Game Store Prophets

In this episode – we talk about the joys of regular gaming in a chaotic world, raging monsters in the streets of Tokyo, and the wonders yet to be seen in the upcoming release of Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition Digging through the depths of doctrine is important for long time faith. Understanding the historical and social contexts help you understand and grow. But every once in a while, it c...

Three years ago, a couple guys got together and thought it would be fun to do a podcast about faith, gaming, and geeky stuff. In this episode, we talk about the games we’ve been playing, what’s changed since that first recording, and what we hope to see in the future. Whether you’ve been listening since the first episode or just started now, we want to thank you for listening.

In this episode the guys talking about bluffing games. Is it ok to play games that encourage you to blatantly lie to the people you’re playing with (including your own teammates)? If it is, what do we learn about ourselves by playing games that turn us against each other? As always, please do us a favor and go to our itunes page to rate and comment as well as upvote us on Board Game Links ....

In this episode, we give you a feast of gaming stories across tabletop, rpg, and con gaming. Luke builds on the Kublacon update, I talk about playing games with folks from church, and then we talk about the ever present announcement that D&D will be available for free! And, as per my Future Mike Intrusion, here is a link where  you can get your hands on Honor & Intrigue if you’re int...

UPDATE:   We had a handful of listeners get back to us about the episode getting cut off prematurely. We think there must have been a glitch in the initial upload. We’ve fixed the problem and you should be able to hear the full version of the episode now. Thanks for your patience and for letting us know about the issue.   I was tempted to entitle this episode Too Many Cows – but I...

We have some guests with us in this episode. We asked the guys from Saving the Game  to come on the podcast and talk with us a bit about the wide and wonderful world of tabletop role playing games. Grant and Peter share some games we’ve never even heard of before and explain the value of playing rpgs as a whole. If you were curious about role playing games but wasn’t into the sword and...

This episode the tabletop news and stories are pretty slim. A series of unfortunate events kept us from the gaming tables. There were fortunate ones too – but I’m sure you’ll agree that any event that takes you away from the table is at least partly unfortunate. Instead, we banter about video games like Civ 5, Smite , and Hearthstone  for a while until that gives way to a discuss...

We’ve been buys. Between an insane amount of average gaming activity on Luke’s side and all the glorius fun of putting together our tabletop day event , you can even hear it in our voices. However, we recap our gaming experiences as of late, I give a full report on this year’s event, and give my first  impressions of the game Freedom: The Underground Railroad after being contacte...

In this one we update you on the upcoming Tabletop Day fund raiser event, talk about the new games we’ve been playing (in which LUKE is the one talking about Netrunner). We also talk about the Dark Dungeons movie project based on the chick tract of the same name. We discuss the nature of the old argument and hope for the death throws of the war between role players and the Church.   Rel...

In this episode, we talk about the continued work of getting InnRoads off the ground. We discuss game experiences like getting trounced by my brother in City of Remnants and Luke’s triumphant return to the World of Warcraft (even if it’s just vanilla). Afterwards we move on to reflecting on the article I wrote for the InnRoads site about learning to let my geeky self out of the cave I...

In this episode, the guys talk about Pathfinder (both in card game and play-by-post forms), Luke forces Mike to nail down some of the REASONS he can’t shut up about Netrunner, and the discussion winds its way to the fact that fantasy was born from men of faith who harnessed myth to explore the nature of God. If you’d like to read about the happenings in the Absalom in Shadow game &#821...

GSP 68 – Final In this episode we had a chance to talk with Marty Connell from the Rolling Dice & Taking Names podcast on the Dice Tower Network. We talk about their podcast and the experiences Marty has had hosting it over there since they started in 2012.     Through the course of talking with Marty, we also got talking about some of our hopes for the future of InnRoads. We a...

WARNING  –  In this episode we mention an issue that recently stirred up a whole hornets’ nest of rage and bile on both sides of the table. If you hear what we have to say, and want to comment. We just ask two things of you first: 1) We at GSP adhere to Wheaton’s Law. Follow it. 2) Listen to the whole episode before you look to comment. If you still want to ask us about why or ho...

In this episode, the guys have a moment of mourning for Luke’s friendly local gaming store. As we reflect on the nature of fellowship and community that requires the brick and mortar world of the FLGS, we talk about the nature of fellowship and the need for it at a level far deeper than a church potluck or Sunday morning service.

In this episode Mike and Luke look into the future . . . Nah, not like that. As the new year dawns, the guys talk about what they are hoping to see happen personally as well as for the ministry. Everything from putting together play-by-post Pathfinder games to welcoming the guys at Saving the Game into the network.

It’s the end of the year, and while many of us are gearing up for the wonder that is the holiday season, Mike and Luke are talking about their favorite games of 2013. We promise, only one of the “awards” goes to Android: Netrunner Also – congratulations to Håvard Hofstad Ruud – winner of our Hearthstone for Christmas contest. Enjoy it, Håvard, especially since they ju...

We had the opportunity to sit down with Barbara Ann Blackburn. On top of working with the Kenzer Company on role playing games like Hackmaster and Aces and Eights, Barbara works to help make the Knights of the Dinner Table comics with her husband and creator of the series Jolly Blackburn. KoDT has been a staple of the tabletop RPG community since it started appearing in the pages of Dragon Magazin...

GSP 63 – final You knew it was bound to happen. There was no way our dashing duo of all things geek would let something like the Doctor Who 50th anniversary go by without comment!  In this episode, hear Mike and Luke gush like fan boys, as well as discuss their lists of top 5 things you should consider buying for the geek in your life.

Greetings to all our wonderful minions!  The day we have been awaiting has finally arrived. What was once only referred to as Project Awesome has been revealed in its true form. InnRoads Ministries. In this episode, Luke and Mike tackle a bunch of gaming stuff you are probably slightly interested in (Hearthstone, the new consoles, Android Netrunner) as well as reveal the new ministry of which Game...

If you were new to hobby boardgaming when you started listening to us – or were not even aware that tabletop gaming actually WAS a hobby – you probably looked to certain iconic pieces of entertainment when somebody used the g-word. Thoughts of Clue, Monopoly, Risk, Life, Sorry, Trivial Pursuit, and more were probably quick to jump to mind. Then you found out that there was more to gami...

  Mike here to throw out a little reflection on the Extra-life.org charity event in which we raised just shy of $1400 for The Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Jersey through the Children’s Miracle Network. bonus content – extra life There’s also a bit of news as we reveal that there will be probably be a contest where you can get Game Store Prophets stickers, as...

The boys talk about their recent bouts of gaming, as well as their plans for Halloween. Naturally, we talk about what games are great for those Halloween game nights, and discuss the nature of Halloween for those who claim Christ (which we may have already done in the past – but I site the title of this episode in response to any and all comments)

Hollyanne Setola is scoring headshots in all day for the glory of God — in Call of Duty, or Battlefield, or World of Warcraft, or . . . well you get the idea. Hollyanne is a streamer on Twitch.tv who has made a name for herself on the site in a short time, though her gaming resume stretches back for years before then. I’d go on into her multitude of responsibilities and accomplishments...

This episode is a bit of a grab bag.  With so much news in the geek world with the revelation of the “Steam Box” – GTA V garnering the highest opening sales of literally any previous form of entertainment – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. hitting the airwaves – Mike discovering the joys of Android Netrunner – and the “Project Awesome” reveal creeping ever so...

Luke and Mike sit around and chat about the holding pattern where most of the news has already been shared, the big announcements have been made, and everyone’s just waiting for the craziness that comes with Christmas and/or the new year. The guys talk about Elder Sign, the books they’ve been reading, and the understanding that as good as games are – it’s the people that yo...