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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 84: DLCs and Expansion
In this episode: This time we talk about DLCs and expansions: what’s wrong, what makes bad DLC, what makes good DLC and our favourite expasions. We also talk about whitewashing […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 83: Long Genre Silver
In this episode: We chat about genres: what we love, exceptions to what we don’t usually like, and what we think we should like but can’t get into. We also […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 82: Freeplay with Dan Golding
In this episode: We are joined by Dan Golding, director of the Freeplay Independent Games Festival as we discuss the history and role of Freeplay and how it has changed […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 81: The One About Nothing
In this episode: We get together to chat about stuff we’ve been up to and Aaron ends up commandeering the episode to gush about Top Ten, Astro City and rant […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 80: Getting Nostalgic with Ken Lee (If Living Is Without You)
In this episode: We are joined by Ken Lee from the Hyper PixelCast as we discuss nostalgia in media. We also talk about what we get nostalgic about, remakes, licensed […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 79: Goblin Hunting with Ray Williams
In this episode: We speak to Ray Williams of Munji Studios and his second foray into Kickstarter with Goblin Hunters. We also talk about Kickstarter’s “Remind Me” function, games to […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 78: Ask Adam Anything
In this episode: It’s time for another podcast host interview! This time Adam takes the hot seat as we quiz him about anything that comes to mind: Malaysia, his TED […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 77: Circling 2 Years of AP
In this episode: We celebrate 2 years of the podcast with a massive circlejerk, reminiscing about some favourite past episodes and generally giving ourselves pats on the back. I’d love […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 76: Morgan Jaffit and (the) Hand(s) of Fate
In this episode: We are joined by Morgan Jaffit of Defiant Development to talk about their latest project: Hand of Fate. In addition to discussing the game and how it […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 75: Kickstarting with the 3 Al-migos
In this episode: I have a chat with the 3 Al-migos (Al Caynes, Alistair Kearney and Allen Chang) about their experiences and lessons learned from their Kickstarter forays. We also […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 74: Global Game Jam 2015 with Stephen Schulze and Stacey Borg
In this episode: Our very own Aaron and Adam participated in the Global Game Jam this year, and teamed up with Stephen Schulze and Stacey Borg to create a board […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 73: All Star Runner with Mitch Davies
In this episode: We speak to Mitch Davies of All Star Comics, which is a fantastic comic book store (Award-winning, even) in Melbourne. We discuss All Star’s upcoming move, their […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 72: Ask Evan Anything
In this episode: It’s the first in a planned series of episodes where we get to know our hosts better. We also talk about some of the things we’ve enjoyed […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 71: Making Games with Sye and Allen
In this episode: Second podcast of the year and we delve into some meaty topics. I interview Australian board game designers Allen Chang and Simon Robertson about their upcoming projects […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 70: Be Better At Stuff 2015
In this episode: It’s our first podcast of 2015! We get together to catch up on what’s been going in our time away, and look forward to what’s coming up […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 69: 2014 Recap
In this episode: We get the band together again to fight for the freedom of gerbils everywhere. Or we just got together one afternoon and chatted about stuff that we […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 68: Now You’re Cooking with Cardboard with Tim and Rok
In this episode: We chat with Tim and Rok from Cardboard Embassy about food, cooking, curry, board games, Game Salute, Kickstarter, the Southern hemisphere, game pricing, getting started with board […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 67: Feeling Blue with Alex Wynnter
In this episode: I chat with Alex Wynnter of Lab Blue Room/Blue Room Board Games/House of Cards about board game design, graphic design, crowdfunding, collaborating, drawing inspiration and getting into […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 66: Racing Dragons as eSports with Myles O’Neill
In this episode: I chat with Myles O’Neill, another Australian indie board game designer who is Kickstarting Dragon Racer, a tactical card drafting game about racing dragons. We also talk […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 65: Shooting Kewpie Mayo Everywhere is Dangerous
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 […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 63c: PAX Aus 2014 Part 3 – PAXtravagant Lifestyles
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 […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 64: Wrestlin’ Crits with Al Caynes
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 […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 63b: PAX Aus 2014 Part 2 – PAXtracurricular Activities
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 & […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 63a: PAX Aus 2014 Part 1 – PAXtraterrestrial Beings
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 […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 62: Couching Trigger, Hidden Drag-and-Drop
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 […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 61: Screencheating Samurai Punks with Nick and Justin
In this episode: We chat with indie developers Nicholas McDonnell and Justin Whitfort of Samurai Punk about their freshly-released multiplayer shooter sportsmanship simulator, Screencheat. We talk about the game, level […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 60: Picking Vowels with Sam Gallon
In this episode: This week we talk to another board game designer who has a project on Kickstarter: Sam Gallon of Gallon Games with his word game, Pick A Vowel. […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 59: Sushi Heroes and 90s Comics with Phil Walker-Harding
In this episode: We talk to Phil Walker-Harding, designer of Sushi Go!, Pack of Heroes and many more games from Adventureland Games. We chat about his process for designing Sushi […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 58: A Rush of Rabbits to the Head with Kevin Chen
In this episode: Go play Rabbit Rush. Just go. Once you’re done, come back and listen to us chat with the designer, Kevin Chen. We talk about the game, the […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 57: Phantasmal Fears with Joe Chang
In this episode: We chat with New Zealand based developer Joe Chang of Eyemobi and currently Kickstarting a procedurally generated horror game, Phantasmal. We also talk about horror games in […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 56: Smashing Hedrons with Jason Kotzur-Yang
In this episode: We speak with Brisbane-based board game designer and host of the Tablepop podcast, Jason Kotzur-Yang. We talk about his design process and setting goals for Hedron (successfully […]
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