20 Sided Gamified Podcast

Folks- on today's episode, I chat with two wonderful game based learning educators- Maryanne Cullinan and Jennifer Genova! I met these lovely individuals this past June when I participated in the Game Based Education and Therapy Conference at Origins. It was an amazing experience. Throughout the episode, we did our best to recap what the conference looked like, why someone might want to attend...

Friends- Enjoy this episode with Mike and Steve from the "Dungeons in the Attic" Actual Play Podcast! Simply put- these guys and their whole team are great. What they are doing in Beacon, NY is inspiring, hosting live roleplay gaming events for the local community, as well as the gaming community at large. Their episodes can be easily accessed online, and are a testament to the skill and...

In our final episode of the October 2nd drop, enjoy this very specific chat Henry Hyde and I have about the role of social media in the promotion of wargaming projects. Henry has done a lot of recent work in this area, and I was quite lucky to speak with him about his findings. We had a blast reconnecting- I hope you enjoy the listen! 20 Sided Gamified Listeners- if you’re a fan of this show and w...

Podcast fans! Our 3rd of 4 podcasts sees the one-two punch of Tom and Dan from the Teachers in the Dungeon podcast! We talk all things gaming, with an emphasis on the afterschool and summer programming Tom and Dan have put together over the years. When you hear this one, you'll wish you could go back in time and become a high school student again! These guys have done a fantastic job promoting...

Friends- this was definitely one of most interesting episodes I've ever recorded. Claus Raasted is a character in every sense of the word. He is a wonderful conversationalist, a consultant of the finest quality, and a promoter of all things games. Most recently, Claus burst onto the wargaming scene with his "Real Time Wargaming", which you have to see to believe and understand. I&#39...

Folks- Let's celebrate the start of October with a series of great interviews! First up- Dr. Sebastian Bae. He is the designer behind the "Commander" series, a professor who teaches game design, and an analyst that helps the military better understand conflict through the use of wargaming. He is a great guy, and one of the leading voices in promoting the importance of wargaming as a...

Folks- it was such an honor for Kelly and I to chat with Jason Carl. His work in the game world is prolific- too numerous to mention here. For me personally, his contributions to Vampire the Masquerade (Minds Eye Theater), D&D 3.0, and VTM 5th edition were huge, and I absolutely love his work on L.A by Night, which can be seen on Youtube. We barely scratched the surface of Jason's career,...

Hey Folks! I had an absolutely good time interviewing the brains behind The University of Winchester's "Shieldwall" event! Dr. Ryan Lavelle, James Morris, and several others have put a lot of time into this wargaming event, which will showcase a history of the Viking period on the tabletop and at the lectern! Expect some games of Midgard, Chivalry and Honour, and with any luck, excellent dice roll...

Folks- good news! We found Andy Callan! Enjoy the episode!!!!! 20 Sided Gamified Listeners- if you’re a fan of this show and want to support what we do, join the game at patreon.com/20SidedGamifiedPodcastLLC . I plan on changing the parameters of what we do on patreon in the near future. See you there, and don’t forget your dice! https://patreon.com/20SidedGamifiedPodcastLLC Pico Armor- what do I...

Folks- I have to say- this was a very funny episode that I initially titled, "Random Musings!" You may remember a previous episode where my friend Peter Dennis and I had a fantastic conversation about wargaming. We collectively had the brilliant idea of inviting Andy Callan on the show (author of Nevermind the Billhooks, and Loose Files and American Scramble, a phenomenal game published in the ver...

Folks- I had the pleasure of scenario designers James, Simon and Ralph from the Battle for Salvation club in West Harrison, NY. They'll be running a narrative 40k game at the annual GT this coming October. The subject- the Battle for Sagan- an interesting encounter set during the Badab War. They were a blast to chat with. If you're from the Tri-State area and have interest in playing, check out my...

Friends- anyone who listens to this show knows how much I like the game Bloody Big Battles, by Chris Pringle. It's really a perfect classroom wargame, for all sorts of reasons. Thus- this was a great podcast to record, as I welcomed Chris back to the show, who brought author Mark Smith along for the ride! Mark wrote the Napoleonic supplement for BBB, as well as the very recently published scenario...

Folks- please enjoy this lovely chat with Manda Shafer of the Harrisburg Board Game Alliance. Besides being a strong game designer and storyteller in her own right, what truly makes Manda stand out revolves around the work she is doing in her community. Bringing together gamers from across Pennsylvania, Manda is helping to connect and unite people through the power of play. Have fun with this very...

Folks- this was a really exciting one for me, as the interview came together quickly. I was looking for a good classroom game about the Paris Peace Conference, and stumbled across GMT's Versailles 1919. After perusing the rules I immediately knew it would work, and reached out to GMT about a potential interview with two famed designers- Mark Herman, and Geoff Engelstein. If you listen to this epis...

Friends- please enjoy this conversation with Taylor Shuss, game designer extraordinaire! Taylor is most well known for his game "Stonewall Uprising", a fascinating game which hits on two very important factors- a) it is fun and well designed and b) it gives players a chance to learn some history- in this case, the story of LGBTQ+ rights, and the fight for equal protection under the law. Taylor and...

Max Brooks. Daveed Gartenstein-Ross. Do I have to say anything else? If I do- here goes- Max totally redefined and added to the genre of "zombies" with his groundbreaking novels (The Zombie Survival Guide, World War Z). Daveed- the CEO of Expert Theory- a company which I believe is redefining the design and implementation of simulations in the professional world. Together, they worked designed a z...

Folks- the interview you're about to listen to, in my mind, was one of the most fascinating I've ever recorded. Expert Theory is really doing revolutionizing work using traditional methods coupled with an intelligent AI platform. Eleanor and Jesse were wonderful to talk with- we hit it off immediately and had a lovely conversation. We've never really tackled the use (or even the potential use) of...

Folks- this is a special one! On today's episode, I sit down with famed game designer Jason Morningstar, to discuss "The Blue Way- A game of lost stories"- an absolutely fantastic roleplaying game which focuses on the dangers of colonialism, the losing/changing of one's culture, and the aftermath of such events. This game is being published through 20SG's friends at the Center for Learning Through...

Hey Folks! Please enjoy our latest episode with Columbia Games' Grant Dalgliesh! If you like block wargaming, look no farther than Grant and his father Tom, who are THE innovators. They are the OG- the originals- the people who really put this style of wargaming on the map. In addition- and I do not say this lightly- Alliance is a very unique game, one that combines tactical battles with grand str...

Folks- When Kelly and I chatted about hosting an episode on making modifications to games, what better guests to bring on than John and Greg from Pico Armor! In addition to running one of the best companies for small scale figures (mostly 3mm), they are constantly running games, and constantly innovating! We went deep in this episode- please enjoy it! https://picoarmor.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqlD8zalIM...

Folks- this is a really special episode, made possible by our friend Dr. Frank Rausch. A number of his students- whom you'll get to know in this episode- talk about their experiences learning in a game based environment. Frank, Kelly and I walk through all of the amazing things they're doing in school- everything from game based assignments, to public history outings, to the plans they have when t...

Friends- Peter Dennis is an absolute legend in the field of wargaming. Not only is he an illustrator of literally hundreds of books on wargaming (with Osprey and others), but Peter runs Peter's Paperboys- a company built around paper soldiers for multiple eras. He is a treasure trove of knowledge about the hobby, and a delightful person to chat with. We covered a ton of ground, but ran out of time...

Folks- please enjoy this conversation with Mark Fry, author behind the newly updated Future War Commander 2, recently published by Pendraken Miniatures! I absolutely love these rules, haven't been playing them for a number of years. When I saw that Mark was working on a newly renovated version of the game, I knew that I had to contact Leon and get him on the show! We had a blast recording this one...

Friends- Jim Wallman is such an important person in the field of wargaming, having decades of experience in a number of facets of the profession and the hobby. Following my interview with Evan D'Alessandro, Evan's first recommendation to me was getting Jim on the show, particularly to discuss his pioneering of the "mega-game", which can best be described (IMO) as roleplay gaming meets historical w...

Surprise! I wanted to drop this episode to support a colleague in the gaming world- Adam Watson and his organization, Kentucky Educators for Role Playing Gaming. Adam is an author of book called "Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom- Infusing Gameplay into K-12 Instruction", which provides support to teachers who want to use role playing in the classroom. As a teacher, I recognize how valu...