Game Store Prophets

Folks — I don’t know what to say. I played That Dragon, Cancer  , got done about 20 minutes ago, and about 3 minutes after it was done, I recorded a thing. The short version: this game is amazing Slightly longer: If you’ve ever lost somebody to cancer, if you have any appreciation for immersive storytelling that makes you feel the pain and joy of another person, or if you just wa...

We’re taking one from the playbook of the guys at Gamerstable  to start the new year. We’re going to talk about resolutions we have for the upcoming year when it comes to games. We also talk about games slated to come out in 2016 that we are looking forward to. Oh, and we might bring up a certain movie that may involve some stars and a war.

It’s that time of year again. The time where every podcast, blog, and youtuber across the internet takes to their feed with a list of what they think are the best – or at least their favorite – things of the year. Well, GSP is not one to be left out in the cold – so we present to you our end of the year special. We’ve added a couple options this year as Jeff and some...

We start up the episode talking about Jeff’s experience with the Mouse Guard RPG, followed by me talking about introducing my wife to the interplanetary deck builder that is Eminent Domain. However, the bulk of this episode is us talking about the effect of playing Ludicreations’  2 player game called “…And Then We Held Hands.” This is a game that forces you not only...

For our American listeners – HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Whether you are listening here or from another country – I had a chance to sit down with the guys that designed A Game For Good Christians – a Cards Against Humanity style game with the purpose not just to be terrible people, but to interact with the harder passages of the Bible and wrestle with their place in the greater narrative...

Neither Jeff nor I had a lot of time to bust out new gaming experiences when we recorded this episode – but seeing as our dry-spell happened in conjunction with the 2 year anniversary of InnRoadsMinistries.com going live, we thought we’d talk about that. We spend some time talking about what we’ve seen over the past 2 years, how we’ve grown, and what we hope to see in the n...

With my moving house and extra life right around the corner, this is going to be a short episode of the podcast. We talk about Jeff’s experience with The Resistance, and I share that I hadn’t played much of anything. This meant that we moved into talking about the hype around Scythe, the hope for a Warhammer adventure card game, and then we brought in Future Mike to talk about how this...

Have you watched our InnRoads Plays videos ? We start out this episode of the podcast discussing our current series of videos featuring Cubicle 7’s Victoriana game. We also talk about playing Dead of Winter & Star Wars Armada, a brief discussion on “one and done” experiences like Pandemic Legacy and T.I.M.E. Stories , and talk about the learning curve that goes from settling...

This episode of Bonus Content give us a chance to take a call from Katie Shotyk, one of our InnRoads Regulars Team for this year’s Extra Life event. Katie got a chance to go and visit the folks at Children’s Specialized Hospital  – which has been our sponsored hospital for the past three years. This year’s event will be happening November 7th at 8am through November 8th at...

In this episode we talk about some tabletop games that have gone digital – namely Shadowrun Returns and Blood Bowl 2. We also talk about games of Blood Rage and Spyfall being played for Extra Life Tabletop Appreciation Weekend and learning to play Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn over Tabletop Simulator. As the discussion leads to determining top 10 favorites videos, the topic turns to thought...

In this episode I got a chance to sit down with Lance Hill from Funhill games & the designer of Kings of Israel, a cooperative game set in biblical Israel where prophets try to tell the people they need to turn to God or face judgment. We’ve mentioned the game before on the podcast and currently mark Kings of Israel as one of a select few biblically themed games that we recommend for qua...

InnRoads Ministries has added its first volunteers staff member. His name is Daniel Fisher, and we are very excited to have him team up with us and be about the business of playing games as ministry as we bring people together to build relationships. Daniel jumpst on this episode with us to talk about his time at Dragon*Con this year as one of the leaders at the GameChurch booth and share a bit of...

We tried to cram a bunch of info and game discussion into this episode – so don’t mind me if I just break this down point-by-point InnRoads Plays: Victoriana is coming! Having wrapped up our D&D 5e demonstration series, we’re moving on to show you Cubicle 7’s Victoriana. We just recorded session 0 where we talk about characters and start world building – so look f...

When we talked about what we wanted to talk about this episode, the goal was to give more of a complete rundown of the games I brought back from Gen Con now that I’ve taken . What ended up happening was a discussion about 2 games I brought back ( Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn and The Grizzled ), Jeff talked about his experience with Marvel Legendary , and I talked about finding hope in the...

The Sunday service at Gen Con is a special place. If you couldn’t be there with us, this is the next best thing.

 This year’s panel talk about faith and media. Derek moderated with our guests Chris Ode (Zombie Orpheus Entertainment) and Kyle Rudge ( Geekdom House)

It’s that time again – a time for me to report on everything that I got and experienced at Gen Con 2015. In this first episode, I talk about the games I brought back from the event, the people that I met, and the general reasons I keep going back year after year. You’ll hear about all the games pictures to the left, as well as hear from Isaac Vega, Jerry Hawthorne, Stephen Buonoc...

In this episode Jeff goes solo and brings a few new games to the table.  The game of the week for him was Lords of Waterdeep, but he also delved into the ether and brought back a few offerings from GenCon and Kickstarter. First off, Attack on Titan gets a 2016 release, but more importantly it has a presence at GenCon!  Then there’s the Ghostbusters Board Game due out this fall. Can Cryptozoi...

In this episode – we talk about the games played at Tavern Con. We talk Spyfall, Sushi Go, and Stone Age, as well as giving some recommendations for those who may be traveling and want to bring games with a light learning curve that isn’t language dependent. We also talk about the place and purpose of “mission” in the context of gaming. We continue to be excited for what we...

Tavern Con was amazing. Got to meet great people, play great games, and bring in some much needed support to help InnRoads Ministries do the work we feel that God is calling us to. If you were at the event, thank you for helping make it such a huge success, whether you were a guest or one of our volunteers! This is a short bit of bonus content – so giving highlights will basically give away...

We get an update on Jeff’s trip to the woods, talk about some epic kickstarters, and share a bit of what we have planned for Tavern Con. In our discussion of our first fund raiser, we share about our own struggles trusting in God’s provision for our day to day. If you were thinking about coming to Tavern Con, we hope to see you this weekend. If you can’t come, we’d love it...

It’s convention season, and that means everyone is talking about the new hotness. Game reviews and previews are flying across every media outlet, Board Game Geek has an expansive listing of upcoming releases, and the rest of us are all chomping at the bit to get our hands on the newest bit of awesome. But really, what about when the hype fades? Do you have the right foundation of history, cu...

In this episode, we get an update on Jeff’s trip to the Green Dragon Inn. We talk about Neuroshima Hex, Gloom, and a thematically odd but spectacular game about turning antibotics fighting diseases into an epic fantasy card game. No. REALLY ! As conversation moved through the tales of family tragedies told through see-through playing cards, we started to discuss the nature of playing and the...

When one of our Regulars at the Tavern told me about a game called Commissioned about the spread of the early church in its historical context, I was intrigued. Then I found out that they will be unveiling their kickstarter THIS WEEK at Origins. I got in touch with Pat Lysaght, one of the game’s designers, and got him on the podcast to tell you guys a little bit more about it. If you find yo...

We initiate Jeff in his first episode as co-pilot of GSP. We talk about him going out to a secluded cabin with some friends and a game of Dead of Winter (what could go wrong?), and then move on to how Star Realms made us reflect on the need for a balance of unity and diversity in faith and life. Not bad for a $15 deck of cards, huh?