Bond. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: The Xenoforce RPG! Feedback on Problem players. Matthew Stewart-Fulton wins the name Carol's segment contest, being the only contestant. More feedback on Arcadia: The Wyld Hunt, Urban Fantasy (Don't Rest Your Head and the upcoming Dresden Files game), and games that have dropped off the face of the planet. The Frappr List begins! A revision of the Frappr Map Contest. The survey is still running!

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Laughing Pan (Deliria/Everyday Heroes)
EN World
ENnie Awards
Mayfair Games (The Settlers of Catan)
Games Quarterly Magazine
Dragonlance Movie Site
Tristat dX/Dreaming Cities (Guardians of Order)
(NOTE: GoO has apparently been incommunicado, so ordering through them at the moment may be iffy)
The Faerie Cottage MSN Group Quotes
Information on Jerrold
Wyrd is Bond (Key 20)
Evil Hat Productions (Don't Rest Your Head and Dresden Files)
Farscape RPG (Alderac Entertainment Group)
Nyambe (Atlas Games)
Fireborn (Fantasy Flight Games)


Promos
Ogre Cave: Vote for Yog-Sothoth.Com!
The Bear's Grove
Domain of Apokolipz

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AGC 31 July 8 2006 (Time Travel Bits and Unsupported Games) (61:01)

With Mark Kinney and Chris Heim. Mark trashes most of the episode we recorded because it was crap, so the episode topic (time travel) will return later. (And sorry about the rough nature of the first half of this week's podcast, as Audacity crashed on Mark halfway through editing, and he was really sick of hearing all this over and over.) Mark doesn't want to talk about how the leaving to involve himself in the chupacabra plot went. Green Ring Ethos, and particularly it's discussion of Waverly Hills Sanitorium. No listeners locked in the Bastille that we know of. Origins Awards vs Gamers Choice Awards. Vanguard Awards and Hall of Fame. A short glance at Infinite Armies. Take our survey (but not if you already have)! Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Stalkling The Night Fantastic! Carol's as yet unnamed Gaming Tips: Problem Players! Gaming For Cheap Bastards: Time Lord and Journeys! Games that have dropped out of support.

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Green Ring Ethos
Origins Awards results
Gloom (Atlas Games)
Paranoia Mandatory Card Game (Mongoose Publishing)
Artesia (Archaia Press Studio)
Serenity (Margaret Weis Productions)
Infinite Armies (BTRC)
Tri Tac Games (Stalking The Night Fantastic)
Time Lord and Time Lord Journies
Star Wars Saga Edition Amazon Page

Promos
It's Time 4 Games
After Serenity
Online Gaming Podcast

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Show Survey

While I'm waiting for Carol's segments to come in to post a show, I set up a totally unscientific survey to help figure out where to take the show in the future. The link is over in the sidebar to the right. It's only ten questions, so it will hardly take any time at all.

Thanks!