The Voice of the Revolution

Wed, 29 October 2008

Beast Hunters review and Imagination Sweatshop interview

Show notes:

0:29 - As always, Brennan gives the low-down on what's new on the site:
6:47 - Beast Hunters, by Christian Griffin, is a competitive, two-player RPG.
13:23 - Brennan sits down with Jason Keeley, Epidiah Ravachol, Jim Sullivan from The Imagination Sweatshop to talk about their process of "playstorming."
22:03 - In Pravda, Brennan and Paul discuss low- and high-contact game systems and different people's preferences.
29:01 - Paul and Brennan discuss the contact they've been having with different games in At Our Tables, including:
- D&D 4e
- Houses of the Blooded
- Mortal Coil
- Bulldogs! (with Spirit of the Century)
- Burning Empires
37:59 - Before they sign off, Brennan and Paul celebrate the second anniversary of the show and official welcome Ryan Macklin as the show's producer.

Direct download: revolution24.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:30 PM

Tue, 30 September 2008

Zombie Cinema review and Mel White interview

0:29 - This month has seen a ton of new products appear on the website, including:
- Fae Noir
- Disposable Heroes: WWII Soldiers, Pirates, and Cyberpunk
- Gripping Tales of the Impossible #1
- Trail of Cthulhu Keeper's Screen and Four Shadows
- Game Night
- Fudge dice
- A Dirty World
- Things We Think About Games
- Ninja Burger: No Honor Edition
- Hellas
- Godlike Saipan
- In A Wicked Age
- Poor Wizard's Grimoire
- A Flower For Mara
- Solar System
- Zombie Cinema
- Thou Art But A Warrior
- More comics from Archaia Studios Press
7:23 - Zombie Cinema, designed by Eero Tuovinen, is a story game about an untenable situation: zombies coming to eat your brains.
17:07 - Mel White from Virtual Play stops by to chat with Paul about running games at conventions.
25:13 - In Pravda, Brennan talks about designing vs. publishing games.
29:48 - Finally, in At Our Tables, Paul and Brennan discuss what they've been playing recently including:
- Mist-Robed Gate
- A Dirty World
- Zombie Cinema
- Mythender
- Three Sixteen: Carnage Among The Stars
- A Flower For Mara
- D&D 4e

Direct download: revolution23.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 9:01 PM

Thu, 28 August 2008

Full Light, Full Steam review and Robin D. Laws interview

Show notes:

0:30 - Freshly returned from GenCon (and This Just In From GenCon), Paul gives Brennan a great segue to talk about what's new on IPR.
5:18 - Full Light, Full Steam by Josh Roby is a steampunk space opera game powered by Thematic Batteries.
15:35 - Paul sat down with Robin D. Laws at GenCon to pick his brain about story and structure.
25:59 - Acknowledging the 800-pound gorilla in the room, Brennan and Paul use this month's Pravda talk about the role that GenCon plays in the gamer year.
31:37 - In At Our Tables, Paul defers to Brennan when they talk about what they're playing.

Direct download: revolution22.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 9:26 PM

Wed, 30 July 2008

Agon review and John Wick interview

Show notes:

0:29 - Brennan gives the low-down on the pre-GenCon rush of things new to the site:
6:44 - Agon, by John Harper, is a game of Greek heroes competing for glory.
18:09 - John Wick, the author of Houses of the Blooded, talks about the connection between that game and Play Dirty.
26:38 - Brennan and Paul discuss system mastery in roleplaying games in the segment they call Pravda.
33:07 - Finally, in At Our Tables, Paul and Brennan talk about what they've been playing recently:

Direct download: revolution21.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 8:16 PM

Fri, 27 June 2008

Dirty Secrets review and Thor Olavsrud interview Show notes:

0:31 - Brennan starts the show off with what's new on the site.
5:54 - Dirty Secrets, from Dark Omen Games, takes a one-player, many-GM approach to orchastrate a noir mystery story.
16:53 - Thor Olavsrud, editor for Burni ng Wheel and Archa ia Studios Press, talks about editing RPGs and what new designers should have in mind.
26:33 - In Pravda, Paul and Brennan discuss how gaming intersects with the group's social environment.
34:16 - Finally, Brennan and Paul break the "currently playing" segment into something separate, called At Our Tables.

Other games

Direct download: revolution20.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:26 PM

Fri, 23 May 2008

Truth and Justice review and Richard Iorio interview

Show notes:

0:30 - Brennan starts the show off with what's new on the site.
3:23 - Truth & Justice, from Atomic Sock Monkey Press, leverages a very simple design to tap into the story logic of superhero comics.
11:47 - Richard Iorio II, from Rogue Games, sits down to talk about their two current releases, Colonial Gothic and Thousand Suns.
23:20 - In Pravda, Paul and Brennan discuss how to decide what indie games are right for you.
29:43 - And finally, Brennan and Paul talk about what they're playing right now.

Other Games:

Direct download: voice19.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:39 PM

Wed, 9 April 2008

Breaking the Ice review and Jennifer Rodgers interview

Show notes:

0:31 - Paul and Brennan are back with another episode, this time the list of new things on the site is pretty full.
6:27 - Breaking the Ice, by Emily Care Boss, is a game about the first three dates of a couple.
14:07 - Jennifer Rodgers, the artist behind such visually distinctive games as Mortal Coil and The Dictionary of Mu, talks about what excites her about doing art for games.
24:04 - In Pravda, Paul talks about a few problems his groups have had recently about clashes in play expectations, the idea of working in order to have fun together, and interacting outside of the game.
32:09 - As usual, Brennan and Paul finish things off with their Currently Playing lists, which (aside from one surprise) is business as usual.

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