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What’s the Appeal of Tabletop Wargaming? | Dicing With Design Episode 33
What draws people in to the tabletop hobby? Is it the collecting and painting of miniatures? Or the actual gaming? Or is it the storyworlds and “fluff”?
Games You Love, Games You Loved | Dicing With Design Episode 32
Find out which games helped introduce us and win us over to the miniature and tabletop world.
First Contact With Tabletop Wargaming & Miniatures | Dicing With Design Episode 31
Colin and Matthew discuss their respective introductions to miniatures, Games Workshop, and tabletop wargaming in general.
Introducing, Hostile Worlds
Hey folks! I wanted to tell you about another show we’ve been working on, called Hostile Worlds. It’s a documentary drama crossover show, set in space, which aims to t...
Episode 30 – Pro Wrasslin’ Battle Royale
Live Kickstarter special! In this episode Joe tells us all about the Kickstarter for his game, Pro Wrasslin’ Battle Royale. Find out how to help bring this fast furiou...
Episode 29 – Warhammer End Times
In this episode we have an update on PWBR and a look at Warhammer End Times. Enjoy!Episode 29 – Warhammer End Times 00:00:00 Introductions 00:04:10 What we’ve been pla...
Episode 28 – Archipelago
There’s a lot to catch up on at the start of this episode, then we talk about our first try of the roleplaying game, Archipelago. 00:00:00 Intro and Updates: Warpack, ...
Dicing with Design 27 – GW Financial Report and Dungeons
In this episode we have a lot of industry news to talk about, with the recent release of GW’s annual financial report and rumours about the future of their products. L...
Dungeon Saga Podcast 03 – Day 2 Stretch Goals
Important news: The Dungeon Saga Podcast has its own feed now. If you’re subscribing through the Dicing with Design feed then from now on you’ll want to subscribe to t...
Dungeon Saga Podcast 02 – Basic Components Overview
In this episode I go over some potential topics for future discussion and give my two cents on the basic components of Dungeon Saga as it appeared at the start of the ...
Dungeon Saga Podcast – Episode 1
Welcome everyone to a short introductory episode of the unofficial Dungeon Saga Podcast. Over the course of the next month I’m aiming to keep you up to date with news ...
Episode 26 – What is a Game?
In today’s episode we discuss: What is a game? We also go into what types of fun there are and how our games activate these modes of fun, from Dungeons and Dragons to ...
Episode 25 – Those Who Play Kickstarter interview with Danny Boyle
In this special episode Grant talks to Danny Boyle about his roleplaying game Those Who Play, a narrative-focused roleplaying system. With only a few days left to go o...
Episode 24: Conpulsion and Carronade Post-event reports
00:00:00 Introductions and gaming updates: X-Wing, Warpack, 40K, Warhammer, Stag Quest, Heroquest, Hex Hex XL, Space Cadets Dice Duel 00:25:25 Conpulsion Gaming Conven...
Episode 23 – Solo Gaming, Swords of the Skulltakers, X Wing and DreadBall
Welcome to the latest episode! This time, our main topic is solo gaming and Joe tells us about his solo roleplaying game, Swords of the Skultakers. Our updates went in...
Episode 22 – Player Numbers and Pumpkin Bomb Playtesting
In this episode we aimed to talk about how the number of players in games affected games design. Our initial aim was to talk about solo games, including Joe’s Swords o...
Episode 21 – Dicin’ and Slicin’ With G*M*S Magazine: Designing a Great TV Show
In this episode Colin is talking to Paco from G*M*S Magazine. The main topic is their current project Dice and Slice – a web TV show centred around gaming and cookery....
Episode 20 – Build Your Own Army Book
It’s fantasy wargame time on Dicing with Design this time round. After a bumper edition of updates, Colin gives us his first impressions on the brand new Warhammer Dwa...
Episode 19 – World Building Part 2
00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:35 Martin Vaux joins us to talk Lords of War – a Kickstarter update 00:19:55 Martin tells us how he went about creating a world for the gam...
Episode 18 – World Building Part 1
00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:45 Updates – RAEX games, kickstarter, Once upon a time, B movie, Battlestar Galactica, Lords of War, Blackbox Games, Sedition Wars, DreadBa...
Ep 17 – A Chat with Lords of War on their New Wargaming Card Game Crossover
In this episode, we’re thrilled to be joined by Martin Vaux, co-designer of Lords of War card game. We discuss the game, the Kickstarter for the new expansion, Templar...
Ep 16 – Warpack Special – A New Breed of Table-top Wargame
This episode was recorded after some alpha testing of Warpack. Warpack is Prince of Darkness Games’ forthcoming card-based fantasy wargame. We discuss the design philo...
Episode 15 – Lords of War Kickstarter and Pro Wrasslin Card Game News
0:00:00 Introduction and updates, including: Lords of War Warpack Warhammer Warhammer World Forbidden Planet Ticket to Ride Shadows Over Camelot Battlestar Galactica C...
Ep 14 – Warhammer Battle Brothers: A Report from the Biggest Wargaming Tournament Around
This time round we discuss our experiences at the recent September 2013 Warhammer Battle Brothers at Warhammer World. We’d like to thank all of our opponents and the t...
Episode 13 – Warhammer is broken and we’re going to fix it
0:02:00 Updates, Including: Kromore 2145 Kickstarter, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Space Hulk computer game, Warhammer Fantasy Battles, Vassal Engine, Chainsaw Warrior, Dreadb...
Ep 12 – How to Sell Your Role Playing Game: The Business of Games Design
Hey folks – this week we have a continuation of last week’s interview with T. Julian Bell. Last time you found out about the RAEX system, and this time we hear from Ju...
Ep 11 – Talking to RAEX Games About Kromore 2145, a New Cyber Steam Role Playing Game (RPG)
In this episode Colin’s talking to T. Julian Bell from RAEX Games. They’re soon releasing a new setting for their RAEX gaming system called Kromore 2145, a Cyber-Steam...
Ep 10 – Eternal Contenders Special: Release of a GMless Fantasy Role Playing Game
0:00:00 Competition Announcement 0:01:35 Introduction and updates 0:12:50 Contenders 0:40:45 Eternal Contenders Episode number 10 is here and Joe is giving us the in...
Ep 9 – Character Design in Role Playing Games
0:00:00 Intro and updates 0:11:50 Our favourite characters 0:43:20 Character creation systems Another episode in quick succession! This time it’s all about character...
Ep 8 – Live Games Design Part 2
0:00:00 Intro and updates 0:06:30 Main topic: designing the game In this episode we continue to hammer out our live design of Cthulu’s Cosmic Kobold Commandos. We’re a...