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Category Archives: First Impression

The Action Points Podcast! Episode 116 – The Wars in Our Stars

February 24, 2016by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: We finally get around to chatting about Star Wars Episode VII at length, since Evan was the last holdout who had not seen it. We talk about […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 114 – Our Favourites of 2015

January 24, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

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

January 17, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

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 […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 112 – Mastering Nothing with Sharona

December 13, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

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 […]

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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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Aaron’s Games Played Digest – September 2015

October 5, 2015by aaronlime Leave a comment

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 […]

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Aaron’s Games Played Digest – August 2015

September 14, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

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 […]

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Aaron’s Games Played Digest – July 2015

August 10, 2015by aaronlime 2 Comments

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 […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 97: Travels and Voyages

August 6, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

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 […]

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Citizens of Earth: An RPG in the key of EarthBound

January 21, 2015by MostStrange 2 Comments

I’m only a few hours into Citizens of Earth, and already I’m overjoyed. EarthBound lives on! It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of the Mother Series (EarthBound being […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 65: Shooting Kewpie Mayo Everywhere is Dangerous

November 25, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: Now that we’re done with PAX on the podcast, it’s time to talk about things that aren’t videogames. So we talk about some videogames. Damn. We chat […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 63c: PAX Aus 2014 Part 3 – PAXtravagant Lifestyles

November 21, 2014by aaronlime 5 Comments

In this episode: It’s the third and final part of our podcast coverage of PAX Australia 2014. We talk about some more games we checked out and final impressions of […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 64: Wrestlin’ Crits with Al Caynes

November 19, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: We interrupt the PAX Australia 2014 coverage to bring you this interview with Al Caynes of Hittin Crits, Senyac Games and El Luchador Fantastico Grande. I checked […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 63b: PAX Aus 2014 Part 2 – PAXtracurricular Activities

November 12, 2014by aaronlime 6 Comments

In this episode: In part 2 of our PAX Aus 2014 coverage, we cover the tabletop side of PAX. We also interview some indie board game designers behind Robots & […]

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PAX AUS 2014 Indie Games Roundup

November 12, 2014by MostStrange 1 Comment

Welcome to the first of (hopefully) many PAX Aus reports from the Action Points Crew! Head on over to the podcast to hear interviews with all these developers, or read […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 63a: PAX Aus 2014 Part 1 – PAXtraterrestrial Beings

November 7, 2014by aaronlime 8 Comments

In this episode: In part 1 of our PAX Aus 2014 coverage, we recap the PAX weekend sounding really tired but also pretty pumped from all the cool stuff that […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 62: Couching Trigger, Hidden Drag-and-Drop

October 29, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We haven’t had an episode without a guest for while, so we get rambly as we talk about some couch multiplayer games that we’ve been playing. Evan […]

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Mother 3 Chapter 1: Night of the Funeral

October 26, 2014by MostStrange 9 Comments

“What is Mother 3, you ask? It’s strange, beautiful and heart-breaking. It was never released in English (and probably never will be), so fans created an unofficial English translation. It […]

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Phantasmal – An Action Points Playthrough

September 29, 2014by MostStrange 2 Comments

Evan treads where Aaron dares not… in the randomly generated horror title, Phantasmal. Currently up on Kickstarter and on Steam’s Greenlight, Phantasmal has to reach $15,000NZD by Friday, October the 10th, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 46a: Oz Comic Con 2014

August 14, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: In this mini-episode, Evan and Aaron give a recap of Oz Comic Con 2014 and surprisingly some of the video games they played there, including Super Smash […]

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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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Screencheat beta playtest! Cheating’s the best!

August 6, 2014by MostStrange 3 Comments

Watch us flail around blindly in the broad daylight! The Action Points Crew got to shoot each other in the multiplayer, split-screen FPS Screencheat. This video was recorded during the […]

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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 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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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 39: Madoka Movie Marathon

June 26, 2014by aaronlime 3 Comments

In this episode: WARNING: MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR ALL THINGS MADOKA. Evan had us over for a marathon of all 3 Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movies – Beginnings, Eternal and Rebellion, […]

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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 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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Let’s Kill Trees: Airlines Europe

February 20, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

Airlines Europe Designed by Alan R. Moon Published by Rio Grande Games At the most recent WABA Mount Claremont meetup, I had the pleasure of joining in on a game […]

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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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Shuffling Up: Born of the Gods Prerelease

February 6, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

I enjoy shuffling up some Magical Cards from time to time. It’s part of my yearly quota for my Geek Card renewal. (It’s like a Green Card, but it only […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 30: All the Spiels

January 27, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: We get together to review a whole truckload of board games that we played including The Manhattan Project, Sentinels of the Multiverse, Forbidden Desert, Trains and the […]

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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 28: A Steam-y Discussion

January 26, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: Adam joins us as we discuss Valve’s announcements of the SteamOS, Steam Machines and the Steam Controller. Aaron also shares his enjoyment of the dubstep gun in […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 27: Theros Noble Magical Experience

December 19, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: I round up some Magic-playing friends (frequent podcast guest/co-host Adam, Jonathan and Gerald) to talk about Magic, and the (then) new release of the Theros expansion. We […]

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Session Report: WABA Decembacon 2013 – 14 December 2013

December 18, 2013by aaronlime 5 Comments

I’m back in Perth for work, for what is starting to become a trend of yearly work relocation. I was in Canberra for 3 months in 2011 and Perth for […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 26: Reading Comics with Evan

December 16, 2013by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: Evan was over at my place so we fired up a mic and talked about some comics we read. Comics included Porcelain: A Gothic Fairytale, Cyborg 009, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 24: Horse Master Korra Batman CCG

November 6, 2013by aaronlime 2 Comments

In this episode: We talk about Batman, Ponies, Horses, Horse Mastery, and some superhero themed board games. Note: Massive spoilers for Horse Master. Lots of talk about horses, Magic: the […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 23: Brothers A Tale of Two Sons

October 31, 2013by aaronlime 5 Comments

In this episode: MASSIVE SPOILERS as we discuss Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons in detail. (Spoiler alert: I liked it). We also talk about some of our highest rated […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 22: Erotic Dubstep Scallop Pies

October 13, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We have a more manga-centric comic review session, and Evan also covers some anthology comics that he’s been reading. In video games, we talk about Divekick and […]

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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 17b: E3, Videogames and The Last of Us

August 21, 2013by aaronlime 2 Comments

In this episode: We are joined by Adam to talk about the news and upcoming games we are excited about out of E3 2013, including The Great Microsoft Backpedal with […]

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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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Board Games Recap: October 2012 – April 2013

May 18, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

It’s been quite a while since I’ve done a weekend gaming recap or written pretty much anything solely board game related. In fact, the last six months have been really […]

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Hello Again and Here Are Some Opinions of Games

February 7, 2013by aaronlime 1 Comment

Back after a very long hiatus. I’ve moved into a new place, that I now pay the mortgage for, in the intervening time. Packing up for the move and everything […]

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Board Game Saturday on Wells 29 September 2012

October 5, 2012by aaronlime Leave a comment

I’m finally back in Melbourne! This means the triumphant return of Satruday Game Nights at Wells Street. However, the winds that brought my plane home also brought a heaping load […]

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