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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 51: Ninja Pizza Girls and Board Games with Jason and Nicole Stark

September 9, 2014by aaronlime 4 Comments

In this episode: Apologies for our lackluster audio in this episode as we had a few Skype Issues (TM). Nonetheless, we had a wonderful chat with Nicole and Jason Stark […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 50: Turning COGZ with Wesley Lamont

September 2, 2014by aaronlime 5 Comments

In this episode: We chat with Perth-based game designer and man of many talents Wesley Lamont about his upcoming board game, COGZ. There’s also some talk about game jams, Kickstarter and […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 49: Anime in Space with Michael Possingham

August 29, 2014by aaronlime 4 Comments

In this episode: It’s a rambly anime-focused chat this week as Michael joins us in the fifth chair while Dan is late to the show. We talk about anime in […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 48a: Eduardo Baraf Lifts Off

August 24, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: I sit down for an interview with board game designer (and video games too!) Eduardo Baraf who has just reached funding for his Kickstarter for the Lift […]

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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 47: Allen and Alistair’s Rise to Power

August 19, 2014by aaronlime 12 Comments

In this episode: We have a chat with Allen Chang and Alistair Kearney from Rule & Make to discuss their successfully funded Kickstarter for the Rise to Power board game, […]

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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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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 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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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 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 35: Consuming and Creating

April 8, 2014by aaronlime 5 Comments

In this episode: We belatedly celebrate 1 year of podcasting and get into a discussion of the cycle of consuming and creating. There’s also a discussion of the different types […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 34: Over Locke and Key

March 17, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: It’s the end of an era, as we discuss the final volume and the entire run of Locke and Key. Expect lots of spoilers and feelings. Also, […]

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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 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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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 25: The Toilet Humour Contrivance

November 12, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: This is probably our most self indulgent and slightly incoherent episode. I swear to you it was my hayfever meds. Also, because I’m a massive ass. At […]

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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 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 15: Long Weekend Games and Console Wars

July 12, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We date ourselves pretty badly with our reactions to news coming out of E3 and recapping board games played during the last long weekend in June. Games […]

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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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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 12: Edwin Ng and Workplay Films

June 18, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We have a guest on the podcast! Daniel is absent due to work, and we speak to our friend Edwin Ng, of Workplay Films, to chat about […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 11: Cartoon Adventure Times

June 11, 2013by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: It’s another episode of the Action Points Podcast! I talk about making my own copy of Love Letter (there are some photos I put up on Instagram […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 10: Movies, Geek Culture and Female Armour

May 30, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

Two episodes this week! It is because I am a horrible hack and didn’t get last week’s episode edited :( In this episode: Daniel and I have some movie talk […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 9: Storytelling in Boardgames

May 29, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

Firstly, apologies for missing last week. This week we have two episodes for your aural enjoyment! In this episode: We talk about storytelling in boardgames – boardgames that tell stories, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 8: Free Comic Book Day and Eurogames

May 14, 2013by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: It’s a very special Free Comic Book Day episode! We talk about the free comic book issues that we got at All Star Comics this past May […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode Eta

May 9, 2013by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: We discuss the controversy generated by the art of Dragon’s Crown and the hyper-sexualization of video game and comic book art. We even go a little bit […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode Zeta

April 29, 2013by aaronlime 1 Comment

Hello  again fellow geeks! We present to you another episode of the Action Points Podcast, the pretty much weekly podcast about geeky things. Apologies for the poor audio quality, as […]

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Who are we? Whoooooo? Introducing the Action Points Podcast Cast

April 26, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

So we’ve put up about a month’s worth of podcasts now. We’ve also then halted that momentum by taking a few weeks break due to personal commitments (I was enjoying […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode Epsilon

April 24, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

Hey all! We’re back after a long hiatus. Sorry, lots of IRL stuff got in the way and also I was just lazy (Bad Aaron). This episode was actually recorded […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode Alpha

March 2, 2013by aaronlime 1 Comment

Well, well. What do we have here? It appears to be a Moving Pictures Expert Group Audio Layer III type file. I wonder what’s in it? Action Points Podcast – […]

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