Rolling Dice & Taking Names Gaming Podcast

Tony McReeWhistle Stop by Bezier Games has given gamers another train game that incorporates tile laying, resource collecting, and set collection, all the things that scratch that itch in a game […] The post RDTN Episode 133: Whistle Stop, Battle for Rokugan, and PAX Unplugged 2017 first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeAfter playing Gentes, we thought all the goodness had come and gone for the year. But no, we are here to tell you that once again, we get blindsided by […] The post RDTN Episode 132: Bastion, Sidereal Confluence, Necromunda, Fate of the Elder Gods, and Samurai Gardener first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe have a new contender for our game of the year, Gentes. This is one of those games we wish we had gotten to the table sooner than later and […] The post RDTN Episode 131: Gentes, BooBQ, and Jack Vasel Auction first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe are back and we have tricked another designer to come on to the show. Ted Alspach joins us and talks about the follow-up to Castles of Mad King Ludwig, […] The post RDTN Episode 130: Richard the Lionheart, Sundae Split, Alien Artifacts and Ted Alspach first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeI am back and ready to get back in the rut of life. You know, play a game, talk about a game, play a game, discuss food, and so on. […] The post RDTN Episode 129: London, Azul, Flying Squirrels, and Rambling first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

admin Tony is on vacation for this episode, but before he left we were able to record our views on Codenames:Duet and Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time. While […] The post RDTN Episode 128: 7th Continent, Professor Evil & the Citadel of Time, Codenames: Duet, Shadespire first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminIt’s a been while, but we are excited to have Portal Games founder and game designer, Ignacy Trzewiczek, back on the show to tell us about the upcoming game Alien Artifacts. […] The post RDTN Episode 127: Interview Ignacy about Portal’s Alien Artifacts, Review Nmbr 9, Dragonfire, Hafid’s Grand Bazaar first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeOur Gen Con report is here and it is a hefty one. It might have been shorter had a special guest not joined us, but he was forced to participate […] The post RDTN Episode 126: Gen Con 50 with special guest host, Rodney Smith from Watch It Played! first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeSurprise, surprise, surprise. That is right Renegade Studios is releasing Clank! in Space at Gen Con. Talk about keeping things under wraps and making a huge a splash, Renegade might […] The post RDTN Episode 125: Clank! in Space, Terraforming Mars Expansion, and The Climbers first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeEpisode of epic proportions is upon us. Isaac Vega returns to the show after being sent away to an island to contemplate what is next for Plaid Hat Games. In […] The post RDTN Episode 124: Summit – The Board Game, Skyward, Isaac Vega, and The Scurry Report first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeEpisode 123 is just full of the latest and greatest games to hit your shelves. We spend a lot of time talking about a very deep Euro called Lignum that […] The post RDTN Episode 123: Lignum, Downforce, Indulgence, and The Lost Expedition first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe are well rested after our recent vacations and back at the mics. Because of the vacations, we have a backlog of games, so we have four for you in […] The post RDTN Episode 122: Near and Far, Sentient, Lovecraft Letter, and Pit Crew first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeAs part of the Tabletop Showcase series, Eric Lang returns to RDTN for a discussion on his newest game from CMON, The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire. Eric goes over the design […] The post RDTN Episode 121: Tabletop Showcase – Interview with Eric Lang, Designer of The Godfather first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeIn this jam packed episode we spend time on the new CMON game called Lorenzo il Magnifico. To say it was a unique experience might be putting it somewhat mildly. […] The post RDTN Episode 120: Lorenzo il Magnifico, Emerson Matsuuchi (Century), Honshu, Element first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeConventions are upon us and it is all being kicked off by International Table Top Day. We hope you had a good experience and played a few games on April […] The post RDTN Episode 119: 13 Days – Cuban Missile Crisis and Pax Unplugged Interview first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeComing back for its forth year, our annual summer movie preview show. This is our break from board gaming to explore our second favorite hobby, watching movies. The episode is […] The post RDTN Episode 118: 2017 Summer Movie Preview first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeThe three games in this episode created different reactions for us. One of them will be a jewel in our collection. One did not get the love that others have […] The post RDTN Episode 117: Ethnos, Unfair, and The Captain is Dead first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeAfter many attempts to get the segment to rise from the ashes, we were successful in rezzing Chit Chat for this episode. We are honored to have Mandi Hutchinson join […] The post RDTN Episode 116: Assault of the Giants, Jump Drive, Moons and Chit Chat first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeIt is no secret that we like games that have some type of asymmetrical component to it and VAST: The Crystal Caverns has this. The fact that each individual has […] The post RDTN Episode 115: VAST, Imperial Settlers-Aztecs, Balloon Pop, and Interview with Justin Jacobson first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe hope you enjoy the brand new segment that is being brought to you from the creative mind of Chaz Marler. In this new segment, we will debate the aspects […] The post RDTN Episode 114: They Who Were 8, Rum & Bones Second Tides, & Fuzzy Tales first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe have been trying for weeks to get Mare Nostrum Empires by Academy Games by Academy Games to the table and it is a shame that it took so long, but […] The post RDTN Episode 113: Mare Nostrum, Conflict of Heroes – Guadalcanal, Kingsport Festival – The Card Game, 50 Hours of Gaming first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeAnother year has past and that brings us to the coveted award ceremony of RDTN, The Squirrelys. This is the show where we decide our games from 2016 that need […] The post RDTN Episode 112: The 2017 Squirrelys – Our Board Gaming Awards first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeIt was over 100 episodes ago when our wives joined us on RDTN. It only took four years for them to forget about that experience and join us again beyond […] The post RDTN Episode 111: The Castles of Burgundy The Card Game, Flying Squirrels and Our Awesome Wives first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeGamelyn Games has been killing it with all their Tiny Epic series, but they are expanding into the next realm with their newest Kickstarter Heroes of Land, Air and Sea. […] The post RDTN Episode 110: Heroes of Land, Air, & Sea, Raise Your Goblets, Survey and 2017 Predictions first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe enter a new year by starting off pretty strong. We have four 5 Minute Initiatives and we interview the Sadler brothers about a new game they designed for Megacon […] The post RDTN Episode 109: Jorvik, Adrenaline, Oracle of Delphi, Clank! and the Sadlers first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeHard to believe that this is our 4th Year Anniversary show. It doesn’t seem that we started doing this that long ago. However, if you were to ask our families, […] The post RDTN Episode 108: Star Wars Destiny, Paris Connection in the 4th Anniversary Show first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe had the opportunity to sit down with Geoff Engelstein to talk about his new game The Fog of War, published by Stronghold Games. We are all aware of Geoff’s […] The post RDTN Episode 107: The Fog of War interview with Geoff Engelstein and BGG Con Recap first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeEpisode 106 was a Beast of Burden for us, but it was a labor of love. We have played two of the newest games that are out now, A Feast […] The post RDTN Episode 106: Great Western Trail, A Feast for Odin, and a conversation with FunAgain about Essen first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe heard about the new Arkham Horror: The Card Game earlier this year when an image was leaked. Well, it is a reality now and we begged, pleaded, gave up […] The post RDTN Episode 105: Arkham Horror – The Card Game Review and GTS Come and Play Day first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminTo get in the mood for Halloween, we played two Cthulhu based games this month. First up was Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu by Asmodee games. This is a re-theme of […] The post RDTN Episode 104: Mansions of Madness, Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu, Qwixx, Karibou Camp and Rant first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeThis might be unprecedented with four “reviews” in one show and the length is just barely over an hour. So, it is possible to compress goodness into a small package. […] The post RDTN Episode 103: Empires: Galactic Rebellion, Guild Ball, Warmachine, & Tanks first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeMarty was able to work his magic at Gen Con and got a preview of a board game from Riot Games. Well, one thing lead to another and we got […] The post RDTN Episode 102: Mechs vs Minions first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeNow that Episode 100 is in the rear view mirror, we can’t rest on our laurels. Then again, maybe we should have gone out on a high note and not […] The post RDTN Episode 101: The Networks, America, Quartz, and the Flying Squirrels first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeIt has been a Long and Winding Road getting to our 100th Episode. We want to thank everyone for all the support as we made it to this milestone and […] The post RDTN Episode 100: RDTN Match Game, Gen Con Interviews and Reflection and $100 Funagain Gift Card first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe are on the road again and at our new local convention MegaMooseCon. We finally got to play two games that everyone has talked about or been talking about, Scythe […] The post RDTN Episode 99: Scythe, Millennium Blades, Piratoons, Simurgh and Megamoosecon first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeIn this episode, we have two interviews with game designers. Our first is with the brother design team, Adam and Brady Sadler. They were on our show in Episode 79 discussing […] The post RDTN Episode 98: Cry Havoc, The Walking Dead – No Sanctuary, Sadler Brothers and Ignacy first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeBefore we talk about Episode 97, Play the Game Tonight, we want to bring to everyone’s attention, specifically those of us with R.E.D.S.*, Rodney Smith’s, a dear friend of ours, Indeigogo […] The post RDTN Episode 97: Reviews of Tyrants of the Underdark, Simurgh, Mystic Vale, My Village, Tides of Madness and Others first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeThis episode is all about our adventures at Origins for it has come and gone and it did not disappoint. It was great seeing familiar faces and meet all the […] The post RDTN Episode 96: Another Day in Paradise – Origins Recap, Caravan, Ascension X, Adrenaline, and Guild Ball first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeTwo of the biggest games that have come from Plaid Hat Games had designer Isaac Vega behind them and we had the opportunity to talk with him in this episode. Dead […] The post RDTN Episode 95: Ring of Fire – Interview with Isaac Vega of Plaid Hat Games first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe are going to jump right into this episode with a review 51st State and Crazy Karts two new games from Portal Games. Now, we know Crazy Karts has been getting […] The post RDTN Episode 94: One of the Living – Reviews of 51st State and Crazy Karts first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeHaving not learned from his last appearance or he has a short memory, Rob Daviau, designer of countless games and co-designer behind the #1 game on Boardgamegeek, has returned to […] The post RDTN Episode 93: Ship of Fools – Rob Daviau and Seafall first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeCMON Expo in Atlanta, GA is a great small con and we could not have been happier to have been able to attend this year. Between getting to play all […] The post RDTN Episode 92: Midnight Train to Georgia – CMON Expo, Eric Lang, Rodney Smith and Action Phase Games first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeIt has been a year since we did the last summer movie preview show with Dan Patriss and Chris Kirkman. Funny how that works. Anyway, while the show has some […] The post RDTN Episode 91: Californication – The 2016 Summer Movie Preview with Dan and Chris first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeTwo reviews in this episode along with 2 minute discussions mostly on Kickstarter stuff. The first review is on the 9th expansion for the deck building game Ascension, called Dreamscape. […] The post RDTN Episode 90: Africa – West of Africa and Ascension Dreamscape Reviews and Flying Squirrels first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeBased on the poll over in our BGG Guild for what game to review next, we followed the advice of our members and reviewed the game Commissioned. If you are […] The post RDTN Episode 89: Reverence – Commissioned, Dungeons & Dragons 5E, and Asomodee North Price Policy first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeTime for our yearly visit with Ignacy Trzewiczek and as always, it was a blast. He was upfront with the plans at Portal games this year and talked to us about […] The post RDTN Episode 88: I Can’t Drive 55 – Ignacy is in the house, Sularia Card Game, GAMA Thoughts first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeIt always amazes me on how things repeat themselves, time and time again. Fifteen years have passed since Marty and I got into CCGs and now, Marty’s son is getting […] The post RDTN Episode 87: Castle Walls – B-Sieged: Sons of the Abyss, Titan Race, iOS Patchwork, and Ascension Dreamscape first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe have the honor of having Dan King, the Game Boy Geek, back on the show. He stopped by and said he wanted to revisit not only his predictions about […] The post RDTN Episode 86: Go the Distance – Game Boy Geek, Survey Results and 6 Nimmt first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe have returned from the awards and we spend our time catching up on all the news. Big announcements from Portal, Z-man, Plaid Hat, and tons of other publishers. They […] The post RDTN Episode 85: Golden Years – Chit Chat, Pandemic Cthulhu, Seafall, Portal Announcements, and Other Stuff first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeA lot of people will make lists of their favorite games from the previous year and we are no different, sorry. But, we thought how could we differentiate our best […] The post RDTN Episode 84 – The Squirrelys – RDTN’s 2016 Award Show first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices