Red Raccoon Radio

With Jamie out on vacation, Jesse and John give into the allure of anime talk, but still manage to discuss the 2024 slate of Magic the Gatherings releases, GenCon getting robbed, Starfinder getting a second edition, and how deep into anime Jesse and I can get in a hour.  Want to ask some questions to our guest in the next episode? Follow this link!

Jamie, Jesse, and John have a look at what little they know about 40K 10th edition, talk about how Baldur's Gate is going to to be the pull to D&D the movie wasn't, and talk about the award nominees for the ENnies as well as the  award winners at Spiel de Jarhes.  Warhammer 40,000: 10th Edition review 2023 ENnie Awards best RPG shortlist NME 'Baldur's Gate 3' should not set the standard for ro...

Jamie, Alexis, and John sit down to bring up some talk that happened on the Discord, wonder why Wizards let 1 of 1 card go out if it wasn't printed correctly, and somehow make the idea of a marble puzzle you can't see look fun. 

Rian, John, and Jamie go deep into the LOTR Magic set that's actually really great, talk about how Monty Python opens all the doors for Zombicide, and how TSR is having another false launch.  https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/zombicide-second-edition/news/monty-python-zombicide-expansion https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/magic-the-gathering-game/feature/tales-of-middle-earth-mtg-lotr-impressions h...

We hear about the events that all came together at the 11th hour to have the new venue open this last week, discuss more games coming back from the dead, and why you should slide into post malone's DMs. Related links: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/297088/games-women-people-marginalized-genders https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/heroscape-renegade-game-studios-hasbro-crowdfunding/ https://www.v...

Jamie and John talk about the return of Metal Gear Solid the board game, talk about games as they mix and match genres, and how movies are looking at the weirdest board games for IP.

Jamie recalls his adventure at Squishables HQ, then him and John talk about Doctor Who coming to Magic the Gathering, and why in the world Fantasy Flight things launching a new Star Wars CCG is a good idea...

This is one of our best episodes yet! With Jamie returning from GAMA, we have some details on some great games to keep your eye out for, some hints to big news in the future, and talk a little bit about why squishables are so beloved in the store.   If you become a patreon subscriber, you will also get to hear even more GAMA goodness as well as some updates on things we want to add on once we move...

Jamie and John bring gameologist Ken along for the ride as we talk Disney's new adventure in the CCG space, how AI's like ChatGPT could be better RPG assistants than DMs, and for patreon listeners, we play a game based on the hit dropout show Um...Actually!

Jamie brings back the podcast with talk of Clank's announcements, Catan adding april fools worthy ideas, and we talk D&D's movie, spoiler free for casuals, and spoiler review for patreon members!

Another Just Jamie episode, that focuses on the surge of new RPG game sales, how an illusionist made Kadabra disappear, and some great stuff in the new hotness. 

Another Just Jamie episode, as John leans on Jamie's knowledge of D&D history and business sense to be one more voice in the OGL controversy as it's coming to a close. Spoilers...neither one of us think it's a completely bad idea. 

John sits down with Jamie to get a new store update, share what has the best sales of 2022 in the store, and discuss a great article from the Washington Post about our favorite hobby. 

Jessica, Rian, and Alexis join John as we discuss the news about Warhammer series news, Critical Role's new game, and Wizards of the Coast wanting to have D&D make more money. 

John and Jamie welcome Gameologist Katie to the podcast, where she gives her insight into D&D discontinuing using the word "race", how Marvel should treat it's new RPG Release, and how much Jamie loves laying tile.  

Jesse, Jamie, Rian, and John as sit to talk about how D&D is on the struggle of becoming more inclusive, how to many magic cards are lowering the reliability of Hasbro, and how companies might be addicted to the crowdfunding model of revenue. 

It's a "Alexis Alone" episode, where her and John talk about how Hasbro Pulse still isn't getting the backers it wants for heroscape, Herstory might be homework, and how Japan seems to influence the TCG market. 

John has Jesse, Alexis's, and Grant around the table as they discuss Alexis's foretelling skills, Jesse's passion for true ancient civilizations, and Grant identifying Squishables like a pokedex. Plus we talk about games. 

It's a "Just Jamie" episode as it's all hand on deck at Flatcon, we go in depth about how you can attend the new store's groundbreaking, how D&D might be doubling down on with a new VP, and if the rerelease of Heroscape has a place among the current skirmish world. 

Join Alexis, John, and new voice Anna as we to educated Alexis what Monty Python is, have a outlandish idea for what the new Elden Ring Board Game should be like, and have a nowhere near fierce debate on which is better, Squishmellows or Squishables. 

Jamie, Jesse, John, and Alexis all gather around to geek about how Disney could do CCGs right, how eBay's purchase of TCGplayer will affect the card market, and how DNDBeyond's past owners aren't looking to make a sophomore hit. 

Jamie, Rian, John, and new to the show Ken talk about how Magic's new Sticker system is affecting the meta as a whole, some of the drawbacks of One D&D for brick and mortar stores, and Jamie and Ken review all the fun they had in one day rush of Gencon. Warning for people adverse to Clinking Metal Coins!

Rian, John, and Gameologist Grant sit down to talk about how computers are butting into the art space of RPGs, the joy of solo games, and talk about some of their favorite news out of Gencon thus far. 

Alexis, Ariel, and Jamie delve into the deep end in this extra long episode, where their conversations meander to Kickstarter Business, D&D first movie attempt, and food. Just a lot of food.    00:02:20 - How was the store this week 00:05:50 - What's on your table 00:22:40 - Gaming News 01:08:13 - New Hotness 01:13:52 - Next Week in the Store

Alexis, Jamie, and John take a look at how many good solo play games are out in the world, lament on more shipping crisis news, and Jamie re-evaluates his feelings on Root.    00:03:08 - How was the store last week? 00:12:39 - What's on your table? 00:24:28 - Gaming News 00:47:03 - New Hotness 01:01:01 - What's going on in the store this week