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GMS Magazine PodcastMagic if Inventoring - Interview with designerMagic of inventoring is a punchy storytelling game for 3 to 6 players, designed to be played in a few hours with polyhedral dice, no GM and ZERO preparation. This game sparks joy in everyone. This includes seasoned dungeon crawlers and absolute roleplay beginners, as well as board gamer sho are after a fun evening. Find out more on their Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rolistespod/paris-gondo/description ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love pl...
2026-04-1745 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastPact - Interview with Dimokritos SaloustrosInterview with Black Lantern Studios Dimokritos Saloustros about Pact, a modern, occult, personal-horror role-playing game, set in a world almost identical to ours, only darker, more corrupted, and slowly collapsing. As humanity crumbles under despair, loss, and ambition, Demons find their opportunity. Unable to influence the world on their own, they whisper to humans in a moment of weakness, offering power, prestige, and infernal gifts in exchange for their souls. Built on Free League Publishing’s Year Zero Engine (YZE) and created by the Greek studio Black Lantern, Pact invites players to take the role of Pactbearers; ordinary people who ac...
2026-03-2935 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastLearning when to keep your mouth shut. Vaesen Starter Set reviewOver the last few weeks a number of people have been stupid enough to open their mouths and reveal themselves to be... erm... despicable. Ryan Dancey, formerly from Alderac Entertainment Group, decided to openly admit that he would happily replace humans with AI to design games. Needless to say, he is not just mistaken as AI can't design as a human can, but also it is a pretty shitty stance to take. After that, Ed Healy, from the Dice Tower, also formerly, praised the actions of the thugs at ICE and condoned the murders of two innocent USA citizens. He...
2026-03-081h 06GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 521: Interview with author Federico Sohns - Zephyr: An Anarchist Game of Fleeting IdentitiesZephyr: An Anarchist Game of Fleeting Identities is a roleplaying game set in the wandering, sentient continent of Ophoi. This entity travels on a relentless march across an endless salt flat, its four lungs bursting with sentimental energy - the alien emotions of the Zephyr, which comes in Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. Like most substances, the emotions of the Zephyr coalesce into mountains made of rage, rivers of sorrow, fields grown out of the essence of guilt - everything that is, in its whole colorful gamut, including complex lifeforms. You can buy the game from: https://araukana-media.itch.io...
2025-09-2657 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 519: Justin Achilli and Our Brilliant Ruin Starter SetJustin Achilli has been a legend of the world of TTRPGs for decades. With a more-than-stellar career both inside and outside this industry, he is one of the people behind Studio Hermitage and their star product Our Brilliant Ruin. After a successful Kickstarter to release the core rulebook, they are heading to create another campaign to release a Starter Set with minimal prep time and a very tight price so more people can enjoy this rather riveting universe. ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ********************************************** About us: Paco and Mar...
2025-09-0140 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 518 - NewTSR disappears at last and review of Autobahn, a mediocre game.The NewTSR odyssey has ended at last. After years of controversy and bigotry, years of lying about products that were never meant to be in the first place, they are gone. And the world of RPGs is better for it. And Chris has a review of Autobahn... he is not very impressed. ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠⁠ ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found...
2025-07-0146 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 517 - Is Asmodee trying to monopolise the market?Asmodee has bought Zombicide from C'Mon... does this signal the end of C'mon? With the number of purchases Asmodee is doing at the moment, seems they are doing like some videogames firms buying firms and then dismissing them once they get what they want. ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠ ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid r...
2025-06-2052 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 516 - Jack Caesar and a cool new project!Managed another interview with Jack Caesar, from Caesar Ink and I am SO glad I did! Cæsar Ink is an award-winning team who have helped develop many original and IP-based projects. Our body of work includes Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Adventure Game, Jim Henson's Dark Crystal: The Adventure Game, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Board Game and many others. We live to create adventures, roll dice, and explore new lands.https://caesar-ink.itch.io/ ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠ ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are...
2025-06-0352 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 2025-515: Call of Cthulhu TTRPG creator and anti-woke conventions and gimmicks in board games.Sandy Petersen, the creator of the TTRPG Call of Cthulhu, has decided to attend as a guest of honor a convention that boasts being anti-woke. Terrible optics! And what about games that use gimmicks? We have a few of those! ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠ ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader a...
2025-05-3055 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 2025-514: Goodman Games and the City State of the Invincible Overlord controversy.In this episode Chris came up with a ton of news and events. One of the main ones, though, was Goodman Games taking over City State of the Invincible Overlord and the controversy about the current IP holder. https://goodman-games.com/a-statement-about-city-state-of-the-invincible-overlord/ ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an a...
2025-05-1652 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 513 - ChangedStars with Leland AndercheckInterview with Leland Andercheck about Changedstars and their many other games that are currently blessing a lot of tables. Very, very interesting indeed! Find out more about Leland and Changed stars here: https://dieselshot.itch.io/changedstars And get the PDF in DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/472535/changedstars?affiliate_id=318686   ChangedStars is a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) of space opera set in a universe where humanity tried to colonize the galaxy but was quickly put in its place by otherspace powers. The game includes an adventure module called "The Lode," which is ideal for one-shot sessions or to i...
2025-05-091h 04GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 512 - The impact of politics on board game companies and what happens now after the departure of Perkins and CraThe impact of USA politics in the world of board games is becoming obvious and rather damaging. Let's talk about that. And what happens to D&D now that Crawdford and Perkins have left WOTC? ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who make them. Martin is a charte...
2025-05-021h 02GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 511 - Urban Shadows interview with Mark Diaz TrumanIn this episode I had the gigantic pleasure of chatting with Mark Diaz Truman about a game that had to wait a long time to see the light of day. But it has ben SO worth it! The city hungers. Will you feed it? The streets bleed shadows as the supernatural politics of the city threaten to swallow you whole. Will you suffer as the savior for those who don't have enough, or take advantage of the weakness in friend and foe alike? Will you fight the darkness... or give in for power? Urban Shadows is an urban fantasy tabletop...
2025-04-2357 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastPodcast episode 510: Some random thoughtsIn this episode Chris and I just talked about a few random thoughts we had in mind after the two weeks break we had to take because of computer problems. ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who make them. Martin is a chartered surveyor who jus...
2025-04-0459 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 509: SIGIL goes away and what is the future of the RPG world?SIGIL was (is?) the VTT project that Wizards of the Coast (WOTC) hoped would bring D&D to a different and new level. With gorgeous looks and even more demanding equipment requirements, it felt like they were really going for it,but… 90% of the staff has been laid off. And what is the future of rpg firms given the rise in price for printing? ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he disco...
2025-03-261h 03GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 508 - Ernie Gygax controversy and a big announcement!Ernie Gygax, ons of Gary Gygax' son, recently passed away after a fight with illness. Since, a plethora of people have commented on a thread of EN World where some truly horrible things have been said. Was Ernie such a bad egg? And on my part (Paco) I have a big announcement to make: I am publishing my own RPG! ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance...
2025-03-0756 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 507 - Can Infinity Fiction use AI responsibly for their gaming platform? I asked the CEO.Infinity Fiction is an AI powered platform capable of inmersing players in a ever changing world. The company claims it uses AI reponsibily. I asked the CEO a few hard questions. Find out more on their website: https://infinityfiction.ai/ ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and th...
2025-03-0252 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 506 - Andrew C. E. Gaska, Planet of the Apes, Alien and beyond!Andrew C. E. Gaska has been the mind behind an enormous chunk of the Free League's RPG Alien and also Planet of the Apes from Magnetic Press. We talk at length about both in what's our longest interview to date! Free league Alien: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/alien/ Magnetic Press Planet of the Apes: https://www.magnetic-press.com/official-planet-of-the-apes-rpg-preregistration/ **********************************************Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonla...
2025-02-142h 31GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 505 - The Electric State Review from Free League.In this episode Chris and I talk about the lack of funding for a lot of very popular podcasters and YouTubers and how Google is renewing the creator-verse. And after having read it, I do a review of The Electric State from Free League. What an amazing game! Among other things! ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007...
2025-02-071h 09GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 504: Evil Genius Games (EGG) going under?Over the last year, Evil Genius Games has managed to alienate a ton of people with their incursion in the world of crypto and accepting investment from crypto-currency firms. Now they are trying to clean their act by talking to people like me and sending cease and desist letters to people who don't take down articles about them... It does not bode well, does it? ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has...
2025-02-031h 08GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastCritical Role and AI - REVIEW Freedom Five: A Sentinel Comics Board GameCritical Role's episodes have been used to feed an AI model and the results used to feed another AI model... things are getting murky! Find out more here: https://www.polygon.com/critical-role/510326/critical-role-transcripts-ai-dnd-dungeon-master And Chris comes with a review of Freedom Five: A Sentinel Comics Board Game from Greater than Games. ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boar...
2025-01-241h 05GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe Interview Room: FÄNGELSEHÅLA with Garry Snow from Dieku GamesI had the enormous pleasure of interviewing Garry and talk about his mega cute game FÄNGELSEHÅLA. Find out more on his website: https://diekugames.com/fang/ And don't miss his video podcast: https://diekugames.com/category/blog/ FÄNGELSEHÅLA is the Swedish word for “dungeon.”  We are inviting you to play an epic adventure with the elegance of the instructions from everybody’s favorite furniture store! This tabletop role-playing game is a minimalist approach, offering an immersive experience without the complexity. Forget thick rulebooks and intricate character sheets – FÄNG is as easy to grasp as connecting the dots in an i...
2025-01-2158 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastTTRPG Interview: Drintera with Andrew GronoskiDrintera® is a lore-rich fantasy TTRPG setting inspired by world cultures and heroic mythology. The gods have proclaimed the Age of Destiny. Adventurers, stride forth to claim your place in legend! Magic in Drintera makes narrative sense, not rational sense. Enchantments can take hold of the very land to create places of wonder—or dread. As in the legend of the Fisher King, a great tragedy that strikes a royal house can bring a curse upon the entire kingdom. As in the legend, a heroic quest can lift the curse. That’s why Drintera will always need heroes. The many lands...
2025-01-1656 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe New Year Episode! Mass Effect Priority Hagalaz first impressions reviewTime to start 2025 with a bang! Chris and I talk about the games we look forward in 2025, what games we played during Xmas and first impressions review of Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz. ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who ma...
2025-01-0854 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe GMS Magazine Podcast Christmas gift guide!This is our Xmas guide for people who want to buy games or accesories for the gamer in your life.Links to the places we mention: BGG list of Christmas themed games: ⁠https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/147503/christman-and-winter-themed-games⁠⁠ Board Game Bandit list⁠: https://www.boardgamebandit.ca/collections/holiday-themed-board-game-favourites?srsltid=AfmBOopLrCvmZR1E2Yg7wN86a_MwL3A4oDZCdMqnrk1dgJFnAyvjG9w1 Dragon Shield accesories: ⁠https://www.dragonshield.com/ ⁠Varied gifts for geeks: ⁠https://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/gifts/gifts-for-geeks/ ⁠********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a c...
2024-12-1843 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 20: Fewer sales of RPGs? Games you always win and Be Like a Crow reviewAre we seeing a decrease in the sales of RPGs? Over the last few weeks, a lot of small publishers have ceased to exist from the DMs Guild. In the region of 500. Given the thousands of people there, it doesn’t sound like much, but how many people are leaving and how many people just publish one product and then give up? On part two, we discuss if games in which you discover a winning strategy that works every time and allows you to win every game are good games. Are you interested in playing a game you know you’re g...
2024-12-1153 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastInterview: Anna Maria Jackson-Phelps and Violet Daisy GamesViolet Daisy Games was born with the aim of providing quircky and different types of roleplaying games to its audience. Since they they’ve released a colouring book, been successful in a crowdfunding campaign to get a game about narrating your own demise and have another on the way to make sure your characters meet in an original place and not just any tavern… And there is a lot more to them than that! I got together with Anna Maria Jackson-Phelps to talk about the company, its ethos and the plans for present and very likely glorious future. ********************************************** Please help our...
2024-11-2839 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe USA Elections and gaming. Pay What You Want and AI and Sengongsa review.On November 5th 2024, the American people spoke at the ballots and Trump won the elections, again. What will be the consequences in the gaming world? We also talk about Pay What You Want and people using AI to generate games to be "sold" in that way. And a review of tyle placement, puzzle game Segongsa, from Magic Beans Games. Find out more on the Boardgame Geek website: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/395528/segongsa ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠ About us: Paco and Martin are a coup...
2024-11-151h 02GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastInterview: Mike Selinker. Apocrypha and Llord of VegasIn this episode Chris Dias talks to reknown game designer Mike Selinker about Apocrypha and the new edition of Lords of Vegas. About Apocrypha: The Apocrypha Adventure Card Game allows you to play it as a cooperative card game, or with a game master as a role playing game. The world is on the brink of an apocalypse, set in motion by monsters only your characters can see. Gameplay is story-based, and features deck construction and character growth. Over time, characters will unlock repressed memory fragments that will add new powers. Each mission has a unique setup and goal, which...
2024-11-081h 04GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastSpiel 2024, Codetalk and Cerebria reviews and, Paid players?In this episode Chris and I talk about Spiel 2024 and bring you reviews of Cerebria and Codetalk. We also discuss about having paid GMs AND paid players! You can find out more about Codetalk on the Boardgamegeek website: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267941/codetalk Also on the publisher’s site: https://magicbean12.cafe24.com/shop6/ For more about Cerebria: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236781/cerebria-the-inside-world-origin-box And the publisher’s site: https://mindclashgames.com/ The Rascal News article: https://www.rascal.news/former-world-of-game-design-employees-claim-tabletop-company-exploits-workers-and-clients/   ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and c...
2024-10-2959 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 17 - part 3: Scott Malthouse. The Terror BeneathThird and last part of this interview with The Terror Beneath author, Scott Malthouse. Find out more about the game here: ⁠https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/terror-beneath-9781472858399/ Description An investigative roleplaying game of horrors both ancient and modern, inspired by the works of Arthur Machen and powered by the GUMSHOE system.Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. In the depths of the countryside, cults celebrate ancient rites in hidden clearings and caverns, beasts of legend emerge from their lairs to prey upon the unwary, and powerful beings of folklore and myth stir once more. In the urban sprawl of...
2024-09-2320 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 17 - part 2: Scott Malthouse. The Terror BeneathWe go onto part 2 of this interview. Find out more about the game here: ⁠https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/terror-beneath-9781472858399/ Description An investigative roleplaying game of horrors both ancient and modern, inspired by the works of Arthur Machen and powered by the GUMSHOE system.Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. In the depths of the countryside, cults celebrate ancient rites in hidden clearings and caverns, beasts of legend emerge from their lairs to prey upon the unwary, and powerful beings of folklore and myth stir once more. In the urban sprawl of London and other cities, secret societies st...
2024-09-2315 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 17 - part 1: Scott Malthouse. The Terror BeneathFirst part of my interview with author Scott Malthouse about his game The Terror Beneath. Find out more about the game here: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/terror-beneath-9781472858399/ Description An investigative roleplaying game of horrors both ancient and modern, inspired by the works of Arthur Machen and powered by the GUMSHOE system. Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. In the depths of the countryside, cults celebrate ancient rites in hidden clearings and caverns, beasts of legend emerge from their lairs to prey upon the unwary, and powerful beings of folklore and myth stir once more. In the urban...
2024-09-2318 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 16 - part 4: How to kickstart your game questionsFriend of the show Dimokritos Saloustros asked me a few questions about Kickstarting your project, so Chris and I come to answer them in the best way we can! ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠ ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who m...
2024-09-1714 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 16 - Part 3: WOTC and Sigil, the new VTT for D&DSigil is the new VTT system for D&D and it does look absolutely marvelous. But is it all it is set to be? https://www.dndbeyond.com/project-sigil ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠ ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who m...
2024-09-1713 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 16 - part 2: We talk about the new D&D Player's Handbook.Part 2 of this week's episode. The new D&D Player’s handbook is almost out and we already know a few things that could be interesting. Or not… ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠ ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who make the...
2024-09-1718 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 16 - part 1: Dungeon Shop Hobby Museum, Gen Con Writters Symposium and D&D using AIPart 1: Intro and news Hobby Shop Museum closes down Gen Con Writers symposium explodes! Hasbro’s boss announces that D&D will use AI in the future ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who make t...
2024-09-1724 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 15 - 5: Walking in Provence reviewWhy Walking in Provence has become our favourite in the series of "Walkign in..." games. Walking in Provence: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/286145/walking-in-provence ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠⁠ ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who make them. Martin is a chartered surveyor...
2024-09-0610 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 15 - 4: Walking in Burano Roll & Write reviewPaco gives his impressions after playing Walking in Burano Roll and Write. Walking in Burano R&W: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/385417/walking-in-burano-roll-and-write ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠⁠ ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who make them. Martin is a chartered survey...
2024-09-0607 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 15 - 2: Nanowrimo and AIIn this episode Chris and I talk about Nanowrimo and their stance on AI, since they have gone all "we allow AI generated content" and that has angered (undertandably and rightfully) a lot of people. ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠ ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen int...
2024-09-0625 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 15 - 3: Boonlake Board game reviewIn this episode Chris reviews the board game Boonlake. For more information on these games: Boonlake: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343905/boonlake ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠⁠ ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who make them. Martin is a chartered surveyor who...
2024-09-0610 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEpisode 15 - Spiel and how they treat the mediaIn this episode Chris and I talk about Spiel and the media. After years of going to the show, they've decided to stop supporting small creators and deny press passes that would otherwise help us reach a wider number of publishers. ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid...
2024-09-0618 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEP. 14 part 5: The Game Night and farewellHow do you deal with groups in which sometimes you have 3 players and sometimes you have 7? ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who make them. Martin is a chartered surveyor who just loves media prod...
2024-08-2812 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEp. 14 Part 4: Darwinauts reviewDarwinauts review Congratulations! After decades of hard work, scientists have opened a portal to another dimension filled with alien life. You are one of the few brave enough to venture into this exciting but dangerous new land to research and record new species. The world watches to see the discoveries that will be uncovered. The media has dubbed you and your comrades "The Darwinauts" for daring to go beyond to record the new origins of species. You must work quickly to bring back records of the most exotic lifeforms to secure your place in history, but be careful, the portal...
2024-08-2809 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEp 14 part 3: Taiwan Night Market reviewTaiwan Night Market review Welcome to Taiwan Night Market, the paradise for street food lovers! In this game, you play as an ambitious verdor trying to make a fortune by bidding on the best locations for your stalls and attract customers with your most delicious food. Can you outwit your competitors and be crowned the king of the night market vendors? In Taiwan Night Market, every round you bid on the locations on the map and open stalls of 4 types of food and drink. If you can connect stalls of the same type together, they will earn you more! Then...
2024-08-2829 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEp 14 part 2: Wyrmspan ReviewThis is our short episode with our Wyrmspan review. You can find the whole full episode on YT. Wyrmspan: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/410201/wyrmspan ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who make them. Martin is a...
2024-08-2839 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEp. 14 part 1: News and current affairsThis is the new format of the podcast and we would love to hear what you have to say. Please let us know if you like small chunks or rather have a longer episode. ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen inte...
2024-08-2820 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastInterview with Ori Kagan. Full InterviewWith a track-record of $21 million dollars and counting, Ori Kagan, the ‘Kickstarter Video Guy’ heads Kagan Productions, crafting compelling animated trailers that propel board game campaigns to crowdfunding success. Ori Kagan is the creative force behind Kagan Productions, a renowned agency specializing in high-quality animated trailers for board games. With a proven track record of helping campaigns raise over $21 million, Ori empowers both big-name established publishers and first time creators to bring their tabletop games to life with captivating storytelling and marketing expertise. Website:www.kaganproductions.com Kickstarter Health Check Scorecard: https://kaganproductions.com/kickstarter-health-check/  Kagan Duckademy Waitlist:https://kaganproductions.com/l...
2024-08-0547 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastInterview Ori Kagan from Kagan Productions Part 3With a track-record of $21 million dollars and counting, Ori Kagan, the ‘Kickstarter Video Guy’ heads Kagan Productions, crafting compelling animated trailers that propel board game campaigns to crowdfunding success. Ori Kagan is the creative force behind Kagan Productions, a renowned agency specializing in high-quality animated trailers for board games. With a proven track record of helping campaigns raise over $21 million, Ori empowers both big-name established publishers and first time creators to bring their tabletop games to life with captivating storytelling and marketing expertise. Website:⁠⁠www.kaganproductions.com⁠⁠ Kickstarter Health Check Scorecard: ⁠⁠https://kaganproductions.com/kickstarter-health-check/⁠⁠  Kagan Duckademy Waitlist:⁠⁠https://kaganproductions.com/lp-kagan-duckademy/⁠⁠...
2024-08-0412 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastInterview with Ori Kagan from Kagan Productions. Part 2With a track-record of $21 million dollars and counting, Ori Kagan, the ‘Kickstarter Video Guy’ heads Kagan Productions, crafting compelling animated trailers that propel board game campaigns to crowdfunding success. Ori Kagan is the creative force behind Kagan Productions, a renowned agency specializing in high-quality animated trailers for board games. With a proven track record of helping campaigns raise over $21 million, Ori empowers both big-name established publishers and first time creators to bring their tabletop games to life with captivating storytelling and marketing expertise. Website:⁠www.kaganproductions.com⁠ Kickstarter Health Check Scorecard: ⁠https://kaganproductions.com/kickstarter-health-check/⁠  Kagan Duckademy Waitlist:⁠https://kaganproductions.com/lp-kagan-du...
2024-08-0317 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastInterview with Ori Kagan Part 1With a track-record of $21 million dollars and counting, Ori Kagan, the ‘Kickstarter Video Guy’ heads Kagan Productions, crafting compelling animated trailers that propel board game campaigns to crowdfunding success. Ori Kagan is the creative force behind Kagan Productions, a renowned agency specializing in high-quality animated trailers for board games. With a proven track record of helping campaigns raise over $21 million, Ori empowers both big-name established publishers and first time creators to bring their tabletop games to life with captivating storytelling and marketing expertise. Website:⁠www.kaganproductions.com⁠ Kickstarter Health Check Scorecard: ⁠https://kaganproductions.com/kickstarter-health-check/⁠  Kagan Duckademy Waitlist:⁠https://kaganproductions.com/lp-kagan-du...
2024-08-0214 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastA quick announcement about the podcast!This is just a quick episode to let you all know the plans we have for the podcast over the next few weeks. We are very excited and hope you'll be joining us when we return at the end of August! ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid...
2024-07-2905 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastGay Pride for the gaming community and WOTC use of AI (again!)Well, after the yearly Queer clanger that  @DNDWizards  drops, bigots came out in troves in Twitter... and I had to comment... and now I had to reply to these... erm... people....https://x.com/Wizards_DnD/status/1797719911042605316**********************************************Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine**********************************************About us:Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very...
2024-06-191h 06GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastCopyrights strikes. Friend's help and Walking in Burano ReviewIn this episode, Chris and I talk about several things: Is it legitimate to send a cease and desist letter to a YouTube channel that features a game with artwork that, allegedly, violates copy rights laws? Are your friends obligated to help and support your crowdfunding efforts? And a review of Walking in Burano, from EmperorS4 (@loveboardgame6920 - https://en.emperors4.com/) ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about th...
2024-05-151h 03GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe Interview Room: Knight: An Avalon RPGKnight: An Avalon RPG is an epic horror game in a dystopian future full of challenging monsters, impenetrable darkness and Knights equipped with Meta-Armours granting them superhuman capabilities! https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/all-about-games-consulting/knight-rpg ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very...
2024-05-0441 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastAbout hiring artists, WOTC president resignation and Embracer Group dividing into three.********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who make them. Martin is a chartered surveyor who just loves media production. He is in charge of all the editing and the technology we use in our Spai...
2024-04-301h 00GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastGames we hate and people love.In this episode we talk about those games that we really don't like but people totally love... What's wrong with us? ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who make them. Martin is a chartered surv...
2024-04-0254 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastInterview with Faith Elisabeth Lilley Part2In one of the rare occasions when Paco is not available, Chris interviewed the wonderful Faith Elisabeth Lilley and it was a *fantastic* chat. Find Faith's D&D Beyond campaign GitHub here: ⁠https://github.com/FaithLilley/DnDBeyond-Live-Campaign⁠ ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► ⁠https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine⁠ ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen...
2024-03-291h 03GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastInterview with Faith Elisabeth Lilley Part1In one of the rare occasions when Paco is not available, Chris interviewed the wonderful Faith Elisabeth Lilley and it was a *fantastic* chat. Find Faith's D&D Beyond campaign GitHub here: https://github.com/FaithLilley/DnDBeyond-Live-Campaign ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a ve...
2024-03-261h 02GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine Podcastどっと・ゾンビ Dot Zombies ReviewDot Zombies is a tile placement game where players are divided into 3 Survivors and 1 Zombie. The Survivors aim to escape from the Zombie by playing all 10 cards in their hand to achieve victory. The survival of other Survivors is not relevant; your goal is to stay alive. Find out more on the Boardgamegeek website: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393359/dot-zombies The conditions for playing cards are as follows: Place cards in a way that connects to the paths on Survivor cards. The Zombie wins by blocking all escape routes for the Survivors, preventing their escape. If even one Survivor is unable...
2024-02-2808 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastEvil Genius Games disclaimer: a red herring?As you may know, Evil Genius Games went into meltdown a few days ago after a number of workers left the company with complains of unethical behaviour that made their position untennable. Soon after Evil Genius Games released a press release with the stance on AI work. Was that what brought up all this debacle? We also talk about ENWorld article about the topic and what bits are the good ones to keep in mind. And lastly, we answer a question that @jonathanfranklin461, one of our viewers/listeners left in the comments: "how to do handle exploration in games without...
2024-02-2258 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastNew Podcast season! What we got for Xmas, more AI controversies and is the golden age of RPGs over?In this episode, after the Xmas break, Chris and I talk about what we got for Christmas (I think you'll be disappointed in me!) some AI related controversies and a viral FB post that predicts that the end of the golden era of RPG is looming. ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Bo...
2024-01-111h 22GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastDragonmeet interviewsThis year I was lucky to get together with @ChaosiumInc and Rivers of London author Ben Aaronovitch : https://www.chaosium.com/rivers-of-london-the-roleplaying-game-hardcover/ Crow & Crown: www.crowandcrown.store Leyline Press: www.leyline.press @Cubicle7Entertainment https://cubicle7games.com/https://cubicle7games.com/ Game Therapy UK: www.game-therapy.co.uk Hope you enjoy! ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in...
2024-01-0955 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastChristmas Episode, the last of the season! And a very rare negative review of a game about a sauna.And we come to the end of the 2023 season And in this episode, I review Gay Sauna... and it is not what I was expecting and hoping! ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who make...
2023-12-2254 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastGames for neurodiversity and disabilities with Board Game Guide Reese ZahnerBoard Game Guide is a website that focuses on games and how accessible they are with people with neurodiversity. We spoke with the (rather brilliant) mind behind the project, Reese Zahner.Find out more on: https://boardgameguides.com/ https://www.instagram.com/boardgameguides ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an...
2023-11-091h 37GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe Marvel RPG controversy, Devil Pig Games going bust and Expedition to 5X review.In this episode we cover The Marvel RPG controversy, Devil Pig Games going bust and Expedition to 5X first play review. This episode comes loaded: Recently there was a reddit thread that shows someone claiming they did the work on the Marvel RPG instead of Matt Forbeck... is there any credibility to that claim? Here is the link to the thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/17ewpfe/some_interesting_news_about_the_new_marvel/ On FB, there was a statement from Devil Pig Games, who are going through some dire times and looks like could be going away...
2023-10-261h 11GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastDeath Sentence Interview with Leo AndradeDeath Sentence is a TTRPG that emulates the slasher films of the 80s. Perfect for Halloween! We spoke with Brazil based and born Leo Andrade, who has taken the work of Guilherme Sassaki, empowered Luana Bibiano to illustrate it and made something that sounds very, very cool. Find out more on the Itch.io website: https://leonalfr.itch.io/death-sentence We also talk about D*ck Sits!, or as we know it now, Dixits, a game by the same people who released Gay Sauna the Board Game. ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work...
2023-10-191h 03GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastInterview with Don't Play This Game author Charlie MenziesA very cool sounding solo legacy RPG with a unique concept! Find out on the publisher’s website: https://www.parablegames.co.uk/ And the Kickstarter page https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/327195066/dont-play-this-game-a-cursed-solo-rpg   ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.   If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine   **********************************************   About us:   Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming a...
2023-09-281h 10GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastPodcast episode: back from summer and why I gave up on running D&DWe are back from summer break and need to tell everyone why I have given up on running D&D. My experience with the latest Dragonlance campaign has been less than stellar, I have to say... ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very...
2023-09-171h 36GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe Interview Room: Fern Milton and Coffee & ChaosI have known Fern for a long time and it was about time I had them for a podcast interview. Coffee & Chaos is a comedy tabletop roleplaying game about running a cafe, bar, restaurant or other establishment as everything goes very, very wrong around you. It has been built on a rules-lite framework that facilitates two major things: 1. Allows the game to be played with any characters andwork especially well with pre-existing charactersfor one-off comedy sessions within longer campaigns. 2. Allows for the game to pull away from the idea of winning and instead focus on telling hilarious stories. Characters are...
2023-09-0557 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe Lair of the Leopard Empresses with Sarah NewtonThe Lair of the Leopard Empresses is Mindjammer Press return to publishing after a long hiatus. Sarah and I talked about the genesis of the game, how the production has gone and the use of AI imagery within its pages. You can get this from the DriveThruRPG website: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/436145/The-Lair-of-the-Leopard-Empresses-RPG?term=leopard+empre?affiliate_id=318686 THE LAIR OF THE LEOPARD EMPRESSES Superheroic Swords and Sorcery Adventure! A roleplaying game by Sarah Newton A whole new world for your Monsters! Monsters! games. "Awesome beautiful swords & sorcery gaming" - Ken St Andre, creator of the Monsters! Monsters!, Tunnels...
2023-08-291h 41GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastCthulhu Dreamt, an interview with designers Reed Reimer and Jaron JohnsonCthulhu Dreamt is a game from Fable Factory designed by Reed Reimer and Jaron Johnson. In the not-too-distant future, the veil between worlds is broken and Cthulhu lands in our planet. After 5 years of slumber, the creature wakes up and then… well… that’s what the game is all about. Find out more: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/actionfiction/cthulhu-dreamt-ttrpg-sci-fi-horror-and-metal-soundtrack?ref=bpam39 IG: cthulhu.dreamt FB: CthulhuDreamt Tw: CthulhuDreamt Https://cthulhudreamt.com ********************************************** Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple...
2023-08-171h 00GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe GMS Magazine Podcast: The last reviews of the summer!The GMS Magazine Podcast: The last reviews of the summer! Yep... we are taking a break until September! ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gami...
2023-07-271h 29GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastUsing Backerkit instead of Kickstarter, Gloomhaven and Renegade Games StudiosThe GMS Magazine Podcast: Using Backerkit instead of Kickstarter, Gloomhaven and Renegade Games Studios Chris has a project to fund a new print run of Ultramodern for 5E in Backerkit and we talk about what the difference between Backerkit and Kickstarter actually is: https://www.backerkit.com/c/dias-ex-machina/ultramodern5-campaigns-adventures We also talk about the rather amazing looking Gloomhaven new campaign that will fund the new print run of the boardgame and the TTRPG based on the Gloomhaven universe: https://www.backerkit.com/c/cephalofair/gloomhaven And, last but not least, we talk about Renegade Games Studios and their...
2023-06-231h 14GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe GMS Magazine Podcast: Cultural appropriation in the gaming world.In this episode, Chris and I talk about: Ryan Dancey blatant display of sexism in Twitter an dhe left AEG (Alderac Entertainment Group) in a very tough spot after he dismissed women as game creators in the following tweet: Dancey Tweet: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1661082087578021888?fbclid=IwAR31m9mLd_EGgGJuDn1DIDlSFhPtcCdWNE3pVYBnjqrH_n6lqh1NKqesD_E OTYS : https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/222542/otys Mercado de Lisboa: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262477/mercado-de-lisboa Chapters: 00:08:00 Dancey Tweet 00:34:40 OTYS Review 00:40:00 Mercado de Lisboa Review 00:48:00 Cultural appropriation   ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise.   Please help our ch...
2023-06-081h 28GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe GMS Magazine Podcast: Quackalope extortion and ethics in gaming media.A few days ago before posting this video/podcast, Quackalope, a well know, large YouTube channel dedicated to board games, came under fire when a company released data que showed what looks like an extortion attempt by the channel’s staff. We go into detail in the video, but in a nutshell, Quackalope offered to scrap some 50 hours of footage they had recorded because they found the game difficult to deal with, and replace it with newer footage for a 7500$, reduced from 12.500$. Then things got ugly. You can read more about it in these sources: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3086656/quackalope-alleged-blackmail-publisher-pay-better ht...
2023-05-251h 14GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe return of Shawn Harris: Being Jewish in the RPG community, WOTC, D&D Super Lite, and a few more controversies.After a very long time, Shawn joined me back to have a chat and about what she's been up to for a while.We talked about what it means to be Jewish in the TTRPG community, the issues with WOTC, Honor Among Thieves, Lovecraft Country, The Rings of Power...Really good time! https://rpgtweaks.wordpress.com/category/dungeons-and-dragons-5e/dd-lite/ http://chutzpahvchochmah.wikidot.com/ https://rpgtweaks.wordpress.com/category/fading-suns/ ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us...
2023-05-221h 33GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe state of the USA anti-Trans legislation and the gaming community with Mathew MakakOver the last few weeks/months we have seen a ridiculous amount of bills passing in the USA against the Trans and Queer communities. How is that affecting the gaming community and what can we do? Chris and I talked with Matthew Makak, co-founder of Room51 about their experiences and perspective on the matter. Find out more about Matthew: https://linktr.ee/Room51 ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us...
2023-05-181h 42GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe GMS Magazine Podcast: Bad experiences at conventions.Bad experiences at conventions is something most people, luckily, don’t experience. Conventions tend to be pretty awesome places. However, it can indeed happen and, in this episode, Chris and I talk about some of the bad experiences we’ve had over the years. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playin...
2023-05-101h 08GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe GMS Magazine Podcast: Interview with Graeme Davis. Mythic Britain & Ireland.Mythic Britain & Ireland is the supplement for Free League’s Vaesen written by Graeme Davis and that came to Kickstarter with great success. I had the chance to ask Graeme about the book, how it came to be, what it contains and what makes it worthy of attention. Also about his experience with Free League and creating creatures for the Year Zero Engine. Links: Mythic Britain & Ireland: https://bit.ly/3HNjR1d A Scandinavian Bibliography: https://bit.ly/3LHotXT Creatures from Britain, Ireland, and Scandinavia, pulished through the Free League Workshop: https://bit.ly/41cCCC4 GURPS Faerie: https://bit.ly/3NQ...
2023-05-0933 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe GMS Magazine Podcast: Monster Busters and Paleo reviews.In this episode, Chris and I talk about tackling tough subjects and what the role of a sensitivity reader is in a game and whether if you get rid of one issue you have to get rid of all of them. We also do reviews of Paleo and Monster Busters. Paleo on the Boardgamegeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300531/paleo Monster Busters on the Boardgamegeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/319968/monster-busters ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a...
2023-05-031h 10GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine Podcast¿What happens when you realise your logo is a n*zi symbol?What happens when you realise a logo, an image or similar makes an offensive sign? Do you get rid of it? Do you keep it? We talk about that in this episode. Also, review of Dadaocheng, from Soso Studio. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ***************************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dr...
2023-04-261h 10GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe GMS Magazine Podcast: Alternative crowdfunding platforms and backers best practises.In this episode Chris and I talk about the Blade Runner RPG by  @FreeLeaguePublishing , project backers best practices and what alternatives to Kickstarter are out there and how to use them. ***************************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ***************************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2...
2023-04-191h 31GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe WOTC Summit, mix-species in DnD and Honor Among Thieves review (SPOILER ALERT!)In this podcast episode, Chris and I talk about: The Halo Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2934286/ Gran Turismo movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4495098/ Titanic II, the animated movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330994/ D&D 3, Wonderfiled and the horror that is the nuTSR D&D RPG Summit: https://alphastream.org/index.php/2023/04/07/the-community-rises-at-the-dd-creator-summit/ No half-species in the core DND books Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves review with spoilers ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work...
2023-04-141h 19GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastPaid reviews, previews and board game media contentIn this episode we cover the rather touchy subject of paid previews, reviews and how-to-play. We also talk about the Free League current campaign to fund The Walking Dead RPG, Tolerance, from Dragon Dawn Productions and even discuss a horrible movie I recently saw: Shazam! Fury of the Gods. What an absolutely terrible movie. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love pl...
2023-03-311h 20GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastInterview with Greg Favro, Spire's End and Spire's End: Hildegard author and publisher********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who make them. Martin is a chartered surveyor who just loves media production. He is i...
2023-03-271h 23GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastInterview with Oomm Games J. Thwaites and Stars of Akariosa narrative-driven, cooperative campaign game for 1-4 players set in the Akarios Galaxy. Throughout Stars of Akarios, you will fight in epic space battles, upgrade your ship, and explore the fringes of space. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for...
2023-03-271h 03GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastCompanies that fold and have an unfulfilled Kickstarters. Then what?It does happen that companies go under for many reasons and they have Kickstarter projects that they haven't fulfilled yet. Recently, that has happened several times... we talk about them today. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in...
2023-02-221h 16GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastPodcast episode: ChatGPT and how it could end up replacing you as a GM. And a cautionary tale for indie publishers!ChatGPT presents more of a threat for everyone than Midjourney or similar. It’s becoming outstandingly good and since Microsoft bought it a few days ago (at the time of recording). We also talk about how it could end up replacing you as a GM and how people are using it I the RPG scene. And Paco ha a cautionary tale for anyone who wants to be published I a different language/country. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, pl...
2023-02-161h 20GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastChatGPT and how it’ll influence RPGs. And more OGL1.2 insight!ChatGPT probably poses a bigger risk to authors than Midjourney to artists. Spotting AI written text will become harder than spotting images generated by AIs, and proving that there’s been some sort of style or copyright violation will be even harder. Not to mention that it is more accesible than images because it refines the text with more human-like interaction than any of the image generators.  And yet, we are talking about that a lot less… I think that is a mistake.  In this episode, Ralf Muhlberger from Ardent Roleplay joins us as an academic specialised in teaching. We discus...
2023-01-251h 30GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe OGL new license. Worst recent games. Review Starlink, Samurai Vassal. Preview TerrorscapeWe keep looking at the #OGL1.1 mess. Our worst gaming experiences. Review Starlink, Samurai Vassal and preview Terrorscape ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** We keep looking at the OGL and the plethora of reactions people are having around it. We talk about WOTC’s reply and how other companies are reacting to it, as well as what we think Wizards of the Coast want to do in the future. Also...
2023-01-181h 20GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastWhy the new OGL 1.1 mess could destroy D&D and the industry.The new OGL 1.1 as drafted by Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro, could be truly disastrous for a lot of people all over the place and smaller companies are right to be very worried. As are big ones. Chris Dias is directly affected by this situation, so he is in a very good position to give us credible insight as to why this is so dangerous. Why the new OGL 1.1 mess could destroy D&D and the industry. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If...
2023-01-101h 15GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastOur plans for 2023 and what we got for Xmas!In this episode, Chris and I talk about our Christmas plans. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the people who make them. Mart...
2023-01-071h 06GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe Christmas 2022 episode (very late, we know!)The Christmas 2022 episode (very late, we know!) In this episode, Chris and I talk about our Christmas plans. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gami...
2023-01-061h 16GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe Boardgame Room Podcast: Spiel overview********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise.   Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting.   If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine   ********************************************** In this episode, Chris and I talk about my experiences at Spiel and give you some reviews.   *****************************************************   About us:   Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about them. Paco has been playing RPGs since he discovered Dragonlance in 1984 and found his love for Boardgames in 2007. He’s an avid reader and has a very keen interest in gaming and the pe...
2022-10-231h 15GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastInterview with Board Game designer Evan Gibbs: The Big Pig GameSecond time around for Evan Gibbs. Now he has a game called The Big Pig Game being crowdfunded at the time of recording this episode. We didn’t take this episode too seriously, mind you… quite fun, though! This podcast is made for people like you. Thank you for being there. Welcome to the GMS Podcast episode 442 a podcast about the people who make and the people who play tabletop board games and roleplaying games. If you would like to participate or sponsor this podcast, or if you would like to send us your questions or comments, get in touch. You...
2022-04-071h 10GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe RPG Interview Room: Paris GondoParis Gondo is an RPG about the joy of getting rid of what you don’t need and drags you down. I have known about this game since before it came out and had the enormous pleasure of playing it when it was still under development. Now, after a few months of further tweaking and some great improvements, it’s out for you to enjoy and I wanted to talk to Kalum about it because… Well… you’ll find out because in the interview… Visit Paris Gondo’s website here. Here is what the author’s site has to say: A Simple Effecti...
2022-02-031h 08GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe Board Game Room: Crowdfunding tipsIn this episode we talk about crowdfunding and how to organise your campaign, especially if you want to use an alternative to Kickstarter! This podcast is made for people like you. Thank you for being there. Welcome to the GMS Podcast episode 433 a podcast about the people who make and the people who play tabletop board games and roleplaying games. I am Paco García, your host and I am joined by Chris Dias and Barney from Trickster’s Net and the podcast Loco Ludus to talk about crowdfunding and how to tackle a project.   If you would like to part...
2021-12-141h 19GMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe RPG Room: Interview with Black Void designer Christoffer SevaldsenThis episode features an interview with Christoffer Sevaldsen, author and designer of Black Void, a terrific RPG I read last year that made to the top 10 list.   It took me a while to read the book because it is pretty huge, but there isn’t a single page that is not worth reading. Being one of the most Planescape games I have read since Planescape, I think it has a lot to offer and people should pay a lot of attention to it.   I wanted to ask Christoffer about the origins, how he’s developed the game, what was the idea b...
2021-11-0847 minGMS Magazine Podcast
GMS Magazine PodcastThe GMS Magazine podcast: Holocaust Memorial day episode: Roma and Jewish culture in RPGsThis video has been produced for www.gmsmagazine.com. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting and support our Patreon Campaign if you can: https://www.patreon.com/gmsmagazine     Join us in our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/fHaKNPe   The GMS Magazine podcast: Holocaust Memorial day episode: Roma and Jewish culture in RPGs   A especial episode with the occasion of this years Holocaust Memorial Day. Shawn and I wanted to talk about what we would like to see in RPGs regarding Jewish and Roma/Gypsy culture.   Both cultures have been represented in the past, and oftentimes it’s been done in...
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