Ding & Dent

Description: Raf and Charlie talk a few games as usual and then dive into an introspective segment on why they play games and some of their favorites. Games Discussed: I'm The Boss, Downfall Of Pompeii, Skull, Forbidden Stars, Eclipse, Suburbia, X-Wing

Gordon Calleja, designer of Posthuman, joins Raf & Charlie for a talk about board game design, video game design, and the challenges of building a game design industry in the country of Malta. They also talk about recent games and review the Pack o Games Set 2 Kickstarter!

Raf and Charlie talk some new apocalyptic titles before talking to designer Brent Spivey about his upcoming release Techno Bowl.

In this special bonus release, Raf talks to Rob Daviau about a couple of spoiler-y Pandemic Legacy questions.

In this episode, we cut our usual stuff a little short because Rob Daviau, co-designer of Pandemic: Legacy and more stops by to talk about his history as a designer and the past, present, and future of Legacy games. There are NO SPOILERS in this episode. BGG link for discussion, contains the other links: https://boardgamegeek.com/article/21772514#21772514 Vela Cards link for SuperShow: http://www.velacards.com/ Tangled Web: http://www.thetangledweb.net/forums/

Raf and Charlie talk recent plays before Raf leaves Charlie behind to talk Pandemic Legacy with Review Corner writer Nate Owens.

Raf and Charlie close out 2015 with a series of Ding & Dent awards for top picks of the year. They also launch a new contest to win one of the titles discussed in the episode.

Another Review Corner writer joins us, as Craig Cillessen stops by and talks to us about how he combined Imperial Assault and Armada to remake the battle of Endor! After talking about Euros and RPGs, Raf and Charlie review the excellent Clockwork Wars.

Raf & Charlie talk about some of the good games they've been playing lately, including a solo game, a dexterity game, and 504 which can't really be put into a box. Except the one it comes in, technically. Afterwards, Nate Hayden stops by to talk about the design process for his experiential games like Cave Evil, Psycho Raiders, and Mushroom Eaters. Cave Evil and Warcults - http://www.cave-evil.com/ Games discussed: Detective: City Of Angels, '65: Squad Level Combat In The Jungles Of Vietnam, Rampage, Terror In Meeple City, Airborne Commander, 504, Survive: Space Attack!, Cave Evil, The Mushroom Eaters, Warcults, Psycho Raiders

The holidays are here and Raf & Charlie have been playing a lot of games. It's a bit of an international episode as Charlie plays a Fallout/Mad Max mashup out of Poland and Raf has a hand in causing a Euro Crisis in a game out of Germany. They wrap the episode up with their first listener suggested segment: a Holiday Gift Giving Guide. They each choose something for a Family Game, Strategy Game, OH MY GOD Game, and the perfect option for your White Elephant or gag gift events. Euro Crisis link: http://www.doppeldenk-spiele.de/news.php (There is a button to switch to English in their menu) Games Discussed: Star Wars: Rebellion, WARCULTS, Star Wars: Risk, Euro Crisis, Waste Knights, Legendary: Predator, Rhino Hero, Codenames, Dead of Winter, Specter Ops, Clockwork Wars, X-Wing Miniatures, Loopin' Chewie, and Pie Face

In episode 6 Raf and Charlie talk the new direction of Ding and Dent and about the future. Pete Ruth, writer from The Review Corner, joins the podcast as a special guest. Finally, Raf and Charlie discuss board games as art and review 2015's The Grizzled. Games Discussed: The Grizzled, Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Starter, Firestorm Armada, T.I.M.E Stories

For the first time (but probably not the last), Raf & Charlie are both excited about the same game! After a brief discussion of recent plays, Sandy Petersen of Cthulhu Wars fame stops by to talk about his games and the rise of big expensive "Premium Games". We talk about their place in gaming the role of Kickstarter in bringing them to life. Raf also gives his brief impression of BattleBin, a monthly mystery box product. Fireteam Zero Unboxing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNY15PST254 Battlebin Unboxing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlxbVEbV7nc Games Discussed: Fireteam Zero, Champions of Midgard, Blood Rage, Hyperborea, Cthulhu Wars, Chaos in the Old World.

In this episode, Charlie plays a King of Tokyo Killer and Raf bends the knee before the new Game of Throne Card Game. We then chat about one of our favorite types of games: Asymmetrical Games. Games discussed: T.I.M.E Stories, Game of Thrones 2.0 card game, Pandemic Legacy, Ultimate Warriorz, Apocalypse Chaos, Forbidden Stars, Cthulhu Wars, Chaos in the Old World, Small World, Netrunner, Fire in the Lake, Robinson Crusoe, Claustrophobia

In this episode, Raf talks some accessible wargames, Charlie plays Two Rooms & a Boom, they both talk about playtesting board games and Jamey Stegmaier stops by for an interview! Games discussed: Blood Rage, Spaceteam, Fire in the Lake, Two Rooms & a Boom, Churchill, X-Wing Miniatures Game, Viticulture, Scythe

The force is strong with our Star Wars Special! Raf and Charlie talk a bit about what they're excited about and have been playing lately before diving head first into the amazing world of Star Wars. They talk about the new "Force Friday" releases, FFG's handling of the Star Wars IP, and wrap things up with an in depth review of Imperial Assault. Games Discussed: More Ca$h 'n More Guns, News@11, Mafia de Cuba, Legacy: Gears of Time, Star Wars Risk, X-Wing: The Miniatures Game, Loopin' Chewie, Imperial Assault