The Action Points Podcast! Episode 114 – Our Favourites of 2015
In this episode: Adam is back! Who knew scheduling a podcast for Australian and American timezones would be so tricky??? In this episode we look back at the year 2015 […]
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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 113 – The Incredibly Late Christmas Episode
In this episode: This episode was recorded all the way back in mid-December, but since I was busy holidaying back home in Malaysia and then eating way too much over […]
Victory Pointers 006 – Designing Board Games in Malaysia at KotakCon Mini
One of the things we want to do on this podcast is examine what it’s like to make games outside the European and American hotbeds of the industry. I was […]
Victory Pointers 005 – MeepleCon 2015
One last convention related podcast to end the year. Sye and I checked out what was on at MeepleCon, and chatted with Mathew Utting (organizer of MeepleCon) and fellow game […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 112 – Mastering Nothing with Sharona
In this episode: Sharona (of Popculture-y) joins us to chat about the Netflix original series, Master of None, representation and food. We also chat about what we’ve been up to […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 111 – Hobby Enablers
In this episode: We gather around the sharing tree to share how we indulge our consumerist popular media interests via online tools i.e. we chat about what we use online […]
Victory Pointers 004 – Convention Pointers from PAX Aus 2015
We close out the month with the last of our PAX-related podcast episodes. Join us as we share our experiences at the convention and also share tips on how to […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 110b – PAXtraordinary Convention Food Wrap Up
In this episode: We’re joined by Ken Lee of the Hyper Pixelcast for a wrap-up of PAX Australia and what games and experiences delighted us at the convention. We also […]
Victory Pointers Episode 003 – Indie Board Game Designers at PAX Australia 2015
Aaron interviewed some indie board game designers, publishers and artists while he was at PAX Australia 2015. Listen on to find out what’s going on here in Australia. Episode link […]
Session Report: Incubator Meetup – October 2015
This last Incubator event was our second ever daytime one, and though we has slightly less people attending than the first one, we still saw a whole bunch of different […]
Victory Pointers Episode 002 – Growing Local Board Game Design Communities
This was a panel that Aaron organized at PAX Australia 2015, titled “Growing Local Board Game Design Communities”. Here’s the panel description: “No designer is an island. You’ll need people […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 110a – PAXceptional Indie Video Games
In this episode: We were just at PAX Australia this weekend and spent some time chatting with some indie video game developers about the games that they were showing at […]
Victory Pointers Episode 001 – Designing Board Games in Australia
Welcome to the first ever episode of the Victory Pointers podcast! In our inaugural show, we talk about what it’s like to be designing board games in Australia. The panel […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 109 – Rhythm Games are Hard
In this episode: This is an odd one. There’s a lot of puerile talk and sniggering, but hopefully we can make it through together. We talk about hard, pounding beats […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 108 – Box Farts and PAX Tabletop with Melissa Rogerson
In this episode: We are joined by Melissa Rogerson of PAX Aus Tabletop and Boardgames Australia to chat about running one of the biggest tabletop events of the year and […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 107 – Aussie Indies and Rolling Babies with Chris, Jason, Nicole, and Sanatana
In this episode: It’s a long episode as we attempt the inadvisable and have 7 people on an episode. We chat with Aussie indie game developers Chris Johnson (Expand), Jason […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 106 – Getting Excited for Nerd Christmas
In this episode: Jackson joins us in this episode to talk about what we’ve been playing and watching lately and we discuss new releases we are excited about in the […]
Aaron’s Games Played Digest – September 2015
Here we go for September. I was in Sydney for the month, so I didn’t get to go to my regular groups but it was really nice to visit other […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 105 – They See Me Ragnarolling Through the Norse Apocalypse
In this episode: We’re joined again by Jason Kotzur-Yang to chat about his latest Kickstarter project, Ragnaroll. We talk about thematic integration and learning about your own design sensibilities. In […]
Session Report: Incubator Meetup – September 2015
Initially, I wasn’t going to make it to September’s meetup as I would be/am still away in Sydney. Justin had other commitments as well, but Stefan was going to be […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 104 – All The Spoilers For All The Endings
In this episode: The whole gang is back together again! We talk about endings that we love and hate, and spoil many endings along the way. In roundup: Adam is […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 103: Authorship Engines Are Go!
In this episode: Aaron is on a little trip to Sydney, so he podcrashes The Game Engine Podcast, and also get Andrew, John and Paul all over our show. While […]
Aaron’s Games Played Digest – August 2015
I’m hoping to do these digests monthly, although this took me way longer to write than July’s since I had a break of 2 weekends without board games in July […]
How to #RuinABoardGame With Excessive Puns: A Pointless Analysis
I enjoy @midnight a lot, although I haven’t been keeping up with it regularly. One thing they do that’s pretty fun to join in is the Hashtag Wars that occur […]
Aaron’s Adventures in New Media: Unboxing on Periscope
I tried out Periscope for the first time this week, and decided to try streaming myself unboxing some brand new game purchases. Since I’m away from home on a work […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 102: Wet Hot Sequels
In this episode: Spurred mainly by our massive enjoyment of Wet Hot American Summer and its sequel Netflix series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, we chat about […]
Session Report: Incubator Meetup – August 2015
I missed out on the bulk of July’s Incubator session as I flew off to Japan on that night, but I was very excited to be back in the swing […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 101: Getting Crafty with Alan and Josh
In this episode: We are joined by Alan Sutcliffe and Josh Sommerfeld, currently Kickstarting Crafted Labs, to talk about 3D printing and making things. Download link below or on iTunes, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 100: We Can Fix It In Post
In this episode: We get a little self-indulgent as we celebrate episode 100! Also, we try to give away a bunch of games to you but aren’t great at organizing […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 99: Rocket Sports Are Way Better Than Boring Regular Sports
In this episode: We gush about our latest multiplayer game love: Rocket League! We also talk about our experiences with other sports games and sports-like games. In the round up, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 98: Getting CatTube Famous with Josh and Liam
In this episode: Aaron chats with the creators of CatTube Famous, Josh Harvey and Liam Alkamraikhi about their successfully funded Kickstarter project, game jams, cats, emus, game aesthetics, web addresses, […]
Aaron’s Games Played Digest – July 2015
How was July for board games? Pretty great. I played a bunch of great new games, especially at Mark’s New House Con and managed to play some old favourites as […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 97: Travels and Voyages
In this episode: Aaron just got back from a trip to Japan and Adam was away in the United States of America for a bit, so we talk about our […]
Session Report: Incubator Playtest Day – June 2015
What’s an Incubator Day? Apologies for this horrendously late session report for June’s Incubator event. The June event was actually a bigger affair than usual, as it was held in […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 96: Comics and Cons with Fred Atkins
In this episode: We chat about a whole bunch of comics and comic-related news as we are joined by Fred Atkins, from our friendly local comic shop and writer of […]
Embassy Cast Episode 13 – The Voyages of Marco Polo and Spiel 2015
It’s been two and a bit months and we hope you’ve been well. We certainly have been aside from coughing up bits of our lungs over the winter, but you […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 95: Ask Aaron Anything
In this episode: It’s Aaron’s turn in the hot seat as we get him to answer a bunch of questions sourced from our friends and enemies. Also, Aaron reviews The […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 94: Party Games Against Huge Manatees
In this episode: We get together to play a bunch of party games and discuss them. One of the games we cover is Cards Against Humanity, which is a game […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 93: Squidkids Grow Up Into SplatE3ns (FIXED)
In this episode: Guess who’s been playing Splatoon? It’s all of us. But mostly Evan. Evan is a squid now. We just have to accept that fact. A delicious, crunchy, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 92: Pervasive Playup with Dr. Kate Raynes-Goldie
In this episode: Aaron chats with Dr. Kate Raynes-Goldie about pervasive games, playtesting pervasive and tabletop games, running a playtest event, and games with a socially conscious bent. I had […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 91: Ale and Tall Tales with Dylan Shearer and Aaron Sparke
In this episode: The board game focus continues on the podcast, as Aaron chats with Dylan Shearer and Aaron Sparke of Table Tyrant Games. Their Kickstarter for Tavern Fame will […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 90: Bordercon 2015 Road Trip with Sye Robertson and Brendan Reith
In this episode: Aaron was at Bordercon over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend at the start of June. Joined by travel companions Sye and Brendan, we chat about the games, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 89: Getting Monstrous with Kim Brebach
In this episode: Aaron chats with Kim Brebach of Secret Base Games, currently Kickstarting the monster-throwing game of Monstrous. We chat about Kickstarter, shipping woes, lowering barriers for Kickstarter backers, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 88: Virtual Fighting and BAM 7 with Daniel Chlebowczyk and Perfect Legend
In this episode: Aaron and Evan checked out Battle Arena Melbourne 7 and had a chat with organizer Daniel Chlebowczyk and digital butt-kicker extraordinaire Perfect Legend. The lovely Kat joins […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 87: Incubating with Justin Halliday and Stefan Barton-Ross
In this episode: I chat with my co-admins for the Games Laboratory Incubator group, Justin Halliday and Stefan Barton-Ross. We talk about how we got into board game design, what […]
Embassy Cast Episode 12 – Special Guests Grace & Rui
You may think “But CBE, it looks like you’re just getting your friends who you board game with on your show as guests” but you’d be absolutely 100% correct because that […]
Session Report: Incubator Meetup – May 2015
Getting Started A few things have changed since the last time I wrote about the first Incubator meetup back in October 2014. I’ve since stepped up my involvement and I’m […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 86: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Matt Dunstan
In this episode: I interview Matt Dunstan, designer of Relic Runners, and co-designer of Empire Engine and (Kennerspiel 2015 nominee!) Elysium. We talk about the different board game design communities […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 85: Ask Dan Anything
In this episode: It’s time for another podcast host interview! This time we quiz Dan about his not-so-secret origins, things that he loves, and his special moves. In our weekly […]
Adventures at Hot Value Mart: Backstroke of the Knock-Off Chinese Toys
I was recently back in Malaysia and Jeannie was kind enough to take me out on a great date, involving that most entertaining of pastimes: marveling at Chinese knock-off toys […]
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