Desks & Dorks!

This week Riley talks about some of his favorite 2-player games! Are you looking for a last minute gift or game to play with someone special (Or just someone in general!) in your life? Click Notify Me to see when we launch, and subscribe to hear more about the Fear Within; https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/desksanddorks/fear-within-a-vessel-roleplaying-system-zine

This week Kyle and Riley talk separately about the OGL situation, and the end to this chapter. Kyle covers the long-term impact on the community, while Riley is joined by Let's Play Games and Hobbies' own Brent and the Weasel to talk about the impact as a retailer. Click Notify Me to see when we launch, and subscribe to hear more about the Fear Within; https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/desksand...

This week Kyle talks about the logic and process behind getting rid of games, and how he culls his collection! Do you have a process for getting rid of unplayed or not-for-you games? Click Notify Me to see when we launch, and subscribe to hear more about the Fear Within; https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/desksanddorks/fear-within-a-vessel-roleplaying-system-zine

This week Riley talks about the statement made to address the 'draft' of OGL 1.1, and how Wizards is totally making it all right and not being dodgy at all about the updated OGL 2.0 they're announcing on 1/20. What are your thoughts on their 'apology' and how the situation is going down? Click Notify Me here; https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/desksanddorks/fear-within-a-vessel-roleplaying-syste...

This week Kyle follows suit with Riley from his Monday review video, and talks about some different RPGs to try! What is your favorite ttrpg? Click Notify My here; https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/desksanddorks/fear-within-a-vessel-roleplaying-system-zine ... to see when we launch, and subscribe to hear more about the Fear Within!

This week Kyle and Riley announce this year's Deskies winners! Did your favorite game take home the trophy, or maybe it won the dreaded Tea Dragon Society Award? Tune in to find out! Check out Night Cast Creative's Vessel stream here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPJaKsWppts&ab_channel=NightCastCreative

This week Riley talks about the changes that Dungeons and Dragons' Open Gaming License mean, both to players and creators alike. What are your thoughts on the new OGL 1.1 changes?

This week Kyle talks a bit about what goes into making and presenting a Game of The Year list(And awards show!) Tune in to hear about the upcoming Deskies and more!

This week Kyle designs a board game that has a great presence on Tik Tok and other social medias! What are your thoughts on games that involve the audience and viewership?

This week Riley rambles about and talks about both how to get into self publishing TTRPGs during Zinequest, and recaps a little bit of PAX Unplugged! Zinequest; https://www.kickstarter.com/zinequest?ref=section-homepage-promo-bring-a-new-world-to-life-for-zine-quest

This week Riley and Kyle re-unite to talk about PAX Unplugged, and some of what to expect at a convention in general. What was memorable about your first convention experience(or, what are you looking forward to at your first like Riley talks about)? Riley was wrong in the best way, You can now pick up physical copies of After The Rain from IPR here; https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Desk...

As we come into this Holiday season... we talk about some alternatives to popular Board Games such as Trivia Pursuit and Dungeons and Dragons! Do you have any gaming gift go-to's? You can now pick up Becoming Banana Bread on Itch.io; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/becoming-banana-bread

This week Kyle spins his way into lightning pitching game ideas! Have you ever challenged yourself to make a game? You can now pick up Becoming Banana Bread on Itch.io; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/becoming-banana-bread

This week Riley gets to take a few minutes to chat with Dave Cisek of Underdog Games about marketing, and some advice he has if looking to market your game! Underdog Games is known for Trekking The National Parks, HerStory, and more! You can check them out here; https://www.underdoggames.com/ You can now pick up Becoming Banana Bread on Itch.io; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/becoming-banana-bread

This week Kyle does the Mythical Top 5 Favorite Games episode - but instead of doing the show with Riley, he instead is joined by Graham Gentz! ( https://twitter.com/ThisMayBeGraham?t=6hMC86CMldSeqmSncKcZBQ&s=09 )! Do you have a top 5 list for your favorite games?

This week Kyle talks about the design part of gaming, and how to overcome some difficulties in game design. You can now pick up Becoming Banana Bread on Itch.io; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/becoming-banana-bread

This week Kyle talks a bit about what goes into designing a game - mainly our newest $1 TTRPG, Becoming Banana Bread! You can now pick up Becoming Banana Bread on Itch.io; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/becoming-banana-bread

This week Kyle and Riley talk about how to make the Boardgaming hobby fun again! (Riley also gets to roast the trash opinions Kyle has about Unmatched) You can now buy After The Rain on Itch.io; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/after-the-rain-the-roleplaying-game

This week Kyle and Riley talk about how they've prepared for Save Against Fear, a York, PA Boardgaming Convention by the Bodhana group! Have you ever been to a game convention? Interested in coming to SAF? Get your tickets here; https://tabletop.events/conventions/save-against-fear-2022/badgetypes You can now buy After The Rain on Itch.io; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/after-the-rain-the-roleplayi...

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This week Kyle talks about some card games (even some alternatives to Magic!), and why they're worth checking out! You can now buy After The Rain on Itch.io; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/after-the-rain-the-roleplaying-game

This week Kyle reflects on game design, and what inspires him to persevere when 'designer block' hits hard. What helps get you through the tough times in game design? You can now buy After The Rain on Itch.io; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/after-the-rain-the-roleplaying-game

This week Riley and Kyle are live yet again for the third anniversary of Let's Play Games and Hobbies in Hanover, PA! Is there a movie you'd love to see turned in to a game, or is it just Titanic as a morbid bluffing game? (With this being a live episode, the audio quality isn't quite where we'd like it to be- thanks for bearing with it!)

This week Riley and Kyle pitch RPG adventure hooks as a part of a live episode at the Hanover, PA based Let's Play Games and Hobbies! Do you have a go-to adventure hook? (With this being a live episode, the audio quality isn't quite where we'd like it to be- thanks for bearing with it!)

This week Riley and Kyle are joined by Miles at Let's Play Games and Hobbies to talk about Hot Takes about board games and gaming in general - and Riley has topped his hot take about Root! What are your gaming hot takes? You can now buy After The Rain on Itch.io; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/after-the-rain-the-roleplaying-game