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Vehicular manslaughter. It happened and this game made it happen. Need we say anything more? https://manata.net/rpgreviewboard/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/RPGReviewBoard-Episode14-ModernAGE.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Sometimes, you can find yourself with more RPG groups and games than you know what to do with. Other times, you may find your dance card empty. How can you engage with the tabletop RPG hobby when it’s just you and a room full of shiny dice? Two of our judges address that very subject… Continue reading Episode 13: In Chambers – Solo RPGs

Sometimes you need to step away from your immersive and complex RPG campaign and just have an evening of something different. Maybe you can be treacherous subjects of a powerful queen, maybe you can be…fake wizards? Or…a skull? Hey, it’s only for an evening. https://manata.net/rpgreviewboard/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/RPGReviewBoard-Episode12-MiniRPGs.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

It’s a walk down memory lane as two of our judges talk about the very first time they played an RPG. Embarrassing 80s pop-culture references included. https://manata.net/rpgreviewboard/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/RPGReviewBoard-Episode11-InChambers-RPGBeginnings.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Gun shots! Roundhouse kicks! Explosions! How does it feel to be in an action movie all the time? And what is the deal with these squirrels? The Board attempts to provide answers. https://manata.net/rpgreviewboard/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/RPGReviewBoard-Episode10-SavageWorldsAdventureEdition.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Heidi and Case each make a top five list of monsters. No one really asked for them to do so, but what can you do? Heidi’s list is terrifying, Case’s is ridiculous. Is that a spoiler? https://manata.net/rpgreviewboard/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/RPGReviewBoard-Episode9-InChambers-MonstersInRPGs.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Sexy angels, teenage vampire hunters, and that squinty guy obsessed with aliens: all these and more make their appearance in this game built on trashy television. The Judges enjoy themselves, perhaps too much. https://manata.net/rpgreviewboard/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/RPGReviewBoard-Episode8-MonsterOfTheWeek.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Trey and Case talk about wonder and whimsy in RPGs. Then they get sidetracked into a Dr Who conversation. They go back to whimsy and then talk Dr Who again. It’s all very confusing. And whimsical! https://manata.net/rpgreviewboard/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/RPGReviewBoard-InChambers-TroikaAndWhimsy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Judges Adam and Nathan relive their experiences at previous GenCon conventions with a focus on Megagames, which are asynchronous events involving 40-60 players. These games incorporate elements of board games, role playing, intrigue, and more. https://manata.net/rpgreviewboard/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RPGReviewBoard-InChambers-GenCon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

You’re some sort of being, from some sort of place, but now you’re here, and there are a lot of cats. The Judges attempt to part the veil of whimsy and ambiguity around the British game with the Russian name. https://manata.net/rpgreviewboard/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Troika.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download