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Have Games, Will Travel #105 Jan 18, 2008

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Year-end Review for 2007

0:32 - In this episode I take a look back at my gaming in 2007.
1:32 - This show is a member of the Gaming Broadcast Network.
1:39 - I played fewer new games and fewer board games overall in 2007, but I still had a lot of fun.
- Top New Game: Zooloretto; Honorable Mentions: Arkadia, Pizza Box Baseball
- Top New (To Me) Game: Hammer of the Scots; Honorable Mentions: The Napoleonic Wars, Twilight Struggle
15:01 - Have Games, Will Travel is supported by RPGNow.com.
15:21 - Last year was pretty good for board games, but it was clearly my best year ever for roleplaying. I enjoyed not only encountering new gems but also revisiting old favorites.
- Top New Game: Grey Ranks; Honorable Mentions: The Committee for the Exploration of Mysteries, The Blossoms Are Falling
- Top New (To Me) Game: Primetime Adventures; Honorable Mentions: HeroQuest, Burning Empires
28:46 - You can find more RPG podcasts at RPGPodcasts.com.
28:53 - It will be hard to top a year in which I designed my first game, started doing improv, won an ENnie, but I'm going to try in 2008.

--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

HG,WT: For A Few Games More #7 Dec 05, 2007

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Buy Graham's BookInspired by Play Unsafe by Graham Walmsley(See also my conversation with Remi Treuer about improv and gaming in episodes 97 and 98.)--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Have Games, Will Travel #104 Nov 28, 2007

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Hammer of the Scots and PBeM wargames

0:34 - Inspired by For A Few Games More #6, I've guilted myself into finally getting this episode recorded.
1:28 - This show is a member of the Gaming Broadcast Network.
1:37 - Hammer of the Scots is one of my favorite new wargames, combining an elegant design with strategically asymmetric sides.
21:00 - Have Games, Will Travel is supported by RPGNow.com.
21:18 - I've been playing a few wargames recently via PBeM, using Cyberboard, VASSAL, and ACTS.
31:03 - And that will do it for today's show.

--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

HG,WT: For A Few Games More #6 Nov 28, 2007

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Re-evaluating My Gaming Life (and My Recent Lack of Gaming)--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Have Games, Will Travel #103 Oct 24, 2007

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Post-GenCon Grab Bag

0:33 - This episode is much later than I'd like, but I'm finally back from my post-GenCon hiatus.
1:14 - This show is part of the Gaming Broadcast Network.
1:21 - First up on my review pile is 40 Years of GenCon, an oral history of North America's biggest gaming convention.
4:12 - I was bowled over by Hobby Games: The 100 Best, a collection of essays by one hundred game designers about their favorite games.
8:48 - Have Games, Will Travel is supported by RPGNow.com
9:06 - I finally got a chance to read two books I contributed to, Finis: A Book of Endings to Give People New Beginnings and the Story Games Names Project.
10:59 - My favorite game from GenCon so far is Grey Ranks, a roleplaying game about child soldiers during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.
12:02 - I haven't been playing much recently, but my group is getting ready to play Burning Empires (PDF). I've also managed to fit in some Play-by-Email games of Hammer of the Scots and Sword of Rome.
13:27 - Don't forget about my other gaming podcast, The Voice of the Revolution, and my Actual Play weblog, A Fistful of Games.

--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Have Games, Will Travel #102 Sep 17, 2007

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Inside The Game Designer's Studio with Monte Cook

0:36 - Today's episode is an interview of Monte Cook for Inside the Game Designer's Studio, conducted at GenCon 2007.
1:47 - This show is part of the Gaming Broadcast Network.
1:54 - I welcome Monte, grill him on his game design history, and eventually subject him to the famous "10 Questions."
32:30 - With my work complete, I turn Monte over to the audience for a question and answer session for the remainder of the interview.
1:00:09 - Mike Sugarbaker from the OgreCave Audio Report says hello.
1:00:21 -Thank you very much to Monte and Jared Sorensen for making this happen. Special thanks to Ethan Parker from Gamer's Haven for providing me with this recording.

--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

HG,WT: For A Few Games More #5 Sep 06, 2007

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Social Combat MechanicsInspired by Episode 9 of the Grimm Studios podcast.(See also what I want from a gaming system in episode 86.)--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Have Games, Will Travel #101 Sep 05, 2007

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Interview with Kenneth Hite at GenCon 2007

0:37 - I sat down with frequent guest Kenneth Hite at GenCon to talk about what we saw at the show that excited us.
1:26 - This show is a member of the Goblin Broadcast Network.
1:33 - Ken and I weren't able to do this at GenCon last year, as he was at Ropecon in Finland. He's glad to be back.
3:34 - Both of us were tremendously impressed by Jason Morningstar's Grey Ranks, a game about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.
6:12 - Ken got a glimpse at Julia Ellingboe's Steal Away Jordan, a game about slavery in the antebellum American South. I had the opportunity to play in a demo of it, and it deeply affected me as well.
10:13 - I tried to pick up The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane from Pinnacle, but it was sold out.
11:50 - Neither of us have a had chance to read Monte Cook's World of Darkness or Changeling: The Lost from White Wolf, but they look great.
12:49 - Both of us have had a chance to look at Blossoms Are Falling, the newest supplement Burning Wheel supplement, covering Heian-era Japan.
13:47 - We talk about the Ashcan Front, using Paul Czege's Acts of Evil as an example.
16:09 - Oh yeah, and Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition was announced, but we don't know that much specific about it. That doesn't stop us from speculating.
20:33 - Edited by James Lowder, Hobby Games: The 100 Best is a great collection of essays by one hundred game designers about their favorite games. We recommend it, and not just because Ken is one of those hundred.
23:58 - Both us were jazzed by different parts of Post-Apocalyptic Hero, the latest Hero System genre book.
24:36 - In the quick hits segment we talk about the Pirate's Guide to Freeport, Dirty Secrets, The Committee for the Exploration of Mysteries, and Blood and Bronze.
27:23 True to form, Ken manages a seamless segue to talk about the forthcoming Trail of Cthulhu before we go.
28:42 - Don Dehm from the Parsec Award-winning Pulp Gamer podcast says hello.
28:48 - I'll be back next episode with my interview with Monte Cook for Inside the Game Designers Studio.

--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum.

Have Games, Will Travel #100 Aug 27, 2007

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Episode 100

0:33 - Welcome to episode 100! GenCon was a great time, not only because of the roast we recorded for this episode, but also because Have Games, Will Travel won the Gold ENnie for Best Podcast. Thanks to all of you for support.
3:16 - This show is a member of the Gaming Broadcast Network.
3:24 - Ryan Macklin of Master Plan kicks off the festivities at GenCon. He take his duties as Roastmaster seriously.
4:18 - Jared Sorensen and his index cards get the party started.
8:14 - Rich Rogers from Canon Puncture demonstrates why I don't do a vidcast.
11:39 - Fred Hicks signs over his soul.
16:34 - Don Dehm from Pulp Gamer tries to convince people that's he's actually Derek.
19:30 - Jeff, Judd, and Storn from the Sons of Kryos bring the love. Tough, tough love.
23:27 - Silas Applebottom of The Little Shop of Crappy Games in Deathtrap, IA (aka Randy Porter) talks about my gaming past.
26:40 - Jeff Tidball tells a story that's funny because it's true.
29:23 - Michelle Nephew talks about the experience of working with me at conventions.
31:07 - JJ Lanza from Fist Full of Comics and Games explores my obsession to be first with everything.
33:34 - Mario Dongu from the Game Master Show reads the Top 5 list the Pod Thralls prepared.
37:48 - Brennan Taylor, my co-host from The Voice of the Revolution, tells us what it's like to do a podcast with me.
40:58 - Frequent guest Kenneth Hite gives us a sneak peak as to what it's like to play in games with me. (Note to Ken: Charles Grodin never won an Oscar.)
48:10 - Ryan opens up the floor to questions.
52:10 - I finally get a chance to speak my peace and look back at one hundred amazing episodes.
1:02:08 - Chris Hanrahan and Brian Isikoff from 2d6 Feet in a Random Direction pass along their congratulations.
1:02:32 - And that will do it for Have Games, Will Travel #100. Thank you all for making this possible.

--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum.

Have Games, Will Travel #99 Aug 13, 2007

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GenCon 2007 Preview

0:33 - Before I talk about GenCon, I want to thank Doug Garrett for a great weekend of boardgames. You can hear me talk with Doug and others on episode 77 of Garrett's Games and Geekiness.
1:57 - This show is a member of the Goblin Broadcast Network.
2:04 - If you're going to GenCon for the first time, check out my GenCon Survival Guide in episode 69. Also be sure to take a look at Randy Porter's website, The Keeper of Ancient GenCon Lore. If you're interested in indie and story games, the Indie Games Passport and Games on Demand may be of interest to you.
6:15 - Stuff I already know I'm buying:
12:53 - I'm going to check out:
19:07 - Ryan Macklin says hi.
19:14 - Places you can find me:
- Inside the Game Designers Studio, Friday 4-5PM, Embassy Suites: Chancellor 1
- ENnies, Friday 9:30 PM, Indiana Roof Ballroom
- Podcasters Party, Saturday 7-9 PM, Hyatt: Cosmopolitan B
- HG,WT #100, after the Podcasters Party
- Ashcan Front Booth (#1940), throughout the show

--PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum.

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