Monthly Archives: January 2012

Carnagecast 10: TotalCon and The Resistance

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In episode 10 of Carnagecast, Interview with a Gamer talks TotalCon with Angelia Heroux, the event’s media director. The Massachusetts convention includes movies, discussion panels and tournaments in addition to the traditional role-playing and board game fare.

Then, in Autopsy of a Game, Rod, Chuck and Sarah talk about The Resistance, a social game in which players are either resistance members trying to succeed at missions or undercover spies working to thwart the resistance’s efforts. Rod thinks The Resistance is good for non- and casual gamers with its high strong social interactions, but still meaty enough for hardcore, strategy-oriented gamers to get into.

But then, Rod is always a Cylon. Continue reading →

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Carnagecast 9: Arkham Horror Actual Play, Part 4

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In episode 9 of Carnagecast, the travails of Dan, Hunter, Jessica and Tyler against the machinations of Nyarlathotep continue in the fourth part of the Arkham Horror actual play series. Mark Harrigan, like Chuck Norris, kills everything given sufficient clue tokens. Mayoral candidate Kane throws his weight around at the Arkham Advertiser‘s janitor.

Watch the Carnagecast feed for the final installment in this actual play series in two weeks’ time.

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Carnagecast Extrasode 1: FlashCon

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In extrasode 1 of Carnagecast, we talk to Gordon Spaeth about FlashCon, a one day mini-convention to be held at the Howe Library in Hanover, New Hampshire on February 4th, 2012. Gordon talks about his hopes for FlashCon, wanting to expand the Upper Valley game community, teaching games to newcomers, and managing a young gamers school group. Continue reading →

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Carnagecast 8: Triple Play and Arkham Horror

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In episode 8 of Carnagecast, Interview with the Gamer hits the road, visiting Triple Play in West Lebanon, New Hampshire. Co-owner Sean Wolfe gives a little bit of history on the business and reveals why he got into running a game and comic shop. Then Tony Vandenberg talks about running tournaments and organizing store events for the local gaming community.

During Autopsy of a Game, Dan discusses why he likes about Arkham Horror, the board game based on the horror and weird tales of H. P. Lovecraft, its many expansions and the game’s faithfulness or lack thereof to Lovecraft’s original stories. Then we talk a bit about the blending of tabletop gaming tropes with the Lovecraft mythos. Continue reading →

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Carnagecast 7: Arkham Horror Actual Play, Part 3

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In episode 7 of Carnagecast, return to the monster-choked streets of Arkham with Dan, Hunter, Jessica and Tyler for part 3 in the on-going actual play recording of Arkham Horror. Ms. Winthrop is savaged by a cthonian. Charlie Kane admits to a painkiller addiction enabled by Herbert West. Violinist Patrice Hathaway distracts the terrified townsfolk from the eldritch horrors besieging them. Librarian Daisy is the top 1% of clue holders.

Watch the Carnagecast feed for further installments in this actual play series.

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Carnagecast 6: James Carpio of Chapter 13 Press and Sekigahara

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In episode 6 of Carnagecast, Interview with the Gamer catches up with James Carpio. When not running role-playing games, James also designs and publishes them, with such diverse titles as Death Race Z and Spookybeans.

Sekigahara comes under the knife in Autopsy of a Game. This episode’s subject is a war game covering the campaign that gave rise to the Tokugawa shogunate in 16th century Japan. Chuck rates it “delightful” while Sarah would agree to play it. Continue reading →

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