AGC 84 August 12 2008 (Reviews and Looking Forward to GenCon) (1:11:54)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, and Chris Pipinou. All back in studio at last! But what about the blender? Alcohol stories. What the crew has been up to. The Shocking Review is in: Robotech Shadow Chronicles (which Mark and Chris both talk about)! Carol talks about Eldritch. A disturbing amount of talk about Gnomes takes place. Mark interviews one of the creators, Dan Cross. GenCon talk, Twitter, and Gmail's brief fall. Mark, the Matrix Game Pimp. Good night, folks!


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Robotech: Shadow Chronicles RPG (Palladium Books)
Goodman Games Product Page (Eldritch, Points of Light, PC Pearls)
Another Eldritch Site
Extraordinary Book of Names (Troll Lord Games)
Hellas (Khepera Publishing)
Trail of Cthulhu (Pelgrane Press)
I Drank What? (Empire Games)

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PodCulture
International Detective Dragons From Outer Space
Basics of the Game
Murder at Avedon Hill


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AGCExtra 22 August 11 2008 (GenCon Picks) (18:46)

Ben Balestra reviews several games from GenCon last year, and other things to look for.


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Sen So (Twin Blade Games)
Wickedly Errant Game System (GameWick Games)
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Episode 83 Corrected Promo Links

So, in a bit of a rush to get the episode posted (mostly because of the time-sensitive nature of the ENnies voting) I managed to not change most of the promo links in the show notes. I'll repeat them here, with the correct links.

Heart of the Hunter
The Adventures of Indiana Jim
The Game Master Show
Playing For Keeps (The one I got right, but you should check it out anyway and buy Mur's book and stuff...)

Thanks to Sam Chupp for catching that!

AGC 83 August 1 2008 (Interview with Bradley McDevitt) (1:02:04)

With Mark Kinney, Ben Balestra, and the RPG Buffet. Scheduling plays havoc again. Podcasts up for awards this year. The end of Gleemax. The creator of Harn passes away, and some musing on game settings. The GenCon podcasting track for this year. Big shocking review will be next episode instead of this one (at least, we hope). The RPG Buffet talks about Toon. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Chronicles of Ramlar! Interview with Bradley K. McDevitt, creator of Nightlife, It Came From The Late Late Late Show, and Haiiii-Ya!

From Mags:
No recipe for June, since this was the Buffet's annual trip to Huber's Orchard & Winery. However, we invite the audience to check out Forbe's recommendations for twenty-five great wines under $25.00.


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ENnie Awards Voting
Diana Jones Award
Wandering Geek Podcast
Canon Puncture
West End Games For Sale Forum Thread
GenCon Podcasting Track
Columbia Games (Harn)
Kelestia Publications (Harn)
White Silver Publishing (Chronicles of Ramlar)
Bradley McDevitt
Bradley McDevitt's MySpace
It Came From The Late Late Late Show (Pen and Paper RPG Database)
NightLife (Pen and Paper RPG Database)
Haiiii-Ya! (Goodman Games)


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Adventures of Indiana Jim
The Game Master Show
Playing For Keeps


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New Forums Forthcoming...

It would appear that the old PodcastPEN forums have finally gone away.

It will be a little bit of time, but I plan to set up a solution along the lines of what I set up for the Rolemonkeys a while back. I've got to relearn a few things, but we should have some additional flexibility as well.

We'll be sure to announce both here and on the show when I've got things set up.

Thanks!

AGC 82 July 19 2008 (Return of the RPG Buffet) (53:16)

With Mark Kinney and the RPG Buffet. Mark was on vacation, so the show was late, but he talks a little about a game he played called Liar's Dice. Then the RPG Buffet makes its triumphant return, discussing favorite games played through last year, then their experiment in a short Decipher Star Trek campaign. A little bit of feedback.

From Mags:
There's no recipe for the first segment of this episode, as Louis and I went to Louisville's North End Cafe for supper. However, we can certainly recommend online resources to check local restaurant reviews!

Zagat.com and DineSite.com both focus on high-end, world-class restaurants, so if you're looking for an upscale, classy dining experience, start here.

we8there.com focuses on the service aspect of restaurants. They operate on the belief that if the service sucks, it doesn't matter how good the food tastes. Reviews are submitted by the site's readers. Restaurants.com is a wonderfully comprehensive review site, with diners from all over the world share their dining experiences. And of course, don't forget to check your local newspaper or locally-based websites for reviews--our favorite for the Louisville area is LouisvilleHotbytes.com.

When planning your evening out, be sure to Google the names of the restaurants you're considering, because most wil have web sites with their menus posted (usually with pricing). Call to see if you need reservations, or at the very least call to see what the wait for a table is--you can save yourself a lot of headache that way!

An update to the information about the Decipher version of Star Trek: Decipher was forced to close down their RPG studio due to financial difficulties, and announced supplements for their Star Trek RPG were never published. On November 12, 2007, Decipher CEO Warren Holland confirmed that the company would no longer be releasing any material concerning the Star Trek RPG.

The Star Trek mini-campaign represented a departure from the Buffet's usual approach to RPGs--instead of a new game once a month, we devoted several months to one game. In keeping with this theme of trying something different, this month's featured supper recipe is...breakfast! For a change of pace, we had breakfast for supper one night. Here's two dishes--one a classic Southern breakfast dish, another my personal favorite--that are sure to satisfy your guests:

GARLIC AND CHEESE GRITS

* 6 cups water
* 2 teaspoons salt
* 1 1/2 cups grits
* 1/2 cup butter
* 3 eggs, well beaten
* 16 ounces shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
* 2 to 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
* cayenne pepper to taste
Preparation:
Bring water and salt to a rolling boil; gradually stir in grits with fork. Cook, stirring constantly, until all water is absorbed. Stir in butter a tablespoon at a time; stir in the beaten eggs, working quickly so eggs will not cook before thoroughly blended into the grits, then stir in the shredded cheese, garlic and a little cayenne pepper. Put into a greased 2 1/2-quart casserole. Bake at 350° for 1 hour, until grits feel firm to touch in center (grits will still be soft). Let stand 10 minutes and serve.

Slowcooker Breakfast Cobbler
This recipe is from Table Talk by Mimi Wilson and Mary Beth Lagerborg, authors of Once A Month Cooking.

* 4 medium-sized apples, peeled and sliced
* 1/4 cup honey
* 1 tsp cinnamon
* 2 tablespoons butter, melted
* 2 cups granola cereal
Preparation:
Place apples in slow cooker and mix in remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low 7-9 hours (overnight) or on high 2-3 hours. Serve with milk. (Also goes great over hot biscuits or waffles!)
Yield: 4 servings


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Theory From The Closet
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Technical Issues Delay AGC 82

My apologies for the further delay of Episode 82, but the home system (on which I'm trying to cobble together the file for AGC 82) is giving me fits. I was also unable to complete the episode over my vacation (editing together segments I had worked fine, but the cabin's acoustics made it impossible to record anything).

I expect to have things ironed out by Monday night, so look for the new episode then!

Update on Episode 82

I am going on vacation with my family this week, a week which would normally be a recording week. As I don't yet know what kind of (or how regular) internet access I shall have, we won't be recording an episode.

However... Thanks to Mags, I now have a backlog of RPG Buffet material, including their overview of favorite games and their six-month run of the Decipher Star Trek RPG. It might end up posting late, but I will definitely take the time this week to put it together (when I'm not busy writing Arcadian Gate and other stories, or, Ghu forbid, actually doing stuff with my family).

So look for AGC 82, The Return of the RPG Buffet, coming soon to a podcatcher near you!

AGC 81 July 5 2008 (Presenting The Dead Gentlemen) (37:59)

With Mark Kinney and Chris Pipinou. Sorry about the short show, and the next one might be, as well. Help out Tom Smith, if you are so inclined. Origins Awards winners. Interview with Don Early and Matt Vancil of Dead Gentlemen Productions, about Demon Hunters and The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. Gimme feedback!


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Mr. Smith Goes To The Hospital (Tom Smith Fund Raiser)
Dead Gentlemen Productions
The Gamers
Dead Gentlemen at Paizo Publishing


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Yog Radio


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AGC 80 June 21 2008 (Alpha Omega) (49:09)

With Mark Kinney and Chris Pipinou. Mark's memory is going out. Corrections. Heroic Journey Publishing. Free RPG Day is the 21st! Conventions. 4th Edition. Alpha Omega: 80s crunch with 2000s streamlining. A quick email, and a glance at Hastings: 1066 (to be covered in more detail in a future episode).


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Heroic Journeys Publishing (Rolemonkeys Thread)
Free RPG Day
HyperiCon
Unfiction
Ethan Haas Was Right
Alpha Omega
Mindstorm Labs



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Wandering Geek Podcast
Transistor Rodeo


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A Notice To Those Concerned

A number of listeners received the original version of Episode 79 and have contacted me with concern.

There is nothing happening at the moment. The comment I made concerned the specific quotation during Episode 78 of a forum thread that, taken out of context, technically constitutes libel on my part, and was largely intended to take any blame on me alone, rather than my co-hosts. This, however, led people to assume some sort of action was taking place, which it is not at this time.

Given that commenting has gotten me in escalating levels of trouble as it is, I'm going to leave it at that.

REPOST: AGC 79 June 9 2008 (Transitions and Demon Hunters) (44:54)

With Mark Kinney and Ben Balestra. Changes coming due to Palladium fallout. Erick Wujcik passes away. Polymancer Studios seeks writers for a new RPG System. New Magic set format. Mark looks at the Demon Hunters RPG (with an aside about the Book of Unremitting Horror, and an aside on RPG books costs). A continuation of Ben's BashCon interview series, his upcoming Extras, and his events at GenCon (oh, yeah, Fourth Edition released over the weekend, too). Mark's new fiction podcast. HyperiCon plan weirdness.


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Magic: The Gathering (Wizards of the Coast)
The Gamers: Dorkness Rising
Dead Gentlemen Productions
Margaret Weis Productions (Demon Hunters RPG)
Book of Unremitting Horror (Pelgrane Press)
Sen So (Twin Blade Games)
Aaron Williams
Tony Steele
Reaper Miniatures
Mark Kinney Audio Fiction
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Podictionary
The Game Master Show


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Re-editing 79

I've become aware that I've once again put my foot in my mouth and said something on episode 79 that might imply things that aren't happening.

I've taken the post down, and I'm going back and re-editing the mp3s. Look for the repost later tonight.

Slight delay on 79

Everyone met up this past Tuesday, but we didn't get any recording done (Carol wanted to see how she got along with the new Chris before we did so). I'm going to have something sometime this week, but with a bunch of other projects (the fiction podcast launching, some other writing I need to do, and the real life job) my time is a little tight at the moment.

My plan is to record something Monday to have ready for release Monday night or Tuesday. I just picked up Demon Hunters as well as the Gumshoe version of the Book of Unremitting Horror, so I expect I'll discuss one of those.

There is also another BashCon Extra from Ben in the queue, so that will probably go out a little after.

Decision: A Vegas After Midnight Story (13:37)

(This is probably the only cross-post you will see from the new fiction podcast. I did it because it's the first story to go out over it, and it is gaming-based. If you like it, feel free to check things out over at mark-kinney.info and come along for the ride.)

Our first story is based on Mick Bradley's Vegas After Midnight game setting, and involves my character's deliberations, after his escape from death at the hands of an outlands warlord, about joining the Rangers.

Vegas After Midnight

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AGCExtra 21 May 31 2008 (BashCon Part 1) (20:30)

Ben Balestra presents the first in a series of Extras about BashCon! The Origins Awards Travelling Roadshow, Mayfair Games, and an Origins overview.


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AGC Game Tourney Statement

The statement text follows:

This is Mark Kinney of the All Games Considered podcast, and this is a statement concerning our recent episode in which we announced the winner of the AGC Game Tourney.

In the course of that episode, during the discussion of the general process of the tourney, I, in addressing some posting in Palladium Books' forums encouraging people to vote more than once per day, singled out a posting that, on second look, not only said they were not exploiting the system, but in fact simply referred to being able to vote once per day, which was legal in the first place. For that, I apologize to Palladium forum poster LostOne. I regret the error.

In addressing the posts that did encourage clearing cookies to vote more than once per day, I, in an attempt to balance out those claims, noted that Palladium has a large and active fan base. I should also have emphasized more those posts denouncing any forms of cheating in the tournament, and do so now. In any event, in a stance consistent with my editorial last August about the Fear The Boot/ENnie Awards situation, I will still seek options for the voting to prevent the question from being a factor in future iterations of the Tourney.

And finally, I deny claims that I wanted Rifts not to win the tournament. I encouraged organization among other game fans not to necessarily stop Rifts, but to drum up participation in general. I have in fact held up the Palladium example several times in the course of the tournament as what I want to see not just out of Palladium fans, but game fans in general, including the Palladium fans.

I cannot speak to the reactions of anyone else on the show, nor will I attempt to stifle those reactions. They had nothing to do with the running of the Tourney outside of assisting in the selection process.

Thank you.

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AGC 78 May 20 2008 (The End Of An Era) (1:42:59)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, and Ben Balestra. Everyone's here! Except Ben, thanks to Skype troubles. ConGlomeration. A convention episode of SLGG. The whole crew may make it to HyperiCon! The AGC Game Tourney finals, and plans for next year. The new high-tech AGC Studio. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Sceptre 1027. Chris takes a look at Hollow Earth Expedition. Arkham Terror: Experimental Therapy and the shape of Matrix Games to come. GenCon talk. Gaming fiction, and fiction from gaming (and more than a couple of asides). An email and ending talk. Talisman online stuff again. Looking for your feedback.


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Secret Life of Girl Gamers
HyperiCon
Sceptre 1027 AD (Board Game Geek)
Sceptre 1027 AD (Chess Variants)
Hollow Earth Expedition (Exile Games Studio)
Mad Cat Creations
Hamster Press (Engle Matrix Games)
The Game Geeks (YouTube Search)


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Basics of the Game
International Detective Dragons From Outer Space
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New Episode on the way...

Chris, Carol and I got together last night to record the Third Anniversary show. It should be good, and a nice sendoff for Chris.

Look for it to post sometime Tuesday.

Thanks for sticking with us!

2008 AGC Game Tourney Update 5 (3:00)

Down to the finals! Mark found last years brackets during the move and gives a little history on the tourney.

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2008 AGC Game Tourney Update 4 (1:55)

Two new number one seeds for the 2009 tourney, in the division finals. We move on to the semifinals voting, which will last for two weeks while I move...

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2008 AGC Game Tourney Update 3 (2:32)

Round two ends with a lot of close votes and at least one stunning upset! Division finals are in the voting booth now!

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AGC 77 April 12 2008 (Thousand Points of Hiatus) (1:03:59)

With Mark Kinney and Chris Heim. Less edited than usual because of the upcoming move (and punchiness due to tiredness). The hiatus has come. What to do with the show after Chris leaves. Mark saw 21. ICAR updates. Skirmisher Press specials. (I didn't have the eBay links, though.) Talisman online news. AGC listed on Hackermedia? AGC Game Tourney wildness. Thousand Suns. Dresden Files stuff. Gaming related anecdotes about Derby and stuff. Mark is not anti-LARP! Why Mark wandered around in an electrical storm in a steel helmet.


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Skirmisher Publishing
Hackermedia
Thousand Suns (Rogue Games)
Dresden Files RPG (Evil Hat Productions)


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2008 AGC Game Tourney Update 2 (3:01)

Mark gives the stats that conclude round one! Round two is in the voting booth now!

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2008 AGC Game Tourney Update 1 (2:57)

Mark gives the current standings in the AGC Game Tourney. A new round is in the voting booth now!

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AGC 76 March 27 2008 (Out There With The Humor Again) (58:38)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Ben Balestra. Paizo brings us Pathfinder! Tonight's subject matter. A note about the AGC Game Tourney leads to momentary NCAA discussion. Mark's aside on the past of USENet April Fools jokes. Guess The False Facts About The Hosts, Part One! Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Manhunter! Mark talks about Game Night. Guess The False Facts About The Hosts, Part Two! Chris talks about Nuisances. Farce campaigns and humorous games. Closing out the False Facts game. The revival of Mark's rap career?


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Pathfinder RPG (Paizo Publishing)
Game Night
Critical Miss
Nuisances (Skirmisher Publishing)


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Print And Play Podcast
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AGCExtra 20 March 24 2008 (UCon) (15:22)

Ben Balestra talks about UCon in Michican, Senso and some Columbia Games being demoed there, and conventions in general.

Also, the AGC Game Tourney opens!

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REPOST: AGC 75 March 18 2008 (Generic Episode) (1:05:57)

Sorry about that -- upload problems again.

With Mark Kinney and Chris Heim. Carol is taking personal time. The High Tech AGC Studio strikes again! Chris' Guild Wars, and Mark's Tactics II, and Dresden for both. Kobold Quarterly. Graduate Your Game. 4th Edition banter. The approaching show anniversary and probably hiatus in May. The basics of generic game systems. Gaming For Cheap Bastards: The Four Colors System! A strange segue into FATE and Fudge. Mark talks about the HDL system. Conventions. The AGC Game Tourney brackets announced!


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Tactics II (Board Game Geek)
Kobold Quarterly
Graduate Your Game (White Wolf)
GURPS (Steve Jackson Games)
BTRC (CORPS and EABA)
Four Colors (Seraphim Guard)
FATE
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HDL (Tremorworks)



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AGCExtra 19 March 8 2008 (Gary Gygax) (5:23)

Ben Balestra talks about the impact of Gary Gygax on gaming and everything else.


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AGC 74 March 4 2008 (Dark House of Whack) (47:45)

With Mark Kinney and Chris Pipinou. Yes, both Chris and Carol had stuff happening. An intro to Chris, and a short talk about a MUSH he ran. GenCon Woes (and a little other convention talk). September bad for gaming things? Fantasy Flight picking up after Black Industries. Chris discusses Dark Heresy. Mark talks House of Whack. Additional Colonial Gothic info, a teaser on Thousand Suns, and a little chat about Diplomacy. Still getting the AGC Game Tourney together!


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Dark Heresy (Black Industries)
Fantasy Flight Games
House of Whack (Dreampunk Productions)
Colonial Gothic (Rogue Games)
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AGC 73 February 19 2008 (Claymore and Colonial Gothic) (1:03:47)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Ben Balestra. Carol is out sick. Mark points out the last Extra to those who might have missed it. GenCon Housing Woes. It it the fault of bots? New podcast. Bleeding For Dresden. Ben interviews Michel Smith from Redshirt Games. Gaming For Cheap Bastards: Claymore! Mark discusses Colonial Gothic. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Hunter Planet! Skirmisher's new book. Feedback. Fantasy Flight doing a Battlestar Galactica boardgame. slogan stuff. Let's start seeding for the AGC Game Tourney!


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Claymore
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Hunter Planet (Ariel Archives)
Skirmisher Press (The Animal Players Handbook)
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AGCExtra 18 February 11 2008 (Convention Addition and Clarification) (6:11)

BashCon information, and a clarification on Mark's "Origins Rant."


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Second Repost: AGC 72 February 5 2008 (Estimated Time to Rest Your Head) (1:10:43)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Carol. Black Industries shutting down in September. Gaming fiction as a future show topic? The Catan Dice Game. Cockroaches and the Wii. Carol talks about Don't Rest Your Head (with a Dresden aside early on). Mark talks about ETI: Estimated Time To Invasion. The Final Thoughts Segment. Mark's used bookstore findings. Carol's closing in on finishing the big Changeling game. Give AGC a slogan! Thanks to our first subscriber! New Rolemonkeys information. There is more Secret Life of Girl Gamers out there!


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Black Industries
Mayfair Games (Catan Dice Game)
Q-Workshop (Dice Contest)
Don't Rest Your Head (Evil Hat Productions)
Indie Press Revolution
ETI: Estimated Time To Invasion (Eye Level Entertainment)
Facts In Five (Board Game Geek)
The Rolemonkeys New Site
Secret Life of Girl Gamers

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AGCExtra 17 January 30 2008 (RPG Buffet plays Changeling: the Lost) (29:54)

The RPG Buffet talks about Changeling: The Lost, run by Carol.


Chicken Pot Pie is a classic in the comfort food genre. The basic recipe is amazingly versatile, with ultra-easy versions using frozen veggies and canned chicken, and gourmet versions with bechamel sauce or a Parmigiano-Reggiano crust. The RPG Buffet cheated a bit this month because Mags found a fantastic deal on frozen chicken pies from a local organic grocery, but here's her favorite easy Chicken Pot Pie recipe.

Serve it with mashed potatoes and a flavorful green vegetable, like green beans or steamed asparagus. Or, for a tasty variation, stew beef and golden mushroom soup can be substituted in this recipe, as well as turkey left over from the holidays.

INGREDIENTS:

* 2 frozen pie shells
* 1-10 3/4 oz cream of mushroom soup
* 1/2 C. milk
* 1 bag frozen mixed vegetables
* 2 C. cooked chopped chicken
* 1 tsp. minced garlic
* 1 small onion
* Coarse ground black pepper, to taste

PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Take pie shells out of freezer, separate, lay one pie shell flat, leaving the other in the pie pan, and thaw for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, defrost frozen veggies in microwave; chop and sautee onion.

Mix chicken, defrosted veggies, sauteed onion, garlic, soup and milk in large mixing bowl. Pour into pie shell; top with flattened pie shell. Pinch edges together and poke holes in top crust. Bake for about 30-40 minutes or until crusts are done.


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AGC 71 January 22 2008 (OGL and Dead Man On Campus) (45:26)

(We had intended to have Mick Bradley do a review of Colonial Gothic, but that didn't end up happening. Apologies for that.)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Clay Karwan. Goodbye Bobby Fischer. We're bleeding for the Dresden Files. A look at the AGC Review Queue. The 4th Edition "Open" Game License, and other open gaming musing. Chris reviews Dead Man on Campus, following a segue that makes Mark cringe. Cheap Bastard segment suggestions. Another superhero episode? Gunslinger, a new Doctor Who RPG, and asking about Midnight. A website revamp (and donate buttons for those so inclined). Convention talk.


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AGC 70 December 29 2007 (Happy New Year III) (1:50:39)

Start at the announced pause point to play 53 minutes before New Years.

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, and Russ Wallace. Gearing up for the Year In Review. The End of GenCon SoCal. Convention closings. Vin Diesel: Gamer. ConGlomeration. Tribe 8. AGC Game Tourney. Dragon/Dungeon Cancellation, and the Calling Home of Licenses. Star Wars Saga Edition. HyperiCon. Mark's belated Origins rant. GenCon and the 4th Edition announcement. An aside on the iPhone. 4th Edition Stuff. The ENnies. Carol's Editing Woes, and other talk about The Secret Life of Girl Gamers. NeonCon. The unstructured/feedback section of the show opens with remembering the past year. Russ went to the GDC. Carol still likes Changeling. An aside on "Hometown" gaming. Chris liked GenCon, and gives ICAR the Cheap Bastard Award of 2007. Mark struggles to find good (aside from GenCon) for 2007 -- well, there was the HyperiCon experience. Happy New Year! Resolutions. Chris' big announcement. Mark's continuing moving misadventure. Mentioned in Polymancer magazine! Western Feedback. Dicehunters. Ethan updates us on the Deadlands/Werewolf crossover. Some information on Sidewinder: Recoiled. A little Deadlands talk, and character changes. Older games. A question about Twilight Imperium. Online pdf zines. Back to two weeks between episodes in '08. Mark's Urban Fantasy Supers thing (Working Title: Arcadian Gate) coming to a podcatcher near you in '08. Holiday Spending Guide is up at SLGG.


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AGCExtra 16 December 24 2007 (Erick Wujcik) (11:20)

Ben Balestra posts the news about Erick Wujcik's cancer diagnosis, and gives tribute.


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Secret Life of Girl Gamers Pilot Episode (51:15)

As we mentioned several times on the show, I'd planned to include the first episode of Carol's new podcast in the AGC feed. Carol, Jacqui, and Stephanie (all of whom you may recall from the Women Take Over episode of AGC) introduce you to themselves and their new show; we hope you like it! Go check them out at The Secret Life of Girl Gamers!

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AGC 69 December 18 2007 (Western Games Continued) (1:04:49)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, and Mags. Mark's appearances on other podcasts, and how the New Years Show is going. Dogs In The Vineyard. Dust Devils. An aside about the Forge. Mags makes some recommendations. Aces and Eights: Shattered Frontier. A few parting words.


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AGC 68 Novemeber 21 2007 (The Old West And Beyond) (53:11)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, Mags, and Ben Balestra. Mark's new ringtone. We're discussing Western games this time. Eye of Judgment. The Move, paying writing gigs, and what they mean for AGC. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Boot Hill. More Boot Hill talk. Why isn't Western gaming more popular? GURPS Old West existed. Sidewinder. More Western talk. Deadlands launching the western for RPGs. Melding with other genres. New occasional segment: Random Thoughts About Gaming, with Ben: the consternation over 4th edition. Forgotten games! An overview of next episode's continuation. Yes, that's right, this is going on into another episode. Patrick checks in again, about Chili. Changeling feedback. More colonial gaming.


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AGCExtra 15 November 13 2007 (Changeling Contest and Nightmare Extras) (10:07)

Carol discusses her favorite entries for the Changeling contest, as well as announcing the winner of a bag of Changeling Dice. Six minutes on fetches cut from the Autumn Nightmares review (and you'll see why).

The next episode will be up shortly. Between writing and packing for a move, things are a bit hectic.


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AGC 67 Novemeber 3 2007 (Once Upon An XCrawl) (1:01:00)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, Steve, and Ben Balestra. Steve's still here. Castle Whiterock released by Goodman Games. John Nephew's election controversy. Paizo's complaint about lack for 4th Edition information. Mark's interview about Castle Whiterock with Chris Doyle from GenCon. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: The Zen RPG and GenCon Purchases. Gaming For Cheap Bastards: Power Lunch! Carol talks about Once Upon A Time. Mark interviews Brendan LaSalle, creator of XCrawl. Patrick writes in about the new schedule. Secret Lives of Girl Gamers on the way. The Buffy Boardgame, Robotech and TMNT, Crisis on Infinte Greyhawk, Judge Dredd, and Sons of Liberty. Future subjects!


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AGCExtra 14 October 30 2007 (RPG Buffet - Vampire The Requiem) (24:29)

Mags, John, and Layne discuss the RPG Buffet session of Vampire: The Requiem.

Every October the RPG Buffet celebrates the return of cooler weather with a chili supper. In honor of Layne running Vampire: the Requiem for us, Mags made a chili recipe she found on the blog of Justin Achilli. Mr. Achilli, as many White Wolf fans know, was a writer for White Wolf for many years, and was the lead developer for Vampire: the Requiem. Here's his recipe as he presented on his blog:

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This recipe will serve eight to 10 people, or six burly dudes who gobble a lot. It's really dense, though, so those four burly dudes will probably lie around a lot afterward.

One to one and one-quarter pounds flank steak
One to one and one-quarter pounds shoulder pork chops
Cooking spray
One and one-half tablespoons olive oil
Two cloves garlic, minced
One large white onion, coarsely chopped
One large green bell pepper, chopped
One Anaheim pepper, chopped
Two Serrano peppers, sliced
One jalapeno pepper, chopped
Four medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped
One cup cheap-ass Cabernet Sauvignon
Four cans (5.5 oz.) low-salt V8 or other vegetable juice
One tbsp. black pepper
One tbsp. cumin
One tbsp. chili powder
Salt to taste (but you'll definitely need some)
The juice of one-half to one lime

Okay, fruity, here's what you do:

Cut the steak into quarter-inch cubes. Yes, you have to do this. I usually put the steak in the freezer for about 15 minutes or so to firm it up in preparation for cutting. Put that aside for a minute, and go to work on your pork chops, cutting that into three-eighths-inch cubes. Yes, you have to do this, too (and you can firm it in the freezer the same way). Now coat a frying pan with the cooking spray and brown the beef. Set that aside, clean and then coat the pan with cooking spray again, and whiten up the pork over medium-high heat. Set that aside, too. I'm an utter carnivore, so I tend toward using the three pounds total of meat, but two will tide you over, believe me.

In a big ol' stock pot, dump in your olive oil and make sure it coats the bottom. Don't use your good, extra-virgin olive oil; just use regular olive oil, because you won't be able to taste it under all the other ingredients. Heat the olive oil to medium-high and toss in the garlic, onion, and all the peppers. Stir it every three minutes, three to five times, until your onions are translucent. Put the top on the stock pot, turn the heat down to medium, and let that mess stew in its own goodness for another five to seven minutes. You will note that your kitchen smells maximum awesome -- this is a good thing. If you're cooking for someone you live with or who will be in the house for a long time while you're preparing this, that person will make some sexy eyes at you because it smells so good. Don't let that person know, but you're just getting started. Once it gets all hissy, toss in your tomatoes, put the top back on, and let the tomatoes soften for about six minutes.

Add the meat, beef first. Let the beef have a minute or two of in-the-pot anger, then add the pork for another two minutes. Stir with a broken-off two-by-four that has a nail in it, a broom handle used to kill a man, or a rowboat oar with which you usually menace people from the side of the road.

Dump in the cheap-ass Cab. Don't get good wine, for the same reason you're not using your good olive oil. I used a five-dollar bottle of wine last time I made this and I had enough left over for beef stew afterward. Also, don't tell anyone you use wine in this recipe. Chili fans think they're all tough shit because they pour beer in their concoctions. While beer certainly has a place in chili, this time the red wine is going to help your steak and pork by bringing out their robust flavors, even underneath all the other crap we're simmering here. Let the pot hiss at you some more, and when the wine's all a-boilin', pour in the vegetable juice. Turn up the heat and bring the
mess to a livid boil.

In go the black pepper, cumin and chili powder, and you'd better stir, fool. Turn the heat down to low, cover the pot, and go screw around for an hour and a half. Return at random times to stir, making sure to break up any tomato remains during those first 45 minutes.

Leave the house and come back. Smell how rad that is? Good work, soldier!

Toward the end of the hour and a half -- say, with 10 minutes or so left, add the salt a little bit at a time until it hits the flavor you want. Don't just dump in a bunch of salt all at once because if you use too much, you can't take it out and all your efforts will have
been for naught. Way to go, dummy.

Right before you serve the chili, add the lime juice, stirring it into the pot of goo.

Optionally, you may wish to top servings with some sharp cheddar cheese, some chopped red onion, and/or some oyster crackers. On the other hand, you can serve it plain with just a sprig of curly parsley for garnish.

If you want hotter chili, leave the jalapeno and Anaheim pepper unseeded -- just pop the seeds in there with the whole mess. Another option is to double the amount of peppers involved (other than the green bell pepper). You can also use a spicy version of the V8, but beware because it's loaded with sodium. You might also want to use a little more black pepper or another clove of garlic. I don't recommend adding more cumin or chili powder because all it takes is one mote too much and they overwhelm the whole affair.

If you want to make this stuff on the cheap -- you can eat on it for a week if you're by yourself -- I recommend substituting ground beef and ground turkey breast instead of the flank steak and pork chops. You're only going to save two or three dollars, though, so you're best off doing the better grade meat. If you're the kind of person who likes beans in his chili**, definitely go with the ground beef and turkey, though. When you turn the heat down after adding the spices, add one 14.5-oz. can of dark kidney beans and one 14.5-oz. can of black beans. The beans will stretch out the life of your chili even longer.

And there you have it. Chili always improves the second day, so if you have a chance to make this in advance and serve it a day after, by all means do it.

This chili is particularly good with Negra Modelo or Shiner Bock. It's also fine with Budweiser (not Bud Light) or my personal favorite, Pabst Blue Ribbon.

* No Superbowl should ever be fouled by the presence of the Carolina Panthers, but since Philly couldn't get its act together, we're cursed to see it happen this year. BOO TO THAT.

** Strictly speaking, chili doesn't have beans. Poor people use beans instead of more good stuff as filler in chili, which actually becomes soup with the beans' addition.


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AGC 66 October 27 2007 (Changeling Nightmares) (1:03:59)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, Steve, and Ben Balestra. Steve's unexpected continuation on the show. Vampires versus Ninja. Help the Brobdignagian Bards recover from a foul, evil scam. We're not really in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Third Reich rules available free from Avalanche Press. Talisman on your computers this winter? Avalanche: from pinup covers to old school wargames. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Nightbane! Changeling: The Lost coverage continues. Carol interviews Ethan Skemp and Aileen Miles of White Wolf. Autumn Nightmares. Mark is moving soon, so some scheduling concerns are addressed. UKon. We have a winner!


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AGC 65 October 20 2007 (Changeling: The Lost Part 1) (57:34)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, and Steve. There's a bit of a background hum in this we couldn't quite eliminate, sorry. News: Carol talks about Mad Scientist University. Chris mentions Dungeons & Dragons Insider and The Legend of the Five Rings' Dawn of the Ogres Tournament. Mark announces Green Ronin's Iron Age, The Ghost of Soul Dragon Academy, and The D20 Freeport Companion. Gaming clubs in prison? Sign up for alpha testing the Dresden Files RPG. Gaming For Cheap Bastards: The Dvorak Card Game. Carol gives us the first part of one of her infamously thorough reviews for Changeling: The Lost. Carol interviews Kelly Barnes Herman from White Wolf. Listener feedback about Deleria. Mark has numbered and retitled old episodes.


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AGC 64 October 13 2007 (Damnation City and Monte Cook's WoD) (55:45)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, and Steve. Mark riffs on the internet abbreviation for Monte Cook's World of Darkness. Topps (which owns WizKids) is sold to Michael Eisner's investment group. Interestingly enough, WizKids then announces a Pirates of the Carribean promotion. Mongoose renews the Paranoia license. New Serenity books coming! Metamorphosis Alpha first edition coming to PDF! Dice 'n' Diapers. Gaming Cruises. Chris adds Heroscape to the gateway games for kids. Mark goes over Monte Cook's World of Darkness. Steve talks about Damnation City (with an aside on gaming fiction). An interview with Oscar Garzo and Val Massey from White Wolf/CCP. Details for the signed Changeling: The Lost giveaway!


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AGC 63 October 6 2007 (NeonCon and Orcfest 2007) (1:06:56)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Mags. Still no Carol. The Game of Life and it's variations. An aside on other variant games (Risk and Clue and so on). DC Heroclix Crisis. Palladium's new Robotech game. New Bella Sara set. Get spooked. Interview with Doug Daulton of NeonCon 2007. Gaming For Cheap Bastards: Little Orc Wars! Reminiscing about Crossbows and Catapults. HeroCard: Orc Wars! Mark things more game companies should use the punch-out cards for their components. Feedback. GenCon difficulties this year. Online mapping tools. Runebound. The Charisma debate. Kosmos' (which we wittily mispronounce) line of two player games. The Podcasts For Chris contest finally concludes! Changeling Contest details next episode! Sometime in November, we plan another live Louisville Game Shop show.

This month the RPG Buffet decided to have one last cookout before the fall weather kicks in. We grilled bratwursts and chicken breasts. Kae, who's learning to gamemaster, is also learning to cook, and she provided us a very tasty version of a classic picnic dish.

EASY POTATO SALAD, from EasySalad Recipes.com

Ingredients:

* Potatoes
* 6 hard boiled eggs
* Mayonnaise
* Orange bell peppers
* Celery

Peel and boil enough potatoes to fill your salad bowl. Rinse cooked potatoes under cold water and let cool. When cooled, put the potatoes back in the pot and chop them into roughly even sized pieces.
Peel and chop 4 of the hard boiled eggs and add them to the pot. Chop the vegatables and add a little at a time until you have an even mix. Add mayo a little at a time while mixing it into the salad.

When you have the right consistency, sample and add salt to taste. For this salad I added a touch of Louisiana hot sauce to give it a little zip.

When ready, transfer salad to your bowl, peel and slice the remaining 2 eggs and place on top of the salad. Garnish with a little paprika if desired and you are ready to eat.


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AGC 62 September 29 2007 (Interviews and Talisman) (46:00)

With Mark Kinney and Ben Balestra. Chris and Carol couldn't make it in for this one. Palladium Books updates. WizKids' STARRO Attacks Events. Mark's interview with David Kenzer about Aces and Eights. Ben's interview with Whitesilver Publishing about Chronicles of Ramlar. Mark talks to Chad Ellis from Your Move Games. Ben's M-Collective interview. A look at Talisman.

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AGC 61 September 22 2007 (Outside the Mainstream/Realmsaga) (1:03:30)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Carol. A little bit of a roleplaying-heavy episode again, jumping right into the subject matter. Even with gaming as a whole not quite in the mainstream, a few subsections stand out. Little academic interest in the effect of digital publication on the industry. The Indie Scene, and Carol's GenCon demos. Fae Noir. Mortal Coil. Reign. Carol's "Want To Try" List. Best Friends. Steal Away Jordan. Mark throws in a mention of The Shab-Al-Hiri Roach. Carol interviews Logan Johnson of Battle Board Games about the upcoming Realmsaga. Carol announces an upcoming new podcast!

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AGC 60 September 15 2007 (Two-Player Games) (1:03:19)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, and Carol. And now the news! Summarizing the ENnies results, and Pulp Gamer's Parsec wins. Flying Mice/TheRPGSite table contest. Q-Workshop Dice Contest. Hex Releases the Dungeon of Moderate Annoyance. Barnes and Noble gaming meetups. WizKids Clicky releases. Recalling contests of old. Gaming For Cheap Bastards: The full look at ICAR! Wisdom of the Gamers: To Fudge or Not To Fudge? Two player games. BattleLore, Battle Cry, and Memoir '44. Snits and Awful Green Things. Chris' Three Types of two-player games. Mark's Two Types of two-player games. Sports! Multiplayer games that work well with two. Mark meant to talk about Dwarves, not Elves! Mark looks at Space Station Assault. Chris and Carol discuss Geek Wars. Interview with Alan Duncan from nbos software. Feedback on a neat little game aid. Contests, current and future.


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Memoir '44 (Days of Wonder)
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Snits (Steve Jackson Games)
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Blood Bowl (Specialist Games/Games Workshop)
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Highlander: the TCG (Board Game Geek)
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Breaking The Ice (Black and Green Games)
Chris Engle Matrix Games (Hamster Press)
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Nature of the Beast (Eye Level Entertainment)
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AGC 59 September 8 2007 (GenCon 2007 Part 2) (55:00)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, and Clay Karwan. Stuff we got at GenCon! Mark's quasi-gaming stuff. Carol got Changeling, and other White Wolf things. And Victoriana. A quick Survivor/Lost/Babylon5 digression, and a ConGlomeration guest announcement. Chris got Dead Man On Campus. Mark tackles RPGs. Chris's RPGs and other things. Moving along to boardgames. Chris remembers The State. Mark's story of obtaining Talisman. Chris ponders Heroscape. An Interview with Don Early and Steve Wolbrecht from Dead Gentlemen Productions. A look at things to come, and stuff from the swag bag. A Dresden Files Aside. Role Play Convention. FlatCon. ConGlomeration again.


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Show links
Mage Photos (Curt the Camera Guy)
nbos Software (Astrosynthesis and Fractal Mapper)
The Birds (Robin Laws' LiveJournal)
Changeling (White Wolf)
Victoriana (Cubicle 7)
Eden Studios (Ghosts of Albion)
DGA Games (Great War of Magellan)
Hamster Press (Dead Man On Campus)
Skirmisher Publishing (Little Orc Wars and Nuisances: The Directors Cut)
Evil Hat Productions (Spirit of the Century, Don't Rest Your Head, Dresden Files)
Q-Workshop
Bully Pulpit Games (The Shab-Al-Hiri Roach and Grey Ranks)
Jihad (Burning Wheel)
Chimera Creative (Dust Devils)
Kenzer and Company (Little Keep On The Borderlands, Aces and Eights, Tech Support, The Great Space Race)
Monte Cook's World of Darkness (White Wolf)
Bella Sara
Hollow Earth Expedition (Exile Games Studio)
Hero's Banner
USER's Most Wanted (GODSEND Agenda/Khepera Publishing)
Looney Labs (Fluxx)
Once Upon A Time (Atlas Games)
Your Move Games (Battleground, Space Station Assault, Succession, and The Battle For Hill 218)
Cineplexity (Out of the Box Games)
Talisman (Black Industries)
Heroscape
Dead Gentlemen Productions (The Gamers and Demon Hunters)
The Gamers: Dorkness Rising
Eye Level Entertainment (Nature of the Beast and )
Campaign Coins
MapleStory
Asmodee Editions (Ca$h and Gun$, Mister Jack and Frontiers)
24 Trading Card Game (Press Pass)
Role Play Convention
FlatCon
ConGlomeration



Promos
The Gamer Traveler
Yog Radio
The Tome



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AGC 58 September 1 2007 (GenCon 2007 Part 1) (1:13:00)

With Mark Kinney, Chris Heim, Carol, Clay Karwan, Ben Balestra, Mags The Axe, and Louis. The GenCon Experience! 4th Edition is coming! Fear The Boot presents the ENnies podcasting award, and Dan gives a great speech on podcasting! Ben's GenCon Blurb. Fans? We have fans? The Rolemonkeys and The Game Master Show played Godsend Agenda with Jerry Grayson. The Geeklabel Party. The Paul Tevis Roast. The White Wolf party. Chris got an Official Paul Tevis Cigar Burn. Dancing cages and the people who use them. The After Serenity LARP. Panels and programming. Podcasters, the parties, and the booth. Events we went to, with some location gripes. RPG Buffet: Scion: Hero! Back to GenCon. Demos. Other folks drawn to Indy by the convention crowds. Next time: the stuff we got!

This month, Mags did double-as both GM and head chef, preparing a simple and tasty Chicken and Veggie Lo Mein for the players:

"I call this my Blue Light Special Lo Mein because all of the ingredients came from discount stores. First, I found some food service packages of Soy Ginger Noodles & Sauce from Simply Asia at my local Big Lots. I prepared those according to package directions, then stirred about 2 cups of steamed vegetables from Costco's Kirkland Signature Stir Fry Pack. If you can't find this excellent mix of veggies, you can stir any or all of the following steamed vegetables:

chopped broccoli
sugar snap peas
baby corn
mukamame
baby carrots
chopped mushrooms
sliced water chestnuts
chopped red and yellow bell peppers
chopped green onions

Finally, I took about 2 pounds of chopped boneless skinless chicken thighs, and sauteed them in peanut oil with a couple of tablespoons of garlic, and seasoned with a tablespoon of La Choy Garlic Ginger Stir-Fry Sauce and Marinade, and a couple of dashes of white pepper and ground ginger. I tossed the chicken with the noodles and veggies, and served it to my players with soy sauce.

"John brought along bread, Steve bought plum wine, grenadine, and orange juice to make plum risers, Brandon contributed a variety of pops, and Louis brought Angel Food Cake so we could celebrate John's birthday."

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Show links
Forum post on 4th Edition OGL
4th Edition D&D Announcement Part 1 (YouTube)
Fear The Boot ENnies Podcasting Speech (YouTube)
After Serenity
Red Shirt Games (d12)
Wandering Geek Podcast
Nuketown
Gamer Chicks Rule
The Game Master Show
Geeklabel
Fist Full of Comics (and Games)
The Master Plan Podcast
Have Games Will Travel
The Groovecast
Brilliant Gameologists
Role Playing Public Radio
Pulp Gamer
International Detective Dragons From Outer Space
Scion: Hero (White Wolf Game Studio)
Looney Labs (Zombie Flux)
Hamster Press (Engle Matrix Games)
Cheese Weasel Logistics (Pit Fighter)
The Ashcan Front
Burning Wheel
Hero's Banner
Witch Hunter: The Invisible World (Paradigm Concepts)
Fae Noir (Green Fairy Games)
Reign
Mortal Coil (Galileo GameS)
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle (White Wolf)
Zendik Arts


Promos
Gamers Haven
Accent Your Character
Podictionary
Canon Puncture
Things Are Looking Up



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AGCExtra 13 August 29 2007 (MichCon) (19:24)

Ben Balestra presents MichCon coverage.

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Show links
Metro Detroit Gamers
MichCon



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