Rolling Dice & Taking Names Gaming Podcast

admin  Stick a fork in it, Gen Con 2013 is done. Marty and I talk about a newbie’s experience at Gen Con, mine. We discuss some of the games I […] The post Episode 20: Post Game Wrap Up – Gen Con 2013 first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminChaos & Alchemy is a game designed by Michael Iachini and published by Game Salute. At this time of this writing, the game is live on Kickstarter In the game, […] The post 5 Minute Initiative: Chaos & Alchemy first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminYes, the year long wait is over and Gen Con is on us. While many of the board gaming faithful will not be able to attend, it is estimated that […] The post Episode 19: The wait is over – Gen Con first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminOne of our first blogs was on a Kickstarter called Dungeon Roll designed by Chris Darden and brought to market by Tasty Minstrel Games. The game arrived and Marty and I […] The post 5 Minute Initiative: Dungeon Roll by Tasty Minstrel Games first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminIn this segment, Marty and I review a prototype copy of the card game The Agents, which is currently on Kickstarter. The game is a card game, plus on my […] The post 5 Minute Initiative: The Agents Card Game first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminAt Origins, my family had the privilege of previewing a new game from Derpy Games called NanoBot Battle Arena. This is a tile laying game where the goal is to take […] The post 5 Minute Initiative: NanoBot Battle Arena first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminWe promise that this will be the last song reference we use for the naming our podcast. Ok, let me restate that to say, we will do our best to […] The post Episode 18 – No Parking on the Dance Floor first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminHave you ever been playing a game and wished that they people you were playing with would just get a clue and have better manners? Of course you have, Marty […] The post Episode 17: Emily Post – The Lost Chapters first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminThat is right, channeling some Pat Benatar for Episode 16. Over two years ago, Marty and I got involved in Warmachines. We are still only dabbling in the hobby, but it […] The post Episode 16: Love is a Battlefield first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminFor this 5 Minute Initiative, Marty and I discuss a new game from Catalyst Game Labs, The Duke. This was a Kickstarter from last year that Marty bought into and […] The post 5 Minute Initiative: A Review of The Duke from Catalyst Game Labs first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminWhat?! Two episodes in one week? Yes, with Origins still fresh on everyone’s mind, we wanted to get the last of our interviews released as quickly as possible. This episode […] The post Episode 15: Origins 2013 Report – Part 2 first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminThis is going to be an interesting podcast because I am not on it. Why do you ask my one fan, my niece, because Marty had an incredible time at […] The post Episode 14: Origins 2013 Report – Part 1 first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminFirst, we want to say apologize about the length of this episode. We know it is a bit long, by almost 45 minutes, but it was so stuffed with good […] The post Episode 13: Planning, it’s your best friend first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

admin  In this episode, Marty and I explore our various dives into Role Playing Games (RPGs), what we enjoy, and why have they seem to be gaining popularity again.  I […] The post Episode 12: Where’s the tavern? first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminSo how do you respond to the question “Whatcha’ playing?” Do you take time out to explain the game in simple terms or even invite the people to sit down […] The post 5 Minute Initiative: Whatcha’ playing? first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminIn this episode, we step back and as a gift to them for Mother’s Day, we let them take over the mic. Ok, we begged and pleaded with them to […] The post Episode 11: The Better Halves first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminHow do you know if it is a good game or not? What is your “I like it” criteria? Well, in this 5 Minute Initiative, Marty and I discuss one […] The post 5 Minute Initiative: The Watercooler Effect first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

admin10 D10 for 10th Episode We have achieved double digits in our number of podcasts!!! I know it doesn’t seem like much being only #10, but hey, when you set […] The post Episode 10: The Hostess with the Mostess first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminJust watched the Dice Tower Video on the 10 games not to play with angry people and it got us thinking, what games get under our skin especially when we […] The post 5 Minute Initiative: You wouldn’t like me when I am angry first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminIn Episode 9, we talk about worker placement games. Next to card games, these have become some of my favorite games to play. They provide the strategy that I enjoy […] The post Episode 9 – I am Your King! first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminIn this short segment, Marty and I discuss our opinions on whether or not social deductions games like Resistance, Resistance: Avalon, Ultimate Werewolf are good games or not. This discussion […] The post 5 Minute Initiative: Deduce this, Resistance is futile first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminIn Episode 8, Marty and I invited to the show the founder and leader of The Queen City Gaming Club, Alex. We had always planned to bring Alex on the […] The post Episode 8 – Lets Go Clubbin’ first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

admin  At our local game store, we asked the owner who purchases deck protectors. Expecting to hear that it is mixed from  and card players to board game players, we […] The post 5 Minute Initiative: Deck Protectors, they aren’t just for Magic Players first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminRoll the dice and take a listen to Episode 7. In this episode, we talk about dice games, what we think makes a good dice game, and just how people […] The post Episode 7 – Rollin’ Them Bones first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

adminEminent Domain brings pictures to mind of the Federal Government taking control of your land or property for the good of others, whether you like it or not. In this […] The post 5 Minute Initiative: Eminent Domain first appeared on Rolling Dice & Taking Names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices