Strange Assembly - Tabletop Gaming Podcast

Chris and Mike dicsuss the fighting game genre, including Sakura Arms, Exceed Fighting System, and Radiant: Offline Battle Arena, including the question of what makes something a fighting game, and whether ROBA fits that definition.

Chris, Jay, and Mike review the Legend of the Five Rings novella, The Sword and the Spirits. Plus revisiting the restricted list and looking ahead to the elemental cycle.

Chris, Jay, and Mike discuss recent news from the Legend of the Five Rings LCG. That mostly means the restricted list, but also the departure of Katrina Ostrander, the new multiplayer beta, and the release dates for the elemental cycle.

Chris and Jay go card-by-card through Disciples of the Void, the first Clan Pack for the Legend of the Five Rings LCG. Plus discussion of recent story developments and the announcement of the Elemental Cycle.

Chris, Jay, and Mike discuss the state of the Legend of the Five Rings LCG so far, the state of the story so far, and the first Disciples of the Void previews.

Chris and Jay interview designer John Fiorillo of Gold Baby Games about the Drawing Dead card game.

Chris and Mrs. Strange Assembly discuss Charterstone, the village-building legacy board game from Stonemaier Games.

Chris and Jay report on PAX Unplugged 2017, including over a dozen interviews. Games covered include Legend of the Five Rings, Vampire: The Masquerade, Biblios, Grimmerspace, Farlight, Sa Na Ichi, Total Party Kill, Catan, The World Turned Upside Down, Numenera, DnD, Civilization: New Dawn, Sorcerer, AEGIS, Millenium Blades, Exceed, Hand of Fate Ordeals, Mistborn House War, Set A Watch, Showdown, King's Armory, Super Mario Level Up, Codenames, Thing, and Clockwork Dominion.

Chris and Mike give their card-by-card thoughts on the first two Dynasty Packs for the Legend of the Five Rings LCG - Tears of Amaterasu and For Honor and Glory.

We wrap up our card-by-card review of the core set of the Legend of the Five Rings LCG. In this episode, Chris, Jay, and Mike cover Phoenix, Scorpion, and what's wrong with Unicorn.

We continue our card-by-card review of the core set of the Legend of the Five Rings LCG. In this episode, Chris, Jay, and Mike cover Dragon and Lion.

We continue our card-by-card review of the core set of the Legend of the Five Rings LCG. In this episode, Chris, Jay, and Mike cover Crab and Crane.

We go back to basics with the start of our card-by-card review of the core set of the Legend of the Five Rings LCG. In this episode, Chris, Jay, and Mike cover provinces and neutral cards.

Live recordings of Legend of the Five Rings content from Gen Con 50, Mike's L5R Gen Con experience, the L5R LCG launch parties, and the "six packs in six weeks" announcement about the Imperial Cycle of Dynasty Packs.

With Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction winner Roy, we cover the launch of the new Legend of the Five Rings LCG at Gen Con 50.