In extrasode 2 of Carnagecast, Christy, Chuck, Robert and Rod gather for the first Carnage round table discussion. The topic at hand is conventions and games. Where have we been, where are we going and what are we playing on the way?
If you’re at any of the upcoming conventions and game days, look for the folks in Carnage shirts and say hello! Continue reading
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In episode 16 of Carnagecast, Interview with a Gamer features Nik Palmer, longtime GM and former Carnage board member — and since recording, winner of Iron GM 2012 at TotalCon — talking about the multi-table Call of Cthulhu event which he co-ran at Carnage in Wonderland, using props and aids to fire player imagination, awesomeness versus accessibility, self-publishing and more.
Chuck, Robert and Rod cut into Dominant Species for Autopsy of a Game. Rod likens it to a worker placement game that ebbs and flows as species dominance rises and falls. While enjoying the mechanics, Chuck points out that it’s over-long for such a game, often taking three or more hours. Robert dislikes the whole business, given how a random card can undo all one’s thought and effort. Continue reading
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In episode fifteen of Carnagecast, the actual play recording of Battlestar Galactica with the Battle-all-stars continues, picking up with Carlo’s ominous reminder of a Cylon in the group’s midst. Later on, a state of emergency catches everyone by surprise.
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The Escapist reminds us of March 4th’s relatively newfound significance: “Today is GM’s Day, when players pay homage to the gamemasters who work so hard to bring them excellent adventures at the game table.”
From everyone at Carnage, we want to wish a happy GM’s Day to anyone who’s ever thought to themselves, “Ya know, I should run something next year at Carnage.” A game convention is literally nothing without people willing to offer to teach and run games.
Every year, we’re humbled by the new heights our GMs attain in presenting their games. The exceptional terrain design and figure painting in the miniatures arenas. The role-playing adventures stocked with props, handouts and dice. The board game direct from the halls of Essen.
It’s the GMs who make Carnage an exceptionally rocking good time and for your endeavors, we are grateful.
In episode 14 of Carnagecast, we go back to Peryton Publishing, this time to speak with the dark empress Robin Lea. She talks a bit about the games she ran at Carnage in Wonderland and her upcoming projects, both role-playing and fiction. Autopsy of a Game turns the incisive minds of Dan and Tyler upon Betrayal at House on the Hill, a horror game with a cult following. Continue reading
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In episode 13 of Carnagecast, we begin a new actual play recording, this time of Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game. Recorded at the Winter Weirdness game day in Barre in January 2012, this session features a set of players known in the Vermont gaming scene for the enthusiasm and tenacity they bring to table when playing Battlestar Galactica.
In part 1, the players introduce themselves and the characters they’re playing, then launch into the game. Crises abound.
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In episode 12 of Carnagecast, the director of Going Cardboard tells us about creating the documentary that delves into designer board games. Then Autopsy of a Game gets into the economics of wharfside entrepreneurship as Chuck, Rod and Sarah talk Le Havre. Continue reading
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In episode 11 of Carnagecast, we reach the conclusion of the Arkham Horror actual play series. It’s been a long, hard road for our investigators, struggling against alien horrors, the schemes of elder gods and pure chance itself. Who wins and who dies? Find out!
Ursula uses the word “caper.” Kate Winthrop finds herself in a strange high house in the mist. Patrice Hathaway busts out a little “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” to boost Agent Banks’ morale.
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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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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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