Table Talk
By Covenant
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Episodes: 256
Dec 13, 2022
Description
A weekly discussion about the evolution of the tabletop gaming industry, from the perspective of Steven and Zach—two long-time friends who started playing games together as kids in the '90s and then founded Covenant in 2007. They provide a uniquely well-informed, candid, and holistic perspective shaped by decades of industry experience.
Formerly called "The Covenant Cast"
| Episode | Date |
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025: Is MSRP Pointless?
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Oct 22, 2026 |
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024: Are Digital Clients Inevitable?
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Oct 08, 2026 |
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023: We're overthinking organized play
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Oct 01, 2026 |
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022: The Perfect Lap
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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021: Entering My Hubworld: Aidalon Era ft. Michael Boggs
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Sep 24, 2026 |
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020: Balance is Overrated
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Sep 24, 2026 |
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019: Just Find One Person
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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018: Say Less
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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017: Playing Outside the LGS
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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016: Is a Great Game Enough?
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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015: There and Back Again - New Zealand & Vegas
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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014: The TCG Fatigue Is Real
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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013: Is This the Perfect Indie TCG?
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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012: Are TCGs Gambling?
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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011: Tabletop Isn't Digital
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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010: FOMO is Necessary
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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009: Earthborne Trailblazer First Impressions
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May 29, 2026 |
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008: Why Distribution Had to Change
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May 22, 2026 |
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007: Artistic Inspiration vs Plagiarism
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May 08, 2026 |
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006: Q&A with Andrew Navaro, Head of Studio at Earthborne Games
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May 01, 2026 |
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005: The End of Crowdfunding
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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004: How the LCG Succeeds
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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003: There is No "LCG Model"
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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002: The Perfect Organized Play
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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001: The Mirage of the Crowdfunded TCG
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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228: Erik Olofsson - Sorcery TCG | Gothic Reflections and Future
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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227: Andrew Navaro - From Fantasy Flight Games to Earthborne Games
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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226: When Comic Books are the Answer - Alpha Clash
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May 27, 2025 |
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225: Alpha Clash Blazes New Path For Indie Card Games
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May 13, 2025 |
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224: Gudnak - In Pursuit of the Third Way
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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223: Kingswood Games - The Warlord CCG Interview
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May 07, 2024 |
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222: Andrew Navaro - The Reality of Independent Publishing
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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221: Introducing the Alpha Clash TCG ft. Ridge (Founder)
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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220: Andrew Parks - Stories from The Nightmare Before Christmas TCG
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May 01, 2023 |
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219: Getting Into Magic: The Gathering
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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218: The Retail Incentive
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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217: Event Theory Into Practice - FuseFest 2023
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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216: The End of an Era
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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215: Questioning Culture - Are You Casual or Competitive?
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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214: KeyForge Gets It Right
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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213: KeyForge Returns w/ Christian T. Petersen
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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212: Rekindling the Magic
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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211: TCGPlayer Buys Channel Fireball
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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210: Crowdfunding KeyForge
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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209: The Future of Unique Deck Games, Part 2
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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208: Tabletop Terms - TCG & TC Edition
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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The Power Seven: Free
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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The Power Seven: Resource Cards w/ Isaac Vega
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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The Power Seven: Silver Bullets w/ Alex Davy
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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The Power Seven: Memory w/ Justin Gary
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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The Power Seven: Denial w/ Nick Conley
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May 20, 2022 |
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The Power Seven: Recursion w/ Lukas Litzsinger
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May 11, 2022 |
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The Power Seven: Limit 1 w/ MJ Newman
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May 06, 2022 |
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The Power Seven: Introduction
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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199: James White - Perspectives on the Flesh and Blood TCG
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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198: Considering Covenant - Q1 2022
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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197: Card Games as Sport
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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196: Introducing the Sorcery TCG ft. Erik Oloffson (Founder)
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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195: Revisiting Our Take on TCGs
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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194: The Future of Unique Deck Games
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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193: Introducing SolForge Fusion ft. Justin Gary (CEO)
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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192: A Product Life Cycle Case Study - Flesh and Blood TCG
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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191: Where 2022 Will Take us
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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190: Looking Back on 2021
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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189: Blockchains and NFTs (In Tabletop)
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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188: Nostalgia and the New Wave of TCGs
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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187: Are Investors Good for Collectible Games?
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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186: How to Run an Incredible Event
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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185: To the United Kingdom!
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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184: What Innovation Actually Looks Like
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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183: KeyForge and The Calling
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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182: The Gen Con Pinch Continues
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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181: What's the Point?
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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180: Earthborne Rangers and Kickstarter
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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179: Earthborne Rangers ft. Andrew Navaro
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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178: Traveling For Games Again
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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177: Old School Organized Play
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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176: What is an LCG, Part 2
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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175: Conventions in Unconventional Times
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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174: Having and Eating Cake
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May 14, 2021 |
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173: When the Magic is Gone, Part 2
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May 07, 2021 |
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172: When the Magic is Gone
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May 03, 2021 |
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171: When Success Isn't Enough
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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170: Previews as Promotion - FAB Case Study
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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169: Release Dates
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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168: Balancing Principles Over Power Level
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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167: Is PvE the Next Paradigm?
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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166: The Exploding Collectibles Market (and Moralism?)
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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165: The End of Competitive LCGs
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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164: A New Approach to Playing In-Person
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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163: The Competitive Spark
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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162: The Future of Dead Games
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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161: Really, What's the Point of Collectibility?
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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160: Looking Forward to 2021
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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159: Covenant in 2020, A Retrospective
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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158: FFG Miniatures No More
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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157: Industry Insight - Flesh and Blood TCG Founder, James White
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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156: The Breakthrough Moments
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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155: The Startling Acceleration of Flesh and Blood
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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154: Industry Insight - Eric Lang, Game Designer
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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153: Industry Insight - Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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152: Industry Insight - Brenda Mulgrew of Knight Watch Games
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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151: Industry Insight - Rodney Smith of Watch It Played
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Sep 26, 2020 |
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150: Industry Insight - PvP Geeks & Skytear
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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149: How to Ruin a Game, Part 6 - Communication
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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148: How to Ruin a Game, Part 5 - Marketing
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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147: How to Ruin a Game, Part 4 - Production
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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146: Ashes Relaunch and the PDP System
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Aug 08, 2020 |
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145: How to Ruin a Game, Part 3 - Organized Play
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Aug 01, 2020 |
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144: How to Ruin a Game, Part 2 - Random Access Memory
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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143: How to Ruin a Game, Part 1 - First Principles
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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142: The Collectible Format ft. Flesh and Blood
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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141: Starting Games
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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140: Carcosa Reflections
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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139: Origins Online Cancellation and a Deeper Look
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Jun 13, 2020 |
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138: The Abstract Strategy of Star Wars LCG
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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137: The Game Outside the Game
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May 30, 2020 |
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136: Gen Con Cancelled, Habits Disrupted
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May 24, 2020 |
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135: When Wrestling Isn't Wrestling
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May 16, 2020 |
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134: What Makes Games Exhausting
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May 03, 2020 |
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133: Game Complexity is Complex
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Apr 25, 2020 |
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132: Great Game Design - A Retrospective ft. Epic Duels
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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131: Skytear and the Covenant Mission
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Apr 11, 2020 |
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130: Appreciating the Arkham Horror LCG
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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129: Comprehending COVID-19
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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128: Data-Driven Death
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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127: (L)earning Games
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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126: Star Wars CCG, Flesh and Blood, Skytear - Classic Design in the Modern Era
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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125: Jamey Stegmaier on Certainty, Allocation, and Direct Sales
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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124: Allocation - The Wrecking Crew, Literally
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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123: Andrew Navaro, Former Head of Fantasy Flight Games
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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122: The End of Star Wars: Destiny
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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121: The 2020 Fantasy Flight Shakeup
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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120: Godtear and Product Alignment
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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119: Uncertainty
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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118: Michael Boggs on Marvel Champions, Netrunner
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Nov 23, 2019 |
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117: The Evolution of Product Design and Distribution
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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116: KeyForge Worlds Collide Reflection
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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115: Marvel Champions Releases
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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114: Worlds Ends, the Marvel Era Begins
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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113: Marvel Crisis Protocol First Impressions
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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112: Winning and Losing
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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111: Playing to Your Strengths
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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110: Cash and KeyForge
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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109: Tapestry and Evergreen Retail
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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108: Products or Play Space?
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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No Cast This Week
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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107: When "Clunky" is Correct
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Aug 30, 2019 |
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106: Can Crisis Protocol Break Into the Mainstream?
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Aug 23, 2019 |
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105: Marvel Champions - The Perfect LCG?
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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104: Gen Con 2019
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Aug 09, 2019 |
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103: We're Back, and Gen Con Approaches
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Jul 26, 2019 |
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We're taking a break!
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May 30, 2019 |
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Ep 102: A Transparent Look at Publishing and Retail w/ Jamey Stegmaier
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May 24, 2019 |
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Ep. 101: Savagery, Triumph or Trounce?
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May 17, 2019 |
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Ep. 100: The Next Ten Years
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May 10, 2019 |
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Ep. 99: Allocation and Age of Ascension
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May 03, 2019 |
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Ep. 98: Breaking Stereotypes
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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Ep. 97: Star Wars Celebration and the Rise of Reylo
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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Ep. 96: Tales from Adepticon and Star Wars: Outer Rim
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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Ep. 95: Designing and Developing; How Games Are Made
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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Ep. 94: From Publishers to Players, the Three Tier System
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Mar 30, 2019 |
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Ep. 93: Spirit of the Local Store
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Ep. 92: The Tabletop Landscape
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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Ep. 91: Depth and Complexity
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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Ep. 90: Clarifying the Cast
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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Ep. 89: Revisiting Destiny, Magic, and The Local Store
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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Ep. 88: KeyForge Enters a New Age
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Feb 15, 2019 |
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Ep. 87: Previewing Convergence w/ Jeremy Zwirn
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Ep. 86: Creating Content w/ Monk and Sugi
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Feb 05, 2019 |
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Ep. 85: Playing by the rules.
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Ep. 84: Questioning Culture
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Jan 18, 2019 |
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Ep. 83: 2019 - Speculation and Candor
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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Ep. 82: 2018 - The highs, the lows, the Gungans.
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Dec 21, 2018 |
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Ep. 81: Can Star Wars: Destiny beat Magic: The Gathering?
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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Ep. 80: Unique Games, Fad or Future?
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Dec 07, 2018 |
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Ep. 79: Building Communities Around Games
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Nov 30, 2018 |
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Ep. 78: Live KeyForge Celebration
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Nov 16, 2018 |
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Ep. 77: New Release November
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Nov 09, 2018 |
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Ep. 76: Killing Snakes, Taking Clues
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Nov 02, 2018 |
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Ep. 75: Destiny Hype, Giveaway Winners, and Necroquake
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Oct 26, 2018 |
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Ep. 74: Exclusive Destiny Spoilers and Arkham Horror Tarot
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Oct 19, 2018 |
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Ep. 73: Destiny spoilers, Champions fixes, and giveaway winners.
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Oct 12, 2018 |
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Ep. 72: Cleaning off Jonathan's desk.
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Oct 05, 2018 |
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Ep. 71: Winners announced! Amazon among them?
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Sep 28, 2018 |
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Ep. 70: Giving everything away
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Sep 21, 2018 |
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Ep. 69: Presence through tabletop
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Sep 07, 2018 |
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Ep. 68: Order and Chaos
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Aug 31, 2018 |
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Ep. 67: No coffee, no problems
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Aug 24, 2018 |
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Ep. 66: Unique Games and the post-Gen Con landscape
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Aug 17, 2018 |
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Ep. 65: Gen Con 2018; KeyForge and Beyond
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Aug 10, 2018 |
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Ep. 64: One week to Gen Con 2018
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Jul 27, 2018 |
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Ep. 63: Across the Galaxy...and Gungans
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Jul 20, 2018 |
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Ep. 62: Gen Con 2018 approaches
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Jul 13, 2018 |
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Ep. 61: Destiny future, Netrunner past, and dragons…
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Jun 29, 2018 |
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Ep. 60: The first Covenant Masters draft
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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Ep. 59: Netrunner gets flatlined
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Jun 15, 2018 |
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Ep. 58: Robert and Jon's excellent adventure
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Jun 08, 2018 |
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Ep. 57: The X-Wing 2E power hour
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Jun 01, 2018 |
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Ep. 56: We are all just getting older
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May 25, 2018 |
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Ep. 55: Unlearn what you have learned
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May 18, 2018 |
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Ep. 54: Star Wars Worlds, X-Wing Second Edition Reactions
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May 11, 2018 |
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Ep. 53: X-Wing Second Edition w/ Frank, Alex, and Max
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May 02, 2018 |
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A brief hiatus!
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Apr 13, 2018 |
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Ep. 52: The Dark Souls Kickstarter
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Apr 06, 2018 |
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Ep. 51: Adepticon 2018
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Mar 30, 2018 |
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Ep. 50: Designing Godtear ft. DC at Adepticon 2018
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Mar 23, 2018 |
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Ep. 49: Can The FLGS Survive? ft. Travis Severance & Patrick Day
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Mar 16, 2018 |
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Ep. 48: One Year Anniversary
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Mar 09, 2018 |
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Ep. 47: Rediscovering D&D
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Mar 02, 2018 |
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Ep. 46: Games Workshop
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Feb 23, 2018 |
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Ep. 45: Technology In Tabletop
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Feb 16, 2018 |
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Ep. 44: Token Design
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Feb 09, 2018 |
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Ep. 43: The State of Tabletop
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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Ep. 42: Our History
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Jan 26, 2018 |
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Ep. 41: The Imperial Cycle
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Dec 15, 2017 |
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Ep. 40: The Last Jedi Expectations
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Dec 08, 2017 |
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Ep. 39: Teaching Games
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Dec 01, 2017 |
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Ep. 38: Games For The Holidays
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Nov 24, 2017 |
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Ep. 37: Reputation
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Nov 17, 2017 |
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Ep. 36: Worlds 2017 Recap
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Nov 09, 2017 |
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Ep. 35: Revisiting Arkham
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Nov 03, 2017 |
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Ep. 34: The New Star Wars: Destiny
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Oct 27, 2017 |
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Ep. 33: The Kickstarter Problem
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Oct 20, 2017 |
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Ep. 32: What Is An LCG?
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Oct 13, 2017 |
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Ep. 31: The L5R Launch
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Oct 06, 2017 |
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Ep. 30: After Empire at War
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Sep 29, 2017 |
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Ep. 29: The Netrunner Reboot
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Sep 22, 2017 |
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Ep. 28: Should You Play L5R?
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Sep 15, 2017 |
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Ep. 27: Alex Davy - Miniature War Games
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Sep 08, 2017 |
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Ep. 26: Why Do Games Fail?
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Sep 01, 2017 |
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Ep. 25: Gen Con 50
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Aug 25, 2017 |
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Ep. 24: On The Road To Gen Con 50
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Aug 18, 2017 |
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Ep. 23: A Trip To Arkham
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Aug 11, 2017 |
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Ep. 22: L5R Prizes & Organized Play
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Aug 04, 2017 |
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Ep. 21: Luke Crane - Kickstarter, LARP, and More
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Jul 28, 2017 |
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Ep. 20: What Is Role-playing?
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Jul 21, 2017 |
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Ep. 19: Prizes In Tabletop
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Jul 14, 2017 |
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Ep. 18: We Design: The Grill Game
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Jul 07, 2017 |
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Ep. 17: Looking Back: Convention Moments
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Jun 28, 2017 |
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Ep. 16: Why Theme Matters
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Jun 23, 2017 |
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Ep. 15: Player Archetypes; Or, What Type Of Player Are You?
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Jun 16, 2017 |
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Ep. 14: The Meta Game
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Jun 09, 2017 |
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Ep. 13: Are LCGs Sustainable?
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Jun 02, 2017 |
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Ep. 12: CCGs And LCGs ft. Lukas Litzsinger
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May 26, 2017 |
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Ep. 11: Are Tournaments Good For Tabletop?
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May 19, 2017 |
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Ep. 10: Star Wars Worlds Recap
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May 12, 2017 |
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Ep. 9: What Is Next For Tabletop? ft. Andrew Navaro
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May 05, 2017 |
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Ep. 8: Can You Have Fun Playing Any Game?
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Apr 28, 2017 |
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Ep. 7: Is L5R the Next Big Game?
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Apr 21, 2017 |
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Ep. 6: How Do You Prepare for an Event?
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Apr 14, 2017 |
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Ep. 5: Should you Blame the Dice?
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Apr 07, 2017 |
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Ep. 4: Designing Cooperative Games ft. Matt Newman
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Mar 31, 2017 |
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Ep. 3: Should Tabletop Games Go Digital?
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Mar 24, 2017 |
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Ep. 2: How Do You Balance an Unbalanced Game?
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Mar 17, 2017 |
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Ep. 1: Is Star Wars: Destiny...Dead?
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Mar 10, 2017 |