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We talk to Michael Ott from Nanolocity Games at Dragonflight 2021

In this episode we interview up and coming game designer Justin Hylarides and his new game Biome: Borneo! Plus we give you some of the latest game news. 00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 15:43 We interview game designer Justin Hylarides 46:30 Final thoughts and goodbye About Biome Borneo: Discover the Bornean rainforest. Form micro-habitats using plant tiles, and attract animals to build food-chains, as you compete for resources and space. Take advantage of opportunities but be ready to quickly adapt to new strategies; as the jungle is transformed into a thriving Biome. On their turn a player is allowed up to two actions: Exchange cards; Exchange Tiles; Play a card and place tiles onto the board. Special Ability cards may also be played according to their specific rules, and can grant a player a strategic advantages when used. There are also Disaster cards in the form of Forest Fires and Poachers that will add difficulty and randomness to the game. Players will determine during set-up the level of chaos and disruptions they would like to potentially encounter during a game, which test all player's abilities to adapt when drawn. The game ends when the final tile is picked up by a player, triggering a final action for every player. Points determine the winner and are attained by earning cards through tile placement. Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geeksofcascadia/

So what causes a bunch of strangers who willingly come together to kill each other in vehicular homicidal mania? it’s Car Wars sixth edition by Steve Jackson Games! Listen to the podcast to follow this year’s 2022 OrcaCon Car Wars Tournament. Will someone block rockets with their face? Will spilling tons of oil to make your opponents spin out result in a hazmat fine? Only one way to find out and that’s to listen to the podcast.

The GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest happenings on the last day of OrcaCon 2022. Listen to our podcast to get the latest for the Sunday con before you arrive. Listen to this episode as your driving to the con, brushing your teeth, doing your morning jog, or listen as you fall asleep the night before the big con. Go to http://www.orcacon.org/ for more info. Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geeksofcascadia/

The GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest on day two of OrcaCon 2022. Listen to our podcast to get the latest for the Saturday con before you arrive. Listen to this episode as your driving to the con, brushing your teeth, doing your morning jog, or listen as you fall asleep the night before the big con. Go to http://www.orcacon.org/ for more info. Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia

The GoC gang is going to fill you in on the latest on Day one of OrcaCon 2022. Plus, we interview Nicole with Playtest Northwest who will be here at the Con! Listen to our podcast to get the latest for the Friday con before you arrive. Listen to this episode as your driving to the con, brushing your teeth, doing your morning jog, or listen as you fall asleep the night before the big con. Go to http://www.orcacon.org/ for more info. 00:00 Intro and what are the highlights to OrcaCon 05:12 Interview with Nicole of Playtest Northwest 30:24 Friday OrcaCon Schedule and highlights to Day one of the Con! Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geeksofcascadia/

We talk to Matt Hyra of Renegade Game Studios about the new Transformers deck building game at Dragonflight 2021. Plus the usual games news and banter.

In episode 75 we recap Dragonflight 41 and talk to Becca the creator of Annapurna board game. Plus the usual banter, game news and con news.

Your Geeks of Cascadia team gives you the Sunday preview of the convention. Listen to what's happening at the con to plan your day!

We preview Saturday at Dragonflight 41 and interview Greg Pratt about Car Wars 6th edition

Rebeculous and Still Paul preview the events at Dragonflight 41 Gamecon in Bellevue, WA.

In this episode we talk to our good friend Amy Gembala the director of Dragonflight Game Convention plus games and con news.

In this episode we review Storm Lord's Wrath. A 5th edition D&D Campaign that is part of the Essential’s Kit from Wizards of the Coast. Be warned there are a few spoilers. 00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 14:03 D&D Campaign review of Storm Lords Wrath 01:17:24 Final thoughts and goodbye Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geeksofcascadia/

Blue Samurai and Still Paul run down the schedule of online events for Friday and Saturday at Orcacon 2021

As OrcaCon is just around the corner Donna Prior, Executive Director of OrcaCon, came by our studios (really it was a zoom call) and talked to Still Paul and Rebeculus about the big changes with OrcaCon coming up because of COVID. OrcaCon is going virtual and Donna is here to explain it all. For more info about OrcaCon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrcaCon/ Twitter: OrcaCon (@OrcaCon) / Twitter Email: info@orcacon.org Other links to OrcaCon 21 Virtual convention. https://tabletop.events/conventions/orcacon-online https://www.orcacon.org/2021/orcacon-online-update/ https://tabletop.events/conventions/orcacon-online/exhibitors https://go.orcacon.org/Discord Learn about Catan Universe https://catanuniverse.com/ Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geeksofcascadia/

In this episode we talk to Adam Davis with Game to Grow who are using games of all kinds for therapeutic, education, and community development improvement. We find out what Game to Grow has been doing during this pandemic and what the future holds. 00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 22:27 Adam Davis with Game to Grow 54:53 Final thoughts and goodbye If you want to follow Game to Grow Twitter: @gametogrow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Gametogrow/ Or check out Critical Core https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gametogrow/critical-core http://www.criticalcore.org Twitter: @ CriticalCoreRPG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/criticalcorerpg/ Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geeksofcascadia/

Like you we have been playing games online, but do you know which is the best way to do it or what’s available or even how much it’s going to cost? We give you a few ways to do it and some tips to bring down the cost. We have been playing D&D on different platforms and virtual table tops so we’ll tell you what we think of the different ones out there. We look into Roll20, The Foundry, and playing with PowerPoint. Also we talk about our hits and misses with Google Meets, Zoom, and Discord. Also we have David Carnahan from Alexandria RPG talk about a classic RPG from the Cold War called Twilight 2000. 00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 16:34 David Carnahan with Alexandria RPG talks Twilight 2000 21:58 Middle episode break and some more witty banter. 24:19 Online D&D. How to do it and what we experienced. 01:15:33 Final thoughts and goodbye check out Alexandria RPG https://www.alexandriarpg.com/ Email: david@alexandriarpg.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexandriaRPGLibrary/ Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geeksofcascadia/

So it was a longer run time than we wanted but what can we say, we love talking to David Gerrard and we really wanted to get our interview with Christine Pruett out. Our first interview is with David Gerrard of Junk Spirit Games and later we listen to our interview with Christine Pruett back we did back during OrcaCon where she talked about her successful kickstarter Castles and Cats. 00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 25:54 David Gerrard with Junk Spirit Games 01:19:17 Wow that was a great interview now for quick witty break 01:24:23 Interview with Christine Pruett 01:33:55 Final thoughts and good bye If you want to follow David Gerrard and Junk Spirit Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkspiritgames/ Twitter: @ JunkSpiritGames David Gerrard’s twitter: @Dagerr Website: https://junkspiritgames.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/junkspiritgames/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoALdExQS1jO5AR3MhNq4WQ If you want to know about Castles & Cats Website: https://www.castlesandcats.com/

Tanya Depass comes by our “studio” to talk diversity and inclusion in tabletop and video games. Also tabletop and con news. 00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 15:02 Tanya Depass interview 32:50 Final thoughts What to follow Tanya? Of course you do: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpEa-boVKzPeZ6g8L9SkQRw Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/cypheroftyr/ Twitter @cypheroftyr Website: https://cypheroftyr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cypheroftyr/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cypheroftyr Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cypheroftyr Rivals of Waterdeep twitter: @RivalsWaterdeep Rivals of Waterdeep website: http://rivalsofwaterdeep.com/ Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geeksofcascadia/

In this episode we do an unboxing of Dungeon & Dragons vs Rick and Morty plus we do a full blown review of the campaign we actually played! 00:00 Con and Tabletop Game News along with witty banter 13:17 Unboxing of Dungeon & Dragons vs Rick and Morty 24:41 More witty banter 30:01 Game review of Dungeon & Dragons vs Rick and Morty 56:48 Final thoughts Geeks of Cascadia Email us at: geeksofcascadia@gmail.com Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/geeksofcascadia/ Twitter @geeksofcascadia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geeksofcascadia/