The Action Points Podcast! Episode 44: Annie May Shen
In this episode: That title is possibly the worst I’ve ever crafted. ANYWAYS. In this episode, Daniel gives us a report from the Carnegie Comics Market and we review Splendor […]
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Let’s Kill Trees: Dungeon Heroes
If you’re familiar with the fantasy gaming genre, you should be familiar with the concept of a dungeon crawl or a dungeon delve. Many games are based on this concept, […]
Touch Winners: Dream Quest
I’ve previously written about using the deckbuilding mechanic to represent progression in a role-playing game here, here and here. Personally, I’m still working on a design which has this as […]
The internet: Destroying the generation gap since 1995
“You still play Minecraft?” The 5 year old boy from our church forgets that Minecraft wasn’t around when I was his age. His confusion mirrors that of my students. They […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 43: Shovels to Groundhogs
In this episode: Evan and Adam gush about Shovel Knight, we spend some time (hurrr) reviewing the latest entry into the Tom Cruise sci-fi movie oeuvre: Edge of Tomorrow, and […]
Touch Winners: Calculords
There’s a class of number puzzle where you’re given a string of numbers and you have to arrange them into a working equation using either any or a certain set […]
Running the Nets: Sneaky Thiefses
With the release of Honor and Profit (my copy taking its sweet time to finally arrive here in Oz) I finally had the pieces I needed to try out my […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 42: Zeerust Sci-Fi and Swimming Spies
In this episode: Retro sci-fi! Naked swimming clubs! Rubbing anime girls! Wartime detectives! In this episode, Aaron reviews some comic books, Evan watches old anime and plays bullet hell doujin […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 41: A Crooked Mile In Sheep’s Clothing
In this episode: Spoiler Alert! We have some post-game discussion about Episodes 3 and 4 of The Wolf Among Us, punching Jack, and our wishlist of properties that we would […]
Hyper-cube: More than one way to draft sweet magical cards.
Cube is a fantastic format, in that it is essentially ‘design your own limited environment’, and this means your personal Cube can be built in such a way as to promote which ever sort of gameplay you and your playgroup enjoy the most. Where Aaron aims for EDH-like insanity, I aim for Legacy-like interactions.
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 40: Kickstarters and Dimension-Hopping Sociopaths
In this episode: Evan and Aaron talk about their experiences with Kickstarter and also review a whole bunch of comics, games and anime in this cozy episode. Things we talk […]
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