Rulebooks Anonymous

It's time to rebuild our village and explore the underground as we play Above and Below. Do you have the new Gloomhaven? Well we don't, and we gripe about trying to find the elusive game. James and Dennis discuss the challenges of gaming at a distance. And we return to the tales of Billy Mitchell!

Regular show is back baby! We've got a review of Fast Sloths for your enjoyment as well as life updates on how we've been during the lockdown. And in this return to normalcy, a super sized covering of our last couple sessions of Kids on Bikes! Be sure also to check out a new gaming review site jeffsayhi.com for reviews on games and books. Enjoy the show? Follow Rulebooks Anonymous on social media...

It's here at last! This is the conclusion to our Honey Heist playthrough and boy is it full of action! Will we get the honey or fail? We also discuss future playthroughs at the conclusion. Tune in! As always, if you enjoy the show, please share with your friends and follow Rulebooks Anonymous across social media.

With the van destroyed, there is no going back as our heroes begin their invasion of Honey Con in Part 3 of our Honey Heist play through. What sort of obstacles will they find? Is there truly more honey to be had? Why are they arguing about bands? Find out in this episode. Enjoying the show? Follow us across social media, just look for Rulebooks Anonymous! Drop a like, give us a review, and share...

Part 2 of Honey Heist is here with a guest speaker for your enjoyment! The gang has a set of wheels but they face a big challenge: Honey Con is a mobile convention on the highway! Will our heroes make it to the first truck unscathed? Tune in...

The team is back with new and returning party members to bring you the first part of their playthrough of Honey Heist! Join the rag tag group of bears as they plan the heist of the century to steal Manuka honey from Honey Con. Will the likes of Jumping Jack Hack, Panda Monium, Bi Polar Bear, Al Pinecone, and Hunny H Badger the Tird succeed or will they fail to get that sweet sweet reward?

Are you up for gardening and pandas? We've got you covered as we Takenoko in both it's board game and mobile iteration. James shares his experience with the Outer Worlds. We discuss the issues with Gamestop and possible solutions to help them. And Reverend D throws out his top 5 worst movies, don't miss it!

Unfortunately for us, the world has gone crazy. While we weren't able to review a new game for you this time, we have our top 5 favorite games across all genres to share!

In what will be a semi regular thing here on Bonus Level, Reverend D dives back into Final Fantasy XI. Tune in for a brief tour of the Omega server as well as a quick run down of Knightfall's first few days.

It's time to take over Japan as we play Rising Sun! Who won in our civil, mostly peaceful campaign? Do you enjoy cutscenes in your video games? We discuss when too many cutscenes interfere with gameplay and bring up a few older classics worth checking out.

Let's make some robot vacuums as we cover the intriguing Mechanica boardgame. Hot topic right now concerning a policy that affects replacing lost pieces for your boardgames as well as an impromptu chat about Magic cards. And Xteve makes his commercial debut...it's not what was planned but it's what he put in.

Welcome to our world as we build it from the ground up in Ecos: First Continent. We discuss the upcoming kickstarter for Altered Carbon. Plans are made for an upcoming Startrek game. And because you've been asking for it, Confessions of the DM featuring our continued campaign in Kids On Bikes.

We've got a double shot of games for you today! We start with the intervention card game, "We Need To Talk" and confront James about the couch. When that doesn't work, we break our rule and dive into mind games, specifically "The Mind." And James had a lot of fun with this one, oversaturization of the market. We dive into our own gripes and praises of a market loaded with games!

It's a new year and a new season! A huge thank you goes out to Peter Hansell for sending us Bike Route Sacramentoto review in our season opener. And speaking of bikes, in Confessions of a DM, we go over our Kids on Bikes campaign.

It's our season finale and we have saved the big one just for you guys. Today we go indepth on Gloomhaven with special guest, The Legendary Chad! Here about the mechanics of the game as well as what might become a new feature. And to round things off for the year, the epic conclusion of our D&D campaign!

The team delves into the darker side of science as they try to bring their own monsters to life in Abomination: Heir of Frankenstein! Did we succeed? Plus, part 2 of the thrilling campaign in the mysterious castle, time for another Confession of the DM.

In this episode of Rulebooks Anonymous Bonus Level, Reverend D's brother Drachen drops by. Listen in as they reminisce about their adventures in Final Fantasy XI, from stories of PvP, to fights against overpowered rabbits, and even including the tale of the downfall and rebirth of the Linkshell, Detox. Enjoy as they chat about some favorite features in Final Fantasy XVI. And stay til the end to he...

It's that time of year and we have a selection of games perfect for your holiday needs! This episode covers various games across all genres that may tickle your fancy for that gamer in your life. And there's an indepth discussion on bacon. Glorious delicious bacon.

It's here! The first episode of Bonus Level has finally dropped and we have Pokemon Sword and Shield for you!

RA has decided to go green and grow some trees in Photosynthesis. We chat about future projects and plans for the show. And listen to an excited James talk about painting miniatures. As an added bonus, RA has it's first sponsor! (Not really, but roll with it)

We have another spooky themed game for your listening pleasure, Bring Out Yer Dead. Did you wonder if our guest from last episode came back? Turns out he never left and joins in our discussion on open world games vs linear games. And Reverend D goes on a tangent about giants vs dragons in Skyrim.

The gang explores a haunted house (and of course they split up while doing so) in this episode as we review Betrayal at House on the Hill! Special guest, friend of the show, and now contributor to the show Smart Shark Nathan joins us in this review. And we've got a very special sneak preview as Nathan dives into his own game currently in developement, Pass the Poison.

We're talking about James's couch again in this episode. No, this one is about the fun and difficult Men At Work game, where D managed to be first out within minutes! The triumphant return of a fan favorite feature Confessions of a DM pulls you into the tale of our new campaign. What exactly is "Mmmm Tasty"? And news on the future of the show (it's all positive) for your listening pleasure!

It's festival time as we dive into the Quacks of Quedlinburg! A preview of James's new character for our upcoming D&D exploits as well some general D&D chat. We get into the talk of whether or not excessive gaming is a mental disorder as declared by WHO. And a couple brief stories for fans of Richard Moves.

It's all about party games this time around folks! Who doesn't enjoy a good party game? We cover several card based games such as Super Fight and Apples to Apples, a few video games like Jackbox, and even Tiny Hands. We delve into player based challenges created to add a little spice to our gaming experience. A brief discussion on Steam and games we can't play anymore. And James got a couch.