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Sunday Feb 17, 2019
Sunday Feb 17, 2019
This week Ben, Josh and Tom chat about their week in games!
Topics featured:
- Board Game Crate (02:31)
- Jaipur
- Dream Home
- Bohnanza
- Warhammer 40K Kill Team (14:51)
- Warhammer Record Label & Magic: The Gathering Rap (18:35)
- Critical Role Steamforge Kickstarter Issues (22:34)
Happy Listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
Sunday Feb 10, 2019
Sunday Feb 10, 2019
This week Josh and Ben wax lyrical about Games Workshop announcements and the recent Tabletop Scotland 2019 Ticket Launch Event!
Topics Cover:
- Games Workshop Announcements including Kill Team and Age of Sigmar releases (02:20)
- Magic The Gathering: Ravnica Allegiance (10:27)
- Warhammer RPG Character generation (21:56)
- Tabletop Scotland 2019 Ticket Launch Event (26:27)
- PARKS by Keymaster Games on Kickstarter (30:45)
Happy Listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
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Links
Tabletop Scotland: https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/
PARKS Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keymastergames/parks-the-board-game
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Credits
Presented by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
This week Ben and Charlotte are joined by Dave Morris and Jamie Thomson of Fabled Lands to discuss their most recent choose your own adventure game - "Can you Brexit". They also discuss the complexities of writing choose your own adventure books, the impact that technolody has had on this style of book, and how to cope when your idea of fantasy becomes reality!
Happy Listening,
The Unlucky Frog Team
Links:
Spark Furnace:wwww.sparkfurnace.com
Fabled Lands: http://fabledlands.blogspot.com/
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
In this week's episode Ben is joined by our new RPG correspondant Tom Mannering. It also features our new intro and outro by FourFox - we love it!
Topics covered in this week's episode include:
- The games we've played:
- Koi by Smirk and Laughter Games
- Cerberus by La Boite De Jeu
- Cosmic Encounters by Fantasy Flight Games
- The Unlucky Frog Logo Launch
- Warhammer Fantasy RPG
- Achievements in games
Shout outs:
Darren and the team at Avant Garde
Abi Forrest
Lucky Sparrow Games Cafe
FourFox
Links:
Unlucky Frog Logo Launch Episode:
Credits:
Presented by Ben Porter and Tom Mannering
Post Production by Ben Porter and Charlotte Porter
Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Music by FourFox
Sunday Jan 20, 2019
Sunday Jan 20, 2019
This week Ben, Josh and Charlotte are joined by a bar full of guests in our first ever episode recorded infront of a live audience!
Join us as we kick off the event with our logo and intro rebranding, looking back over 2018 and our plans for 2019!
Feat:
Kenny of The Dice Roll Cafe (01:52)
FourFox (06:40)
Tom Mannering, our new RPG Correspondant (14:34)
David Wright of Tabletop Scotland (17:52)
We round the night off with our Game of The Year Awards Show - The Golden Froggies. We run through our favourite games, and some that we were let down by (26:39)
Award Categories
Best Expansion
Best Miniatures Game
Best Artwork
The Golden Frog - Our Game of The Year 2018
What do you think of our winners? Do you agree? We'd love to know!
Happy Listening!
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Credits:
Presented by Ben Porter, Josh Hartley & Charlotte Porter
Guest Appearances by Kenny Li, FourFox, David Wright & Tom Mannering
Recorded in front of a live audience at Avant Garde, Glasgow
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Episode 106: A Mischief of Goblins (featuring Mark Cooke of AireCon)
Featured Topics:
Christian T Peterson designer of Twilight Imperium stepping down from Fantasy Flight Games (04:46)
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Goblins (06:49)
Wingspan by Stonemeier Games and preordering games (11:04)
Gaming at Christmas (17:08)
- Cheating at Pictionary
- The Hartley Scrabble Tournament
- Sagrada Vs Azul Vs Roll Player
- Koi by Smirk and Laughter Games
- Disney Codenames
AireCon 2019 (8th- 10th March) (29:16)
- Asmodee Demoing
- Mythic Games
- RPG Zone
- Keyforge Tournament
- Super Fun Awesome Party Game Time Live 2: The Reimagining
- Fameeple Fortunes with I Play Red
- Board Game Quiz
- AireSocs
- Bring and Buy
- Board Game Library
- Convention App
- Food Trucks
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Honourable Mentions:
Rodney Smith
Dame Judi Dench
Kevin Hartley
Kim Joy
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Links:
Website: www.airecon.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aireconuk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aireconuk/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aireconuk
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Credits:
Presented by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley
Guest Appearance by Mark Cooke
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Theme Music by FourFox
Sunday Dec 23, 2018
Sunday Dec 23, 2018
Welcome to our Christmas Secret Santa special!
This week Ben, Josh and Charlotte are joined by Iona Craig, Tom Mannering, Duncan Cowan of Tabletop Scotland and of course, Lanky Santa (Callum Flint) for their annual gift exchange! Listen in to see what Festive Shenanigans befall them!
Enjoy!
The Unlucky Frog Team
Credits
Presented by Ben Porter, Josh Hartley and Charlotte Porter
Guest Appearance by Iona Craig, Tom Mannering, Duncan Cowan and Callum Flint
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Recorded using SquadCast.FM
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
This week Charlotte & Ben are joined by Eric Rayl of Zoom Out Media to discuss this current project, The Game Designer Movie, a project that he is working on with Scott Alden of Board Game Geek! Together they chat about the rationale for the documentary the ups and down of Board Game Design and the global convention scene (we're not jealous at all!).
Happy listening,
Unlucky Frog Gaming
Links
Website: http://thegamedesignersmovie.com/
Credits
Presented by Charlotte Porter and Ben Porter
Guest Appearance by Eric Rayl
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Recorded Using SquadCast.FM
Wednesday Dec 12, 2018
Wednesday Dec 12, 2018
This week Ben and Josh are joined by David Wright of Tabletop Scotland! They kick things off with their thoughts and feelings of the inaugural event before making some exciting announcements about Tabletop Scotland 2019 including:
- Tabletop Scotland 2019 Media Partner
- Returning Exhibitors
- Events and seminars
- A special screening of Eye of The Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons
Happy Listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
Honourable Mentions
Tabletop Crafter
Meeple Like Us
Stuff By Bez
Haba Games
Asmodee
Coiledspring
James Naylor
Ross, More Games Please
Links
Tabletop: https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopScotland/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TabletopScot
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletopscot/
Sunday Dec 09, 2018
Sunday Dec 09, 2018
This week Ben and Charlotte are joined by a very special guest, Shazz Savarnejad of Settlers, Hamilton! Together the discuss what it takes to run a brick and mortar tabletop gaming store.
Topics featured:
- 1066: Tears For Many Mothers by Hall Or Nothing Productions (01:13 & 6:02)
- Beatrice, the store mascot (03:50)
- Tabletop Games in the Classroom (08:28)
- LARPing (12:30)
- The ins and outs of running a brick and mortar tabletop gaming store (16:14)
- Kids in Tabletop Gaming (19:40)
- Codes Of Conduct (22:30)
- Cleanliness of the store (26:10)
- Styling of the store (28:30)
Happy Listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
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Links:
Settlers Facebook: https://twitter.com/SettlersShop
Settlers Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/SettlersHamilton/
Warhammer 40K Orks Megatrakk Scrapjet Advert: https://youtu.be/-9_rqvdJplo
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Credits:
Presented by Ben and Charlotte Porter
Guest Appearance by Shazz Savarnejad and Beatrice the Pug
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Please note that episode contains mature content
In this week's Independence Day episode Ben and Josh are joined by Dani Hedlund the designer behind Brexit: The Board Game of Second Chances. Together they chat through the unique developement cycle of the game, drinking games, how to offend everyone, and appearing on Russia Today with Alex Salmond. They also discuss Galeforce 9's Firefly adventures, the need for concise rule books and offensive marketing.
Links:
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brexitgame/brexit-the-board-game-of-second-chancestm
Gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S60b6ds4AjU
Russia Today Interview with Alex Salmond: https://www.facebook.com/AlexSalmond/videos/brexit-the-board-game/2015086555396628/
Credits:
Presented by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley
Guest Appearance by Dani Hedlund
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Recorded using SquadCast.FM
Sunday Dec 02, 2018
Sunday Dec 02, 2018
In this week's episode Ben and Josh discuss a whole array of items from the tabletop gaming communty.
Topics featured:
Games Workshop Recycling Petition(01:30)
Don't Step In It! by Hasbro Games (04.44)
Kickstarter Steamforged Dark Souls Controversy (08:04)
Magic: The Gathering Ultimate Masters (11.28)
Kickstarter Stand at Pax Unplugged (19:10)
Dragonmeet 2018 (21:45)
Pathfinder Campaign update(23:15)
Keyforge by Fantasy Flight Games(24:30)
Our plans for Game of The Year 2018 (36:28)
Lucky Sparrow Games Cafe (37:05)
Honourable Mentions:
Owen Duffy
Jamie Adams from Brainwaves
We hope you enjoy listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
Credits:
Presented by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Sunday Nov 25, 2018
Sunday Nov 25, 2018
This week Ben, Josh and Charlotte discuss updates to Age of Sigmar: Champions and Warhammer Underworlds, some unfortunate KeyForge deck names, and CMON's latest bleak financial report.
Topics covered:
Patron Day Shoutouts (04.50)
Age of Sigmar: Champions Errata (08.00)
Warhammer Underworlds Banned and Restricted Cards (11.07)
Unfortunate KeyForge Deck Names (16.40)
A Horribly Expensive KeyForge Deck (22.29)
CMON's Massive Losses (26.24)
Lessons from the Video Games Industry (31.25)
Lucky Sparrow Board Game Cafe Opening (41.15)
Presented by Ben Porter, Josh Hartley and Charlotte Porter
Post Production by Ben Porter and Charlotte Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Sunday Nov 18, 2018
Sunday Nov 18, 2018
In this week's episode Josh and Charlotte give us a round up of their experience of Glasgow Games Festival 2019!
Nuts and Bots by Cardboard and Coffee (00:01:06)
Adreneline by Czech Edition Games (00:03:27)
Squirrel by Format 15 Games (00:06:08)
1 Survives, the game of horror/slasher survival (00:10:50)
Magnificent Flying Machines by Medusa Games (00:18:15)
Space Horizons (00:18:50)
KeyForge by Fantasy Flight Games (00:23:50)
Shout outs (00:33.00)
Bez of Stuff By Bez
One Free Elephant
Mark Mackinnon Dream Big Games
Justin of Bad Cat Games
Medusa Games
Dave Wright of Tabletop Scotland
Nick (Unpopular Mechanic)
Tony Axon
Brainwaves
Eric from Juniper Green Games
Lucky Sparrow Gaming Cafe
Credits:
Presented by Josh Hartley and Charlotte Porter
Post Production by Josh Hartley
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
In this week's Independence Day episode Ben joined by Jon Bryant of Earth to Games to talk about their upcoming Kickstarter campaign for Masters of Gettown, the game of full contact dice arena combat! Together they chat about the humble origins of the game, it's precursory designs and plans for the future.
Happy Listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
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Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Earth_To_Games
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MastersofGettown
Website: http://earthtogames.co.uk/
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Credits
Presented by Ben Porter
Guest Appearance by Jon Bryant
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Recorded using SquadCast.fm
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Back from their brief hiatus Ben and Josh are back in full swing with the latest Regular Show episode. Breaking from the theme of Tabletop Gaming we chat about Red Dead Redemption II.
They also chat through:
- New releases from Fantasy Flight including Arkham Horror 3rd Edition, Discover: Lands Unknown and KeyForge (08:07)
- Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Atlanta (11:50)
- Glasgow Games Festival (12:45)
- Warhammer 40K Blackstone Fortress (14:40)
- Swap Market Govanhill Boardgames week (18:50)
- Pathfinder Campaign Update (19:45)
- Warhammer Underworlds (24:00)
- Warhammer 40K Killteam (28:15)
We hope you enjoy listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
Links
Glasgow Games Festival: http://www.glasgowgamesfestival.com/
Swap Market Govanhill: http://swapmarket.info/
Credits
Presented by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
This week Ben and Josh chat through a whole host of horrifying topics including:
- Games Workshop reveals including Rise of Anvalor, Molloag's Mob Underworlds Warband and Death Bloodbowl team
- Hub Games theft Essen Spiel
- Arkham Horror Nights UK at IQ Games, Huddersfield
- New Bedford by Greater Than Games
- Pathfinder Campaign
- Managing the loss of a character in games
Happy Listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
Credits
Presented by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley
Post Production by Ben Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Wednesday Oct 24, 2018
Wednesday Oct 24, 2018
This week Ben is joined by Dr Tom John Dick Lovewell of Redwell Games. Together they chat about flu season, kickstarter and VoteMe, the award winning game which Redwell released at the beginning of the year. They also discuss Tom's upcoming kickstarter campaign for Kazing, as well as what interests Tom as a game designer, and the downside to have a porn star's name.
Happy Listening
The Unlucky Frog Team
Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedwellGames
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Redwellgames/
Redwell Games Website: http://redwellgames.com/
Credits:
Presented by Ben Porter
Guest Appearance by Dr Thomas John Richard Lovewell
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Recorded using SquadCast.fm
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
This week Ben and Charlotte chat through a whole raft of tabletop gaming topics including Internationale Spielage SPIEL 18!
Please note - There is a wee bit of a metallic echo which was caused by a microphone arm that was meant to reduce echo...
News and Announcements
NewPatreon Patrons Shout Out! Ryan Trotter and Jon from Earth to Games
Game of The Year 2018
Unlucky Frog Plans for 2019!
Games Workshop Shares Warning Announcement
Kickstarter Round Up
Tidal Blades by Druid City Games (00:10:10)
Motora by Twisted Bit Games (00:12:59)
Gladiatores by Bat Cat Games (00:13:48)
Quirk! Hallows by Emmerse Studios (00:14:55)
Essen Spiel Round Up!
Essen Spiel 18 (00:16:00)
Village Attacks by Grimlord Games(00:18:15)
Ruthless by Roland's Revenge (00:19:35)
Ice Cool 2 by Brain Games (00:20:55)
Planet by Blue Orange Games (00:32:02)
Cerebeus by La Boite de Jeu (00:24:42)
Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr by Hub Games (00:26:47)
Magnificent Flying Machines by Medusa Games (00:29:04)
Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra by Next Move Games(00:31:42)
Wildlands by Osprey Games (00:34:37)
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game by Portal Games (00:36:44)
The Table is Lava by R&R Games (00:38:21)
Everdell by Starling Games (00:39:18)
Kitty Cataclysm by Stuff By Bez (00:41:24)
Honourable Mentions
Duncan Cowan of Tabletop Scotland
Kat of I Play Red
Iain McAllister of The Giant Brain
Richard Denning of UK Games Expo
Rory Somers of Board Meetings
Links
Unlucky Frog Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UnluckyFrog/
Tidal Blades Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/druidcitygames/tidal-blades-heroes-of-the-reef
Twisted Bit Games Episode: https://unluckyfrog.podbean.com/e/episode-78-independence-day-callum-from-twisted-bit-games/
Twisted Bit Games- Motora Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1323929220/motora
Emmerse Studios Episode: https://unluckyfrog.podbean.com/e/episode-76-independence-day-emmerse-studios-quirk/
Emmerse Stuidos- Quirk! Hallows Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emmay/quirk-hallows-a-halloween-special-family-card-game
Credits
Presented by Ben Porter and Charlotte Porter
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
In this week's Indpendence Day Josh and Charlotte are joined by Jayson Green of Con +1, formerly BrigadeCon - a 24 hour online RPG convention, raising funds for Child's Play taking place on Friday 3rd of November. Together they chat about the convention, what goes in to planning on online RPG convention like Con +1, and, of course, how you can get involved! They also talk through the plethora of games, events and panels that will be going on through the day (so much to do!).
**Also Alas Vegas is the game that Charlotte was thinking of!
Check out their website to find out how you can get involved - conplus.live
Links
Website: ConPlus.live
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConPlusConvention/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConPlusRPG
email: Conplusteam@gmail.com
Honurable Mentions
Blood and Sixshooter
Mathew Dawkins
Credits
Hosted by Josh Hartley & Charlotte Porter
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Recorded using SquadCast.fm
Sunday Oct 14, 2018
Sunday Oct 14, 2018
Ben and Josh kick off this episode with a nod to Greg Stafford the founder of Chaosium Inc, who sadly passed away on the 11th of October. A very fitting can be found on the Chaosium Inc Blog, and they are inviting fans to express their condolences, rememberance, and celebration of Greg Stafford on this forum thread.
Topics covered include:
Playfusion next cycle of Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions - Onslaught (00:01:47)
Release details for KeyForge (00:05:55)
Fog of Love: Queer Expansion (00:06:36)
Warhammer Underworlds: Nightvault (00:12:32)
Magic: The Gathering Arena (00:18:00)
Warhammer 40K Kill Team (00:28:38)
Special Guest Appearance by everyone's favourite Unlucky Frog host, Esio Trot, The Noisy Tortoise!
Honourable Mentions:
Jeff Hoogland
Tolarian Community College
Credits:
Presented by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Wednesday Oct 10, 2018
Wednesday Oct 10, 2018
In this week's Independence Day episode Ben and Josh are joined by Nigel of One Free Elephant!
Fresh from the overwhelming success of that was the Kickstarter campaign for Microbrew Nigel chats about micro games, cultural etiquette and the amounts of excess space that you find in board game boxes. They also chat about Nigel's Board Game Design Diaries during the Microbrew campaign and how he hopes they can go on to encourage and inspire other designers.
Happy Listening
Links
One Free Elephant: https://www.onefreeelephant.co.uk/
Microbrew Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1707132801/microbrew-a-full-sized-board-game-in-a-tiny-tin
Credits
Presented by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Recorded using SquadCast.fm
Sunday Oct 07, 2018
Sunday Oct 07, 2018
In this week's Regular Show, Ben and Josh discuss a variety of Tabletop Gaming related topics including:
Space Goat Productions/ Evil Dead 2: The Board Game (00:01:45)
Warhammer Underworlds: Nightvault (00:09:25)
Endeavor (00:19:52)
Magic: The Gathering Guilds of Ravnica (00:25:14)
Magic: The Gathering Arena (00:27:30)
Scrabble: (00:32:38)
We hope you enjoy listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
Honourable Mentions:
Duncan Cowan of Tabletop Scotland
Marc Spectre of Grand Gamers Guild
Links:
Episode 84 featuring Marc Spectre of Grand Gamers Guild
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Presented by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
In this week's Independence Day episode Ben is joined by Peter and Frank of Drawn To The Flame, a podcast for fans of Arkham Horror: The Card Game! Listen in as they talk through Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Android: Netrunner and share their take on the Lovecraft Universe - are we at tentacle satuation? (see our latest blog post!).
They also share the ins and outs of running a game specific podcast and keeping your audience happy!
Happy Listening,
The Unlucky Frog Team
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Links
Website: https://drawntotheflamepodcast.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drawntotheflamepodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drawntotheflame
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/drawntotheflame
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Hosted by Benjamin Porter
Guest Appearance by Peter Hopkins and Frank Brinkley
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Recorded using SquadCast.fm
Sunday Sep 30, 2018
Sunday Sep 30, 2018
This week's episode Ben and Josh chat through the week that was! Featuring upcoming releases:
Transformers the TCG and Magic Pre-release by Wizards of the Coasts
Reef by Plan B Games
Warhammer 40K: Wake the Dead and Warhammer Underworlds: Nightvault by Games Workshop
They also chat about the games they've been playing including:
Port Royal (and Board Game Crate!) (00:10:42min)
Gladiatores Blood for Roses by Bad Cat Games (00:16:18min)
Fallout Wasteland Warfare by Modiphius (00:18:54min)
Dice Summoners by Decking Awesome Games (00:25:37mins)
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Champions App & TCG (00:35:05mins)
We hope you enjoy listening,
The Unlucky Frog Team
P.S Please note that no one was flogged as a result of this episode.
Honourable mentions:
Declan and Team at Geek Retreat Glasgow
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Links Mentioned
Gladitores Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdee/gladiatores-blood-for-roses
Gladiatores Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/970348333124759/
Dice Summoner's Episode: https://unluckyfrog.podbean.com/e/episode-80-independence-day-decking-awesome-games-dice-summoners/
Dice Summoners Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/870869293/dice-summoners
Dice Summoners Page: http://deckingawesomegames.com/
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Credits
Presented by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
In this week's Independence Day episode Ben and Charlotte are joined by James Naylor of Naylor Games to talk about his current project, Magnate; the game that Monopoly wanted to be. They also share their fond memories of Monopoly and delve into the intriguing history of the game. As well as discussing how to manage realistic events in sensitive manner, prototype design and milestones in the manufacturing process, and James' convention playtest tour.
Also, Magnate: The Cumbernauld Expansion. You heard it here first folks!
James and Magnate will be at Tabletop Gaming Live this weekend, September 29th & 30th - be sure to check it out!
Happy Listening,
The Unlucky Frog Team
Honourable mentions:
Holding On by Hub Games
Expandicity by Breaking Games
Kitty Cataclysm by Stuff by Bez
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Links
Magnate Blog: https://naylorgames.com/2018/06/14/introducing-magnate/
Board Game Geek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/258242/magnate-first-city
Naylor Games Blog: https://naylorgames.com/
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Credits
Presented by Ben Porter and Charlotte Porter
Guest Appearance by James Naylor
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Recorded using SquadCast.fm
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Join Ben, Josh and Charlotte as they run through a whole raft of topics in this week's episode including a shoutout to our newest Patron Simon Harper, our ongoing plans for the Unlucky Frog Patreon, and Ben's first foray into Shadespire organised play. They also chat about their review of Brothers by Ankama Games and ongoing Brothers competition, and chat through recent game release announcements including:
- Betrayal Legacy by Avalon Hills Games
- Warhammer Underworlds: Nightvault by Games Workshop
- Magic: The Gathering Guilds of Ravnica
They also wax lyrical about what the games they have been playing this week including:
- Roll Player by Thunderstorm Games,
- Fallout: Wasteland Warfare by Modiphius,
- Disney's Villainous by Wonder Forge,
- Azul by Plan B Games,
- Listit by Listmakers
Happy Listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
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Links
Brothers Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iny9MKm0PH0&t=4s
Brothers Competition: https://gleam.io/ymh7l/brothers-by-ankama-games-giveaway
Board Game Crate Unboxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJrj8MYCBuM&t=15s
Board Game Crate: https://www.boardgamecrate.co.uk/
Unlucky Frog Patreon: www.patreon.com/UnluckyFrog
Listit Episode (Episode 32): https://unluckyfrog.podbean.com/e/episode-32-independence-day-listit/
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Credits
Presented by Ben Porter, Josh Hartley and Charlotte Porter
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Patron Outro: Ewan Bowers
Wednesday Sep 19, 2018
Wednesday Sep 19, 2018
In this week's Indepedence Day episode Ben is joined by Marc Spectre of Grand Gamers Guild, the independent publishing house behind Unreal Estate and Pocket Ops, and co-publisher of Endeavor: Age of Sails!
Together they chat about Marc's current kickstarter project The Artemis Project, a dice-placement engine builder where you compete to build the best colony on Europa. Marc also explains a bit more about his role as an independent publisher and what he is looking for as a publisher.
We hope you enjoy listening
The Unlucky Frog Team
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Links
Grand Gamers Guild: https://grandgamersguild.com/
Grand Gamers Guild Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grandgamersguild/
Grand Gamers Guild Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrndGmrsGld
The Artemis Project Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/697528475/the-artemis-project/
Dominik Mayer: https://www.artstation.com/dtmayer
Dominik Mayer Twitter: https://twitter.com/_Dominik_Mayer_
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Hosted by Benjamin Porter
Guest Appearance by Marc Specter
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Recorded using SquadCast.fm
Sunday Sep 16, 2018
Sunday Sep 16, 2018
In this week's episode Ben and Charlotte are joined by Darius Twyman of All Around The Board and UnCon! Together they chat about recent announcements from the tabletop gaming community inlcuding:
- Pandemic Survival: Fall of Rome
- Warhammer Beast of Choas
- Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions App release
- Narcos: The Board Game
They also chat about the post Tabletop Scotland come down, how plans for UnCon 4.0 are progressing, and the ongoing promotion between the Unlucky Frog and Board Game Crate - remember the code is unluckyfrogisawesome for 5% off your first subscription!
Happy Listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
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Hosted by Ben and Charlotte Porter
Guest appearance by Darius Twyman
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Recorded using SquadCast.FM
Wednesday Sep 12, 2018
Wednesday Sep 12, 2018
In this week's Independence Day feature Josh and Ben are joined by Jamie Noble Frier aka The Noble Artist! Together they talk about a wide and varied range of topics including toilet roll delivery drones, Gloomhaven, Roll Quest by Hercules Studios and of course, Jamie's current project Hero Master: An Epic Game of Epic Fails.
We hope you enjoy listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
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The Noble Artist Links
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HeroMastergame/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenobleartist/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thenobleartist
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Hosted by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley
Guest Appearance by Jamie Noble Frier
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Recorded using SquadCast.Fm
Wednesday Sep 05, 2018
Wednesday Sep 05, 2018
Fresh from their stint as the Official Media partner for the inaugural Tabletop Scotland, Josh, Ben and Charlotte chat with Kenny and Lawrence of the Dice Roll Cafe about their thoughts on the event!
Recorded in the very atmospheric snug in the Cherrybank Inn in Perth, together they cover a whole array of things including:
- Darius Twyman and his Magical travelling Games Library
- Villainous, the Game of Disney Villains
- Kickstarter Launch for Microbrew by One Free Elephant
- Seminars by Meeples like Us and Bez of Stuff by Bez
- Room D100+1
- The Pub Quiz at Tabletop Scotland
- Everdell at the Geeknson Table
- Pandemic Survival
- D&D Epic
- The Bring and Buy
- Warhammer Underworlds Tournaments.
We hope you enjoy listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
Honourable shoutouts include:
Mark McKinnon of Wreck and Ruin Fame
Ross and Kev of West End Games
Steve Fettes of Common Ground Games
Kat from IPlayRed
Matt Coward
Peter Hopkins of Drawn To The Flame
Duncan Cowan of Tabletop Scotland
Sarah Kennington of One Free Elephant
Richard Simpson of We're Not Wizards
Iain McAllister of The Giant Brain
Genki Gear
....and of course, The Tabletop Scotland team, volunteers and everyone who came along!
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Links for Dice Roll Cafe
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DiceRollCafe/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dicerollcafe
Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/dicerollcafe/
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Episode Credits
Recorded before a pub staff audience at the Cherrybank Inn, Perth
Hosted by Josh Hartley, Ben Porter and Charlotte Porter
Guest Appearance by Kenny Li and Lawrence Tucker
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Art by Charlotte Porter
Patron Outro by Tom Mannering
Wednesday Aug 29, 2018
Wednesday Aug 29, 2018
This week's Independence Day episode sees Ben joined by Eoin Costelloe and Ciara Costelloe of Decking Awesome Games. Together they chat about their upcoming Kickstarter release, Dice Summoners.
They also chat about how they came into tabletop gaming at university, the pros and cons of two player games and how this helped shape what is now Dice Summoners.
Decking Awesome Games will be demoing Dice Summoners at Tabletop Scotland! Be sure to swing by the Play Test Zone to try it out.
Thanks for listening,
The Unlucky Frog Team
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Links
Website: www.dag.irish
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deckingawesomegames/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeckingG
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Credits
Hosted by Benjamin Porter
Guest Appearance by Eoin Costelloe and Ciara Costelloe
Episode Art by Charlotte Porter
Recorded using SquadCast.FM
Sunday Aug 26, 2018
Sunday Aug 26, 2018
Tabletop Scotland, Tabletop Scotland, Tabletop Scotland, Tabletop Scotland, Tabletop Scotland, Tabletop Scotland!
In this week's episode Ben and Charlotte chat about the first ever Tabletop Scotland, which taking place in Perth next weekend! Listen in to hear about what they are looking forward to, what they will be getting up to as the official media partner *ahem ahem* and announce the panelists for Room D100+1 - the 100% original panelist show where guests bring their pet peeve from the world of tabletop gaming and try to have it expelled to Room D100+1.
They also chat indepth about counterfeit games following an incident at a recent Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions and Charlotte makes some important announcements about the future of the podcast!
We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode!
The Unlucky Frog Team
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Hosted by Ben Porter and Charlotte Porter
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Wednesday Aug 22, 2018
Wednesday Aug 22, 2018
In this week's Independence Day Ben and Josh are joined by Calum Taylor of Twisted Bit Games. Fresh back in Scotland after living in The Republic of Korean Calum chats about Korean Board Game Cafes, the importance of accessability in gaming, as well as accents, puns, kilts and formal fashion faux pas! Calum also shares his experience of GenCon, including that CMON Cthulu statute, and his plans for his current game Motora; a worker placement, resource management, dice combat game with elements of capture the flag, which is due to launch on Kickstarter in October.
Also, Callum will be at Tabletop Scotland on Sat 1st and Sun 2nd September - be sure to swing by and demo Motora! Click here for more information
We hope you enjoy listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
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Twisted Bit Games Links -
Website/Blog: www.twistedbitgames.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/twistedbitgames/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TwistedBitGames/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/TwistedBitGames
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Hosted by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley
Guest Appearance by Calum Taylor
Post-Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Art Work by Charlotte Porter
Recorded using SquadCast.fm
Sunday Aug 19, 2018
Sunday Aug 19, 2018
In this week's episode Ben and Josh chat about recent Games Workshop announcements and Fantasy Flights' upcoming release Key Forge and the rising popularity of Unique Games.
They also share their thoughts on the assault which took place at GenCon against Jeremy Hambly of The Quartering, and discuss changing attitudes in the gaming community. We would love to know your thoughts and feelings on this topic.
Do you agree with Ben and Josh or do you feel they are far off the mark?
How far is too far? How far is justified?
We Hope you enjoy listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
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Hosted by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Episode Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
In this week's Independence Day Episode Ben and Charlotte are joined by Emma May of Emmerse Studios, the creator of Quirk! and Quirk! Legends.
Listen in as they chat about Emma's wide and varied experience of game creation and marketing, entering the gaming industry and managing game reviews. She also shares her plans for the future of Quirk! and Quirk! Legends - so watch this space!
We hope you enjoy listening,
The Unlucky Frog Team
***Also please excuse the background noise. Unfortunately we had one hyperactive Tortoise in the studio when recording!
Guest Links
Website: https://www.emmersestudios.com/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/EmmerseStudios/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmmerseStudios
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Hosted by Ben Porter and Charlotte Porter
Guest Appearance by Emma May
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Recorded Using SquadCast
Sunday Aug 12, 2018
Sunday Aug 12, 2018
Following on from their GenCon episode, Ben and Josh talk changing attitudes in gaming and go way off topic chatting about celebrities and gaming, and Insane Championship Wrestling!
They also chat about BenCon 2018 (Ben's Birthday Celebration) and the games they played including:
- 2 vs 2 Warhammer Age of Sigmar Mega Battle,
- Tales Of The Arabian Nights by Z-Man Games,
- Ice Cool by Brain Games,
- Brothers by Ankama Games
- Mysterium by Libellud
- A Song of Ice and Fire by CMON Games
- Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions by Playfusion
We hope you enjoy listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
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Hosted by Ben Porter and Josh Hartley
Post-Production by Charlotte Porter
Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Wednesday Aug 08, 2018
Wednesday Aug 08, 2018
In this week's Independence Day Episode Ben is joined by Tom and Ash Mayo, the creative geniuses behind ModBlokz - the magnetic Sci-Fi Modular Terrain System!
Listen in as they chat about their love for wargaming, component design and manufacturing, plans for the future and, of course, the ModBlokz Kickstarter campaign. Be sure to check it out!
We hope you enjoy listening!
The Unlucky Frog Team
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Links
ModBlokz: https://www.modblokz.com/
Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1938018262/modblokz-sci-fi-magnetic-modular-scenery-terrain-s
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ModBlokz/
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Credits
Presented by Benjamin Porter
Guest Appearance by Tom and Ash Mayo of ModBlokz
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Recorded using Squadcast.FM
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
This week's episode sees Ben and Josh joined by returning guest Callum "Lanky Santa" Flint! Together they discuss some of the accouncements fresh from GenCon 2018 including:
Fantasy Flight Games:
Games Workshop
Cryptozoic
Steamforged:
Steve Jackson Games:
Pandasaurus:
Flaming Fowl Studios
The also chat through their first playthrough of A Song of Ice and Fire: The Miniatures Game by Cool Mini or Not. (Be sure to check out our A song of Ice and Fire Unboxing here - ASOIAF - Unboxing Video)
We hope you enjoy listening,
The Unlucky Frog Team
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Hosted by Ben Porter & Josh Hartley
Guest Appearance by Callum Flint
Post Production by Charlotte Porter
Artwork by Charlotte Porter
Patron Outro by Ewan Bowers
Wednesday Aug 01, 2018
Wednesday Aug 01, 2018
On this week's Independence Day Ben and Josh are joined by Jamie Frew to talk about his future release, The Old Hellfire Club - a game of drinking, of daring and of rubber ducks!
Together they chat about secret societies, the games and designers that have influenced Jamie, his experience of UK Games Expo and his plans for Kickstarter including how you can find yourself in the game.
Also, as a special treat for the Unlucky Frog listeners Jamie also makes an announcement about a Print and Play demo!
Happy Listening,
The Unlucky Frog Team
Links
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOldHellfireClub/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OldHellfire
Boardgame Geek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/250593/old-hellfire-club/files
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Hosted by: Ben Porter & Josh Hartley
Guest Appearance: Jamie Frew
Post-Production by: Charlotte Porter