Have Games, Will Travel

After Action Report for Origins 2008.Intro by Ryan Macklin of Master Plan.--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Last Night On Earth, Sons of Liberty, and A Long-Expected Party 0:34 - On this birthday episode, I've got a double feature of reviews as my present to you. 1:20 - If you like board games, head on over to BoardGamePodcasts.com. 1:30 - Last Night on Earth is zombie movie board game that reminds me fondly of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and fixes many of the problems I have with Arkham Horror. 24:34 - More of an RPG fan? RPGPodcasts.com has got the hookup for you. 24:41 - Sons of Liberty: RPG or card game with narration? You decide. 50:12 - Have Games, Will Travel is supported by DriveThruRPG.com. 50:33 - It's my birthday, so I'd like to give a little speech. Be sure to check out Gameslinger Enterprises to keep current on what else I'm up to. --PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

"The Group" and RPG DesignInspired by a whole mess of stuff.Have Games, Will Travel is supported by DriveThruRPG.com.--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Age of Gods and Reflections on My Board Gaming Life 0:36 - Here I am. Let's talk about board games. 1:10 - The guys from Canon Puncture say hello. 1:21 - Age of Gods, from Asmodee Editions, only looks like a war game. In reality, it's a game of decreasing resources and increasing information. 22:20 - When this podcast gets lonely, it goes to visit its friends at BoardGamePodcasts.com 22:31 - I'm trying to find a way to fit more board gaming into my life, but I've realized that I can't make big changes. 30:24 - Have Games, Will Travel is supported by DriveThruRPG.com. 30:45 - I'll be back in the relatively near future with another episode. --PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Agility + ResourcesInspired by episode 5 of the Green Ronin Podcast.Have Games, Will Travel is supported by DriveThruRPG.com.--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Burning Empires 0:33 - This "bonus-sized" episode is all about one of the most exciting RPGs I've played in years: Burning Empires. 1:31 - Have Games, Will Travel is supported by DriveThruRPG.com. 1:51 - I start off with an overview of the game, world design, and character creation. 25:14 - Mel White from Virtual Play gives me chance to catch my breath. 25:27 - I'm back to dig into the Infection mechanics, scene economy, and conflicts. Be sure to check out the collected wisdom of emergent behaviors on the Burning Empires wiki. 53:42 - The guys from Gamer's Haven give me the opportunity to collect myself. 53:53 - I've got a few additional comments on the game that I wasn't able to slip in elsewhere. 1:11:21 - Find more podcasts like this one at RPGPodcasts.com. 1:11:27 - Real quick before I go: Thanks to Leigh Walton at Top Shelf for sending me a copy of Alex Robinson's Lower Regions, Wits and Wagers is part of the continuing trend of cool board games showing up on XBox Live Arcade, and more

Have Master, Will Plan #1 with Ryan Macklin, part 1 0:34 - A few weeks ago, at the second Nerdly Beach Party, I recorded a conversation with Ryan Macklin (of the Master Plan podcast) that we've both decided to release. 2:10 - This show is part of the Gaming Broadcast Network. 2:16 - There's a bit of silliness at the beginning, including Ryan naming me Mastermind of the Year for 2007, but eventually we get around to talking about the Nerdly Beach Party 2. 11:20 - Ryan talks about his experience with playing 1001 Nights, and we spin off on the idea of revisiting games and single-session play. 16:57 - Ryan waxes nostalgic about Unknown Armies, and we talk about goal-oriented play and design. 23:27 - I talk about my group's Burning Empires game, the way we use interstitial scenes, and how we sometimes move the emphasis off of conflict. 34:42 - One of the things I've learned in that game is that you should never have a Duel of Wits that you're not willing to lose. Embracing that possibility, however,

Reign and the Relationship between Narration and Mechanics 0:37 - I'm here today to talk about an RPG I've played recently some thoughts on a unique feature of roleplaying games. 1:22 - This show is a part of the Gaming Broadcast Network. 1:28 - Reign, by Greg Stolze, is a One Roll Engine game set in an extraordinarily fantastical world. I had the opportunity to play a short campaign of it, and I wanted to share my thoughts on it. 19:37 - Have Games, Will Travel is supported by RPGNow.com 19:55 - Inspired by Chris Chinn's post on Fictional Positioning, I've been thinking a lot recently about the interaction between narration and mechanics in different RPGs. 28:21 - Find more podcasts like this one at RPGPodcasts.com. 28:26 - I promise I'll be back in two weeks with another show. --PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

In Memoriam: E. Gary Gygax--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Delta Green and Ticket To Ride Switzerland and 1910 Expansions0:37 - I'm coming down with a cold, but I want to talk about some games I've been looking at in the last few months before too much time goes by. 1:35 - This show is part of the Gaming Broadcast Network. 1:43 - Delta Green is a classic 1990s campaign framework for Call of Cthulhu, as detailed in Delta Green, Delta Green: Eyes Only, and Delta Green: Countdown. What would I do with it? Listen and find out. 15:23 - Have Games, Will Travel is supported by RPGNow.com. 15:42 - Two new expansions for Ticket To Ride have breathed new life into one of my favorite games: Switzerland and 1910. 22:40 - Find more podcasts like this one at RPGPodcasts.com. 22:47 - I was just at Dreamation, which you can hear about on episode 16 of The Voice of the Revolution. And OrcCon is coming! I'll be there February 15-18, and I'd love to see you there. --PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Year-end Review for 2007 0:32 - In this episode I take a look back at my gaming in 2007. 1:32 - This show is a member of the Gaming Broadcast Network. 1:39 - I played fewer new games and fewer board games overall in 2007, but I still had a lot of fun. Top New Game: Zooloretto; Honorable Mentions: Arkadia, Pizza Box Baseball Top New (To Me) Game: Hammer of the Scots; Honorable Mentions: The Napoleonic Wars, Twilight Struggle 15:01 - Have Games, Will Travel is supported by RPGNow.com. 15:21 - Last year was pretty good for board games, but it was clearly my best year ever for roleplaying. I enjoyed not only encountering new gems but also revisiting old favorites. Top New Game: Grey Ranks; Honorable Mentions: The Committee for the Exploration of Mysteries, The Blossoms Are Falling Top New (To Me) Game: Primetime Adventures; Honorable Mentions: HeroQuest, Burning Empires 28:46 - You can find more RPG podcasts at RPGPodcasts.com. 28:53 - It will be hard to top a year in which I designed

Buy Graham's BookInspired by Play Unsafe by Graham Walmsley(See also my conversation with Remi Treuer about improv and gaming in episodes 97 and 98.)--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Hammer of the Scots and PBeM wargames 0:34 - Inspired by For A Few Games More #6, I've guilted myself into finally getting this episode recorded. 1:28 - This show is a member of the Gaming Broadcast Network. 1:37 - Hammer of the Scots is one of my favorite new wargames, combining an elegant design with strategically asymmetric sides. 21:00 - Have Games, Will Travel is supported by RPGNow.com. 21:18 - I've been playing a few wargames recently via PBeM, using Cyberboard, VASSAL, and ACTS. 31:03 - And that will do it for today's show. --PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Re-evaluating My Gaming Life (and My Recent Lack of Gaming)--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Post-GenCon Grab Bag 0:33 - This episode is much later than I'd like, but I'm finally back from my post-GenCon hiatus. 1:14 - This show is part of the Gaming Broadcast Network. 1:21 - First up on my review pile is 40 Years of GenCon, an oral history of North America's biggest gaming convention. 4:12 - I was bowled over by Hobby Games: The 100 Best, a collection of essays by one hundred game designers about their favorite games. 8:48 - Have Games, Will Travel is supported by RPGNow.com 9:06 - I finally got a chance to read two books I contributed to, Finis: A Book of Endings to Give People New Beginnings and the Story Games Names Project. 10:59 - My favorite game from GenCon so far is Grey Ranks, a roleplaying game about child soldiers during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. 12:02 - I haven't been playing much recently, but my group is getting ready to play Burning Empires (PDF). I've also managed to fit in some Play-by-Email games of Hammer of the Scots and Sword of Rome. 13:27 - Don't forget about

Inside The Game Designer's Studio with Monte Cook 0:36 - Today's episode is an interview of Monte Cook for Inside the Game Designer's Studio, conducted at GenCon 2007. 1:47 - This show is part of the Gaming Broadcast Network. 1:54 - I welcome Monte, grill him on his game design history, and eventually subject him to the famous "10 Questions." 32:30 - With my work complete, I turn Monte over to the audience for a question and answer session for the remainder of the interview. 1:00:09 - Mike Sugarbaker from the OgreCave Audio Report says hello. 1:00:21 -Thank you very much to Monte and Jared Sorensen for making this happen. Special thanks to Ethan Parker from Gamer's Haven for providing me with this recording. --PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Social Combat MechanicsInspired by Episode 9 of the Grimm Studios podcast.(See also what I want from a gaming system in episode 86.)--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Interview with Kenneth Hite at GenCon 2007 0:37 - I sat down with frequent guest Kenneth Hite at GenCon to talk about what we saw at the show that excited us. 1:26 - This show is a member of the Goblin Broadcast Network. 1:33 - Ken and I weren't able to do this at GenCon last year, as he was at Ropecon in Finland. He's glad to be back. 3:34 - Both of us were tremendously impressed by Jason Morningstar's Grey Ranks, a game about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. 6:12 - Ken got a glimpse at Julia Ellingboe's Steal Away Jordan, a game about slavery in the antebellum American South. I had the opportunity to play in a demo of it, and it deeply affected me as well. 10:13 - I tried to pick up The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane from Pinnacle, but it was sold out. 11:50 - Neither of us have a had chance to read Monte Cook's World of Darkness or Changeling: The Lost from White Wolf, but they look great. 12:49 - Both of us have had a chance to look at Blossoms Are Falling, the newest supplement Burning Wheel suppl

Episode 100 0:33 - Welcome to episode 100! GenCon was a great time, not only because of the roast we recorded for this episode, but also because Have Games, Will Travel won the Gold ENnie for Best Podcast. Thanks to all of you for support. 3:16 - This show is a member of the Gaming Broadcast Network. 3:24 - Ryan Macklin of Master Plan kicks off the festivities at GenCon. He take his duties as Roastmaster seriously. 4:18 - Jared Sorensen and his index cards get the party started. 8:14 - Rich Rogers from Canon Puncture demonstrates why I don’t do a vidcast. 11:39 - Fred Hicks signs over his soul. 16:34 - Don Dehm from Pulp Gamer tries to convince people that’s he’s actually Derek. 19:30 - Jeff, Judd, and Storn from the Sons of Kryos bring the love. Tough, tough love. 23:27 - Silas Applebottom of The Little Shop of Crappy Games in Deathtrap, IA (aka Randy Porter) talks about my gaming past. 26:40 - Jeff Tidball tells a story that’s funny because it’s true. 29:23 - Michelle Nephew talks abou

GenCon 2007 Preview 0:33 - Before I talk about GenCon, I want to thank Doug Garrett for a great weekend of boardgames. You can hear me talk with Doug and others on episode 77 of Garrett's Games and Geekiness. 1:57 - This show is a member of the Goblin Broadcast Network. 2:04 - If you're going to GenCon for the first time, check out my GenCon Survival Guide in episode 69. Also be sure to take a look at Randy Porter's website, The Keeper of Ancient GenCon Lore. If you're interested in indie and story games, the Indie Games Passport and Games on Demand may be of interest to you. 6:15 - Stuff I already know I'm buying: Pirates Guide to Freeport Post-Apocalyptic Hero Solomon Kane Blossoms are Falling The Roach Returns Grey Ranks The Drifter's Escape 12:53 - I'm going to check out: Commission for the Exploration of Mysteries Blood & Bronze Cold City Companion Bliss Stage Hollow Earth Expedition Changling: The Lost Battlestar Galactica