Boards & Swords

Next time I hope to have my household well enough for a discussion episode but in the meantime here is an interview with Jim McClure, host of the Talking Tabletop podcast and creator of games such as Reflections and Satanic Panic, a satirical RPG that is funding right now on kickstarter! This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts.  Make sure to visit our sponsor Easy Roller Dice over at easyrollerdice.com Email us your comments and questions at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/ocdcast.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter and Instagram. This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games. Thank you listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

This podcast is sponsored by Easy Roller Dice, creators of amazing dice and gaming accessories.  To learn more, visit easyrollerdice.com. In this episode: I am quarantined in my house so we managed to get everyone on Skype for an episode.  We talk about CMON's Potion Explosion, and then I go on a mega rant about gaming stores. News/Kickstarters The Book of Metal https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461682152/book-of-metal?ref=category&utm_content=buffer79f4c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Rising Sun Launches on Kickstarter March 7 http://cmon.com/news/rising-sun-kickstarter-launch-date-revealed Dusk City Outlaws https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/481478805/dusk-city-outlaws Super Hot Card Game https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1293726726/superhot-the-card-game Quodd Heroes https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wondermentgames/quodd-heroes-0 Little Knitted Cthulus https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jannyblue/make-100-little-knitted-cthulhus The best board game review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx8sl2uC46A This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts. Email us your comments and questions at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/ocdcast.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram Collin is @colcakes196 on Twitter and Instagram. This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games. Thank you listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

This podcast is sponsored by Easy Roller Dice, creators of amazing dice and gaming accessories.  To learn more, visit easyrollerdice.com. In this episode: I am joined with Philip, Collin, and his wonderful wife Cindy to talk about Arkham Horror the Card Game, the obligatory 2016 / 2017 discussion, and some news items that have caught our attention. News/Kickstarters PAX Unplugged: new tabletop convention in Philly http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/01/pax-unplugged-just-boards-cards-minis-and-dice-coming-in-november/ Pig smoke: A Roleplaying Game of Sorcerous Academia https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/179941520/pigsmoke-a-roleplaying-game-of-sorcerous-academia?ref=category Rose Gold Metal Dice! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/easyrollerdice/rose-gold-metal-dice-sets-with-skull-case?ref=category Kiwetin https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flyosgames/kiwetin  Wyrmwood game master screen https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wyrmwood/the-wyrmwood-magnetic-game-master-screen This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts. Email us your comments and questions at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or on facebook at facebook.com/ocdcast.  Personally I'm @ChrisTheProf on Twitter & Instagram.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the network - check out coolstuffinc.com for some great deals on games.   Thank you listening to the show.  Until next time, remember that every gamer has a story…..what's yours?

Holidays can suck when you run an interview show, but after a long break, I have another great interview for you guys - this time I sit down with Greg from The Broken Token.  This is a company that makes wonderful inserts for board games, so enjoy as we find out what it means to create these products. This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts, such as the Dirtbags of Holding, where my friends and I try out various roleplaying games. You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or follow me @ChrisTheProf.  On Facebook I'm at Facebook.com/ocdcast or on Instagram I’m ChrisTheProf.  You can also send me an email at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the dice tower network.  If you are looking to pick up some great deals on games, check out coolstuffinc.com.

It's been awhile, but I'm BACK!  On this episode, my friend Collin and I talk about a couple of games we've played recently: Guildhall Fantasy by AEG and 51st State by Portal Games.  We then have a discussion about what we expect to find in Kickstarters and what makes us want to back them. This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts, such as the Dirtbags of Holding, where my friends and I try out various roleplaying games. You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or follow me @ChrisTheProf.  On Facebook I'm at Facebook.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder or on Instagram I’m ChrisTheProf.  You can also send me an email at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the dice tower network.  If you are looking to pick up some great deals on games, check out coolstuffinc.com.

This week is a very special crossover episode where I sit down with the gang from my Actual Play RPG podcast The Dirtbags of Holding.  We talk about the first year of the show and have a great time.  I hope you enjoy it! This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts. You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or follow me @ChrisTheProf.  On Facebook I'm at Facebook.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder or on Instagram I’m ChrisTheProf.  You can also send me an email at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the dice tower network.  If you are looking to pick up some great deals on games, check out coolstuffinc.com.

This week, I am honored to have the Podfather himself, Stephen Buonocore, on the show.  We talk about Stronghold Games and what it is like as a publisher in this hobby.  Then we spend some time talking about his latest hit, Terraforming Mars. This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts, such as the Dirtbags of Holding, where my friends and I try out various roleplaying games. You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or follow me @ChrisTheProf.  On Facebook I'm at Facebook.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder or on Instagram I’m ChrisTheProf.  You can also send me an email at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the dice tower network.  If you are looking to pick up some great deals on games, check out coolstuffinc.com.

In this episode, Philip and Collin are back to talk about some recent news items, such as Fantasy Flight Games and Games Workshop parting ways.  We also talk about some Kickstarters that we've found, and end the episode by reviewing the fun dexterity game Ice Cool by Brain Games This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts, such as the Dirtbags of Holding, where my friends and I try out various roleplaying games. You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or follow me @ChrisTheProf.  On Facebook I'm at Facebook.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder or on Instagram I’m ChrisTheProf.  You can also send me an email at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the dice tower network.  If you are looking to pick up some great deals on games, check out coolstuffinc.com.

This week, I grabbed my friend Philip and we sit down to talk about our experiences this year at Gen Con!  Lots of talk about the games we played (or didn't get a chance to play), the panels we saw, and the things that we saw.  What was the coolest thing you saw (or wanted to see) at Gen Con?  Next year, should we do a game to play in, or a panel where you can watch us play something crazy? (For more Gen Con talk with the other Dirtbags of Holding, check out this Gen Con 2016 Special - The Dirtbags of Holding #35) This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts, such as the Dirtbags of Holding, where my friends and I try out various roleplaying games. You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or follow me @ChrisTheProf.  On Facebook I'm at Facebook.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder or on Instagram I’m ChrisTheProf.  You can also send me an email at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the dice tower network.  If you are looking to pick up some great deals on games, check out coolstuffinc.com.

Have you wanted to play a RPG with your kids?  Then you will want to listen to this week's episode, where I sit down with Shanna Germain from Monte Cook Games to talk about "No Thank You, Evil!", a role playing game designed for children.  NOTE: in the episode we talk about the ENnies, but since this was recorded, "No Thank You, Evil" won the Gold ENnie for Best Family Game!  Congratulations!  If you want to pick up this game, then head over to montecookgames.com/store and use the code "boardsswordsaug2016" to get $5 off this game or anything else on their store. If you want to watch some short, randomly geeky videos, then check out the short vlog videos that I've been uploading to my YouTube Channel, youtube.com/ocdcast.  Also, if you enjoy the content that I put out, check out my patreon page at patreon.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder.  Every penny given to the patreon goes to help me produce better and better content for you guys.   This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts, such as the Dirtbags of Holding, where my friends and I try out various roleplaying games. You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or follow me @ChrisTheProf.  On Facebook I'm at Facebook.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder or on Instagram I’m ChrisTheProf.  You can also send me an email at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the dice tower network.  If you are looking to pick up some great deals on games, check out coolstuffinc.com.

ITS GEN CON WEEK!  Come find me at the convention - I'll be posting up pics and status updates on what I'm doing on my twitter (@ChrisTheProf).  For this special episode, I brought on Patrick and Jeremy from the Blue Peg Pink Peg podcast (bluepegpinkpeg.com) to talk about their show and then to discuss some games at Gen Con that we consider to be "Hidden Gems". If you want to watch some short, randomly geeky videos, then check out the short vlog videos that I've been uploading to my YouTube Channel, youtube.com/ocdcast.  Also, if you enjoy the content that I put out, check out my patreon page at patreon.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder.  Every penny given to the patreon goes to help me produce better and better content for you guys.   This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts, such as the Dirtbags of Holding, where my friends and I try out various roleplaying games. You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or follow me @ChrisTheProf.  On Facebook I'm at Facebook.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder or on Instagram I’m ChrisTheProf.  You can also send me an email at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the dice tower network.  If you are looking to pick up some great deals on games, check out coolstuffinc.com.

Dan Patriss is a man who has been around the Board Game community for many years.  If you have listened to his podcast, The Geek All-Stars, then you know that they love to cover all kinds of geeky topics - and that's exactly what we do in this episode!  We talk about things ranging from North Carolina Hockey teams to conventions to Gamers for Cures, the charity event that Dan puts on every year.  It was a great discussion and I hope that you enjoy it! If you want to watch some short, randomly geeky videos, then check out the short vlog videos that I've been uploading to my YouTube Channel, youtube.com/ocdcast.  Also, if you enjoy the content that I put out, check out my patreon page at patreon.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder.  Every penny given to the patreon goes to help me produce better and better content for you guys.   This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts, such as the Dirtbags of Holding, where my friends and I try out various roleplaying games. You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or follow me @ChrisTheProf.  On Facebook I'm at Facebook.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder or on Instagram I’m ChrisTheProf.  You can also send me an email at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the dice tower network.  If you are looking to pick up some great deals on games, check out coolstuffinc.com.

Sorry for the weirdness of episodes recently, but I couldn't wait until next week to bring you this interview!  I got the chance to talk with Monte Cook of Monte Cook Games!  We talk about his gaming history, some of the inspirations behind his games, and where he sees gaming going in the future. Thanks to Monte Cook Games, for the entire month of July, you can get $5 off anything at http://www.montecookgames.com/store!  All you have to do is listen to the episode for the coupon code! If you want to watch some short, randomly geeky videos, then check out the short vlog videos that I've been uploading to my YouTube Channel, youtube.com/ocdcast.  Also, if you enjoy the content that I put out, check out my patreon page at patreon.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder.  Every penny given to the patreon goes to help me produce better and better content for you guys.   This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts, such as the Dirtbags of Holding, where my friends and I try out various roleplaying games. You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or follow me @ChrisTheProf.  On Facebook I'm at Facebook.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder or on Instagram I’m ChrisTheProf.  You can also send me an email at feedback@boardsandswords.com.  This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com.  Also, thanks to CoolStuffInc for sponsoring the dice tower network.  If you are looking to pick up some great deals on games, check out coolstuffinc.com.  

On a previous episode, I mentioned the kickstarter for the RPG Red Markets, which is a game of economic horror.  On today's episode, I sat down with the creator, Caleb Stokes, to talk about the game.  NOTE - Red Markets only has a few hours left on kickstarter, so make sure to jump on it quickly if interested! Link to Red Markets: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/159466030/red-markets?ref=category This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts, such as the Dirtbags of Holding, where my friends and I try out various roleplaying games. I love hearing your gaming stories - Send me an email with what you are playing to feedback@boardsandswords.com.  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or follow me @ChrisTheProf.  On Facebook I'm at Facebook.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder or on Instagram I’m ChrisTheProfessor.   This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com Thank you for downloading and listening to the show.  Let me know if there is someone out there you would like to hear me talk with.  In the meantime, thanks for listening to Boards & Swords, and I'll cya next time!

On this episode, I sit down with Henry Jasper from Grublin Games to talk about their heist game on Kickstarter; Perfect Crime.  In the game, players play as the robbers trying to plan the heist, while one player plays the bank trying to keep everyone out! Link to Perfect Crime: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1811420414/perfect-crime-a-cooperative-heist-game-for-2-5-pla This podcast is an Obsessive Comics Disorder production - visit ocdcast.com for more great videos and podcasts, such as the Dirtbags of Holding, where my friends and I try out various roleplaying games. I love hearing your gaming stories - Send me an email with what you are playing to feedback@boardsandswords.com.  You can find the show on twitter @Boardsandswords, or follow me @ChrisTheProf.  On Facebook I'm at Facebook.com/obsessivecomicsdisorder or on Instagram I’m ChrisTheProfessor.   This podcast is also a part of the Dice Tower Network.  For other great board gaming shows, check out dicetowernetwork.com Thank you for downloading and listening to the show.  Let me know if there is someone out there you would like to hear me talk with.  In the meantime, thanks for listening to Boards & Swords, and I'll cya next time!