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Bad jokes. Good folks. Games. Every other week, Chris & Philip talk about their experiences playing different games (both board games and video games). If you enjoy hearing people talk about the fun they have playing various games instead of why X game is better than Y game, this is the show for you. Plus, they"ve got the latest board games news , the worst jokes, and the best guests occasionally.

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10 Incredible Campaigns Aiming For Your Hard-Earned...

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2026/09/19

Netflix is making a Ravenloft show? A new Pax is coming to Houston, and Magic enjoys its competition? Also, there's SO MANY good crowdfunding campaigns going on right now! So we go through and talk about some cool campaigns and help you decide if its worth your money or not!

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How To Quickly Add Some Exciting Chaos To Your TTRPGs...

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2026/09/12

Space Marines are dead, long live space marines? Also, Lorcana is working on a digital version, there's some cool looking D&D games coming, and what really happened with that "The Monolith" Kickstarter? Then, I take a look at "The Game Master's Book of Magic & Mayhem For Kids" from Media Lab Books. Amazon Affiliate Link

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They Really Want 80,000 People At Gen Con? Book of...

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2026/08/21

That's....a lot of people. And I'm talking about the 74,000 that were at Gen Con this year, not the 80,000 the convention wants to get to. Also, if you loved the 2nd edition of Arkham Horror, you'll have another shot at getting it. And I take a look at the "Book of Blades" by Kobold Press, an expansion to their Tales of the Valiant RPG.

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Sew Ewe Want To Be A Game Master - Boards & Swords #288

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2026/07/10

Wingspan will soon fit in your pocket, Spirit Island is getting a new publisher, and the Lazy Gamemaster has a brand new kickstarter campaign! Speaking of being a GM, if you want to be a better one, you’ll want to check out our review of “So You Want To Be A Game Master” by Justin Alexander (amazon affiliate link). Then, we’ll give you some examples of “great” GM advice in our Ask A Dirtbag GM segment!

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Apparently People Are Zombicide Themselves To Get The...

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2026/06/25

One of the pillars of 40K has passed away, Asmodee is making buckets from CMONs failures, and apparently D&D is a big deal? Who knew!?! Also, we've got some dirtbag GM advice to give as we dust off our vacation clothes.

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Getting a Hand-le On Our Quests With Marc-André and...

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2026/06/16

Hasbro's CEO apparently has a lot of thoughts about D&D and how you should be playing the game. (Methinks maybe he should keep his mouth shut....). Also, there's a new survival horror game from the makers of Draw Steel, and Roll20 has a dungeon generator that ISNT AI! Plus, we've got Marc-André and Martin Lavoie, creators of the new board game “Questline” from Thunderworks Games! (https://thunderworksgames.com/products/questline-card-game)

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Capitalism Be Capitalizing, D&D Drops Like Its Hot -...

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2026/06/10

We've got ad managers denying Satanic board games, D&D flying into outer space, and *possibly* a Dragon Ball Z board game coming to fruition finally. What a time to be a gamer! We're on vacay right now, so enjoy this pre-recorded episode where we go through a bunch of recent news stories before taking a look inside the new Warhammer 40k box and drooling over what's coming soon.

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Looking at 2025 and forward to 2026 (FREE Bonus Bits!)

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2026/02/19

Some free (but delayed) bonus bits talking about last year and what we want to do this upcoming year!

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Crowning Toys 'R Us As The Rightful Spirit of...

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2025/11/19

What world am I living in? Munchkin second edition? Catan sponsoring basketball? The Dice Tower saying something inappropriate? Actually, that last one tracks. Plus, there was a BUNCH of new GW releases announced, so you know we’ll talk about that as we get excited for Pax Unplugged!

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Stomping Around in Power Armor with Drew from One...

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2025/10/16

What’s it like to get paid to paint someone else’s models? Or to dress up as your favorite characters? Get your magnifying glass out, because we have Drew from One Inch Heroes (https://www.oneinchheroes.com/) on to talk to us about other ways to enjoy this hobby!

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Getting Sage Stoned with Ted Wysocki from TNT Laser...

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2025/09/25

I’m trying to hang on to the magic of Nova Open as long as possible, so we’ve got Ted Wysocki from TNT Laser Works (also the Nova Open RPG lead) on to talk about his game “Sage Stones”. And it’s a game Philip and I BOTH have played!

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Nova Open 2025 Live Show with Mike Sibilia & Kyron...

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2025/09/16

I’m still breathing as I type this, so you can tell it’s been a busy Nova Open! We held our first live show in over 2 years! Mike & Kyron from the Nova Open staff join us for more hijinx than we can probably withstand.

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Dirtying Down our Miniatures with Mark Henry from...

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2025/06/17

CMON has a “Setting Sun” with several of its games, Gundam minis are (surprise) really well put together, and a board game about dating D&D monsters? Also, Mark Henry from the site Goblin’s Hut ( https://www.goblinshut.com/) is here to talk about the product “Dirty Down” and how it can make painting your miniatures easier.

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The Cutest Apocalypse Ever with Justus & Eric from...

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2025/04/21

Chris Perkins isn’t at Wizards of the Coast anymore? I might not have to put decals on my minis anymore? I’m just a glass cage of emotions right now. In the meantime, we’ve got Justus and Eric from the card game Doomlings on to talk about their cute little catastrophe game.

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Our Powers Combined with Breeze Grigas from Zephyr...

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2025/03/08

Remember Decipher? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Also, that D&D Mr. Potato Head is creepy and Breeze Grigas is here from Zephyr Workshop to talk about his games like A.E.G.I.S.!

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Designing a Mass-ive Effect in Gaming with Calvin...

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2025/02/23

Thank you for being a friend…of the emperor? FFG makes their games more manageable for stores, and Kickstarter makes things more manageable for your wallet. Plus, Calvin Wong Tze Loon is on the show to talk about what it was like designing the Mass Effect Board Game along with Eric Lang!

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Looting New Games Out Of The New Year With Loot...

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2025/01/10

Not exactly an abundance of news stories this early in the year, but that’s okay, because there’s one Minis game that will probably stomp all over the rest… Plus! We’ve got Silvia and Fabio from Loot Studios here to talk about their upcoming game Malediction!

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Seeking Wrath and Glory with Chris Colston from...

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2025/01/06

Wrath and Gloooooria……in exterminius deo? We get into the Christmas spirit talking with Chris Colston about the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop RPG “Wrath and Glory”. Also, we go through the top 10 news stories of 2024 and remember what a crazy year it’s been!

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Pax Unplugged 2024 Recap: Tons of Virtual RPG Tools...

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2024/12/19

Unlike my electric car, I like my Pax’es “Unplugged”. Both of us went this year, so what did we see & do? Also, Wyrmwood is still a crappy company, somehow Funko took down itch.io, and Vallejo workers are on strike? All this and more!

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Making Our Own D&D with Wolfgang Baur from Kobold...

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2024/11/01

Torn between playing D&D and not supporting a company that’s constantly in the news for its bad business ideas? We’ve got Wolfgang Baur on from Kobold Press to talk about “Tales of the Valiant”, a D&D5e alternative game that’s still compatible with all the books you already have. Plus, we’ve got MTG news for 2025, super cool squat models for Necromunda, and a 2 player version of Azul??

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