In this episode: It’s our second episode of us playing Microscope together. After setting up the region of the Basket of Wells and some of the key events surrounding the […]
In this episode: It’s a very special episode as we try something new. We get together to play a game of Microscope, which is a game where you create a […]
In this episode: We are joined this week by guests Brenton Roberts and Sasa LeStrange to talk about cosplay and fashion. In the roundup, Evan’s been reading My Brother’s Husband […]
In this episode: We are joined by good pal Sye again to talk about our (not so recent) trip to Albury for Bordercon 2017 and all the fun games we […]
In this episode: (Sorry about the delay and the audio quality. It’s all Aaron’s fault.) We discuss hidden gems: things we love that aren’t as popular as we think they […]
In this episode: We discuss our unpopular faves: things we love that most other people don’t. In our roundup: Dan and Jackson have been watching Sense8; Jackson and Evan have […]
In this episode: We were at GX Australia 2017 and recap what we did there, the games we saw, and all the things we love about the convention. In our […]
In this episode: We talk about mashups and crossovers; why and how they work and our favourite ones. In our roundup: Dan was really into the letters L and G, […]
In this episode: We talk about villains that we love to hate, love to love and the role of tragedy and pathos in boners. In our roundup: Dan went to […]
I recently played a 3-player game of Microscope with my friends Jonathan and Steve. Microscope is a storytelling game where you explore the timeline of a nation, group or civilization […]
In this episode: We tackle the topic of genre and medium labels and how we deal with the stigma attached to certain labels when we try to share our hobbies […]
In this episode: We are joined by ol’ pal Ken Lee to chat about something that we all need and love: food. We discuss the representation of food in various […]
In this episode: We start off our first recording session of 2017 with a big catch up on what we’ve been up to during our holiday breaks, including some big […]
In this episode: We follow up on Part 1 and recount the things we loved from the back half of 2016, as well as our overall favourites. Episode link below […]
In this episode: We talk about worldbuilding and settings that we enjoy, covering what makes worldbuilding effective and fictional setting we would like to live in. In our roundup: Aaron […]
In this episode: It’s a big crossover podcast for Action Points and Victory Pointers as we all got together on the last day of PAX Aus 2016 to chat about […]
We were at PAX Aus 2016 and had a chat with some local creators about their projects, with the organizers behind the TGDA, and chat about connecting with the local […]
In this episode: We were at PAX Aus 2016 and we had a chat with some local (and one international guest) board game and video game creators about their projects. […]
Note: These suppositions, speculations, revelations and conclusions were reached and realized with the help of Killian (@FionnBran) after a couple of days of ruminating on the items, characters, events, and descriptions […]
In this episode: We talk about unlikable protagonists and why we end up liking or/and disliking them. We also take a digression into prawn cocktail crisps. In our round up: […]
I’m going to break a few rules with this GEEKY SHIT post. I don’t normally show off (nor collect for that matter) action figures. I don’t often bother with items […]
In this episode: We tackle the topic of gamer entitlement, spurred on by the furor around the marketing and release of No Man’s Sky. Also, Sye from the Victory Pointers […]
Evan has been drinking hard and playing hard. What started as a standard “Let’s Play” soon drove Evan to grog. His wife wishes he’d stop recording so many episodes in […]
Check out Evan’s latest video review! He’s terrible at racing games, so should you trust his review? Probably not! Evan’s YouTube channel
In this episode: We recount our favourite games, comics, movies and TV from the first half (give or take a few months) of 2016 and also gush about one of […]
We are joined by Sean Carroll of 93 Made Games to chat about Gen Con 2016 from the perspective of a publisher attending for the first time. Sean Carroll – […]
Bigshot Toyworks sits at the intersection of great design, cool IPs, and excellent production. Their work on Maddie, the Cthuloid My Little Pony inspired character, was followed up in 2015 […]
In this episode: We talk about emergent storytelling in games as Aaron has been playing Rimworld and encountering silly situations brought about by zany colonists. We also chat about things […]
As a toolset for budding game designers, RPG Maker has long been a staple of the scene. Silence! The Elder Speaks joins games like To The Moon in building a unique […]
In this episode: We gather together to talk about the social aspects of our geeky hobbies, spurred on by the release of worldwide hit Pokemon GO. In our round up: […]
In this episode: It’s Jackson’s turn in the hot seat as we ask him all the burning questions we’ve been holding on to, like: what’s that burning sensation? How many […]
Note: Please do not harass any of the parties involved in this odd situation. This morning offered one of the strangest experiences of my online life. I was told by a […]
Of all the villains modelled on The Joker’s brand of “anarchy for interest’s sake”, Orihara Izaya is easily the most stylish. The fact that he’s a villain at all is […]
We are joined by guests Phil Walker-Harding and David Harding (in a rare back-to-back appearance) to chat about their different paths taken in designing and publishing games, getting your foot […]
Warning: This article contains extensive spoilers for the Dark Souls series, and many terrible Dark Souls puns. I make no apologies. Unlike many other recent converts who have been drawn […]
In this episode: Adam returns to the podcast to talk about E3 and all the hype for video games out of it. I lie, we actually just talk about food […]
We were just in Albury for BorderCon, an annual board game convention that attracts plenty of board gamers from the surrounding states. While we were there, we caught up with […]
In this episode: There’s going to be some Overwatch in this episode. No escaping it. We talk about ethical game design, particularly in relation to representation and monetisation. We also […]
We are joined by consummate game designer, Philip duBarry to talk about designing games around experiences, working with intellectual property, getting games published in the era of Kickstarter, playtesting on […]
In this episode: First up, we’re super sorry we’ve been away for a while. This episode was recorded quite a while ago, but a combination of hardware failures and incredibly […]
In this episode: Be warned! This episode contains full spoilers for Mother 3! Welcome to an intimate evening with Evan and Kat, as they discuss their relationship with the 2006 JRPG, […]
Kim’s game, Monstrous, is now being shipped to backers! We also chat about shipping games, dexterity games and designing games with kids and families in mind. In the second half […]
In this episode: As foreshadowed, Adam is back for a fiver on the podcast as we talk about influential books in our lives (that are not Mother 3). In “what […]
Let’s get this out of the way – XCOM2 – a turn based tactical combat / strategy game – is an extraordinarily well crafted game, and is right now the […]
Kim and Sye have been busy attending some game industry conventions, GAMA in Las Vegas and the Australian Toy Hobby and Licensing Fair in Melbourne, so we catch up with […]
In this episode: We chat about the representation of faith in games and other media, which is code for “Evan gives a lecture on the representation of faith in Mother […]
We are joined by Allen Chang and Alistair Kearney from Rule & Make to discuss collaborating on designs, focusing on the core of games, Kickstarting a publishing company, communicating with […]
In this episode: We celebrate our 3rd anniversary by chatting about our favourite trilogies and other things that come in threes. We also take some time to answer some listener […]
Thanks to Degica Games and their efforts to bring a growing catalogue of Japanese indie and arcade classics (Mushihimesama, RPG Maker, Crimzon Clover, Muv-Luv, and many more) to Steam, we […]
We are joined by Matt Dunstan to discuss finding a community, collaborating on designs, how we come up with game ideas, working with publishers, and recognizing different philosophies of game […]
