Episode 212: The Tournament of Pieces at Origins 2026

Episode 221: In Memoriam

On the event of our third anniversary, Ben and Quarex * Cosmo Joe of Studio 6d6, RPEX, and Phoenix Con fame * Tim Kask, the curmudgeonly TSR editor and public school teacher * Lou Zocchi, the entrepreneur who pioneered distribution of adventure game and the manufacture of dice * Jodi Black, an editor, author, and pioneer of gaming tables All are gone too soon, and each will be missed. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 220: A Fair Review of Origins 2026

On this episode, Quarex and Ben give our unvarnished—but still pretty positive—opinion about our time at Origins 2026. Whether we're yammering about our travel and lodging, the badges and event tickets, the Your Origins 2026 app, the apparent volunteer staffing shortage, the ticketed events we did, the layout of the exhibit hall, the new games we tried out, or the people we got to play with... we're letting you know what we think. Stick around for the end of the episode, where Ben and Quarex discuss the heart and spirit of Origins, and what 2027 is already looking like it's shaping up to be. We also used Origins to release our new sistercast: All Year I Dream About Game Reviews [https://shows.acast.com/all-year-i-dream-about-game-reviews], coming to a podcatcher near you! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 219: Even More Exhibit Hall Interviews from Our 2026 Travels

On this interview episode, Ben, Quarex, and Ben interviewed designers at conventions earlier this year! * Stuart from Warcradle Studios [https://www.warcradle.com/], who was showing off Armoured Clash [https://www.armouredclash.com/] at Adepticon! * Yochai from Cairn Press [https://cairnpress.ink/], who designed Cairn 2e [https://cairnpress.ink/#about-cairn], records the Between Two Cairns [https://betweentwocairns.com/] podcast, and is hosting Between Two Cons [https://betweentwocons.com/] the weekend this episode releases! * Sean from Relic Blade Studio, the engine behind the Relicblade [https://www.relicblade.com/] miniatures game! * Matt Fantastic from Forever Stoked Creative [https://www.foreverstokedcreative.com/], former GAMA director, and current director of Unpub [https://www.unpub.org/]! Check out Matt's latest game, GOAT [https://tacocatgames.com/product/goat-greatest-of-all-time/] from Dolphin Hat Games! You won't want to miss it! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 218: More Exhibit Hall Interviews from the Origins Exhibitor Hall, Part 2

On this episode, it's chatting from the Origins exhibitor hall about RPGs and merch! * Kelly with Red Raccoon Games [https://www.redraccoongames.net/], who was the lead at the Origins Merch Booth on Saturday! * The better of the two interviews we conducted with Gabe and Le of Weird Place, publishers of Fluff 'n' Fury [https://www.weirdplace.net/products/fluff-n-fury-official-core-rules] who were demoing their new game Chaotika [https://www.weirdplace.net/products/chaotika-ashcan]! * Alan from Tuesday Knight Games [https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/], publishers of the Mothership RPG [https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/pages/mothership-rpg], the explosive social deduction game Two Booms and a Room [https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/products/two-rooms-and-a-boom], and their latest offering... Fatherfog [https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/products/fatherfog0e]. Check them out! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 217: Exhibit Hall Interviews from the Origins Exhibitor Hall, Part 1

On this episode, it's chatting from the Origins exhibitor hall about board games and components! * David from Intersection Games [https://intersection.games/], who was showing off Flip Draw: Mondrian and Concrete Canvas, currently available for preorder! * Alyssa from Brooke and Joy Games [https://www.brookeandjoy.com/], who was showing off their new game Speed Swap Chaos [https://www.brookeandjoy.com/collections/consumer/products/speed-swap-chaos] and the rest of their upcoming games [https://www.brookeandjoy.com/collections/consumer]! * Paul from Limiting Factor Games [https://www.limitingfactorgames.com/], whose are non‑magnetic, non‑slip Dynamaps dungeon tiles are great for tabletop mapping! * Emily from Pink Hawk Games [https://www.pinkhawkgames.com/], who was showing off Pirates of the High Teas [https://www.pinkhawkgames.com/piratesofthehighteas] and demoing Super Chonk [https://www.pinkhawkgames.com/superchonk] and Good Kitties [https://www.pinkhawkgames.com/goodkitties] with Ben Jones... sign up to be the first to know when they come to Kickstarter in late September [https://get.pinkhawkgames.com/?v=B]! * An unnamed person definitely doing something Probably Illegal [https://probablyillegal.com/] under Ohio state law. (Probably.) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.