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Category Archives: Greater Geekery

The Action Points Podcast! Episode 111 – Hobby Enablers

December 4, 2015by aaronlime Leave a comment

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 […]

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How to #RuinABoardGame With Excessive Puns: A Pointless Analysis

September 12, 2015by aaronlime Leave a comment

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 […]

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Board Games!, Greater Geekery, TV!

The Action Points Podcast! Episode 100: We Can Fix It In Post

August 27, 2015by aaronlime 2 Comments

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 […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 99: Rocket Sports Are Way Better Than Boring Regular Sports

August 19, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

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, […]

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Adventures at Hot Value Mart: Backstroke of the Knock-Off Chinese Toys

May 6, 2015by aaronlime 5 Comments

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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Greater Geekery

GEEKY SHIT: Makoto Tachibana, Haruka Nanase and Shikinami Asuka Langley figures by Alter

November 11, 2014by MostStrange 6 Comments

Free! – Tachibana Makoto – ALTAiR – 1/8 (Alter, Hobby Stock) Welcome to round 2 (fight!) of Geeky Shit! Today’s unwanted barrage of geek tedium is brought to you by […]

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Anime!, Full Review, Geeky Shit!, Greater Geekery, Musings, Opinions

Introducing the Embassy Cast

September 4, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

2014 has been a very exciting time for us here at the Action Points Podcast. After a year of podcasting and finding our feet, this year we started reaching out […]

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Board Games!, Embassy Cast, Greater Geekery, News

The Action Points Podcast! Episode 48: Getting Popculture-y with Sharona

August 22, 2014by aaronlime 4 Comments

In this episode: With Adam and Dan out of town, Aaron and Evan sit down for a chat with Sharona Lin of Popculture-y. We discuss our reaction to Marvel’s latest […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 46: What Makes a Geek

August 12, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We get together to discuss what makes a geek and how each of us approaches our geekdom. Audio is a bit wonky on this since we tried […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 45: Fate Coins with Mark Morrison

August 5, 2014by aaronlime 4 Comments

In this episode: Aaron goes it alone this episode and sits down for a chat with Mark Morrison of Campaign Coins, discussing their first foray into Kickstarter with metal Fate […]

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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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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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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 38: Free Comic Book Day 2014

June 18, 2014by aaronlime 3 Comments

In this episode: It’s a very belated recap of Free Comic Book Day 2014, and Adam gives us his perspective as a non-fan at his first ever Free Comic Book […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 37: Nathan Teo of Cafe Myriade

June 11, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: We talk to Nathan Teo, owner of Cafe Myriade in Perth about getting into board gaming and running a board game cafe. We also talk about gender […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 36: Plastic Nostalgia for Mother and Misery

April 14, 2014by aaronlime 7 Comments

In this episode: We talk about the finale to How I Met Your Mother, Burial at Sea, The LEGO Movie and the G.I. Jeff episode of Community and how they […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 33: Casting Wolves at Unwritten Jazz Punks

March 11, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: We discuss some (very outdated) comic book movie casting news, trailers, movie adaptations of Halo, Warcraft, Magic: the Gathering and Assassin’s Creed and adaptations of Neil Gaiman’s […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 32: Madoka Covers Racy Reimaginings

February 12, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: Meteor-sized spoilers once again as Evan reviews the 3rd Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie a.k.a. End Of Madoka-lion. We also talk a bit about the dust up […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 31: 2013 Recap

February 3, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We take a moment (or hour) to reflect on geek culture/media from the past year. Our hosts Aaron, Daniel, Evan and Adam discuss their favourite video games, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 29: Wolf Among the Small Screens

January 27, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: MASSIVE SPOILERS once again, as we talk about all the TV shows and anime that ended the past 2012/2013 season. We also discuss some new and returning […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 21: Everything and Manifest 2013

September 26, 2013by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: Evan catches us up on all the happenings at Manifest 2013 and we review everything we can! Spiel de Jahres 2013 winner Hanabi and nominee Augustus; Sharknado!; […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 20: Pacific Rim and the Dice Tower Awards

September 26, 2013by MostStrange Leave a comment

In this episode: We discuss the joys of Pacific Rimming. Daniel gets very upset by fake Aussie accents. We all discuss our pooping habits at length. We get our anime […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 19: Dota 2 and Ouya

September 23, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We have special guests Wern and Mark on to talk with us about the official release of Dota 2 and the release of the Ouya! (Apologies for […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 18: Oz Comic-Con and Man of Steel

September 3, 2013by aaronlime 2 Comments

In this episode: Adam returns as a guest to offer a layman’s (read: not a comic reader) perspective on Man of Steel. The three regular geeks give their post Aus […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 17a: PAX AUS 2013

August 9, 2013by MostStrange 4 Comments

In this episode: We talk about stacks at PAX Aus! Woo! We got to test the Oculus Rift, played some great local and international indie titles (Duet, Tasty Fish, Johann […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 16: Origins Awards and Expansions

July 16, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We discuss some of the winners of the 39th Origins Awards and look at some board game news coming out of the convention, mostly information relating to […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 14: Reminiscence of Anime and Manga with Jeevan J

July 3, 2013by aaronlime 2 Comments

In this episode: We have another guest! Jeevan J, friend and fellow fan of things anime and manga related joins us to talk about our biggest anime influences, J-idols, waifus, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 13: The 2012-2013 TV Season Retrospective

June 22, 2013by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: An extra long episode on TV – We talk about Matt Smith’s departure from Doctor Who, and look back on some TV shows that we have been […]

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PAX AUS 2013 Schedule Planning

June 21, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

The theatre schedule for PAX Australia has been revealed! I’ve also just received my 3 day passes in the mail and gotten my leave all cleared. It’s a super exciting […]

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Greater Geekery, News

Six Word Summaries

May 30, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

In the most recent podcast, Daniel reminded me of something I did long ago in the mists of time, when the year was 2009. I wrote some six-word summaries of […]

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Board Games!, Comic Books!, Greater Geekery, Lame, Musings, Video Games!

You got your Deckbuilding Peanut Butter in my RPG Chocolate

September 12, 2012by aaronlime 5 Comments

So, Mike Krahulik (Gabe) from Penny Arcade is designing a deckbuilding RPG. From what I’ve read about it, it sounds like it has great potential and I am excited to […]

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Board Games!, Game Design, Greater Geekery, Musings

Star Wars Uncut

January 24, 2012by aaronlime Leave a comment

This piece of awesomeness was just brought to my attention: The entire Star Wars movie recreated in 15 second segments by fans of the series. I have yet to watch […]

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Greater Geekery, News

Brickvention 2012

January 24, 2012by aaronlime Leave a comment

Yesterday (Sunday, 22 Jan 2012) I made the trek to Melbourne Town Hall with some friends for Brickvention 2012. The models were amazing, and I wish I could have spent […]

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Greater Geekery

The Pillars of the Conchords

January 1, 2012by aaronlime Leave a comment

I was watching The Pillars of the Earth the other day with Jeannie, and I could not get over how much William Hamleigh (played by David Oakes) reminds me of […]

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Greater Geekery, Musings

My Top Five Musicals

December 15, 2011by aaronlime Leave a comment

I was just listening to the Major Spoilers Top Five podcast, and this week’s topic was Top Five Musicals. I’ve posted a comment there, but I thought I would repost […]

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Greater Geekery, Musings

Novvember 2011

December 3, 2011by aaronlime Leave a comment

Do you like LEGO? If you do, and you don’t already know about it, I’m going to tell you about Novvember. Every year, many members of the LEGO online fan […]

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Greater Geekery, Links

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