Quarter To Three Games Podcast

So you don’t play boardgames? That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t listen to this podcast about boardgames. On the contrary! Guests Tony Carnevale and Bruce Geryk help Tom Chick get down to brass tacks. What’s the best way to get into boardgames? Which games? Which games should you avoid? We even teach you how to speak […] The post Qt3 Games Podcast: boardgames for dummies and their dummy friends appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Matt Peckham from Time.com returns from GDC, newly encouraged about the future of VR. Tom Chick tries in vain to talk him down. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: virtual reality and you appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Chick and McMaster discuss Korean (South) MMO Black Desert Online, Pillars of Eternity, and Superhot. A completely different McMaster makes an appearance to tell us about The Long Dark. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: from Seoul with love appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Bear with me as I proclaim the three most important commandments of boardgame design, because after that I’m going to sit down to talk to the designer of Clockwork Wars, one of my favorite recent boardgames. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Hassan Lopez and Clockwork Wars appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Why is it horror February? Six reasons. Dying Light, Layers of Fear, Soul Axiom, Darkest Dungeon, The Flame in the Flood, and Jason McMaster’s performance in our online game of Arkham Horror designer Richard Launius’ latest boardgame, Legends of the American Frontier. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: horror February appeared first on Quarter to Three.

This week I talk to the creator of Onirim, Castellon, and Sylvion, three unique jewels of solitaire boardgaming. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Shadi Torbey and the Oniverse appeared first on Quarter to Three.

I’m delighted to discuss The Witness with Matt Peckham from Time.com and Stephen Totilo from Kotaku, both of whom loved The Witness, a game I didn’t like. The model for our discussion is the latest Republican debates. I’ll be playing the role of Donald Trump. Peckham plays Jeb Bush and Totilo plays Marco Rubio. None […] The post Qt3 Games: The Witness with Matt Peckham and Stephen Totilo appeared first on Quarter to Three.

This week it’s a conversation with the creator of a snappy and brutal two-player deck builder on Kickstarter. I’m not usually eager to talk about games that aren’t even available yet, but that changed after I played the prototype for Karmaka. I also recommend my favorite two-player under-a-half-hour games. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Eddy Boxerman and Karmaka appeared first on Quarter to Three.

So this is something that happened. Tom Chick and Jason McMaster faithfully recreate the greatest hits of videogaming in 2015. After the show, stick around for a bit of Starcraft II, Grim Dawn, Homeworld: Some Stuff in the Desert, and Darkest Dungeon. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: McMasterpiece Theatre 2015 appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Join Tom Chick for a chat with the director of Tharsis, a strategy game about flying a disastrously unreliable ship to Mars that isn’t even called the Tharsis. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Tharsis and Mike Roush appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Tom Chick and Jason McMaster get Victorian on your ass. Join us for a discussion of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, with a chaser of Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Matt Peckham joins us from Time.com for a discussion of Xenoblade Chronicles X, the JRPG that isn’t quite like any other JRPG and open-world game that isn’t quite like any other open-world game. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: in the heart of Xenoblade Chronicles X appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Tom Chick, Nick Diamon, and Jason McMaster discuss what went right and what went wrong with Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic saga. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: what Fallout 4 does right and what Fallout 4 does wrong appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Tom Chick talks Chaos Reborn with Julian Gollop, who teaches him a thing or two. Gollop also explains that random numbers are random, that there is no place for centaurs, and that, yes, more content is on the way. At the 43-minute mark, Tom and Nick Diamon conduct a Call of Duty: Black Ops III […] The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Chaos Reborn and Black Ops III appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Join Tom Chick, Nick Diamon, and Jason McMaster for a discussion of Call of Duty: Black Ops, Halo 5, the Steam controller, D-Day Battle at Peleliu, Broforce, and Sorcerer King. Also take our Skylanders quiz! And discover the startling solution to The Mystery of the Missing Prison Architect Podcast! The post Qt3 Games Podcast: ’tis the season, part 2 appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Tom Chick and Jason McMaster on: Disney Infinity, Arkham Knight, Metal Gear Solid V, D-Day at Peleliu (yes, D-Day at Peleliu is a thing), Blood Bowl 2, and Rebel Galaxy. Next week: Introversion and Prison Architect The post Qt3 Games Podcast: ’tis the season, part 1 appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Why is Ultima Underworld, a game from 1992, still relevant? Join me for a conversation with Underworld Ascendant developers Paul Neurath and Joe Fielder. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Underworld Ascendant appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Hey, look, it’s one of the guys who made Renowned Explorers and Reus! The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Manuel Kerssemakers and Renowned Explorers appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Brandon Cackowski-Schnell, Tom Chick, and Jason B. McMaster have variously finished — or “finished” — Arkham Knight. Here’s our spoiler-filled discussion of the game, including our comic book bona fides and out indictment or defense of the much maligned Batmobile. The post Qt3 Games Podcast: Arkham Knight debriefing appeared first on Quarter to Three.

Tom Chick and Jason McMaster bring you a summer update, which includes Heroes of the Storm, The Swindle, Fallout: New Vegas, Metal Gear Solid 3, Victor Vran, Guild Wars 2, Diablo III, Her Story, Talos Principle, Infinifactory, Rocket League, and probably more. Next week: the Arkham Knight spoiler episode The post Qt3 Games Podcast: what we did this summer appeared first on Quarter to Three.