Episode 9 – Silk, Spurs, and Steam!

Summary: Hosts - Dan, Mack, Steve, and Bryan<br> <br> Topic - In this episode, part 2 of our settings series, we discuss the trappings of wild west, Victoriana,  steam punk, and a few other derivatives of 1800s settings, and ways to use them in your games.  We also review, not 1, but 2 games, Thunderstone Advance, by AEG, and Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards, by Cryptozoic Entertainment.<br> <br> (00:00) Battle Jesus<br> <br> (1:30) Metagamer's Anonymous<br> <br> (3:29) Our current geeks<br> <br> (6:19) Bonus game review - Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards<br> <br> (14:36) Settings breakdown<br> <br> (18:25) Wild west<br> <br> (22:50) Victoriana<br> <br> (26:14) Spin-offs<br> <br> (31:11) Examples from other media<br> <br> (46:30) Full game review - Thunderstone Advance<br> <br> Media - <br> <br>  <br> Metagamer's Anonymous<br> Magic - The Gathering<br> Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards<br> Civilization V<br> Deadlands Reloaded (Pinnacle Entertainment)<br> Fiasco (Bully Pulpit Games)<br> GURPS (Steve Jackson Games)<br> Aces and Eights (KenzerCo)<br> Back to the Future 3 (IMDb)<br> Tall Tale (IMDb)<br> Wierd West (Robertson Games)<br> Wild Wild West (IMDb)<br> Sherlock Holmes (IMDb)<br> Jules Verne (Wikipedia)<br> H. G. Wells (Wikipedia)<br> The Difference Engine (Wikipedia)<br> Red Dead Redemption<br> Space 1889 (Heliogarph)<br> Postcards From the Dungeon (Podcast)<br> The Dark Tower<br> Dominion (Rio Grande Games)<br> Ascension (Gary Games)<br> Thunderstone Advance<br> Newsroom (HBO)