Desks & Dorks!

This week Kyle recaps Gencon 2022! Were you able to go? If so, what was your favorite bit? If not, what gaming related thing were you able to do during Gencon week? You can now buy After The Rain on Itch.io; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/after-the-rain-the-roleplaying-game

This week Riley goes on a solo journey talking about solo games! What's your favorite solo game? You can now buy After The Rain on Itch.io; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/after-the-rain-the-roleplaying-game

This week Riley delivers a short, sweet, and simple episode while many in the board game industry deal with the hectic even that is Gen-Con! Did you get a chance to go check out the convention? Do you have anything to add to Riley's thoughts from the episode? You can now buy After The Rain on Itch.io; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/after-the-rain-the-roleplaying-game

This week Kyle is joined by Graham Gentz, organiser at the Megagame Coalition to talk about some of the shows that have shaped their storytelling. 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 the best time to kill a Dragon - and many other tips to keep a roleplaying game going smoothly! 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 are joined by Skippy, the designer of Lunar Rush! Listen in as they fly goods to space, and talk about the game. You can play the TTS version or sign up for their email list to be notified when the Kickstarter goes live here; https://www.deadalivegames.com/lunarrush Check out The Hungry Gamer's Preview here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdHRrA_lwXU&ab_channel=HungryGame...

This week Riley talks briefly about the differences between a good RPG, and a good RPG event, such as a convention or Free RPG Day! Do you agree with him? What makes a good RPG (or any gaming experience, really) event in your eyes? You can now buy After The Rain on Itch.io; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/after-the-rain-the-roleplaying-game

This week we continue the playthrough of "The Boys" and Kyle as they venture deeper into the dungeons of Heroquest! You can now buy After The Rain on Itch.io now; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/after-the-rain-the-roleplaying-game

This week Riley and Kyle talk about some of their more off the wall and unique Grail games, and why it's okay for Time Pirates to be one. What's your unusual Grail game? You can now purchase After The Rain here; https://desksanddorks.itch.io/after-the-rain-the-roleplaying-game

This week, Kyle and "The Boys" do an audio playthrough of the newly re-released Heroquest! Listen in to see if they make it through alive! You can now purchase After The Rain in PDF form here; https://www.desksanddorks.org/our-content/our-games

This week Riley has another Desks and Dorks update episode - letting you know our future focuses both as a company and as content creators. We know we haven't really talked about it much recently - but don't forget to vote in the Game Design Bracket! We have Red Panda Redemption (The Board Game, not the RPG!) vs Unsocial Network. You can listen in to our most recent episode where we talk about eac...

This week Kyle, one of many Forever DM's, gives some tips on leading your own roleplaying session! Do you have a favorite ttrpg system? If you like RPGs, check out After The Rain here; https://www.desksanddorks.org/after-the-rain !

This week, Kyle and Riley talk about Board Games that could use a digital version - be it a more streamlined version, or a more unique take on the theme/mechanics! Are there any games you'd like to see digitally?

This week, Riley is joined by Brenton of Let's Play Games and Hobbies in Hanover to talk about some ways you can keep up with your hobbies(mainly boardgaming!) while on a budget, and when prices are rising across the board. Do you have any other suggestions?

This week Riley and Kyle go on a mystical journey of game design, ranging from being the business owner of a front, returning carts to a corral, to being a wild magic sorcerer in a post apocalyptic world!

This week Riley goes down the rabbithole of the TCG/CCG genre… and goes over the timeline of what really started games such as Magic: The Gathering! Are you a fan of trading card games?

This week Kyle is joined by Isaac and Jeremy to chat about It's a Wonderful World. Do you have agree with their thoughts on the game?

This week, Kyle talks about games that he's slowly coming back to playing, that for one reason or another he had stopped playing before. Have you ever 'fallen back in love' with a game you used to enjoy?

This week Riley and Kyle are joined by the one, the only, the...Weasel? Whatever that means, Miles from Let's Play Games and Hobbies is here to deliver a unique game show experience! Can you at home guess these games alongside the Desk and Dork?

This week Riley briefly explores(or rants about?) if just because a game tie-in can be made, if it really should. Were there any tie-ins you were looking for that didn't quite pan out? Or, hopefully, just the opposite? Let us know!

This week Kyle isn't joined by Riley - but instead by Paul (AKA TheTechnoFunkBoy), as he does a Designer Post Mortem for our successful Kickstarter, After The Rain! Check out Paul's website here; https://technofunkboy.com/ We made a successful Kickstarter! Keep an eye on our journey to retail here; https://www.desksanddorks.org/After-The-Rain

Hello everyone! Today, Riley goes solo to talk about some of what went into After The Rain, our recent successful TTRPG Kickstarter! As always, we couldn't have gotten here with you, but we also had quite a bit of things we had to do in the backend to get to where we are. Let us know if you enjoyed this content - there's so much more we could cover on this topic. Keep an eye on After The Rain; htt...

This week Riley and Kyle try to guess popular Board Games based solely on vague descriptions - were you able to keep up? If you have a good one in mind, toss it here! We'd love to do a follow-up. As always, you can follow our After The Rain progress here; https://www.desksanddorks.org/After-The-Rain

This week Kyle and Riley talk about the phenomal response to 'After The Rain', and sneak some peeks at the future of Desks and Dorks! You can check out the progress of After The Rain here; https://www.desksanddorks.org/After-The-Rain

This week Riley and Kyle talk about the podcast's game design roots, and talk about some of their current prototypes! Do you have any games that you're working on?