Rolling Dice & Taking Names Gaming Podcast

It's fall and all the big summer movies are moving to streaming. So it's time to get back with Dan and Chris for our 2026 Summer Movie recap. We discuss films we watched. What we liked, what we didn't like and who took home first place in our draft. It's fun, it's loud, we hope you enjoy it. And join us in Discord to let us know what summer movies you like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the biggest grail games of all time is Star Wars: Queen's Gambit. One of the biggest franchises of all time is the Lord of the Rings. What happens when Restoration Games gets a hold of both of these things? They merge them together for the new game, Lord of the Rings: The King's Gambit. Justin Jacobson & Rob Daviau join us to discuss how the project came to fruition, design, gameplay and pr...

Starcraft The Board Game and Forbidden Stars are still two of our favorite games. But both are long out of print and have no more support. We are excited to hear the systems the we loved in those games are back with Old Ones: Origins. We talk about length with the designer, Samuel Bailey, about the process of bringing a version of Forbidden Stars back to the market, the process to do so, the chang...

00:00:30 Intro00:05:15 Arkham Horror: Children of the Blood00:09:00 Xenology00:12:15 Jump Masters00:15:00 Flamecraft – Digital Version00:17:45 Pretzels00:18:45 Beer, Mug, Dice00:21:45 Triangulation00:24:00 Taste Buds00:29:00 Game Toppers LLC00:31:30 LOTR: Circle of Conflict00:59:15 Cat Trick01:04:30 Miniature Market01:07:00 Cyberpunk 2077 – TCG01:39:00 Outro Some weeks, the game table feels like a...

00:00:30 Intro00:04:45 Recent RDTN Poll00:14:00 LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring Trick Taking Game00:17:00 Quick Hits00:17:30 Sandcastles00:19:45 Gruntz00:22:11 Computer Junkyard00:27:45 Enemies of Gotham City00:32:15 Six Sided Seas00:36:15 Miniature Market00:39:00 Abroad00:53:30 Bunny Kingdom Town00:59:30 Game Toppers LLC01:01:00 A...

00:00:30 Intro00:01:15 Sleeved and Confused00:07:15 AI in TCG Deck Creation00:13:30 Backflow failed inspection00:16:30 Quick Hits00:17:30 Tag Team: Arthur’s Legacy00:20:45 Warp 9900:25:30 Tug of Roar00:31:50 Miniature Market00:33:30 Greylune00:44:15 Mythologies00:50:15 Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo01:07:00 Comic Books Resur...

00:01:00 Intro00:02:00 SWU Vegas00:15:00 SFGE00:20:00 1775: Rebellion00:25:00 Las Vegas00:27:30 Ashes Ascendency: Natural Magic Expansion00:29:30 New Twin Suns Decks00:32:00 Miniature Market00:33:00 Hunt for Blackbeard00:49:30 Gen Con Thoughts00:56:00 Outro We kicked things off at the Star Wars Unlimited Galactic Championship in&nbsp...

We are excited to kick off our designer series with one of our favorite designers, David Thompson. Undaunted is one of our all time favorite series along with War Chest. He has a catalog of great historical games and is adding a new one designed along beside Trevor Benjamin called Rebels Against Rebellion. In this episode we talk about the historical significances of this Civil War era game. But l...

00:01:00 Intro00:06:45 Southeast Game Exchange00:14:45 Quick Hits00:16:00 Guerre Eclair00:19:00 Tap 400:25:00 Crits & Tricks00:32:00 Traveluencer00:36:00 Taste Buds00:41:30 Portal Games00:43:15 Dogfight: 191700:43:30 Container01:09:30 Miniature Market01:11:00 Moonrollers01:17:00 Outro Welcome back to the podcast blog, tabletop f...

00:01:00 Intro00:04:00 SWU in Vegas00:06:00 New Game Store00:08:15 Which is better?00:11:15 The Vale of Eternity00:14:00 Pagan00:15:00 July 4th Gaming00:23:30 Portal Games00:24:30 Realm of Reckoning00:24:00 IV Studio – Tend00:45:30 Devious00:51:45 Miniature Market00:52:30 Summer Movie Thoughts Realm of Reckoning sharpens its identity...

00:01:00 Intro00:04:00 Moving the Kids00:10:15 AI in Board Games00:16:30 Obsession00:20:15 Bomb Busters00:23:30 El Grande00:25:00 Neuroshima Hex00:28:30 Miniature Market00:30:00 Our Top 3 LOTR Games00:30:00 Lincoln00:53:30 Portal Games00:55:00 Guild Wars 301:03:30 Outro Even though our regular game night has been on pause for a few weeks, we still managed to squeeze in some great plays with family...

00:01:15 Intro 00:06:30 Chaz is back! 00:09:45 ⁠Fun collaboration⁠ 00:12:00 How has gaming changed over the years 00:40:00 ⁠Miniature Market⁠ 00:41:00 New Review System 00:47:00 ⁠Chang’an ⁠00:58:00 ⁠Zombie Princess⁠ 01:05:00 ⁠Portal Games⁠ 01:06:00 ⁠Comic Book Boom⁠ 01:17:30 Outro with Chaz In this episode, Marty is joined by Chaz Marler from ⁠Game Night Picks⁠. They talk about all the different w...

00:01:15 Intro00:06:30 Gencon 2026 Update00:10:30 Quartermaster General: WWII00:15:00 Moon Colony: Bloodbath00:20:15 Star Wars Unlimited Update00:21:45 Portal Games00:23:30 Rebuilding Chicago00:41:30 Castelnuovo 153900:55:30 Miniature Market00:56:30 Toy Battle01:01:30 Pragmata01:04:30 R-Type Dimensions III01:09:00 Sektori01:10:00 Outro For history fans who enjoy thoughtful, asymmetric challenges, ...

00:01:15 Intro00:05:45 Mother’s Day Games00:11:30 Skyjo, Skyjo, Skyjo00:12:30 Wits & Wagers Challenges00:16:30 Summer Movie Update00:20:15 Portal Games00:21:00 Diplomacy: The Golden Blade00:35:00 Fruit Island00:38:15 Brave & Bold00:51:30 Miniature Market00:52:35 Altay: Seafarers01:06:45 Luz01:12:15 Ewin Desk01:17:15 The Floor If your gaming group thrives on trick-taking but wants something that co...

00:01:00 Intro00:05:00 Let’s Get to the Picks01:03:00 Draft Time01:13:00 Outro Summer 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most exciting movie seasons in years, with big‑name directors, long‑awaited sequels, and the triumphant return of theatrical event‑going. And to celebrate that return, we’ve brought in some familiar voices to help us break down the upcoming releases. For those new to the show,...

00:01:15 Intro00:05:15 Ascension: LOTR00:07:45 Straight to LOTR Stuff00:11:30 Intro to Harder Games00:17:15 Round Up Error00:20:30 New Contest00:21:30 Taste Buds00:37:30 Portal Games00:38:45 Frenzy Falls00:44:30 Rising Cultures01:04:00 Miniature Market01:05:15 Got Five00:11:15 E-Win Desk01:15:45 SWU Report Out Whether you’re in the mood for the high-stakes chaos of a spilling pool, the grand strat...

00:01:00 Intro00:04:30 Skyjo – it isn’t hard00:10:30 Contest: Flip 7 with a Vengeance00:13:00 Tulikko00:23:00 Karma sucks00:26:45 Pandasaurus – Tulikko00:28:00 All In: Predictions00:33:45 Moytura00:40:15 Portal Games00:42:00 Arkham Horror: Investigator Decks00:53:45 Wispwood01:00:15 Miniature Market01:02:15 Torchlit01:09:30 SWU – Escalation League01:14:30 Concert Review01:17:00 Outro Some weeks, t...

00:01:30 Intro00:05:30 TCG Storage Solutions00:09:30 SWU Progressive Tournament00:13:00 Red Pill or Blue Pill00:16:00 King’s Gambit – Restoration Games00:20:45 The Rant00:29:30 Arkham Horror LCG Demos00:32:00 Taste Buds00:34:45 Portal Games00:35:45 DC Breakout: Arkham Asylum00:43:30 Compania01:03:45 Miniature Market01:05:15 Flip 7 with a Vengeance01:09:00 Ewin Racing Desk01:12:00 Outro Compania, F...

00:01:30 Intro00:03:30 Please Sub and Review00:04:30 Granddaddy Stories00:08:30 SWU Update – A Lawless Time00:17:00 TCG News00:21:00 Reality TV – Traitors00:24:30 Firefly Again?00:31:30 Miniature Market00:32:30 Corps of Discovery00:46:00 Portal Games00:47:00 Arkham Horror LCG Chapter 201:13:00 Outro Two cooperative games hit the table this episode, along with a few thoughts on the Star Wars TCG. I...

00:01:30 Intro00:04:30 What is old is new again00:12:00 One Hour World War II00:20:45 America 250 NC00:26:00 Miniature Market00:27:30 Angel’s Share00:54:30 Portal Games00:56:00 Soothsayers01:05:00 Pokemon Remake Interest01:07:00 Final Fantasy VII01:11:30 Outro Every now and then, three games land on the table that have nothing in common thematically yet feel spiritually linked by the way they crea...

00:00:30 Intro00:03:30 GMT Camden Game Convention00:11:00 Timeline: Games and Leisure00:13:00 LOTR: Two Towers Trick Taking Game00:15:00 Portal Games00:16:30 Thebai00:41:30 3 Witches00:50:30 Miniature Market00:51:30 WunderWaffen01:11:30 Muppet Show Reimplement01:16:30 Outro We finally got Thebai, the newest release from Boards & Dice, to the table. After seeing it at Gen Con, the production immedi...

00:01:00 Intro00:08:30 Cyberpunk Trading Card Game00:16:30 Taste Buds00:19:30 Portal Games00:21:30 Arkwright00:48:30 Miniature Market00:49:30 Arkham Horror: Film Fatale00:59:00 Plum Island: More of a Bad Thing01:07:30 Pondscape01:13:30 Outro Arkwright is an economic engine-builder that revels in its own weight. It drops players into the heart of the Industrial Revolution and asks them to run compe...

00:00:40 Intro00:15:30 Portal Games00:17:00 Cthulhu: Dark Providence00:38:30 Campy Creatures00:44:15 The Gilded Realms01:13::00 Miniature Market01:14:00 Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends01:20:00 Outro A long time ago, we got to play the game A Study in Emerald, so we were very interested in the reimplementation. Cthulhu Dark Providence plunges players into a tense, investigative struggle against cosmi...

00:00:40 Intro00:05:50 Movie Talk00:08:15 Holiday Games00:12:30 Things in Rings00:15:30 Blood on the Rails00:16:45 Ichor00:19:00 PSA Time00:23:00 Miniature Market00:25:00 Night Soil00:41:00 Tulip Bubble00:57:30 Portal Games00:58:30 Mini Express01:11:00 Outro Every so often, a set of games lands on the table that feels like a curated journey through time and that is what we got in this episode. Fir...