AGC 105 June 16 2009 (Catching Up) (58:47)

With Mark Kinney. Due to scheduling problems, the Cheating episode will be next time. And speaking of schduling, Tuesday is the new official release day for AGC episodes! From HyperiCon, Chris Heim brings us the return of Gaming For Cheap Bastards: DIP-Styx (with Matt Wallace along for the ride). Catching up with the RPG Buffet, with the entries from January (Farscape) and April (Spycraft).

January Recipe:
In January, the RPG Buffet welcomed the new year with what Brandon calls "brinner"--breakfast for dinner!

Breakfast is easy, quick, and cheap, and having it for supper makes a nice change of pace. But sometimes time constraints keep you from preparing your favorite breakfast dishes. Thus, the RPG Buffet presents Make-Ahead Scrambled Eggs!

This recipe is a wonderful time-saver on holiday mornings--or on busy days when hungry gamers are expected over! Make it the night before, then just reheat when it's time to eat.

Ingredients:

12 eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 Tbsp. butter
1 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/8 tsp. white pepper
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation:
Beat eggs with cream in a large bowl. Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Pour eggs into skillet and cook, stirring frequently, until eggs are scrambled and just set, but still moist.

Remove pan from heat and stir in sour cream. Spread eggs into a greased 12x7" glass baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover tightly and refrigerate overnight.

When ready to eat, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Uncover the baking dish and sprinkle eggs with pepper and salt. Stir gently, then bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and eggs are hot, at least 140 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer.

8 servings.

(Recipe from About.com)

And April:
Since we were doing a fantasy espionage game, we decided to do a cocktail party theme, with a supper consisting of appetizers. After all, James Bond always seems to wind up at a cocktail party, doesn't he?

Hummus is a delicious alternative to dip to bring to any party, and Brandon provided us with homemade:

INGREDIENTS

2 cups canned garbanzo beans, drained
1/3 cup tahini
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
2 cloves garlic, halved
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pinch paprika
1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley

DIRECTIONS

Place the garbanzo beans, tahini, lemon juice, salt and garlic in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Transfer mixture to a serving bowl.

Drizzle olive oil over the garbanzo bean mixture. Sprinkle with paprika and parsley.

Misty gave us one of her favorites, bacon-wrapped crackers:


Ingredients:

Club Crackers
Thin Sliced Bacon
Grated Parmesan Cheese (fresh or canned…I recommend fresh)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 250 degrees.

Lay crackers face up (as many as you want) on cookie sheet. Scoop about 1 tsp. of grated parmesan cheese on to each cracker.

Cut your package of bacon in half and carefully (so cheese does not fall off), wrap each cracker with a slice of bacon, completely covering the cracker (it should fit snugly around the cracker).

Place the bacon-wrapped crackers on to a baking sheet that has a rack on it.

Place in 250 degree oven for about 2 hours.

And, for you Bond-purists out there, here's the recipe for James Bond's favorite scrambled eggs. This recipe appears in 007 in New York, a short story by Ian Fleming that was published in the US edition of Thrilling Cities and can now be found in the recent Penguin re-issue of of Octopussy and The Living Daylights

For four individualists:

12 fresh eggs
Salt and pepper
5-6 oz. of fresh butter.

Break the eggs into a bowl. Beat thoroughly with a fork and season well. In a small copper (or heavy bottomed saucepan) melt four oz. of the butter. When melted, pour in the eggs and cook over a very low heat, whisking continuously with a small egg whisk.

While the eggs are slightly more moist than you would wish for eating, remove the pan from heat, add rest of butter and continue whisking for half a minute, adding the while finely chopped chives or fines herbes.

Serve on hot buttered toast in individual copper dishes (for appearance only) with pink champagne (Taittinger) and low music.


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AGC 104 June 1 2009 (Crush Your Enemies!) (58:24)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, and Mags. Convention updates. Mark's library adventure. Convention gaming in lands other than America. The Mags-The-Axe School of Game Mastering: Transitioning from player to GM! Summarized feedback and Mark expands on the d-Total. Weaponizers and Deadliest Warrior.


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AGCExtra 29 May 29th 2009 (UCon Part 2 and Gaming News) (27:52)

Ben Balestra interviews a representative of Ye Olde Gaming Companye about their new RPG, Wayfarers, and the regular gang gives us gaming news cut from the upcoming episode!


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AGC 103 May 16 2009 (4 Years and Over The Edge) (2:09:16)

With Mark Kinney, Carol Mags, and Ben Balestra. 4 years of AGC! Champaign Mishaps and Caviar... no, I'm not going to belabor the parody any more than that. Spoiler Free Star Trek thoughts, from those who had seen it at recording time. Mark's Birthday haul, including Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies. Origins Award nominees announced, as well as the Mensa Mind Game winners. Bioware and Green Ronin team up to bring us the Dragon Age RPG. Free Obsidian Twilight PDFs for giving blood? Supplements coming for Apocalypse Prevention Inc! Zero Fortitude needs reviews! Call for Origins coverage. Fringeworthy is back, in d20 Modern form! Interview with Bruce Sheffer about Fringeworthy. Mark talks Over The Edge! Convention Gaming Part III (and officially kicking off the Mags-The-Axe School of Game Mastering segment)! Origins Picks, a little feedback, and a new community!


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Give Blood for Obsidian Twilight
Demon Codex: Lochs (Third Eye Games)
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On The Edge (Atlas Games)
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AGCExtra 28 May 11th 2009 (BashCon Junior and UCon Part 1) (23:42)

With Ben Balestra. Interviewing Ashley Ransberg about BASHCon Junior. Talking to Joe Saul about UCon (and a number of other topics).


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AGC 102 May 2 2009 (A Little Spring Cleaning) (1:19:54)

With Mark Kinney, Carol and Mags. It's a little bit of make-up as the crew takes a break for a fortnight and Mark brings you selections from the backlog. Mark also (finally, very belatedly) mentions Monte Cook's return to RPGs with Dungeon-A-Day, as well as UK Games Expo and HyperiCon. The RPG Buffet tries out Scion: Demigod. Carol presents Wisdom of the Gamers: player absence. Mags presents part two of her convention GMing series. Some feedback cut from episode 100.

RPG Buffet Recipes:
CAJUN PORK CHOPS

Ingredients

1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground sage
1 teaspoon Creole seasoning
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
4 (1/2 inch thick) boneless pork chops
2 teaspoons olive oil

Directions

Place flour, paprika, sage, Creole seasoning, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and garlic powder in a large, resealable plastic bag. Place pork chops in the bag, seal, and shake to coat chops.
In a large skillet, heat oil over high heat for about 1 minute. Arrange chops in pan, and reduce heat to medium. Cook until pork chops are dark brown, about 6 to 8 minutes per side


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AGC 101 April 21 2009 (What Would Gamers Do?) (1:17:08)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, Mags, David Mattingly, and Chris from the Jesus Geeks podcast. Remembering Dave Arneson. The US Monopoly Championships. What the heck is a speed die? Oh, yeah, apparently there was some kind of minor news about pdfs as well. A glance through Goodman Games' Level Up. A look at Christian objections towards gaming, and religious games and themes in games. A little feedback, chatter on upcoming episodes, and Mark's talking about forum alternatives again. What are your favorite episode from the last year, because we might do this Ennies thing...


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Level Up (Goodman Games)
Cactus Game Design (Settles of Caanan, Redemption)
Dragonraid (Adventures For Christ)
Testament (Green Ronin)
Claymore
Sorcerer
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In Nomine
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Nobilis (Wikipedia)
Kill Puppies For Satan (Lumpley Games)
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GenCon Christianity and Gaming Panel: Mike Stackpole explaining the history of the gaming stigma
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AGC 100 April 9 2009 (Bride of the Big Damn Review Show) (1:27:03)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, and Ben Balestra. Mags was taking some personal time this episode, look for her return and that of her series of Convention Gaming. Mark went to YottaQuest while in Cincinnati for Worldwide D&D Game Day and he reviews one of his purchases from there. Carol shares that "Secret Life of Girl Gamers" is coming back this month. In News, Geek Chic Roadshow and news about the uber game-table, the Sultan, as well as other goodies that don't require a second mortgage. Explanations about the odd blog posting and why listeners got an unexpected PDF with the 'Gestalt' review. Carol talks about 'Gestalt: The Hero Within'. Mark gives more Superhero goodness (or badness) with a review of 'Necessary Evil', a supplement for the Savage Worlds Explorers Edition system. Carol gives her two-bits on 'PC Pearls' from Goodman Games, and the importance of flour in your party (mmm, pancakes!). Mark gets to review 'Old Frontiers', published by Frontier Games and one he's been itching to review for awhile now. Ben Balestra talks about Metamorphosis Alpha. A salute to Andy Hallet. Feedback cut, and will go into an Extra. Mark's trip to YottaQuest after the end theme.


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Episode 99 Show Links

Sorry for the delay on these. The content was essentially some news, information about convention gaming, and a review of Bounty Head Bebop (by Heroic Journey Publishing). Links are below!

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Prototype
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Gestalt: The Hero Within

Gestalt: The Hero Within

Author: Scott Bennie, Publisher: Black Wyrm Games (www.blackwyrm.com)

400 pages, retail price, HERO system: $49.95 – print, $24.95 – PDF.

400 pages, retail price, Mutants & Masterminds system: $39.95 – print, $19.95 – PDF.

Currently on sale for 25% off at Black Wyrm Games

Full Disclaimer: Members of the All Games Considered podcast know, and have gamed with, some of the staff of Black Wyrm Games.

Note: Blogger is blocked at my Day-Job, so I'm posting this via email. Any formatting issues I will fix as soon as I get a chance - Carol.

Archetypes are such because they have a collective resonance with us. As the gamer-geek era has evolved, more of those archetypes are getting expressed through the Superhero genre. Our books are graphic novels; our movies are CGI spectaculars of the four-color tales brought to life and our games: video-, online, and tabletops, have gamemasters and players saving the world: tights and capes are optional.

"Gestalt" overall is a superbly designed book. The fiction at the front of the book is hauntingly beautiful, drawing you right in. It then goes into world theme, mechanics for character creation, world history, example characters, common archetypes, the alien angle, the rest of the world, campaign meta-events, running a campaign, a starting adventure, and finally – every GM's friend – the plot seeds. Though, I have to say there are enough seeds in each of the preceding chapters that this last chapter is pure icing.

This setting shows that we're not just playing a four-color, two-dimensional expression of an emotion or an aspect. We're playing a character with human responsibilities and desires, fighting against the drive of an archetype that needs and demands expression.

Chapter 1 outlines the chapters and then goes into what separates this world from ours, and ultimately, from other superhero settings. The Gestalt Dimension is where the elements of the collective unconscious reside, making nothing irrelevant. Every concept has a meaning and possibly a champion out in the world. There are three basic types of Gestalts (with rarer ones explained in the next chapter): Pure, Bonded and Chain. More than one person can represent a concept (there are several "Strongmen" and "Weather" gestalts for example).

All Gestalts get an emotional rush when using their powers to champion their archetype, are drawn to situations where they can accomplish that, and should the GM include it – have dire results to the collective unconscious should something happen to the character.

Chapter 2 goes into character creation and suggests that while your PCs aren't uber – they can be mythic – with room for growth. There is an entire section about power levels and what is appropriate for the game and the players, and includes the "Beyond" characters that are only meant to be NPCs. Mechanically, there are limits on key statistics, defenses, and the amount of damage one can deal. There are also limits on what powers and disadvantages fit with the archetype, including psychological, social, vulnerabilities and dependencies. Goals are stressed as very important. They should be varied, personal, and should help guide the plot. Brainstorming sessions between the GM and players are encouraged.

In this chapter you also get more of an idea of just how many layers this setting has, just considering the characters. A Gestalt who embodies an Archetype because as a human their intensity and probable obsession drew it to them, probably wasn't the most stable block in the Jenga game to start with. The theme bounces between the PCs working together for a common goal, but whose egos and individual goals often clash. Then there are the Gestalts who are their enemies, and the human organizations that fear and want to control them. Later on we're introduced to Aliens, Metagestalts, Leviathans, and other beings who can all be potential allies and/or enemies, with the PCs and with each other. It advises GMs not to forget there's a world outside of your players' general vicinity, and that the NPCs aren't always sitting by the phone waiting for the PCs to call.

The layers continue in Chapter 3's world history, which covers all five Gestalt Events and the major battles and events that shaped the better-known teams and Heroes/Villains. The history plays out as the evolution of our comics have in the real world – only on hyper fast-forward. Since comics were an understood and familiar medium, the first Gestalts adopted many of its trappings. There are historical divergences as well, which are explained here, and based on the years of gameplay in the development of this world.

There is no lack of plots in this setting, or of plot/character enhancing points. Examples include you're a former follower of the Big Bad (also known as the Blood Red King). Why do Gestalt-powered inventors and scientists keep dying? Are their deaths being faked? Are untrusting governments racing to develop ways to contain/control/condemn them holding them?

In Chapter 4 we're introduced to literally dozens of heroes and villains of varying levels. Chapter 3's meta-plot megamart continues here as you're given backstories, conflicts, and lots of possibilities. It's also made clear that there is no living in the world and not being of it. The cleverer characters are using everyday world resources and events to obtain their goals. That could mean using the Media to smear an enemy's reputation, suing them, and trying to influence the law, and so on.

One of the aspects I really like about this book is that there is an expansive coverage of not only American Supers, but also those worldwide. There are reflections of cultural archetypes in all the listings. Also, despite the stark lines of good and evil that define some of the characters and their actions, the individual supers don't always act in a clearly moral/immoral manner.

In Chapter 5 if you can't find an archetype in the list of almost 50 main archetypes and the dozens of related/similar archetypes, then there's just no pleasing you. Each archetype is well formatted, with a quote, description, related Gestalts, Subtypes, and Character examples. Also listed are system specifics – abilities, costs, disadvantages, and so on. Each main Archetype also has a sidebar hook that goes with it.

Chapter 6 introduces the Extraterrestrials – here we learn about the Probability Lords, the Ar' races and the Eiko. The Probability Lords went around seeding and tweaking planets in their giant lab experiment. Even going so far as to take a section of Caucasians from the earliest days and transplanting them to somewhere with fewer challenges to survival and a more cohesive culture. This didn't last as their wars with the Eiko – religious beings who worship the Probability Lords and don't believe any other sentience is deserving of their technology – brought factions to the Ar, and more possibilities for us.

Chapter 7 outlines the Gestalt Dimension, the outer void where the thoughts and images of humans can be seen – a place where protogestalts seek bondable hosts and prime them until a Gestalt Wave completes the process. Battle rules differ here as well, and are explained. Changelings and Metagestalts are explained here. Changelings are humans who were just swept away in Gestalt Waves, and changed irrevocably. Metagestalts are True Archetype, who do not bond with humans, nor do they appear on Gestalt-Earth, but they control the pressure valves of the Gestalt Dimension and plan the Gestalt Waves, either because they like humanity, or hate it. Powerful as they are, even they could be the products of the Probability Lords.

Chapter 8 describes what the rest of the world thinks of Gestalts and how it functions. The humans and their organizations haven't caught up to creating technology that can match what the Gestalts can do. This makes them nervous. Humans, as a whole, hate feeling underclassed. This chapter details what the public, media, governments think. Also, stats are given for various weapons and places. Gestalt-slang is introduced here, as are the effects of Gestalts to entertainment, media (including comic books), government and law.

Chapter 9 gives us detailed character write-ups of groups and individuals we met in Chapter 4. Layout starts with Name, type of Gestalt, demographics, stats and powers, background, powers and tactics, personality, suggestions on how to use them in the campaign, and appearance. This goes for over 100 pages. No GM can say they don't have enough material to work with here.

Chapter 10 – Campaign Secrets – GM's eyes-only – sneaky players should stay out. These are possibilities for your campaign that haven't occurred in the existing metaplot, as well as explanations to lingering questions that appear throughout the rest of the book. Where the players get theory, the GM gets what is "really" going on. Of course, your milage may vary. As in the other chapters, it covers what other Gestalts are doing, as well as the governments, the aliens, and so on.

Chapter 11 – Campaigning. More GM-specific advice available here, this time on structuring the campaign, no matter what the specifics are. This section includes the usual Care and Feeding of NPCs, establishing scenes, spotlighting characters (useful in a game of strong characters and probably strong-willed PCs). Pacing and managing scenarios, introducing sub-plots, and player-driven plots are also covered.

Chapter 12 – Adventure! "A Muse Box Melody" is a complete scenario in six parts, with multiple locations, including stats and layout maps. Props located in the various places and their stats are also included. It's always good to know what kind of damage the Beer Mug will do…

Chapter 13 – as I said earlier – this is the icing on a very thick and rich cake. The Scenario Seeds chapter brings more of the same with 10 setups for Gestalt Campaigns, 20 for odd Gestalts, 10 reasons for Gestalts to fight (they need help with this??), 5 to help reconcile inter-Gestalt conflicts between PCs (handy, especially if it may be bleeding over into real life), and 4 to help introduce a new PC.

There's a good, thorough index as well, which makes this particularly hearty offering easier to navigate.

The book isn't perfect however; there are the usual typos. Not many that will really get you, but one on p. 19 threw me. It says Bonded Gestalts have to answer some questions – but doesn't lay them out.

The intended audience is for the book, per the author, is more experienced players who "understand every nuance of their rules system" (p. 18 HERO). Personally, I do not believe that they are the only ones who will get value out of this book. Even though the setting is declared for a specific set of players, it succeeds in giving the right tools to the GMs to tinker it into something else. Nowhere in the book does it say what you must do, just how the book was intended, and full acknowledgement that there will be those who take it and make it more their own.

The reason for it being aimed at more experienced players? I'm unsure, however, "Gestalt" evolved from years and years of actual gameplay, in a very detailed system, as it started as a game of Champions in 1989. This is made obvious by the uniqueness of the characters presented, and the interconnectedness and depth they have with their Archetypes, each other, and the world/galaxy at large. However some may chafe at the implied restrictions. My suggestion is to get beyond it, because you'd be turning your back on some very rich material if you let that get in the way.

This is a campaign setting, and as such probably isn't the easiest to build a one-shot or a pick-up-game from, unless you're playing with your regular group, and even then you will just be skimming the surface. However, sometimes that's what you and your group need, and this setting can provide it with some tweaking and use of the Player's Guide (system neutral, available at http://www.blackwyrm.com/Extras.htm).

Overall I recommend this book. This robust setting was created in one system, and was successfully adapted for another. I am thoroughly convinced that this setting can stand on its own merits, no matter what system it is in.

Want to learn more about Gestalt? Read on...

• Atomic Array: Episode 019: Gestalt
• Game Cryer: Gestalt Review
• Mad Brew Labs: Super Human Roleplaying in the World of Heroes, Archetypes and Modern Myths
• Uncle Bear: Gestalt: A Mythic Supers Setting
• All Games Considered: The Hero Within
• A Butterfly Dreaming: The Pieces of Gestalt
• The Bone Scroll: 'G' is for Gestalt

Drop by Black Wyrm Games today!

AGC 99 March 24 2009 (Conventions and Bounty Head Bebop) (1:06:45)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, and Mags. Show notes forthcoming; we're rushing to get the episode out in a timely manner.

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Additional Notes for Episode 98

At the time I didn't have information for Ethan and his looking for someone, so I've got some information here.

Ethan's Facebook Profile
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And sorry about taking so long posting this additional info; Ethan gave it to me at least a week ago. Yeah, I need to be a little less busy...

AGC 98 March 10 2009 (Parental Discretion Is Advised) (1:19:25)

With Mark Kinney and Mags. Mags tried out Scion: Demigod, and Mark picked up Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying. 4th Edition GSL revision is live! World Wide Dungeons and Dragons Game Day in the UK! Changes to Magic's core set program! Fight Klub! I Am Mongoose And So Can You! Getting into gaming controversy. What makes for controversy? Violence, and pyschology. The Eggbert case. Rod Ferrell and the Vampire Cult. Misunderstanding what the game is, and the Steve Jackson Secret Service raid and GURPS Cyberpunk. (And by the way, support the EFF!) Touching on religion (but coming back to that in a later episode) and a few other notable events. Game content, and cover content, like the early Avalanche Press line and the Book of Erotic Fantasy. Is controversy bad, and can it have a point? Pimp: The Backhanding, Violence, Power Kill, and War on Terror. Looks at Blasphemy and the Suicide Bomber Card Game. Goodman Games needs GMs for it's GenCon 2009 Dungeon Crawl Classics Tournament, and Keith Baker will game for sleeping space. A pointer to a geek dating site, and can we help a fellow podcaster?


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Scion (White Wolf)
Basic Roleplaying (Chaosium)
4th Edition GSL
D&D Game Day
Magic: The Gathering Set Changes
More Magic Information
Decipher (Fight Klub)
I Am Mongoose, And So Can You
The Dungeon Master (AddAll.com)
Places to Go, People to Be Summary of the Eggbert Case
Court TV Rod Ferrell Archive
GURPS Cyberpunk (Steve Jackson Games)
Hacker (Steve Jackson Games)
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Pimp: The Backhanding (White Wolf/Arthaus)
Violence The RPG (Scroll down to August 20th)
Power Kill
War on Terror (Terror Bull Games)
Blasphemy (Pinstripe Publishing)
Bucephalus Games (Suicide Bomber)
Guillotine (Wikipedia)
Nuclear War (Flying Buffalo)
Goodman Games Dungeon Crawl Classics Tournament GMs
Keith Baker's Travel of Adventure
SoulGeek
Gamer's Haven


Promos
Podictionary
The Podgecast
Commit Yourself to the Brink! (JC Hutchins' Personal Effects: Dark Art)
Gamer's Haven


Contact Us!
allgamesconsidered@gmail.com
gamesyounever@yahoo.com (Ben Balestra)
carolatagc@gmail.com (Carol)
agcmags@gmail.com (Mags)
agcprize@yahoo.com (Contest Address)

AGC 97 February 24 2009 (As You Wish, Happily Ever After) (1:02:32)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, Mags, Sean Patrick Fannon and Carinn Seabolt. Checking in after all the fun weather. Carol met Carinn and Sean at ChattaCon. Scrye going away, and Goodman Levelling Up. Upper Deck cancels Yu-Gi-Oh! organized play in North America. GenCon registration is open with a shiny new system! The inevitable AGC/TWiT comparison. GMs Day Sale at RPGNow and DriveThruRPG! When Carinn met Sean. WeddingCon 2009! Carol's experience with Shaintar, and MACS. The romance in gaming topic gets delayed.


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Show links
Scrye Magazine Closure Letter
Level Up (Goodman Games)
Upper Deck (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
GenCon Registration
Sean's First AGC Appearance
WeddingCon 2009
The Game's The Thing
Pinnacle Entertainment Group (Savage Worlds)
Talisman Studios (Shaintar: Immortal Legends)



Promos
Weather Child
Hidden Grid
The GutterSkypes


Contact Us!
allgamesconsidered@gmail.com
gamesyounever@yahoo.com (Ben Balestra)
carolatagc@gmail.com (Carol)
agcmags@gmail.com (Mags)
agcprize@yahoo.com (Contest Address)

AGC 96 February 8 2009 (Snow Delay) (46:30)

Apologies on some audio quality issues with this one. You will also find references to a bit Carol was going to send in. It's not there, and it's not a mistake; it's technical difficulties at her end. Look for all to be back in place next episode.

With Mark Kinney. Big snow disruption in the area led to a lean show this week. Mark's gaming, and upcoming actual play podcasting of his Byzantine D&d Game. Bounty Head Bebop in print! Pelgrane's Mutant City Blues contest. Palladium's Rifts movie letter campaign. Storn Cook and a webcomic. Mark briefly talks about Bucephalus Games' Rorshach. RPG Buffet's 2008 Year In Review, with a question about Marvel Universe.


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Show links
The Byzantine Game
Heroic Journey Publishing (Bounty Head Bebop)
Mutant City Blues Contest (Pelgrane Press)
Rifts Movie Letter Campaign (Forums of the Megaverse)
Catspaw
Rorshach (Bucephalus Games)
Talisman Studios (Shaintar: Immortal Legends)


Promos
Zero2Novel.com
Save Against Frostbite
The GutterSkypes


Contact Us!
allgamesconsidered@gmail.com
gamesyounever@yahoo.com (Ben Balestra)
carolatagc@gmail.com (Carol)
agcmags@gmail.com (Mags)
agcprize@yahoo.com (Contest Address)

Show Delays

The snowstorms of last week forced a delay in the episode this week (yes, that's right -- a lot of the snow and ice and stuff only melted in the last few days, and although the roads had been clear for a bit longer, the prior mess had screwed up schedules making things entertaining, to say the least).

As such, it's going to be not so polished as normal, but I'll have an episode out, hopefully by Sunday night (tonight). It will feature the long-awaited RPG Buffet Year In Review for 2008, and I have some news items to pass along. Hopefully Carol will have a thing or two for me as well.

Thanks for your patience, everyone!

AGC 95 January 24 2009 (Revenge of Big Damn Review Show) (1:04:12)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, and Mags. This show was recorded on Inauguration Day. Holiday gaming and acquisitions. Mark and Mags both ended up purchasing Formula D. Carol's gaming, and iPod Touch dice roller. Mark wants to know what's good to buy with Wii points (and he already knows about Jungle Speed). New GAMA officers. Gamer Girls wanted for a survey for a book. Carol's going to ChattaCon, and will hopefully stalk Steve Jackson and get an interview. Upper Deck Day tournament events! Mags takes a look at Scions of Punjar (and Mark throws her more stuff to review, and Carol mentions foreign language support coming). Mark looks at Bucephalus Games' Toboggans of Doom (the MSRP of which, pursuant to the question in the show, is $19.99). Cubicle 7's Starblazer Adventures is up next, with an unexpected primer on the FATE system. Jonny Nexus brings you a Game Night prequel novella, Saving Stone.


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Show links
Formula D (Asmodee Editions)
Geek's Dream Girl Survey
Huntik Site (with CCG Demo)
Upper Deck Day
DiceCast New Announcement
Scions of Punjar (Goodman Games)
TOboggans of Doom (Bucephalus Games)
Starblazer Adventures (Cubicle 7)
Saving Stone (Jonny Nexus)


Promos
DiceCast (New Announcement)
WIP
3.5 Private Sanctuary


Contact Us!
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gamesyounever@yahoo.com (Ben Balestra)
carolatagc@gmail.com (Carol)
agcmags@gmail.com (Mags)
agcprize@yahoo.com (Contest Address)

REPOST: AGCExtra 27 January 15th 2009 (New Years Feedback) (22:28)

A little news, and the feedback section (with Mark, Carol, Mags, and Chris) cut from the New Years Show, along with some talk of upcoming show topics, and a press release for Cartoon Action Hour.


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Show links
Spectrum Games (Cartoon Action Hour)


Contact Us!
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gamesyounever@yahoo.com (Ben Balestra)
carolatagc@gmail.com (Carol)
agcmags@gmail.com (Mags)

Apologies for the Audio Issues

Apparently twice in the last few weeks I've managed to forget to set the files I've been uploading to mono sound, and thus had a file active only in the left audio channel. The most recent one to fall victim to this was the most recent Extra, with the New Years Show feedback.

Tomorrow, after work, I'll get that episode re-encoded and put back up, and try to be extra vigilant from now on.

AGC 94 December 30 2008 (Happy New Year IV) (2:11:22)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, Mags, and (surprise surprise) Chris Heim. What Chris has been doing. The GutterSkypes are live! Uber-geek Christmas gifts. West End Games news and an Open d6? GenCon registration is coming soon! ConGlomeration news (still need a venue, folks!). 2008 in review. Mark found a lost contest prize from the move ages ago! A Christmas movie aside. A skipped review, and an interview with the crew at Polymancer Studios. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Reponse to the Redneck controversy and GAMERS magazine. Happy New Year! "Unstructured Time" begins with some GenCon talk. So you want to do a podcast? "Unstructured Unstructured Time" starts with 2009 gaming plans. Parcelling out the review queue. Oh, wait, Mark never got around to his 2009 gaming! Mark reveals the book he'd planned to review for this episode, but for time. Feedback got cut -- look for an Extra. Looking forward to 2009 -- see you there!


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Show links
The Gutter Skypes
West End Games Update
Polymancer Studios
GAMERS Magazine (Currently a wiki page...)

*Podcasting*

Software
JazlerShow! Version 1.5.1 : This version is freeware.
Audacity(R) is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.


Hardware, via Radio Shack:
Mixing Board: 4 Channel Stereo Microphone Mixer (catalog# 32-2056). Supports up to four microphones. Requires 9-volt battery (available anywhere) or AC adapter (ask at your local Radio Shack) to operate

Adapter to connect the board to your laptop or desktop's microphone jack: 6-Ft. Y-Adapter, 1/8" Right-Angle to Two RCA
Plugs<(catalog# 42-2483)

Mikes: Unidirectional Dynamic Microphone (catalog# 33-3038) Decide how many you need. As host, you'll have to have one for yourself. Mark and Mags use four--one for the host, and three four guests.

Mike Stand: Desk Mic
Stand (catalog# 33-370). You need one for each mike.

Mike Filter: Large Acoustic Foam Microphone Windscreen(catalog# 33-4001). You need one for each mike.

Headphones: the ones we use aren't on their web site, but you want something comfortable and noise-cancelling, like these or these.

3-way adapter to hook up headphones to your headphone jack: 6-Inch 3-Way Headphone Y-Adapter, 1/8" Plug to 1/8" Jacks (catalog# 42-2458)

Please note that the above represents a beginner's-level equipment, and while there are other podcast starter kits out there for beginners, this is the only way we're aware of to have this many microphones for this little amount.

Resources on Learning to Podcast:
Podcast Academy
School of Podcasting Morning Announcements
About.com: How to Create Your Own Podcast - A Step-by-Step Tutorial
How Stuff Works: How To Create Your Own Podcast
Podcasting For Dummies (book)


Other Podcast-Relevant Materials:
Creative Commons
Podsafe Music Network
Podsafe Audio
Podcast Alley's list of podsafe music
sites
Freesound.org and
Soundsnap.org (for podsafe sound f/x)
The Internet Archive (for public domain material)
Gear Bag (to haul your podcasting hardware in)




Promos
International Detective Dragons From Outer Space
DiceCast
The Game Master Show
Hamishakia
Podictionary


Contact Us!
allgamesconsidered@gmail.com
gamesyounever@yahoo.com (Ben Balestra)
carolatagc@gmail.com (Carol)
agcmags@gmail.com (Mags)
agcprize@yahoo.com (Contest Address)

REPOST: AGC 93 December 26 2008 (Playing Catch-Up) (51:21)

With Mark Kinney. News about the New Year Show. Interview with Mark Hooper of Frontier Games about Old Frontiers. RPG Buffet's October selection, Hellsing. An interview with Chad Ellis from Your Move Games and James Bell of Fiery Dragon Games. RPG Buffet's November selection, Dark Ages Vampire. An interview with Chris Engle of Hamster Press.

I didn't find the Chili recipe Mags mentions in that RPG Buffet, but I imagine it will wind up either in a comment here, or over in the forums.

RPG Buffet Spaghetti Sauce:
Sautee' thinly sliced yellow onions (and garlic cloves if you want) until they turn caramel colored (which brings out their sugars), then add tomato paste; cook

Add meat (I prefer a mix of pork and beef ground meat)

Add chopped zucchini, carotts, fresh tomatoes (preferably peeled, but not necessary), red and green pepper, eggplant, and sliced mushrooms.

Add in maybe 1/2 cup of red wine and fresh herbs: thyme, basic, rosemary and bay leaves. Let everything simmer for a while.

Throw in a little more tomato paste until you get the consistency you like. Let simmer for a little while.

Remove leaves, add salt and pepper.


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Show links
Frontier Games (Old Frontiers)
Hellsing (Pen and Paper RPG)
Your Move Games (Battleground and the Battle for Hill 218)
Fiery Dragon Productions (Counterstrike Minigames)
Dark Ages: Vampire downloads (White Wolf Game Studio)
Hamster Press (Engle Matrix Games)


Promos
Contagious
Yog Radio
The Gutter Skypes
Arcadian Gate


Contact Us!
allgamesconsidered@gmail.com
gamesyounever@yahoo.com (Ben Balestra)
carolatagc@gmail.com (Carol)
agcmags@gmail.com (Mags)
agcprize@yahoo.com (Contest Address)

AGC 92 December 6 2008 (12 RPGs with Sean Patrick Fannon) (1:37:02)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, Mags, and Sean Patrick Fannon. Driving in snow transitions into recent GenCon news. An introduction to industry veteran Sean Patrick Fannon, complete with you-heard-it-here-first annoucnements! His Quest. The 12 RPGs All Gamers Should Play Before They Die meme. The Wizards layoffs came over the wire as we recorded. Feedback about Monster Camp -- more gaming movies? Feedback about the Sultan in comparison with other specialized gaming tables, reaction to Red Neck Life, and what about episode 100? ConGlomeration need a venue!


Download 64kbps mp3 (44.4 MB)


Sean Patrick Fannon's Quest Links
About The Quest
Sean's RPGLife Bio


Show links
Talisman Studios (Shaintar: Immortal Legends)
Sean's 12 RPGs
Dungeons and Dragons (TSR D&D Archive)
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons (TSR D&D Archive)
White Wolf Game Studio (Storyteller, Minds Eye Theater)
Champions (Hero Games)
Star Wars d6 (Wikipedia)
Star Wars (Wizards of the Coast)
Phage Press (Amber Diceless Roleplaying)
Diceless By Design (Future Amber Publishers)
Deliria (Wikipedia)
Top Secret (Wikipedia)
James Bond 007 (Wikipedia)
Far Future Enterprises (Twilight 2000)
Twilight 2013 (93 Studios)
Kill Puppies For Satan (Lumpley Games)
Paranoia (Mongoose Publishing)
Castle Falkenstein (R. Talsorian)
Mutants and Masterminds (Green Ronin Publishing)
Evil Hat Productions (Don't Rest Your Head and Spirit of the Century)
Legend of the Five Rings (Alderac Entertainment Group)
Pinnacle Entertainment Group (Savage Worlds)
Over The Edge (Atlas Games)
Monster Camp
Darkon
Uber Goober
Dead Gentlemen Productions (The Gamers)
Gamerz
PulpFest


Promos
The DiceCast
International Detective Dragons From Outer Space
Quarter Share


Contact Us!
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carolatagc@gmail.com (Carol)
agcmags@gmail.com (Mags)
agcprize@yahoo.com (Contest Address)

Download Issues

It appears we're having some issues on file downloads. At least in Firefox and the RSS feeds, the episodes are hitting a redirect loop; I've contacted LibSyn about this, and hope to have some resolution soon.

If you can't wait for your episodes, though, I have found that if you deign to open Internet Explorer, you can right click-save as and grab the files. I haven't tried Safari or other browsers, so I don't know how they're reacting.

If it's not cleared up by the time I get home from work tomorrow, I'll be sure to make the most recent episode available through Ourmedia.

Thanks, and sorry for the problem!

AGC 91 November 22 2008 (I Thought Turkeys Could Fly) (1:24:57)

With Mark Kinney and Mags. A little Trek and Who talk to start. Topps shuts down WizKids, but Catalyst is waiting in the wings. LucasFilm backs off of GenCon. Pyramid goes PDF! Smirk and Dagger up for an award for 3D Sidewalk Chalk. The Geek Chic Roadshow. Layoffs at Upper Deck. Games You May Never Have Heard Of: Redneck Life! Mark talks about sourcebooks for Colonial Gothic and The Battle For Hill 218. Interview with Tom Filsinger from Filsinger Publications, about Champions of the Galaxy. Gaming Turkeys! The Unmitigates, followed by our own bads, the quirky, and the failed good. Some updates on the political gaming front, and responses on Christmas-themed games. Coming soon, the New Years Show!


Download 64kbps mp3 (38.9 MB)


Show links
Crayola 3D Sidewalk Chalk
How The Chalk Works
Pyramid (Steve Jackson Games)
Redneck Life (Gut Busting Games)
Colonial Gothic: Secrets (Rogue Games)
Colonial Gothic: Poor Wizard's Grimoire (Rogue Games)
Battle For Hill 218 (Your Move Games)
Filsinger Games (Champions of the Galaxy and Legends of Wrestling)
Atrocities Game Reviews (Language Warning!)
Legacy: War of Ages (Black Gate Publishing)
Immortal: The Invisible War
TV Wars (Board Game Geek)
Unknown Armies (Atlas Games)
Over The Edge (Atlas Games)
Cults Across America (Atlas Games)
1960: Making of the President (Z-Man Games)
Sons of Liberty (Kallisti Press/IPR)
Paizo Blog (with Open Calls for Scenarios)
Free RPG Blog
Secret Lives of Gingerbread Men (Wicked Dead Brewing Company)
The Big Night (May Contain Monkeys)


Promos
Flinchy (The Seanachai)
Narrative Control
Wandering Geek
Arcadian Gate
Murder at Avedon Hill


Contact Us!
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gamesyounever@yahoo.com (Ben Balestra)
carolatagc@gmail.com (Carol)
agcmags@gmail.com (Mags)
agcprize@yahoo.com (Contest Address)

AGCExtra 26 November 15th 2008 (Houses of the Blooded) (20:32)

Mark, Carol, and Mags discuss John Wick's Houses of the Blooded, followed by an interview with John Wick from GenCon 2008.


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Show links
Houses of the Blooded


Contact Us!
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gamesyounever@yahoo.com (Ben Balestra)
carolatagc@gmail.com (Carol)
agcmags@gmail.com (Mags)

GenCon Auction/Christian Childrens Fund Update

Mags posted this to the forum, but I thought it worthy of posting on the front page. You can find the original posting this text comes from at the GenCon forums.

I would like to take this opportunity to set the record straight on the Gen Con Indy 2008 Charity issue, as there has been a lot of misinformation spreading like wildfire on various forums, blogs, etc.

First allow me to explain how Gen Con goes about selecting its show charity. The process is very simple. We generally choose several potential charities based on the following criteria…

1) Is local to the (Indy) area
2) Supports children
3) Preferably has a focus in math, science or gaming-related activities.

Staff then votes individually on which charity we would like to support at the show; majority wins.

In 2008, Gen Con decided on a different route in choosing the charity, due the death of Gary Gygax, Gen Con’s founder. It was without question that the charity for 2008 would be one of Gary’s favorite charities.

In choosing the charity for 2008, Gen Con had heard through several channels, including a close friend of Gary’s family, that Christian Children’s Fund (CCF) was one of Gary’s favored charities. Gen Con contacted CCF about our intentions and asked for a logo and some promotional materials that we could use on our website. We were informed by a person at CCF that they would not be able to provide us with these materials, apparently due to our association with D&D. We were not comfortable with this position, considering Gary’s role as co-founder of D&D, and founder of Gen Con, and therefore we decided to pick a different charity. We informed the Gygax family of our decision and the reason behind it, and asked if there was another charity they would like us to consider. Fisher House was suggested, as it too was a favored charity of Gary’s. Considering the outstanding services this charity provides to service members, veterans, and their families, we knew Fisher House would be a great charity for Gen Con to support. We later found out that we had been misinformed as to CCF’s position in regards to D&D and Gen Con, but by then we had already chosen Fisher House as our charity, and announcements and promotions were already made and in the works, such that it would not have been possible to change charities at that point.

To be clear, Gen Con made the decision not to donate to CCF; at no time did CCF refuse to take charity money from Gen Con. Gen Con chooses a show charity long before Gen Con Indy 2008 ever takes place.

I have sent an email to The Partnership that runs http://www.livegameauctions.com and asked them to make sure the information being presented and discussed on their website is updated and accurate regarding this issue. I would also like to ask each of you to do your part in setting the record straight by contacting the various websites, blogs, etc. that you are active on, and where this issue is being discussed, to make sure they have their facts correct as well. The statement on Wikinews purporting to be from a Gen Con staff member is completely incorrect, as Gen Con staff has never commented on this subject …until now.

If there are any further questions or points of clarification, please feel free to contact me personally at jeannette@gencon.com.

Thank you.
Jeannette LeGault
Director of Event Programming - Gen Con LLC

AGC 90 November 8 2008 (Vote Early...) (1:15:26)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, and Mags. NaNoWriMo updates. The GenCon-Christian Childrens Fund Auction controversy (be cool, people!). Smirk and Dagger's Crayola connection. Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures changes. World of Warcraft Minis Organized Play. Heroic Journey Publishing arrives to help would-be game publishers! DVD Games at Blockbuster, and pointers to Essen coverage. Beware of brief political opinions by two thirds of the hosts! Political gaming! Allusions to a long recording, and Halloween movie talk. Sean Patrick Fannon is embarking on a Quest (which we hope to talk to him about in episode 91). Feedback. Praise for GoDaddy. Future plans, and a poll anecdote.


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Show links
Crayola 3D Sidewalk Chalk
D&D Miniatures
World of Warcraft Miniatures (Upper Deck)
Heroic Journey Publishing
Bounty Head Bebop (Heroic Journey Publishing)
National Gaming Day at your Library
Board Game News Essen Coverage (Day 1)
Board Game News Essen Coverage (Day 2.1)
Board Game News Essen Coverage (Day 2.2)
Board Game News Essen Coverage (Day 3)
Board Game News Essen Coverage (Day 4)
Comrade Koba
Election Day Zombies (Fark)
Politics as D&D
White Wolf (World of Darkness)
Legend of the Five Rings (AEG)
Bushido (Pen and Paper RPG)
Sengoku (Gold Rush Games -- Eventually, this link will work)
Transhuman Space (Steve Jackson Games)
Birthright (Wikipedia)
Avalon Hill (Diplmacy, Rocketville)
The Diplomatic Pouch
Machiavelli (Board Game Geek)
Fantasy Flight Games (Game of Thrones, Tribune, Senator, Perakles, Battlestar Galactica, Cosmic Encounter)
Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying (Green Ronin)
Emperor Magic (Wizards of the Coast)
Settlers of Catan
Junta (West End Games)
Cold War
Contested Ground Studios (Cold City, Hot War)
Coup (Board Game Geek)
President (Similar to Great Dalmuti) (Wikipedia) (Language Warning)
Nuclear War (Flying Buffalo)
Illuminati (Steve Jackson Games)
1960: Making of the President (Z-Man Games)
Long Live The King (White Wolf)
Succession (Your Move Games)
Boardgames.About.Com Political Games 1
Boardgames.About.Com Political Games 2


Promos
Canon Puncture
Hamishakia
Dragon's Landing
Codename: Starkeeper


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carolatagc@gmail.com (Carol)
agcmags@gmail.com (Mags)
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AGC Co-Host Curse Promo

Another new promo for the new lineup, with Mark, Carol, and Mags (who was recently "promoted" from RPG Buffet). Thanks to Matthew and Pamela Stewart-Fulton for additional voices!

If you're a fellow podcaster, and this fits with your general format, please play it, and let me know! Thanks!

Download promo mp3 here!

AGCExtra 25 November 1st 2008 (Murphy's World and Episode Extras) (30:15)

The RPG Buffet talks about Murphy's World, and some bits cut from Episode 89, including Mags' Killer experience and some extra talk about horror RPGs.


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Show links
Murphy's World
Girl Genius


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carolatagc@gmail.com (Carol)
agcmags@gmail.com (Mags)

AGC 89 October 25 2008 (This Is My PODCAST!) (1:10:15)

With Mark Kinney and Mags. Okay, you primitive gamers, listen up! Halloween plans. D&D Insider officially launches! Zombies coming to a console near you! Dinosaur King TCG coming from Upper Deck. More about One Bad Egg. NeonCon's Economic Relief Package. GenCon Interview: Relentless Publishing. Whoops, Carol's not here, and the writing thing was her idea! Talk about NaNoWriMo and other writing, and applying it toward breaking into the industry. Fantasy Flight Games Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying writing contest. Horror-based gaming. Have a great Halloween!


Download 64kbps mp3 (32.1 MB)


Show links
D&D Insider Announcement
D&D Insider Details
4E Amethyst (Goodman Games) (RPG.net)
Frank Franzetta's Death Dealer: Shadows of Mirahan (Goodman Games)
Dinosaur King TCG (Upper Deck)
One Bad Egg (gameplaywright.net)
NeonCon
Relentless Publishing (Prophecy)
Prophecy (Relentless Publishcing)
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
Bardstown Civil War Museum
Frazier Historical Arms/International History Museum
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying writing contest (Fantasy Flight)
Alarums and Excursions
Cold City (Contested Ground Studios)
The Mountain Witch (Indie Press Revolution)
Call of Cthulhu (Chaosium)
White Wolf (World of Darkness)
Eden Studios (All Flesh Must Be Eaten, Conspiracy X,Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Witchcraft)
Rapture: The Second Coming (Holistic Design Stufios)
The End (Pen and Paper RPG Database)
Delta Green (Pagan Publishing)
BBC Cult Television
Buffy Starter Kit (BBC)
Witchcraft (Eden Studios)
Unspeakable Words (Playroom Entertainment)
Atlas Games (Cults Across America, Cthulhu 500, Lunch Money, Gloom and Let's Kill)
Arkham Horror (Fantasy Flight Games)
Zombies! (Twilight Creations)
Zombie Flux (Looney Labs)
Betrayal at House on the Hill (Avalon Hill)
Chill: Black Morn Manor (54-40 Orphyte)
House of Whack (Dreampunk Productions)
Hex Hex (Smirk and Dagger)
Plague and Pestilence (Board Game Geek)
Black Death (BTRC)
Who Is The Werewolf? (Looney Labs)
Killer (Steve Jackson Games)
Humans vs Zombies
Spooky (Hex Games)
Nightmares of Mine (AddAll.com)
Mystery Rummy (Board Game Geek)


Promos
Order66
Gamers Haven
The GeekSpin
The Jesus Geeks


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carolatagc@gmail.com (Carol)
agcmags@gmail.com (Mags)
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AGCExtra 24 October 17th 2008 (RPG Buffet HARP and Heroes) (20:30)

A section cut from AGC 88 about the current season of Heroes, and the RPG Buffet coverage of ICE's HARP game.


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Show links
Heroes (NBC.com)
HARP (Iron Crown Enterprises)


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AGC 88 October 11 2008 (All About The Benjamins) (1:05:13)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, and Mags. Financial woes. Lynn Willis illness. Zobmondo into Arby's kids meals. New games on Facebook thanks to GameTable Online. Agricola and 1960: The Making of the President win International Game Awards. Windhammer Prize for short gamebook fiction. Goodman Games gets license to publish Call of Cthulhu adventures, starting with Death In Luxor. Rogue Games writing contest. Interview with Richard Iorio of Rogue Games. Mark talks about Mutant City Blues. Prices dropping, and free stuff coming! Explaining the financial crisis in terms of Pokemon. Places to look for cheap or free gaming. Polymancer's DiceCast! True Dungeon gets its own convention! NeonCon is coming! More word from Pittsburgh, and thoughts on GM consulting. Recordings of a Spirit of the Century Skype game should surface somewhere, sometime.


Download 64kbps mp3 (31.3 MB)


Show links
Zobmondo
Agricola (Z-Man Games)
1960: The Making of the President
Windhammer Prize
Goodman Games (Age of Cthulhu: Death In Luxor)
Rogue Games (Thousand Suns and Colonial Gothic)
Mutant City Blues (Pelgrane Press)
RPGLife
ScreenMonkey (Free RPGLife Version)
Financial Crisis for Fourteen Year Olds
Cheapass Games
Looney Labs
International Bone Rollers Guild
Pagat.com
BoardGameGeek's Print and Play Resource
BoardGameGeek's Print and Play Resource
BoardGameGeek's Print and Play Resource
Game It Yourself
Game Chef Mirror
One Bad Egg
Print and Play Podcast
The DiceCast
True Realm
NeonCon
The Fifth World
GASPCon
Doug Hagler's HARP Review


Promos
Heart of the Hunter
International Detective Dragons From Outer Space
WIP
This Modern Death


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AGC 87 September 27 2008 (Gaming Under Adversity) (1:08:24)

With Mark Kinney and Mags. Send us topic ideas, people! And let us plug your favorite convention, too! Maybe even the return of Dice! Camera! Action!? Mags takes over as the AGC News Director. Brian Thomsen passes. GAMA seeking new Executive Director. Monty Python Fluxx. Ticket to Ride Dice Expansion. Formula D exclusive Porche model in first run. Order of the Stick: War and XPs ships to stores. Ken Hite's Out of the Box back at IPR (with some fan adoration from us). Street date for Monsterpocalypse! GSL still on the way. Reminiscing on other old legal kerfuffles. Wits and Wagers going to Europe and beyond! Reaper suppliment for Talisman! Mistborn RPG! Paul Tevis holds his podcast for ransom. A little talk about Ike. New Dungeon Crawl Classics and the Master Dungeons (with a little bit on the official WotC line). Gaming under adversity. Interview with Lisa Brown from Gamers For Humanity. Secrets and Lies. Mark owns an issue of People magazine with an article about the UK Steve Jackson. Who's going to pay for Dragon/Dungeon? Feedback from Pittsburgh! Thoughts on GMing Consulting. RPG Buffet Extra coming!


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Show links
The Secret Lair
Brian Thomsen Bio (Wizards of the Coast)
GAMA Announcement
Monty Python Fluxx (Looney Labs)
Ticket To Ride Dice Expansion (Days of Wonder)
Asmodee Editions (Formula D)
Out of the Box (Indie Press Revolution)
Monsterpocalypse (Privateer Press)
Northstar Games (Wits and Wagers)
Talisman Island
Fantasy Flight Games Talisman Forum (The Reaper)
Crafty Games (Mistborn)
Have Games Will Travel Ransom Info
Goodman Games (Dungeon Crawl Classics and Master Dungeons)
Gamers For Humanity
The Fifth World
DNAPhil's GMing Consulting
Encoded Designs



Promos
Chasing The Bard
Sellswords of Punjar Actual Play
Wandering Geek
Podictionary



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AGC 86 September 13 2008 (More GenCon and Railroading) (1:14:08)

With Mark Kinney, Carol, Chris Pipinou, and Mags. Carol and Mags talk about their GenCon experiences. Fantasy Flight price increases, and game prices in general. Embassy Suites, the stealth hotel! Carol's R. A. Salvatore story. A look at Goodman Games' Character Codex and DM Campaign Record. RPGLife! Another Chris leaves the show, but we have a new host already! GM Railroading. Mark interviews Scott Rouse, Sara Girard, and Randy Bueller about Dungeons and Dragons, D&D Insider, and Living Forgotten Realms. Trail of Cthulhu in the final thoughts (Mark got Mutant City Blues instead). The new Baron Munchausen game. Upcoming Secret Life topics.


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Show links
Fantasy Flight Games Price Changes
DM's Campaign Record (Goodman Games)
Character Codex (Goodman Games)
Character Codex pdf on RPGNow (Goodman Games)
RPG Life
Pip's Email
RPG Theory Blog defines Railroading
TV Tropes Wiki entry on GM Railroading
Gnome Stew's essay "In Defense of Railroading"
(Also see their "Five Mistakes of the New GM")
TreasureTable.org's "The Iron Fist and Abused GM Syndrome"
D&D Insider
Secret Life of Girl Gamers


Promos
This Modern Death
Hamishakia
Canon Puncture
Yog Radio


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