Rolling Dice & Taking Names Gaming Podcast

Tony McReeWe spend a good portion of this episode discussing the new game Castell from Renegade Games. While what you do on your turn is simple, the complexity is driven from […] The post RDTN Episode 137: Castell, Pulsar 2849, and Being Swaggled first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeOne of the first games that I introduced my family and friends to was Nuns on the Run. One of the draws of that game is the number of people […] The post RDTN Episode 136: Hunt for the Ring, Heaven & Ale, Muse, Finished!, and Lotus first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe start of the new year with a game that we were excited to hear about in 2017. Gaia Project by Zman games is one the table and since it […] The post RDTN Episode 135: Gaia Project, Topiary, Codenames Disney, Passport to Culture first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe can hardly believe it has been 5 years since we started the podcast. There have been many great moments, many not so great moments, but one thing is for […] The post RDTN Episode 134: 5th Anniversary Show, Pie Town, and Fog of Love first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWhistle Stop by Bezier Games has given gamers another train game that incorporates tile laying, resource collecting, and set collection, all the things that scratch that itch in a game […] The post RDTN Episode 133: Whistle Stop, Battle for Rokugan, and PAX Unplugged 2017 first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeAfter playing Gentes, we thought all the goodness had come and gone for the year. But no, we are here to tell you that once again, we get blindsided by […] The post RDTN Episode 132: Bastion, Sidereal Confluence, Necromunda, Fate of the Elder Gods, and Samurai Gardener first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe have a new contender for our game of the year, Gentes. This is one of those games we wish we had gotten to the table sooner than later and […] The post RDTN Episode 131: Gentes, BooBQ, and Jack Vasel Auction first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe are back and we have tricked another designer to come on to the show. Ted Alspach joins us and talks about the follow-up to Castles of Mad King Ludwig, […] The post RDTN Episode 130: Richard the Lionheart, Sundae Split, Alien Artifacts and Ted Alspach first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeI am back and ready to get back in the rut of life. You know, play a game, talk about a game, play a game, discuss food, and so on. […] The post RDTN Episode 129: London, Azul, Flying Squirrels, and Rambling first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

admin  Tony is on vacation for this episode, but before he left we were able to record our views on Codenames:Duet and Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time. While […] The post RDTN Episode 128: 7th Continent, Professor Evil & the Citadel of Time, Codenames: Duet, Shadespire first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminIt’s a been while, but we are excited to have Portal Games founder and game designer, Ignacy Trzewiczek, back on the show to tell us about the upcoming game Alien Artifacts. […] The post RDTN Episode 127: Interview Ignacy about Portal’s Alien Artifacts, Review Nmbr 9, Dragonfire, Hafid’s Grand Bazaar first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Tony McReeOur Gen Con report is here and it is a hefty one. It might have been shorter had a special guest not joined us, but he was forced to participate […] The post RDTN Episode 126: Gen Con 50 with special guest host, Rodney Smith from Watch It Played! first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeSurprise, surprise, surprise. That is right Renegade Studios is releasing Clank! in Space at Gen Con. Talk about keeping things under wraps and making a huge a splash, Renegade might […] The post RDTN Episode 125: Clank! in Space, Terraforming Mars Expansion, and The Climbers first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

Tony McReeEpisode of epic proportions is upon us. Isaac Vega returns to the show after being sent away to an island to contemplate what is next for Plaid Hat Games. In […] The post RDTN Episode 124: Summit – The Board Game, Skyward, Isaac Vega, and The Scurry Report first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeEpisode 123 is just full of the latest and greatest games to hit your shelves. We spend a lot of time talking about a very deep Euro called Lignum that […] The post RDTN Episode 123: Lignum, Downforce, Indulgence, and The Lost Expedition first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe are well rested after our recent vacations and back at the mics. Because of the vacations, we have a backlog of games, so we have four for you in […] The post RDTN Episode 122: Near and Far, Sentient, Lovecraft Letter, and Pit Crew first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeAs part of the Tabletop Showcase series, Eric Lang returns to RDTN for a discussion on his newest game from CMON, The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire. Eric goes over the design […] The post RDTN Episode 121: Tabletop Showcase – Interview with Eric Lang, Designer of The Godfather first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

Tony McReeIn this jam packed episode we spend time on the new CMON game called Lorenzo il Magnifico. To say it was a unique experience might be putting it somewhat mildly. […] The post RDTN Episode 120: Lorenzo il Magnifico, Emerson Matsuuchi (Century), Honshu, Element first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeConventions are upon us and it is all being kicked off by International Table Top Day. We hope you had a good experience and played a few games on April […] The post RDTN Episode 119: 13 Days – Cuban Missile Crisis and Pax Unplugged Interview first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeComing back for its forth year, our annual summer movie preview show. This is our break from board gaming to explore our second favorite hobby, watching movies. The episode is […] The post RDTN Episode 118: 2017 Summer Movie Preview first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeThe three games in this episode created different reactions for us. One of them will be a jewel in our collection. One did not get the love that others have […] The post RDTN Episode 117: Ethnos, Unfair, and The Captain is Dead first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeAfter many attempts to get the segment to rise from the ashes, we were successful in rezzing Chit Chat for this episode. We are honored to have Mandi Hutchinson join […] The post RDTN Episode 116: Assault of the Giants, Jump Drive, Moons and Chit Chat first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeIt is no secret that we like games that have some type of asymmetrical component to it and VAST: The Crystal Caverns has this. The fact that each individual has […] The post RDTN Episode 115: VAST, Imperial Settlers-Aztecs, Balloon Pop, and Interview with Justin Jacobson first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe hope you enjoy the brand new segment that is being brought to you from the creative mind of Chaz Marler. In this new segment, we will debate the aspects […] The post RDTN Episode 114: They Who Were 8, Rum & Bones Second Tides, & Fuzzy Tales first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony McReeWe have been trying for weeks to get Mare Nostrum Empires by Academy Games by Academy Games to the table and it is a shame that it took so long, but […] The post RDTN Episode 113: Mare Nostrum, Conflict of Heroes – Guadalcanal, Kingsport Festival – The Card Game, 50 Hours of Gaming first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...