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Monthly Archives: July 2014

The Action Points Podcast! Episode 44: Annie May Shen

July 31, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

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 […]

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Let’s Kill Trees: Dungeon Heroes

July 29, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

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, […]

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Board Games!, Full Review

Touch Winners: Dream Quest

July 24, 2014by aaronlime 8 Comments

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 […]

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Full Review, Video Games!

The internet: Destroying the generation gap since 1995

July 23, 2014by MostStrange Leave a comment

“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 […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 43: Shovels to Groundhogs

July 22, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

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 […]

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Touch Winners: Calculords

July 17, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

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 […]

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Full Review, Video Games!

Running the Nets: Sneaky Thiefses

July 17, 2014by adamkirkland Leave a comment

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 […]

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Board Games!, Netrunner

The Action Points Podcast! Episode 42: Zeerust Sci-Fi and Swimming Spies

July 16, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

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 […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 41: A Crooked Mile In Sheep’s Clothing

July 8, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

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 […]

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Hyper-cube: More than one way to draft sweet magical cards.

July 5, 2014by CallanHP Leave a comment

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.

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Game Design, Magic: the Gathering

The Action Points Podcast! Episode 40: Kickstarters and Dimension-Hopping Sociopaths

July 1, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

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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