Mon, 8 February 2010 Come one and come all and join us as we rejoice in making it a full year of podcasting! We have tried a couple of new things this episode and if you like them we will continue them! We talk about our hopes and expectations for the coming year and discuss some of the things we are excited about. We also introduce a new segment - This Month In Gaming - and (you will find this hard to believe) keep the entire episode to close to an hour! [00.00] Intro Pandemic [16.45] On Our Radar [47.33] Rob Lang [48.33] This Month In Gaming Thank you for all your support over the last twelve months. We look forward to your company in the coming year. Please continue to email us and visit our forum at http://www.perilplanet.com/forum Marty & Nathan
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Sat, 16 January 2010 So, after a very long delay (all Nathan's fault - he is sooooo lazy) episode 22 is here for your listening pleasure. Well, you can listen to it, but due to some technical difficulties (like a microphone being dropped) the sound quality is not brilliant. Our apologies! This episode we ramble about what we have and have not been playing and then ramble a bit more about post-apocalypse games. The big news, though, is we are going to dump comments completely (don't try commenting to this post!) and try a forum. The link is here. We are hoping this will allow even more intereaction with YOU, our loyal listeners, and give us a little more control over spam-masters and ugg boot purveyors! [00.00] Intro [14.11] On Our Radar [26.30] The Apocalypse [53.30] Final thoughts Thanks for all your support and patience, awaiting this episode. The christmans / school holidays are almost over and things should be back to their regular schedule very soon! Please, come visit us over at the forums! Nathan & Marty Comments[0] |
Thu, 31 December 2009 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Marty and Nathan got together in the busy days between Christmas and New Year and this exciting episode is the result. No special effects, no show notes, just glorious chatter from the worlds most entertaining Australians! Keep the feedback coming - via iTunes or email this episode, please! Nathan & Marty Comments[2] |
Thu, 17 December 2009 So, it's incredibly late, but it is here - Episode 20! This time out we talk about all the games we have been playing, interview our local Warmachine Press Ganger and get into a discussion of games to play over the holiday season. Don't forget that our competition closes next episode (probably VERY SOON) so get those iTune Reviews and voice recordings to us quick. [00.00] Intro [14.55] Interview with Press Ganger Nathan [32.12] On Our Radar [47.35] Campaign Coins interview [51.20] Holiday Gaming Thanks for tuning in again. - Nathan & Marty Comments[2] |
Sat, 28 November 2009  Strap yourself in for another exciting, fun, and info-filled episode boys and girls. A couple of days late, but chock full of "stuff" including two reviews and our usual entertaining banter. Remember we have a facebook page now, so come on by and say hello. We also have a competition, but you will have to listen to the whole episode to get to that juicy stuff! So without any further a-do, lets get on with it... [00.00] Intro [32.20] On Our Radar [51.35] Eclipse Phase Review [83.40] Wrap up So, until next episode, keep the feedback coming and leave your reviews on iTunes. Nathan & Marty
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Sun, 8 November 2009 So this episode we give you a roundup of what we've been playing and have a quick chat about Dragon Age before getting into a discussion of super heroes - movies, games and... umm... stuff in general. We do get a bit carried away talking about super hero movies and franchises, but do eventually bring it back to gaming! Our usual breadth of gaming discussion has been a bit restricted due to Nathan's distraction with the National Novel Writing Month, but hang in there people, because December is on the horizon, along with a host of holiday gaming releases! Let us know, via email or comments in this blog, what you think of our "discussion" episodes. [00.00] Intro Movember - please donate to this great cause [12.45] On Our Radar [23.50] Super Hero films [49.13] Super Hero Gaming HeroPlay - classic Marvel Heroes RPG Savage Worlds - Necessary Evil As always, thanks for listening, leave feedback on itunes, and tell your friends about the show! Marty & Nathan
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Mon, 26 October 2009  Hello and welcome to another exciting episode! We mix it up this time around with an episode that comes in under 1 hour (and they said we couldn't do it!) and have a discussion on the genre of horror and gaming, rather than just a review of games. Marty and I really enjoyed putting this episode together, and if you like it we will try to do more like this in the future! Intro [00.00] On Our Radar [20.20] Dragon Age Origins (computer game) Horror discussion [32.00] As always, we encourage you to leave your reviews on iTunes! Till next time, Marty & Nathan Comments[57] |
Tue, 13 October 2009 Slightly late but chock full of great content (as usual!). Marty has been very busy with his game playing and Nathan, well not so much. Luckily we have a couple of great interviews from GenCon Oz to share with you, and the long awaited review of Penny For My Thoughts. This is a big episode, so get listening already! [00.00] Intro Peril Planet (Nathan's site, for The Beast of Limfjord) [29.00] Dash-in-Dungeons interview [32.45] On Our Radar [43.30] Monty Haul interview [48.35] Penny For My Thoughts review [67.00] Steve Darlington interview [79.45] Timothy Ferguson interview [102.30] Final thoughts Remember to keep the feedback and reviews coming. Nathan & Marty Comments[62] |
Tue, 29 September 2009 Okay, slightly late, but jam packed with details about our trip to GenCon Oz. We must admit, we kind of go on about GenCon Oz a lot. If you aren't interested then you might just want to listen to the intro and the wrap-up. But we have some awesome stuff to talk about, and this episode we share with you an interview with Jason Bulmahn, lead designer of Pathfinder. If you are one of the fabulous people we met at GenCon, or you simply heard about the show because of one of those little blue cards we left all over the place, welcome! This is an atypical show, with a lot of talk about GenCon. We will be back on track with a regular episode in two weeks! Please, please (please!) leave iTune reviews, or visit podcast alley (or even better, do both). [00.00] Intro [18.45] GenCon Oz [60.00] Jason Bulmahn interview [67.00] The Board Room
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Wed, 9 September 2009  This episode we talk about the huge pile of games we have been playing, including Pulp City, Space Hulk, Gloom and Champions Online. We give Space Hulk a bit of a review before moving on to an exploration of other great two-player games such as Dungeon Twister and Tanhauser. We also talk about the Fantasy Flight film, Midnight Chronicles, and an fantastic setting for Traveller, The Twilight Sector. A slightly different show notes this episode, send us your thoughts. Please keep the iTunes reviews and Podcast Alley votes coming.
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Tue, 25 August 2009  This episode we talk about some of the things from GenCon Indy that caught our attention before inviting a few friends around to chat about our expectations for GenCon Oz. We appreciate the help of our friends Jason, Duff and Robert on this episode. James helps everyone get to grips with the Board Game Geek website in this installment of The Board Room. Thanks to everyone for their feedback on the episode structure and website. We have recieved a heap of comments and emails on the topic and really appreciate it - it shows you care! We are still trying to strike the right balance between giving you an entertaining show in a format you like and being able to put the show out regularly. We haven't mastered it yet, but we are working on it! What do you think of the current website? We think it is a happy medium for the moment between the old one that was plane, functional and hard to update and the "test" one that requires a little more expertise on our part before we commit! Also, Robert let's the "cat out of the bag" this episode about our T-shirts and other merchandise. Click the store link on the menu at the top of the page to check out our "stuff". Everything you purchase helps support the show. Keep the feedback coming and please write itunes reviews.
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Sun, 16 August 2009 Only one week after our last episode we provide you with more exciting content. It turns out, recording two episodes at the one time comes with its hazards, like forgetting to introduce ourselves at the start of the episode – if you’re new to the show we are Marty and Nathan! This episode is a catch up with our emails and a free RPG review. The point of this weekly episode “exercise” was to see whether people wanted more regular, short episodes or longer fortnightly episodes. It wasn’t done very well, if we say so ourselves as these “short” episodes have turned into hour-long epics anyway! Still, we want your feedback! Also, we are looking at changing our webpage setup and hosting. This will not affect anyone that uses iTunes or another podcatcher, but will hopefully make things easier for anyone that visits the site to download each episode or leave comments. We have set up a “test” blog at http://www.perilplanet.com/blog for you to look at and test drive. Once again, feedback is important! Correspondence (TIME 4.20) Star ORE – for star wars http://www.arcdream.com/pdf/starore.pdf http://www.arcdream.com/wildtalents/downloads.html The Eighth Sea http://www.vulpinoid.com/vs_8s.html Damnatus Free RPG Blog http://thefreerpgblog.blogspot.com/
Free RPG (TIME 24.50) Danger Patrol http://mightyatom.blogspot.com http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=9908
HBG Xtra (TIME 24.50) RPGnow http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=63393& DriveThruRPG http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=63393&& Comments[64] |
Sat, 8 August 2009 This episode we chat and chat and chat about the games we have been playing and our spending habits. W give a couple of brief overviews of Penny For My Thoughts and the card game Gloom before cutting everything short and promising to have more for you in just one week’s time! This is an experiment and we want listeners to tell us whether they want regular short episodes (even though this one turned out quite long!) or fortnightly mega-shows. Also, don’t forget to grab a copy of Here Be Gamers! Xtra and if you want to submit anything for the next issue you have until August 20th. Here Be Gamers! Xtra http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=63393 http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=63393&
What We’ve Been Playing Warmachine Defiant Gaming Spirit Of The Century Zombie Cinema http://www.arkenstonepublishing.net Penny For My Thoughts http://www.orphicinstitute.com/ Gloom http://www.atlas-games.com/product_tables/AG1250.php The Day After Ragnarok http://atomicovermind.com/blog/ Magic: the Gathering Lizardmen http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat40018&rootCatGameStyle= Necromunda http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat200210&rootCatGameStyle=
On Our Radar (approx. at 27.50 minutes) Games Workshop Maelstrom Games http://www.maelstromgames.co.uk/ Pathfinder RPG Midnight Chronicles film and Rogue Trader RPG http://www.fantasyflightgames.com True20 No Quarter, Retribution & Grind Earthdawn RPG http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/home/publisher.php?qsPublisher=18 GenCon Indy http://www.gencon.com/2009/indy/default.aspx GenCon Oz
The Board Room (approx. at 45.00 minutes) Boardgame Geek ArtsCow Dune Express http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42617 Print and Play podcast http://printandplay.blogspot.com/
Feature: Buying & Spending (approx. at 55.30 minutes) Magic: the Gathering Wargames Factory http://www.wargamesfactory.com/ RPGnet Maelstrom Games http://www.maelstromgames.co.uk/ Indie Press Revolution Comments[130] |
Fri, 24 July 2009 This is a bit of a different episode where we talk about movies gamers should see, movies based on games and games based on movies. In fact we carry on about movies quite a bit and present you with our longest show to date! Don’t fret though, we also talk a lot about games – rather than one or two in-depth reviews though, we introduce you to more than 20 different games related to films and television! We hope you enjoy our very special Movie Episode. Here Be Gamers! Xtra Don’t forget, Here Be Gamers! Xtra is available from RPGnow, Drive Thru RPG and Wargames Vault. Buying a copy of this zine (it’s only $1) will help us cover the cost of hosting and the like. Drive Thru RPG http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=63393 RPGnow http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=63393&src=FrontPage Wargames Vault http://www.wargamevault.com/product_info.php?products_id=63393 Things we discuss Internet Movie Database – to read views and other details of all the films we have talked about. Highlander http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091203/ http://www.highlander-official.com/ Midnight Chronicles, based on the RPG Midnight http://www.midnight-chronicles.com/ http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=662 http://www.rpgnow.com/midnight.php?SRC=midnight Mutant Chronicles, based on the RPG, Wargame and Card Game http://www.mutantchroniclesthemovie.com/ Underworld – very close to the White Wolf World of Darkness http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_(2003_film) (check out the bit about “legal controversy”) The Gamers and The Gamers: Dorkness Rising Green Ronin – True 20 RPG Savage Worlds – lots of supplements for different movies (Aliens, Starship Troopers, Mad Max, James Bond, Conan, Star Trek, Star Gate) http://www.peginc.com (Official site) http://www.savageheroes.com (lots of mods for movies) Farsight Games - The Sketch System and Highlander suppliment Uncharted Seas Arkenstone Publishing – Zombie Cinema http://www.arkenstonepublishing.net/zombiecinema Privateer Press – Grind and Monsterpocalypse Spectrum Games – Cartoon Action Hour RPG InSpectres http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16261 Wicked Dead Brewing Company – John Wick and Jared Sorenson’s games Cubicle 7 Entertainment – Starblazers Adventures RPG, Dr Who RPG, Houses of the Blooded Fantasy Flight Games http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Incursion Game Mongoose Publishing – Conan RPG, Western City RPG http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/ Eden Studios – Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel, Army of Darkness and Terra Primate RPG’s Blood Bowl digital http://www.bloodbowl-game.com/ Blood Bowl http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat200198&rootCatGameStyle= Games Workshop Pandemic http://www.zmangames.com/boardgames/pandemic.htm The Day After Ragnarok http://www.atomicovermind.com/blog Don't forget to keep the feedback coming. We have had some great emails and comments from listeners and will catch up with that correspondence next episode. Nathan & Marty
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Fri, 10 July 2009 Back to our regular programming this episode, we review a couple of games, chat about what we’ve been playing, discuss some new games that have popped up on the horizon and generally have a laugh. We also have a BIG announcement: Here Be Gamers! Xtra – we have put together a PDF zine full of the great chatty content and low brow humour you expect from us. Purchasing a copy of HBGX (it’s only $1) will help us pay for web hosting and the like. Check it out at Drive Thru RPG, RPGnow and Wargames Vault; Drive Thru RPG http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=63393 RPGnow http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=63393&src=FrontPage Wargames Vault http://www.wargamevault.com/product_info.php?products_id=63393 The Things We Discuss: Blood Bowl digital http://www.bloodbowl-game.com/ Blood Bowl http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat200198&rootCatGameStyle= Games Workshop Risus http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/risus.htm The Pool http://www.randomordercreations.com/rpg.htm Pandemic http://www.zmangames.com/boardgames/pandemic.htm Iron Kingdoms http://privateerpress.com/iron-kingdoms Zombies!!! http://www.twilightcreationsinc.com/zombies/ Zombie Cinema http://www.arkenstonepublishing.net/zombiecinema Grind http://privateerpress.com/grind Infinity http://www.infinitythegame.com/infinity_ENG/ Mutants and Masterminds http://www.mutantsandmasterminds.com/ Penny For My Thoughts http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16884&cat=0&hotseller GenCon Oz Indie Games On Demand Please keep the feedback coming! Send us some emails to tell us what is working and what is not; post comments on our site, and PLEASE post some itunes reviews. Don’t forget to pick up your copy of Here Be Gamers! Xtra (the links are above). We look forward to hearing from you!Nathan & Marty Comments[81] |
Wed, 24 June 2009 This episode we have our very first guest, Riley, who talks with us about Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition. This episode concentrates almost exclusively on D&D, but we will be back to a wider discussion of topics next episode. Just a quick reminder to people that can get to Newcastle (Australia!) on July 4th – indie games will be on the agenda at the Every Gamers Guild and Nathan will be running sessions of his own game Space Rat. A good friend of the show, Andrew Smith is flying down from Brisbane to run games too, so come along and join in a game. You can get more information from the Every Gamer’s Guild, and there is a link below. Please send us your feedback and leave reviews on iTunes. Nathan & Marty Story Games Bully Pulpit Games http://www.bullypulpitgames.com Games Workshop Wargames Factory http://www.wargamesfactory.com Warlord Games Peril Planet Every Gamer’s Guild http://www.everygamersguild.com Riley’s Blog
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Mon, 8 June 2009 It's a slightly shorter episode this time around. Family and other life commitments have conspired to restrict the time we have to record – but we made sure we had 45 minutes to share with you. We ramble about the games we have been playing and review the brand-new boardgame Small World. Small World Lady Blackbird A Penny For My Thoughts Indie Games on Demand – at GenCon Oz this year Wizard of the Coast Spartan Games (makers of The Uncharted Seas) Privateer Press Games Workshop Indie Press Revolutiion Star Frontiers Next episode we will give some shout outs to the people emailing us and posting comments, so keep on sharing your thoughts or ideas. Comments[68] |
Sun, 24 May 2009 In this episode we talk about Warmachine MkII and how it goes in play. We also talk about what we like in tournaments and our differing viewpoints on the Warmachine tournament system. Nathan introduces us to a game that captures the essence of the original Matrix film and we chat briefly about a few other things that are going on in the gaming world. Privateer Press Games Workshop Pathfinder There Is No Spoon RPG http://www.steved.org/rp_files/MatrixRPG.pdf RPGnet Castle Faulkenstein RPG Game Find Rob Lang’s free rpg blog http://thefreerpgblog.blogspot.com/ Indie Games on Demand – at GenCon Oz this year Wizard of the Coast Please keep the comments, feedback and reviews coming. We really appreciate it and are trying to improve the podcast every episode. Cheers, Nathan and Marty Comments[89] |
Sun, 10 May 2009  A very full episode with heaps of news and general discussion. This episode we talk about a bunch of board games and review The Uncharted Seas by Spartan Games and the free RPG DungeonSlayers. We also want to make people aware of the very fine www.Drawtism.com.au which is raising awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorders by getting people to play games of Pictionary. Check out this great cause. Spartan Games (makers of The Uncharted Seas) http://www.spartangames.co.uk/ DungeonSlayers Drawtism Perry Miniatures http://www.perry-miniatures.com Savage Worlds The Day after Ragnarok http://atomicovermind.com/blog/ Pandemic Mall of Horrors & Cash “N” Guns http://www.asmodee-us.com/games/party-games/index.php Munchkin Rogue Trader http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=78&enmi=Rogue%20Trader Comments[98] |
Mon, 27 April 2009  This episode we talk about Warmachine Mark 2, a free RPG and a bunch of games that we are playing. Don’t forget that if you write an iTunes review you go into the draw for… stuff! Warmachine www.privateerpress.com/warmachine Lady Blackbird www.onesevendesign.com/ladyblackbird Uncharted Seas Games Workshop Zombie Cinema Indie Press Revolutiion 1000 Monkeys, 1000 Typewiters Cheers, Nathan & Marty Comments[80] |
Sat, 11 April 2009 We made our two-week deadline – hurrah! This episode we do our first comprehensive review as well as talk about a variety of other games and we launch our very first listener promotion! Also, we forgot to mention them, but there are two events coming up very soon; Leviathan is a game convention held on April 19 and 20 at Quaker's Hill High School (that's Sydney). You can get more details at the WargamerAU forums; Go Play Brisbane is an event that promotes the play and enjoyment of indie roleplaying games and is on April 25 at Ace Comics and Games, Annerley. Find out more at; Things discussed this episode;
There is a bit of background noise in this episode, as the recording was done at nathan’s place and his kids are in holiday mode! Apologies if this makes things distracting at times. Please leave feedback on itunes, and tell your friends (or enemies). We'll talk again in two weeks, Marty & Nathan Comments[80] |
Fri, 3 April 2009 Turns out the upload of episode 2 was not as successful as first thought and the file is missing the last eight minutes or so. Sorry! Here are the last 13 minutes (from where we start talking about paints). Feel free to fast forward past the first five minutes. Look out for a new episode very soon! Comments[65] |
Sun, 29 March 2009 After a month of all sorts of drama – mostly on Nathan’s end of things – we’re back with our second episode. In this episode we review CanCon, the venerable games convention held in Canberra during the Australia Day long weekend every year; discuss Trail of Cthulhu; and talk about how one might start into a new miniatures game. CanCon Trail of Cthulhu from Pelgrane Press Pig Iron Productions http://www.pig-iron-productions.com Go Play Brisbane, April 2009 http://goplaybrisbane.blogspot.com/ Warmachine from Privateer Press Dash-In Dungeons from Wednesday Night Games http://www.dashindungeons.com/ If you enjoyed this episode, please leave feedback on the iTunes store and tell your friends. Thanks, Marty & Nathan Comments[65] |
Wed, 18 February 2009 It took more than three weeks, but it appears that I have mastered this new-fangled technical computer stuff. I can even enter blog entries. Umm... Lets start again... Welcome! Welcome to our humble podcast, where Marty and Nathan (that's me) will share their thoughts on tabletop games. We're Australian and live in Australia (incredible, isn't it?) - Newcastle specifically - so anything we talk about is going to be biased by our Antipodean simplicity. That's great news for Aussie listeners, because it means you have a homegrown podcast that talks about a great variety of things of interest to you. It's also pretty good news for those listeners unfortunate enough to not live in the Lucky Country (yes, Australians have the audacity to claim their's as the "lucky" country, I am not sure why, since you had to be pretty unlucky to score a bunk on the First Fleet way back in 1778, but I digress...). Why is it good news for you non-Aussie types? Because everyone loves listening to the drawl of the Aussie carrying on about goodness-knows-what for hour after hour... don't they? Anyway, listen to the show and let us know what you think. We would appreciate any feedback. We apologise for the rediculous size of this first episode - it's only an hour long, but being new to this whole podcast thing I recorded in stereo then lost the original file so have no idea how to reduce the remaining mp3 to a smaller size. Obviously a rookie mistake - I have learnt my lesson and promise future episodes will be friendlier in download size! - Nathan & Marty Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:18 AM Comments[67] |
Wed, 18 February 2009 Episode 1 - Introductions. Marty and Nathan introduce themselves and the show. We talk about about GenCon Oz, 2008 and some cool games we are looking out for. Comments[86] |
