Geeks Of Cascadia

We send our fearless tabletop game reporter Blue Samurai to Tallinn Estonia to find the best game store in all of Europe called Lorien. We interview the owner and find out if Europeans call euro games just games. Later we do a deep dive review of Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes and let you know if it was worth it or not. BTW: it was worth it. 00:00 Intro, con news, Kickstarters, and witty banter 8:36 Lorien game store in Tallinn Estonia 30:04 Banter, banter, banter 32:33 We review Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes! 01:06:17 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter

We start our podcast with an interview with Mark Walters, Chairman of the Dragonflight Convention board. We learn about the latest updates to their convention coming this August. Later we do a game review of Feudum. Roll the dice! 00:00 Intro, con news, Kickstarters, and witty banter 10:08 Mark Walters with the Dragonflight Convention 25:12 Some more banter – we are so funny . . . maybe? 27:24 Geeks Tabletop Game Review of Feudum 01:09:06 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter

We start with a game review of the hot game called The Palace of Mad King Ludwig. Later we visit with the folks at Seattle Metro Gamers to see how this nearly 40 year game club came to be and what their future holds. Of course our podcast crew will give you some con news and talk about games on Kickstarter. 01:09 Intro, con news, Kickstarters, and witty banter 15:53 Game review of The Palace of Mad King Ludwig. 38:57 Some banter – trust me it’s less than a minute. 40:30 Metro Seattle Gamers 55:28 Some final thoughts and of course our witty banter

What is going on with OrcaCon 2019 you ask? Well check out our interview with Donna Prior, Executive Director of OrcaCon. Later Kelly and Doug do a game review of Dinosaur Island! 01:01 Intro, con news, and witty banter 05:07 Donna Prior, OrcaCon 2019 update 13:28 Some more witty banter 15:00 Dinosaur Island game review 34:38 Some final Dinosaur Island talk, Kick Starter news, and final witty banter

After three weeks away the whole gang comes back with two game reviews Sagrada and Ex Libris. Sit back and enjoy some tabletop gaming geekiness. 01:04 Intro, con news, and witty banter 13:45 Sagrada game review 28:02 Some more witty banter and Sagrada talk 32:53 Ex Libris game review 50:05 Some final Ex Libris talk, Kick Starter news, and final witty banter

Our geeky buddy Lynne Hardy stops by to talk about her gig at Chaosium and the GoC crew talk about Zanathar’s Guide to Everything.

We interview Simon with WYSIWYG games who talks to us about their new miniatures board game Planet of the Apes! Also a review of the new expansion to Race for the Galaxy mobile app. Finally we wrap up the episode by talking to an Adventurers League Community Coordinator. Roll the dice!

So what causes a bunch of strangers who willingly come together to kill each other in vehicular homicidal mania? Well it’s Car Wars of course by Steve Jackson Games! Listen to the podcast to follow this year’s 2018 OrcaCon Car Wars Tournament. Will the game end if everyone’s strategy is to hang back and wait for others to kill each other? Will a novice beat the veteran? Only one way to find out is to listen on this Car Wars special episode. Roll the dice.

As Blue Samurai, The Costasorus, and Paul come down from their convention high they sit down with their new friends from the North, the podcast crew from Boards Alive. We talk to Bonnie about a Canadian geek delight, LANtasy Con, a nerdy convention in Victoria BC, March 10 and 11. Plus we talk to the Loree Parker of Norwescon as she gears up for the convention March 29 – April 1 at the SeaTac Double Tree. Also we talk to game developer Greg Corvitis, with Corvitis Games, about his new game Manok, a strategy board game about pirate smuggling.

Our GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest on Day three of the OrcaCon 2018. Listen to our podcast to get the latest for day three, Sunday, before you arrive. Roll the dice!

The whole GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest on Day one of OrcaCon 2018. Listen to our podcast to get the latest for day two, Saturday, before you arrive. Roll the dice!

The whole GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest on Day one of OrcaCon 2018. Listen to our podcast to get the latest for the Friday con before you arrive. Roll the dice!

Greg Pratt, the traveling Car Wars tournament runner, is on our show once again to talk about what con goers will expect at the OrcaCon Car Wars Tournament. Later we do an end of game review of all the games reviewed AND we announce the winner for the best games for Geeks of Cascadia! Time hacks: 6:00 Car Wars tournament at OrcaCon preview with Greg Pratt 19:50 End of the year review of Geeks Tabletop Game Review

After being on a long break we are back and we have a special guest Peter Adkison! Peter joined us to tell us his journey during Wizards of the Coast, GenCon, and being in the movie making business. Also listen to our Geeks Tabletop Game Review of the game Hotshots! Roll the dice. Time hacks: 16:00 Hot Shots game review 41:00 interview with Peter Adkison

We review Bunny Kingdon on our Geeks Tabletop Game Review segment. Later we get the latest update about OrcaCon from the Con Executive Director, Donna Prior. Roll the dice! NOTE: We will be putting out new episode a little slower then usual due to the holiday season and the lack of conventions. We get most of our content through conventions. If you have ideas about interviews or segments we could do contact us at geeksofcascadia@gmail.com

The GoC gang revisits David Carnahan with Alexandria RPG and we review Five Tribes on our Geeks Tabletop Game Review segment

If you’re thinking about running your own game store or you own one already? If so you should learn the dos and don’ts from an association of store owners and challenges are out there than this association can help you overcome. Also as a follow up to the interview we had last week with Realms RPG designer, Michael Miller, our Geeks Tabletop Game Review team reviews Realms RPG.

Realms RPG designer Michael Miller talks about his game. Up and coming game designer, Brandon Neal talks about his game involving lava and furniture and finally our Geeks Tabletop Game Review duo discuss a game review of the hot game Clank!

Tabletop game developer and TSR refugee Mike Selinker talks about his journey and Lone Shark Games. Plus a Geeks Tabletop Game Review of a new game called Great Western Trail. Of course tons of witty banter and blathering of nerdy stuff.

It’s a full episode with Tobias Drewry talking about Mesa Mundi and how their latest product, D20pro is enhancing the roleplaying experience. Afterwards our Geeks Tabletop Game Review duo tackle the app version of Race for the Galaxy. Local game developer, Adam Hockemeyer, gives us a look at his amazing card game called Ivion. We save the best for last as legendary fantasy artists Larry Elmore chats with Geeks of Cascadia.