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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ConGlomeration
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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The Adventures of Indiana Jim
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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ICAR
Skirmisher Publishing
Hackermedia
Thousand Suns (Rogue Games)
Dresden Files RPG (Evil Hat Productions)


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The Secret Lair
Podictionary
Master Plan


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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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The Escapist Cast
Gamers Haven
Print And Play Podcast
The Tome


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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
Fudge
HDL (Tremorworks)



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Fist Full of Comics Star Trek site
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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)
Diplomacy (Avalon Hill/Wizards of the Coast)


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Canon Puncture
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Geeklabel
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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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Hamishakia Podcast
Rolemonkeys
Redshirt Games
Claymore
Gamers For Christ
Christian Gamers Guild
Colonial Gothic (Rogue Games)
Hunter Planet (Ariel Archives)
Skirmisher Press (The Animal Players Handbook)
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International Detective Dragons From Outer Space
The Rolemonkeys
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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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