The Vintage RPG Podcast

Happy holidays, folks! We're breaking from format this episode to dig deep into the nostalgia and look at the Sears Wish Book, an important part of our childhood Christmas experiences. Specifically, we're looking at the catalogs from 1982, 1983 and 1984, which contained, you guessed it, Dungeons & Dragons stuff. They are so much more than that, though, as you'll discover when you listen! And, whil...

It is Stu's Birthday! We lead things off with Chaosium's  Khan of Khans (01:30), a fast-paced boom and bust board game about cattle thievery in Glorantha, by Reiner Knizia. The main event: Dragon Magazine (05:38). Stu gives a brief history of the publication (06:00). Hambone remembers seeing it in book stores in the mall (07:45). Stu reveals how Dragon Magazine gave him the collecting bug (09:41)...

In this episode, we break format to give you some gifts suggestions of the holidays – whether you give them to your favorite tabletop playing pal or add them to your Christmas lists is entirely up to you. First up, the Dragon Heist  platinum edition  (02:15). We chat about dice (07:00). Artisan  makes very nice dice. We talk about Wormwood  dice vaults and accessories (09.00). Stu laments that he...

After the opening banter, Hambone leads us off with the SRG Super Show, a card-based professional wrestling game (01:30). The main event arrives: Middle Earth Roleplaying, also known as MERP (08:27). Stu breaks down the dissonance between Tolkien's work and MERP (10:32) and the weird timeline the setting uses (11:20). Stu explains how Iron Crown Enterprises got the Middle Earth license (12:00) and...

Hambone breaks it down (00:18). The guys start off with   Ghost Fightin '  Treasure Hunters , a co-op board game about finding treasure in a haunted house (01:33). Stu explains how it reminds him of another co-op game, Flash Point , about fighting fires (03:03). Hambone talks a bit about the games two expansion (04:41). Hambone introduces the main course of our feast, D&D module I6 - Ravenloft  (0...

It begins with a pizza joke, naturally (00:30). The guys talk about the Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger  board game (01:15) and Stu breaks down the basics (01:46). They discuss the stupidity of group decision making (03:00) and where to get it (05:00). Conversation turns to the main event: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness  (05:39). Stu admits to not being a TMNT fan (0...

The guys kick off by talking about the Werewolf  party game  (01:18). Stu briefly explains how the game works (01:45) and Hambone describes how they play it at their annual New Year's party (02:20). Stu runs down the different roles that alter the game (03:11). Stu touches on the game's negative reputation (03:43) and the guys discuss why it is a handy thing to have in your game arsenal (04:20).  ...

Tongues wind up tied (00:44) as Hambone opens the episode and the guys talk about hard to pronounce fantasy names. Stu talks about a nifty two-player card game called The Blood of an Englishman , based on the fairy tale of Jack the Giant Killer (02:22) and admits the cover art sold him. It's a little bit like head-to-head solitaire (03:04) mixed with chess (04:00). The guys discuss the pleasures o...

Hambone kicks things off with a quick introduction (00:17). The guys get right to it and talk about a programing board game called Colt Express  that they played the previous night (01:20). The focus of the episode is West End Games' Star Wars RPG (06:08). Discussion starts with how completely Star Wars has penetrated popular culture (06:12) and Hambone gives a quick history of the game (06:48). S...

Hosts Stu Horvath and John McGuire welcome you back and layout the topics for Episode 3 (00:16). Hambone starts things off with Bill & Ted's Excellent Board Game  (01:16) and Stu drops a fascinating fact about Keanu Reeves (01:45).   The guys introduce the main topic: West End Games' Ghostbusters  RPG (05:09). Discussion starts with fond memories of the movie (05:14), the cartoon (06:09) and toys...

Hosts Stu Horvath and John McGuire welcome you back and layout the topics for Episode 3 (00:16). Hambone starts things off with Bill & Ted's Excellent Board Game  (01:16) and Stu drops a fascinating fact about Keanu Reeves (01:45).   The guys introduce the main topic: West End Games' Ghostbusters  RPG (05:09). Discussion starts with fond memories of the movie (05:14), the cartoon (06:09) and toys...

Hosts Stu Horvath and John McGuire welcome you back and breakdown what's coming up on Episode 2 (00:19). Stu explains his recent obsession with Azul , a deceptively complicated board game about building mosaics (01:20) and John updates us on where in the world his   Big Trouble in Little China  board game is. The main discussion starts (07:50) with Stu explaining why he loves Call of Cthulhu  and...

Our debut episode! Hosts Stu Horvath and John McGuire introduce themselves, the Vintage RPG Instagram and the podcast that grew out of it (00:17). Discussion turns to what we've been playing. Stu talks about his mixed reaction to Star Wars Rebellion  (00:48) and John reveals his love for Golden Girls Clue  (03:33). The main discussion starts (07:16) with the reasons Stu started the Vintage RPG Ins...