Gamers Lounge

Gamers Lounge Ep. 100 – Episode 100 Part One Wow, it’s finally here and available for download. Gamers Lounge has reached 100 episodes of podcasting goodness and this release brings you the first part of episode 100. On Ep 100 Part One Bill opens the show with clips of the previous show opening’s and a couple intro’s to the Gamers Lounge. He follows this up with a reminiscence about the show and then dives into a flashback to one of the early conversation’s about “Where is 40K going and the current Trends” This is followed up with a cool flashback to some different Guest introductions from Adepticon 2010. After the guests Bill invites early co-host Jay back to the show for a chat to catch up.           Content at: 00:00:00 – Show Opening’s (2 minutes worth) 00:02:23 – Bill’s Intro 00:08:55 – Flashback – 40K Trends 00:22:53 – The Gamers Lounge Guests (circa 2010) 00:43:00 – Jay Returns for an interview 01:38:00 – Bill Part One Outro

 Gamers Lounge ep. 99 – Guild Ball In the search for an excellent episode 99 to complete the run up to 100 episodes I had a fantastic idea. Why not go back to one of the hallmarks of the Gamers Lounge and grab game creators to discuss their game. I am joined by Mat Hart, creator of Guild Ball in this episode. Mat and I talk for 2 full hours about Guild Ball, how the kickstarter is progressing, how the teams play, and how the rules have shaped up. Mat also shared a hot preview of the Union team lineup on the Gamers Lounge website. Go check it out!!! Guild Ball can be found @ http://store.guildball.com/ The preview can be found at the Gamers Lounge Ep. 99 post on the website. Content 00:00:15 – Intro 00:09:29 – Guild Ball 02:16:20 – Outro  

Gamers Lounge Ep. 98 – Almost 100 Episode 98 is a long one for you the dear listener. The show opens up with Bill giving a bit of an intro then dives straight into a discussion with Zach from Mini’s by Zach on commission painting. It’s a fun discussion about commission painting, Zach’s background, and then the general Gamers Lounge rambling. Following that we dive into nearly 2 hours of good introduction and explanation for Relic Knights. Cheated Fate’s Joe is looking at the game and asked Bill and John to answer some questions for him. These turn into an in depth exploration of different mechanics of Relic Knights and a high level overview of how the game is played. This is good for anyone new to Relic Knights and especially good for any Malifaux players looking to start playing. Enjoy! Content at: 00:00:13 – Intro 00:06:38 – Commission Painting – Mini’s by Zach 00:57:26 – Relic Knights Questions 02:43:50 – Outro   And as promised, here are the Relic Knights tables John built. Here is a Relic Knight’s industrial complex Closer look at the Industrial Table Gabe of the Doctrine Crashed Lander on moonscape Closer look at the moonscape @#$^$$%@#$ Calico Kate

Gamers Lounge Ep. 97 – Aetherium Genesis Episode 97 brings you two interviews with some fantastic information about Aetherium, due to hit the markets in November. Along with that we get some great glimpses behind the scenes at the kickstarter, the game graphic development, and also the interests and views of the people involved. First up are Brian and Chris from Anvil-8 who join Bill for an hour long chat. In this segment we discuss what Gencon 2014 was like for the Anvil-8 guys. This was their last year to be “attendees” opposed to attending as Anvil-8 the exhibitor. Following that chat we talk about the Aetherium kickstarter, where things are at, and what steps are left to getting the game in the backers hands. We also chat a bit about future plans for the game. Segment 2 is a chat with Mike “The Dark Templar” about his experience as the Graphic Designer for Aetherium. We have a great chat about the process and he lifts the curtain a bit on why a Graphic Designer is important to games. Enjoy! Content at: 00:00:37 – Intro 00:04:32 – Anvil-8 update on Gencon and Aetherium 01:01:36 – The Dark Templar – Aetherium Graphic Design 02:00:14 – Outro

Gamers Lounge Special – Strange Brew with the Beer Thralls Bill recently joined local podcasters and friends of the show, the Beerthralls for a special joint recording. In this “Strange Brew” episode, Bill and the Thralls talk about the depiction and overall approach to women in miniature gaming. Its an interesting discussion and should be fun to listen to for all involved. The Beer Thrall’s are a group podcast covering Beer and Warmachine recorded in local drinking establishments (bars) in the Northern VA area. Check them out at: http://Beerthralls.blogspot.com.

Gamers Lounge Ep. 96 – Knights of the Rambly Relic Episode 96 has arrived after an unexpected month long hiatus! John and Dixon join me in the Gamers Lounge studio for a host of talk, some story time, and then more talk. We open up with our typical intro, covering what we have done for the past month. This turns into a fairly intense talk about Relic Knights wrapped in a little rambling. After that John gives a reading of the Winning story from the Mystery Battle Report Contest. Thank you Xander for a great battle report. Our topic was set to be a short discussion of more Relics Knights, specifically about playing 70 point games vs 50 point games. We dive into that but also give a couple tips on playing relics knights that we have picked up so far. That brings us to the second story, where Dixon gives a dramatic reading of the runner up battle report. Thank you Paul, I hope Dixon does the story justice. Then we try to put together a short outro to sign off. This turns into a ramble about Wrath of Kings and a few other games that are incoming in the next couple months. Hope you all enjoy!!! Content at: 00:00:16 – Intro 01:32:28 – Mystery Battle Report – Desperate Times 01:39:18 – Relic Knights 02:38:53 – Mystery Battle Report – Vista Verde 02:44:11 – Outro

Gamers Lounge – Mark of War Interview On this special episode Bill has the opportunity and privileged to speak with Mike McTyre of Warpforged Games about their kickstarter: Mark of War. Please enjoy this interview and if your interested, head over to Kickstarter and back the game! Bill

Gamers Lounge Ep. 95 – What We Kickstart This episode has Bill and John discuss Kickstarter. The guys go through the projects they have backed on kickstarter, why they backed them, and what their experiences have been. Following that the No Gamer Left Behind book review segment returns. Carl and Bill join forces to review Ready Player One. Enjoy! Content at: 00:00:16 – Intro 00:08:39 – Kickstarter 01:32:37 – NGLB: Ready Player 1 01:55:01 – Outro

Gamers Lounge ep. 94 – Why Not? This episode ended up going much longer than expected by both parties on the recording. What started as a conversation regarding “Why Not Wild West Exodus” quickly moved to a conversation about communities and changing community views. Chandler is a community leader who is the guy who ends up bringing new games to his play group. We talk about the challenges introducing new games into a group who has become entrenched with a specific game system. Overall, I really think this is a great conversation for some insight into trying to lead your group to new games. Content at: 00:15:25 – Intro 00:05:29 – Chandler on Why Not in communities 02:03.25 – Outro

Gamers Lounge Ep. 93 – Relic Knights This is the episode where the great white whale of gaming kickstarters finally arrives, and we talk about it. That’s right, Relic Knights is in the house! John Kickstarter Relic Knights, and I did not. John get’s me into playing the game and get’s me partially hooked. I have picked up Doctrine and we discuss that. In addition we try to give a beginners overview of the game and how it plays. Expect more Relic Knights content in the future! Content at: 00:00:16 – Intro 00:04:08 – Relic Knights 01:55:02 – Outro

Gamers Lounge Ep. 92 – Billy’s a Punk John has returned to the Gamers Lounge and episode 92 brings you the begining piece of our marathon recording session. In this episode Bill and John take a long, meandering hour to go over a lot of things that have been happening lately. It’s been a while since I got to just chat on the podcast about going’s on and we have a lot of fun with it. Following the intro we dive into some of the challenges we are starting to face with Wild West Exodus. We discuss some of the limits we are starting to face and wonder (asking for feedback) if it’s because we are “playing wrong” or if it’s just the limits to the game. Then there is the Outro where Bill is back solo and talks about some of the upcoming events and episodes. Content at: 00:00:16 – Intro 00:50:46 – Wild West Exodus Limits? 01:33:51 – Outro

Gamers Lounge Mystery Battle Report Contest I occasionally carry a camera in my gaming bag with the intention of taking pictures to record games for battle reports. I was browsing through that camera today and came across some pictures from a battle I took at some point in the past. I cannot remember everything that happened during the battle, but the pictures looked like fun. As such, I thought there would be a fun contest involved here. Here is the deal. I have posted the 7 pictures from the Wild West Exodus battle report below, in the order they were taken. They map out events in a game. I am asking you, the listener, to write up a narrative battle report using these pictures in the order they come in. I will post the stories here and on the Wild West Exodus boards for public voting. The author of the favorite story will have that story read on a future Gamers Lounge recording in addition to receiving a $20 WWX gift certificate. Please email entries to bill@gamerslounge.coda.net with the subject “Mystery Battle Report”. Make sure to annotate within the story where each of the 7 pictures should go in the narrative. The pictures can be found at: http://gamerslounge.coda.net/contest1/ Contest will run from July 1, 2014 through Midnight US EST July 31, 2014. Voting will be posted to the WWX forums for a week starting August 1st. I will announce the winner in the first Gamers Lounge show following August 9th, 2014.

Gamers Lounge Ep. 91 – Not what I expected This episode has Bill all discombobulated and un-prepared. Michael was the guest I was expecting, but not the topic I thought he wanted to discuss. That said, Michael and I have a fantastic conversation about WWX, Books, Movies, and general Geekery. It’s a lighter episode, but has some WWX coverage as well. Enjoy! Content at: 00:00:16 – Intro 00:07:23 – Michael Talk’s WWX and Geekery 01:08:58 – Outro

Designers Corner Q8: Primary or Secondary Game? The Developers Corner is an 8 part series of segments where Bill has picked out a series of questions to pose to game developers. Three game developers participate in this first series, Toby from GCT, Romeo from WWX, and Dave from BHG. In these three developers we have a new but established game (Bushido), a newly launched game (WWX), and a game still in development (No Future). All three game designers talk about how they tackled the specific scenarios presented in their games.  The recording of these segments was accomplished over a 3 month period with a format of each developer independently answering the questions posed by Bill. This 8th and final question asks the developers if they designed their game as a primary or secondary game for players. There are a lot of games on the market in the miniature war-gaming space, and their answers show the thought behind this quandary when designing a game. I would like to offer my heartfelt thanks to Romeo, Dave, and Toby for participating in this series. I hope it’s helpful, insightful, and interesting to the listeners. Bill

Gamers Lounge Ep. 90 – Table Flipping Competition Ok, maybe this episode is not all about competition, but it’s certainly got Dixon in it. Dixon is possibly the most competitive mini-wargamer I know, and a good friend. He joins me after a game of Malifaux Classic to talk about gaming, his world views, and some Malifaux and WWX. The conversation grows very long (nearly 3 hours) and wanders about a bit before we call off. Unfortunately there is no Developers Corner in this episode due to length and due to computer problems in the Gamers Lounge studio. Content is at: 00:00:15 – Dixon, Malifaux Game, Gaming Philosophy 00:59:06 – WWX Game Day and WWX Game review 02:35:33 – Outro and whats coming up with Gamers Lounge