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We talk about playing poker in Alien 00.00.40: Introduction 00.06.48: Thank you to our new Patrons: Simon Cooper and Scorx McSeardon 00.12.47: World of Gaming: Preview pages of D&D world of Warcraft go public - here is the Enworld analysis ; Wizards of the Coast unionizing ; One Ring Backerkit campaign is FreeLeague’s biggest crowdfunder ever; ten listeners backed Gridshock  zero edition , res...

We talk with the Vermeren bothers about Gridshock and Terminal State 00.00.40: Introduction 00.03.30: World of Gaming: UK Games Expo bans AI products; Atrapos Kickstarting from Soul Muppet; Necromunda RPG from ... Games workshop?!; Dragonmeet growing 00.31.34: Interview: Paul and Chris Vermeren about (mostly) Gridshock Zero Edition 01.30.29: Next time and goodbye  Effekt is brought to you by Effek...

What Matthew did ~~on his holidays~~ working for Free League 00.00.40: Introduction 00.03.32: World of Gaming: Steve Jackson steps down as CEO of SJG; Time without Tide doing well on Backerkit (at least one listener backed it); Gridshock Zero Edition on Gamefound ; Good Society 2nd edition on Kickstarter : Halcyon Stars ; CMON’s financial dfficulties via Boardgame Wire 00.22.41: Old West News 00.3...

00.00.40: Introduction 00.02.44: Thank you to our returning patron: Bill Paine 00.04.23: World of Gaming: The Blood Tree/Across the Horizon ; Mörk Borg hot sauce, Liquid Misery pre-order opening ; Monte Cooks fall victim to the ubiquity of AI; Rowan Rook and Decard recognise a staff union ; Dark Conspiracy on Backerkit ; Matthew is at Tabletop Scotland . (Hat discussion -  appropriate video ) 00.3...

Last week's news today! (Today's news is: Matthew is sunning himself on the beach/sheltering from the West Country rain) 00.00.40: Introduction 00.03.14: Thank you to our new patrons: Jonathan Brandenburg; Ink Chronicles; Steve Scott 00.11.28: World of Gaming: GenCon second largest gaming convention after Spiel Essen,  74000, attendees; Cluster Truck is out in print for Traveller. 00.22.15: #RPGaD...

All the best news from GenCon, its just like being there* 00.00.40: Introduction 00.02.19: World of Gaming: Ennies winners ( Crooked Moon ) ; WoTC take over everything (WoW and Star Wars); Cosmere system licenced; Vampire 6th edition; Children of Time RPG crowdfund ongoing; Corrected The One Ring in new cover announced, alongside Beastiary and Gondor; Free League Unbound launched; 00.49.27: Old We...

This podcast is missing 20 minutes of chat - due a slight recording disaster. Can you hear the join? 00.00.40: Introduction 00.03.42: World of Gaming: Heroic Deeds 5E kickstarting , from our friends at Garblag Games; people are talking about Seven-Part Pact ; Limithrons Pirate Map Collection ; TotOW contributor Shanna Germain is writing a new game based on Rebecca Roanhorse’s pre-Colombian fantasy...

Dave is back! And so is Jonathan Hicks! 00.00.40: Introduction - wasn't Badlands but The Bad Batch that inspired the Song of The Siren adventure 00.05.06: Thank you to our new Patron: Stewart Hawkes 00.06.52: World of Gaming: Monty Python game available for £5 ; Atlas games put family RPG Magical Kitties under an open Creative Commons licence; Chaosium have a new game coming - Time without Tide ,...

In Dave's absence we have a very special treat for you in this episode: a peek behind the Patreon paywall - an episode of Lost Mountain Saga's Patreon exclusive Birch Basement podcast (featuring, by pure coincidence, Matthew and Dave) 00.00.40: Introduction 00.02.14: World of Gaming - The Children of Time RPG is live soon on kickstarter ; New Alien cinematic Operation Leading Edge , on pre-order;...

having been at UK Games Expo last weekend, when we should have been recording - we are rejigging out schedule, with a quick and dirty recording this week, talking about ... UK Games Expo 00.00.40: Introductions 00.05.38: Old West News - Solo rules coming soon 00.08.00: World of Gaming - New Outgunned: Adventures campaign on Backerkit from 2LittleMice 00.19.04: Looking back on UK Games Expo 00.58.1...

We talk with Axel Widén and Andreas Lundström talk about the forthcoming Coriolis: The Third Horizon Campaign 00.00.40: Introductions 00.04.26: World of Gaming: The Four Pillar AI slop designer history controversy ; there is an Elric themed game coming from Goodman Games !; there is an Elric themed game coming from Free League !: FL are co-publishing a, 'acid' western game Frontier Scum ; we will...

We discuss the latest Symbaroum news with Mattias Johnsson 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.04: World of Gaming: Free League announce a 10th Anniversary edition of Symbaroum   00.03.19: Interview: attias Johnsson on the new 10th Anniversary edition and the City States expansion 01.14.21: Next time and Goodbye  Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with...

Can our guest convert The Flowers of Algorab to the older Third Horizon ruleset 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.33: Welcome to our new patron: Changed Later  00.05.18: World of Gaming: Gehenna Gaming fold , leaving Elrdrich Automata ’s fate unknown; Die RPG welcome to the Meta Dungeon ; Vampire Republic RPG; we have to talk about Dungeon Crawler Carl ; Paizo break their non-D&D duck with 13 Omen...

What can Ancient Greece teach us about the Icons? 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.16: Welcome to our new (and returning) patrons: Easy Peasy Pumpkin (aka Nic) and Keith Rossele  00.04.12: World of Gaming: Free Tabletop Licence expanded to include the Third Horizon, Forbidden Lands, Symbaroum etc; we got Flowers of Algorab ; Fomoria Kickstarting; we are going to be at Salute 00.34.15: Old West News:...

We talk about writing Alien Evolved adventures  00.00.40: Introductions 00.04.18: Welcome to our new patron: Leon Castro Lagunas 00.06.41: World of Gaming: Ballad Hunters is NOT on Kickstarter (yet); Pact - year Zero demonic horror; Mythic Battles on Gamefound ; Tunnels and Trolls on Kickstarter ; Public Access on Kickstarter ; what exactly is The End is #Trending ? ; Fairy Quest ; Trudvang made o...

We talk about interview prolific author of Third Horizon adventures Kevin Hassall 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.22: Welcome to our new patron: Peter Taylor 00.03.53: World of Gaming:    Temeraire RPG from Magpie Games currently Kickstarting ; last ten days days of Dragonbane: Trudvang kickstarter ; Pirate Borg starter set available and its great plus Down Among the Dead ; The Serpent a very Coriol...

We talk about Tabletop Gaming Live, our first convention event of the year, and chat in Millie Lavelle about RPG plans for EK Games Expo 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.53: World of Gaming: Mantic Games announce a Ghost in the Shell RPG (not to be confused with Ghost in the Shell Arise - or "Ghost in the Machine"?! What was Matthew on?!); Cohors Cthulhu Larium Adventures is out (we divert into how o...

Writing personal agendas for Alien   00.00.40: Introductions 00.03.42: World of Gaming: Gallows Corner on Kickstarter ; Dragonebane Trudvang kickstarting 17th November ; Flowers of Algorab out; Matthew will be at Tabletop Gaming  Live in Doncaster next week 00.17.39: Old West News: Our Gold Country AP campaign starting next week, Biting the Dust in Albuquerque on DriveThru soon 00.28.44: Feature:...

We interview Duncan Rhodes, and then he (about to run his first Alien game) interviews us! 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.40: World of Gaming: 10 most anticipated games of 2026 ; Results of Toon Backerkit campaign; Dragonbane: Trudvang kickstarting soon; Matthew (and Frank/Raldanash) will be at Tabletop Live in Doncaster 00.26.16: Old West News: Our new streamed campaign starts with session zero 00...

We talk about solo gaming, especially as it pertains to Tales of the Old West 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.30: Welcome and thank you to our new patron: Shaky T (Simon) 00.03.59: Slightly unscheduled Old West (Marches) news  00.10.00: World of Gaming: Blades ‘68 from Evil Hat; Tiny Defender s trauma therapy RPG out of Palestine; Traveller: Cluster Truck 00.30.28: Going Solo (we mention Beyond Cata...

Taking the opportunity of the Christmas break to gather some patrons, and review the year 2025 as well as look forward to objectives for 2026. Featuring patrons, Frank, Thomas, Douglas, Paul, Jed and Bruce talking about Planet of the Apes; Space 1999; Harnmaster; Ronin, Spectaculars; Coriolis: The Great Dark; and, Forbidden Lands in German! Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is b...

Kind of a freeform episode  Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? Sign up for updates on Tales of the Old West via our new website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw  available for free on DriveThru . The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your fac...

Dedicated to Diggy 00.00.40: Introductions 00.04.26: World of Gaming: Twilight Sword from 2Little Mice and FreeLeague on Backer Kit; Ghost in the Shell RPG kickstarting; we are going to be at Dragonmeet running the Free League Stand and Selling Tales of tee Old West next door; we are also writing an epic Alien: Evolved adventure for UKGames expo. 00.23.02: Tales of the new Verse 01.25.18: Next tim...

Actually a packed but tight episode not much over an hour, there's efficiency  00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.51: Welcome to our new patron: Charlie Creek 00.03.28: World of Gaming: AI controversy at UKGE; we are going to UKGE ; we are also going to TableTopGaming live ; and Dragonmeet ; Cohors Cthulhu on sale ; Apocaplyse World Burned Over Kickstarter , Japanese’s version of Mörk Borg being kickst...

Recorded at Spelkongress, Stockholm, Sweden! (The audio is of varying quality) 00.00.30: Introductions 00.03.48: World of Gaming: news from Spelkongress presnantions that we did not go to, that were mostly in Swedish - our Swedish patrons did attend though and thoughtful told us what was going on, on Discord. 00.12.01: On the plane David and Matthew discuss their hopes for the event 00.38.25: Eric...