Dicing With Design: Role Playing, Wargaming, Card games & Board Game Design

It’s Episode 2 and we’re talking Smallworld, board game design, online gaming and, for some reason cardboard… What’s We’re Talking This is a live episode, recorded after Grant and I met up for a few drinks and a lot of games. Mostly, we played Smallworld, with a couple of games of Dwarves of King’s Hold […]

00:01:45 Updates – RAEX games, kickstarter, Once upon a time, B movie, Battlestar Galactica, Lords of War, Blackbox Games, Sedition Wars, DreadBall, Pro Wrasslin’ Battle Royale, Drive Thru RPG, XCOM 00:15:00 Joe tells us about developments on the Warpack fantasy battles system – Warpack, Warhammer Fantasy Battles, The Wheel of Time. 00:27:15 World Building: Playing games in popular culture settings, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit. 00:38:10 World Building: Specific gaming settings – Legend of the 5 Rings, Eclipse Phase, Eternal Contenders, When Worlds Collide. 00:59:40 Contact Details and Outros. In this episode Joe gives us an update on the developments to his forthcoming fantasy battle game, Warpack. Then we get into a discussion about world design – playing in literary and cinematic worlds, custom gaming worlds and building games worlds from scratch. The post Episode 18 – World Building Part 1 appeared first on Dicing With Design: Role Playing, Wargaming, Card games & Board Game Design Podcast....

Big units of troops marching across a scenery packed 6 by 4 table – there’s no aesthetic quite like it. For most of us growing up, there was only one option when it came to fighting out mass fantasy battles and that was Warhammer. And whilst the Old World is returning at some point in the future, there really is no need to hang around waiting on that day, whenever it might be. There are plenty of good Warhammer alternatives you can pick up and start playing today. For starters, there’s absolutely nothing to stop you from playing whatever edition of the game you own or liked the best. There are also projects like The 9th Age and Warhammer Orchard Edition which remain lovingly supported by their own respected communities. Then there’s Kings of War by Mantic games. This is perhaps the most famous and popular of the Warhammer alternatives out there on the market today. You can use your old and existing miniatures to play this game, or buy from Mantic’s ever-increasing range of original units and figures. On a previous episode of the Tabletop Miniaure Hobby Podcast we heard from Joe McCullough who’s most famous for games like Frostgrave, Stargrave, and Rangers of Shadowdeep. Joe has also created one of the big Warhammer alternatives out there though, in the form of Oathmark. Have a listen to our episode with Joe to find out more, or, check out our roundup of miniature agnostic games. A lesser-known (but still definitely worth checking out) game is Mayhem by award-winning game designer Brent Spivey. Brent is known for a popular sci-fi skirmish game called Rogue Planet. Mayhem is his mass fantasy battles contribution and lends itself particularly well to dropping down to 10mm or even 6mm scale wargaming. Warpack – A Diceless Mass Fantasy Battle Game On this episode, we’re adding another option to the ever-growing list of Warhammer alternatives. It’s called Warpack, and we’re going to hear all about it from the game’s creator, Joe Prince of Prince of Darkness Games. Here, we’ll learn about the game’s mechanics and structure. This includes its use of a deck of playing cards rather than dice to work our way through the tactics and turns. We’ll also find out a bit about the motivations and inspirations that lead Joe to create Warpack, and, naturally, we’ll chat a bit about Games Workshop. You can get a copy of Warpack by supporting Joe on his Patreon, and you can also follow him on Twitter at @JoeJPrince.

Find out which games helped introduce us and win us over to the miniature and tabletop world. The post Games You Love, Games You Loved | Dicing With Design Episode 32 appeared first on Dicing With Design: Role Playing, Wargaming, Card games & Board Game Design Podcast.

Hey folks! I wanted to tell you about another show we’ve been working on, called Hostile Worlds. It’s a documentary drama crossover show, set in space, which aims to take the humble science podcast and inject a bit of fun. We’ll be piloting our ship around the most dangerous places in the universe, trying not to freeze, boil, blow ourselves up or succumb to any of the other grisly fates that await any daring (or stupid) space explorer. If you’re into games and geekery, then this might be right up your street! You can subscribe on the Hostile Worlds website. Enjoy! What’s Hostile Worlds All About? Join us on a journey to some of the most inhospitable, humbling, and frighteningly beautiful places in the known universe. Hostile Worlds is podcast that helps you explore alien landscapes all from the comfort of your headphones. From the freezing hydrocarbon oceans of Titan, to the scorched, suffocating wastes of Venus – we’ll take you on an immersive audio tour to all the places you’d die to see… and places you’d die if you saw. You’ll join the crew of The Tardigrade, an all-purpose vehicle that can float, fly, dive, and dig through any environment in the universe. There, you’ll learn all the facts you’ll ever need to act as THE space exploration authority down your local pub on a Friday night. Hostile Worlds is a unique documentary/audio drama hybrid – brought to you by the folks at ThePodcastHost.com The post Introducing, Hostile Worlds appeared first on Dicing With Design: Role Playing, Wargaming, Card games & Board Game Design Podcast.

In this episode we have an update on PWBR and a look at Warhammer End Times. Enjoy!Episode 29 – Warhammer End Times 00:00:00 Introductions 00:04:10 What we’ve been playing: WWC, Rolemaster, Battlestar Galactica, Pegasus Expansion, Pass the Bomb, Insecurity, Contenders, Space Hulk, Warpack, Warhammer, Pretenders, Clash of Clans 00:39:10 Pro Wrasslin’ Battle Royale – Kickstarter update 00:42:25 We discuss the implications of Warhammer End Times and what’s in store for 9th Edition Warhammer. Contact us at dicinwithdesign.com The post Episode 29 – Warhammer End Times appeared first on Dicing With Design: Role Playing, Wargaming, Card games & Board Game Design Podcast.

Important news: The Dungeon Saga Podcast has its own feed now. If you’re subscribing through the Dicing with Design feed then from now on you’ll want to subscribe to the feed “Dungeon Saga Podcast” through whatever app you use. You can still find the episodes on www.dicingwithdesign.com as they come out. This epidode brings us up to date with the stretch goals which have been reached up til tonight. Get in touch: @grantsensei, www.dicingwithdesign.com The post Dungeon Saga Podcast 03 – Day 2 Stretch Goals appeared first on Dicing With Design: Role Playing, Wargaming, Card games & Board Game Design Podcast.

Welcome everyone to a short introductory episode of the unofficial Dungeon Saga Podcast. Over the course of the next month I’m aiming to keep you up to date with news and opinions on Mantic Games Kickstarter project.If you want to get in touch with any ideas for the show go to www.dicingwithdesign.com. Edit: While itunes is confirming the feed for the new podcast, you can keep up to dates with the episodes by subscribing to the main Dicing with Design podcast. Happy questing! Grant The post Dungeon Saga Podcast – Episode 1 appeared first on Dicing With Design: Role Playing, Wargaming, Card games & Board Game Design Podcast.

In this special episode Grant talks to Danny Boyle about his roleplaying game Those Who Play, a narrative-focused roleplaying system. With only a few days left to go on the kickstarter, you can find out more from the following: www.thosewhoplaygame.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/diamondblood/those-who-play-a-narrative-focused-role-playing-sy twitter.com/FungeonMaster Feeding BritCaster.com The post Episode 25 – Those Who Play Kickstarter interview with Danny Boyle appeared first on Dicing With Design: Role Playing, Wargaming, Card games & Board Game Design Podcast.

Welcome to the latest episode! This time, our main topic is solo gaming and Joe tells us about his solo roleplaying game, Swords of the Skultakers. Our updates went into some depth about a few games, and we stayed focused enough to make them mini topics in themselves. Hope you enjoy! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:30 X Wing first impressions 00:10:00 Ankh Morpork overview 00:18:10 Warpack Updates 00:26:24 News! Including Chaos Reborn, Tidal Games, In Security, Warhammer Wood Elves 00:34:15 Main Topic: solo games – Digital v Analogue, Deus Ex, Fighting Fantasy, XCOM, Swords of the Skulltakers, Hikikomori, How to Host a Dungeon, Rolemaster, Traveller, Beloved The post Episode 23 – Solo Gaming, Swords of the Skulltakers, X Wing and DreadBall appeared first on Dicing With Design: Role Playing, Wargaming, Card games & Board Game Design Podcast.

In this episode Colin is talking to Paco from G*M*S Magazine. The main topic is their current project Dice and Slice – a web TV show centred around gaming and cookery. Yep, unusual combo, I know, but when you hear Paco tell us about it, you’ll find out why! We’re talking gaming history, the background of GMS Magazine, how to go about producing a web tv show, shiny new equipment and a couple of games that Paco’s currently developing. If you want to find out more about GMS itself, including tonnes of existing content, unboxing videos and a whole lot more, pop over to G*M*S Magazine. And to have a look at the Kickstarter get on over to Dice and Slice. Leave us a Voice Message! You might notice a shiny new button over there on the right hand side – it’s our new Speakpipe! By clicking that button, you can leave us a voice recording to play on the show. We’d love to get some new voices on there so please leave us a message. Here’s some ideas on what you can record: [list type=”arrow”] Ask us a question about games design or design in general Leave some feedback on the show – tell us what’s good and what’s bad Tell us what you want to hear about on a future episode Leave a short review of a game (it’ll need to be under 90s…) and we’ll play it on here! Give us some general abuse! Anything that’ll get you speaking to us 🙂 [/list] Looking forward to hearing from you! The post Episode 21 – Dicin’ and Slicin’ With G*M*S Magazine: Designing a Great TV Show appeared first on Dicing With Design: Role Playing, Wargaming, Card games & Board Game Design Podcast.

00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:35 Martin Vaux joins us to talk Lords of War – a Kickstarter update 00:19:55 Martin tells us how he went about creating a world for the game. 00:51:15 The GM of our When Worlds Collide Campaign joins us to discuss how he created a world for us to game in. 01:31:05 Outro and contact details The post Episode 19 – World Building Part 2 appeared first on Dicing With Design: Role Playing, Wargaming, Card games & Board Game Design Podcast.

In this episode, we’re thrilled to be joined by Martin Vaux, co-designer of Lords of War card game. We discuss the game, the Kickstarter for the new expansion, Templars vs Undead, and all things gaming. Unfortunately, the sound quality won’t be as high as you’ve come to expect from your hosts, but Martin sounded great and he’s the one you’ll be interested in anyway! The post Ep 17 – A Chat with Lords of War on their New Wargaming Card Game Crossover appeared first on Dicing With Design: Role Playing, Wargaming, Card games & Board Game Design Podcast.