Victory Points - A Board Game Podcast

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Anything is possible if you just start doing it. That's what Jake and Becca learn when they chat with David Guthrie aka "gameylannister" who recently achieved the lofty goal of playing BGG's top 100 games in 100 days. Sure, it sounds insane, but if you really stop and think about what it means to play a complex strategy game every single day for 3+ months... It sounds EVEN MORE insane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca sits down with Dean Donofrio and Erinrose Widner, the co-creators of Meeple People, a webseries about a group of friends that love to board game. They discuss the goals of the series, the stereotypes about gamers, and how big a collection is too big a collection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Kapera, co-founder of Crafty Games, joins us to discuss the process of developing Mistborn House Wars (and Becca nerds out about Brandon Sanderson's fiction). We also talk about how hard it is for a game to become a breakout star at GenCon, and what the future of gaming trends may hold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark of the Dice Tower joins Becca & Jake to talk about what it's like to review often unpolished prototypes as well as Mark's big leap to making DT videos full time. We also discuss our play-through of the new deck builder Moonrakers from IV Studio, and what a potential Hollywoodization of tabletop might look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ultimate outlaw, Scott Gaeta, stopped by the studio to talk to Becca & Jake about his storied career in the industry, from game shop owner to marketing expert to groundbreaking publisher. They discuss what it takes to make a studio soar, how to choose the best games for your brand, and why it's important to have a vision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The biggest and best tabletop trade show in North America was a few weeks ago in Indy, and Becca tells Jake her hot takes in this rare host-only episode. Renegade Game Studios MIGHT be heavily featured. #TechnicallyNotSponsored Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The incredible Amy Vorpahl, host, writer, actor, and podcaster, joins us this week to talk about her first forays in to writing her first published RPG adventures, and her experiences playing Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed from Fantasy Flight Games. Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed Twin Sister Twin Sister (Podcast) 8th Dimension AMY'S VR SHOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Rogers is a professor who literally wrote the book on video game design, is a co-host of Ludology the podcast, and is the designer of Pantone and Rayguns and Rocketships. This week Scott takes Becca and Jake to school on his theories of table positioning, player placement, the decrease of violence in gaming, the toyetic joy of tactile game parts, and a quick dip into the Kennerspiel des Jahres award winning games Wingspan (2019) and The Quacks of Quedlinburg (2018). Ludology (Podcast) Rayguns and Rocketships Pantone Wingspan The Quacks of Quedlinburg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Daviau is a god amongst gamers. He is the originator of the Legacy game, designing such games as Risk Legacy, Pandemic Legacy, Betrayal Legacy, and a resume of board game design credits longer than a mile. He was kind enough to sit down with us and discuss his background, his interactive theater hobby, and his formalwear habits during air travel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vincent Caso, known for his role as Bladezz on The Guild, is an actor, writer, and roleplayer seen on Geek & Sundry's Vampire the Masquerade LA by Night, & We’re Alive: Frontier. Vince talks to us about his love of creating rich backstories for characters, and we discuss tips for how to navigate socially risky games without alienating your friends! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Cannata, host of "DLC" the Video Game Podcast and Slash Filmcast, and the DM for the interactive live RPG show “The Dungeon Run” joins Becca and Jake for a discussion on all things tabletop. They delve deep into the social concept of The Magic Circle, explore the multi-layered codeword game "Decrypto" and geek out over Uwe Rosenburg's resume! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meredith Levine is a fanthropologist! She studies what makes a fan a fan, and how brands can better nurture relationships with their fandoms. She sits down with Becca & Jake to explain more about what fandom is and the benefits and connections it can bring. They also talk about everyone's favorite genre of gaming, "Slip of Paper in a Hat" games, (yes, that's definitely the best name for this genre) and how games bring us closer to others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johnny Recher, a 2nd Assistant Director on big movies by day, is a tiefling loving role player by night. We catch up with him to chat about finding fellow gamers while working on the road, being entranced by the forbidden when raised around a "Satanic Panic," and our takes on Betrayal at the House on the Hill, what Fantasy Flight does right with the world of Lovecraft and the game Elder Sign, and Mysterium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Manuel, of Indie Megabooth, joins Becca to discuss what it takes to become a content creator, who should foot the bill for making gaming content financially feasible, and how to avoid burnout, recently re-defined by the W.H.O. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna Cecilia, a graphic designer, comedy writer, and font-lover joins Jake for a discussion on Agricola, Dream Phone, and the perception of being a Basic Board Gamer. They also dive into design with an examination of artistic choices in games, tv shows, and life! Anna Cecilia's Website Agricola Electronic Dream Phone Abstract: The Art of Design Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chelsea Schwartz is HIGH VOLTAGE. As a tabletop community builder and event producer, Chelsea has a finger on the pulse of all things tabletop happening in SoCal. She catches us up on what's hot, and we chat about Disney's Villainous, Thanos Rising, and the scandelous sexy maid card game, Tanto Cuore. Follow Chelsea on Instagram - @UncoolRockstar High Voltage Radio Hour - https://open.spotify.com/show/231yxwGVjhypW7w7fFsreg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gina Devivo, a host, RPGer, and crafting expert loves brutal, story based co-op games. She walks us through a few of her favorites, like Kingdom Death: Monster ("Kiddy Em") and Camp Grizzly, and we talk about some of her iconic role playing characters on her shows at Geek & Sundry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Board Game Barrage "red tank", Kellen Laker, joins Becca and Jake to talk about the games Cosmic Encounter, Innovation, and why we like games that involve beating up your friends. Then they really get into it with why every nerd should be unabashed about their nerdness, and how this can be a big life step for many. boardgamebarrage.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laser Malina-Webber of the band The Doubleclicks was kind enough to come by and talk games with us before heading out on tour for their new album, "The Book Was Better." We talk about Clank! In Space!, Kodama, the Tree Spirit, and what it's like for a geek-themed band to hit the road. Listen to The Doubleclicks here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lizzy Funkhauser of Board Game Spotlight talk with Becca and Jake about Roll and Write games, Engine builders, and what it was like to become a gamer on an army base. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca, Jake, and Xander dive into what it's like to slip into the skins of many different role-playing characters. They also discuss their feelings about battle co-op games, including Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid. Kickstarter Library Bards album: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/librarybards/the-library-bards-new-album-bombarded Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca and Jake talk to Havana about how she got into twitch streaming and built a caring community, the responsibility she feels as someone with a platform to foster an atmosphere of kindness and learning, and what it was like to grow up with parents who owned a video game store. Plus, why everyone should love codenames as much as we do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca and Jake talk to Paula Deming about her sketch comedy youtube series "Things Get Dicey!" about one woman's board game addicted trials and tribulations. They also talk about TALES OF ARABIAN NIGHTS from Z-Man Games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca and her brand spanking new co-host Jake Michels talk to their guest John D. Clair about how he went about crafting new ways to think about game development. John is the designer of games for AEG such as Space Base, Mystic Vale, and Edge of Darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca and actress and interactive storytelling writer Kristie Krueger talk about why we love to mess with our friends heads when playing Social Deduction games. They also discuss what it's like for Kristie to work at an esports and board game bar, where her gaming knowledge is often underestimated because of her gender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca and director of Maple Games Daryl Andrews talk about the game selection process for major publishers and what being a "Euro Game" really means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Becca and her guest, comedian James Katica, hash it out about competitiveness in friendly gameplay. Sure, you bring your war face if you’re in a tournament setting, but what happens when you take winning a little too seriously in your friendly gaming group? They will explore these boundaries and tell you when you’re being too much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca's guest, Ross Thompson is the Marketing Manager at the OP, formerly USAopoly, founder of Kingdom-Con, a Table-Top Gaming Convention in San Diego, and active member of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Ross and Becca discuss marketing in gaming, social media's role, and of course SCA. Seriously nerdy stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca and guest Jimmy Wong (actor, gamer, YouTuber and musical artist) talk about the profound influence of Magic: The Gathering on the gaming industry, other one on one combat games like Roxley games' Dice Throne Season 2, and his love of the storytelling campaign game Gen7 from Plaid Hat Games. Jimmy is known for Video Game High School and the Command Zone podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca and guest Ash Minnick gush about their love of epic style games. Give us those big luscious figurines! They also talk about how to subtly combat those mansplainers at your table, and what about gaming with each other they love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Victory Points, Becca and guest James Hudson sit down to discuss murder-mystery cooperative deduction games. James is the new Senior Director of Tabletop Games at Skybound Entertainment and co-created The Grimm Forest. They dive into what Skybound is up to next, and why gamers get such a thrill out of solving crimes together. Oshi the dog makes an appearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Victory Points; Ruel Gaviola, writing contributor to Geek & Sundry, iSlaytheDragon, and Tabletop-Test, and the podcast The Five By spends his birthday discussing "Court of the Dead: Mourner’s Call" with Becca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ivan Van Norman is a renaissance man. He is the creator of the children’s book The ABCs of RPGs, creator of the zombie themed RPG game Outbreak Undead and owner of the media publishing company Hunters Entertainment. This week on Victory Points Ivan sits down with Becca to talk about his new book The ABCs of D&D, balancing parenthood, gaming and his business ventures and the pros and cons or crowdfunding for table top games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca and guest David Aaron Zuckman discuss asymmetrical mechanics in games like Root, by Leder Games. David dives into how he created Overlords of Infamy and it’s current explanation Kickstarter, Misery Loves Company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the inaugural episode of Victory Points, Becca talks with Jake Michels about why Twilight Imperium might be the perfect game. She also talks with friend Brittanie Boe aka Bebo about what it means to be a female tabletop gamer. WE’RE ALIVE FRONTIER TRAILER SEASON 1 TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UZ70IPoLFg BEBO’S BOOK: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Everything-Tabletop-Games-Book/Bebo/Everything/9781507210628 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca Scott is obsessed with board games. She's the host of How to Play and Game the Game, and now she's podcasting about board games. She interviews board game developers, artists, publishers, and other board game fanatics, to find out what they're playing, why they love games, and why gaming is important to them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices