The Covenant Cast
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Episodes: 225
Dec 13, 2022
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We’ve spent over a decade in the tabletop gaming space, as content creators, local store owners, and online retailers. Now it’s time to answer your questions, dive into complex topics, and have an incredible amount of fun along the way -- featuring exclusive updates, candid dialogue, and fascinating interviews with designers, publishers, and visionaries.
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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 |