Actual Play 10: Apocalypse World II, Black Diamond Session 11

Players: Joe, Megan, Timo, Todd, Tom

The next installment of Black Diamond! In this episode: Mr. Shit? This is Ms. Fan. I think you two will get along splendidly.

Episode 166: Game of Thrones and Gaming

Hosts: Megan, Scott, Todd

6:45- What did we play?
15:34- Topic: Game of Thrones and gaming. Not the GoT RPG, but what makes GoT interesting and what can that tell us about gaming?

***59:30-59:50- Spoiler for stuff that happens in the books but hasn’t been covered in the show yet! If you are watching the show but haven’t read the books, skip these 20 seconds.

1:10:11- Rants:
Scott- Watching GoT with a noob is fun.
Todd- Froggy Fresh.
Megan- RIP Esther Williams, Synchronized Swimming Guru

You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com We are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and encourage you to get in touch with us via our Facebook page, Spooky Outhouse Forum (it’s a little quiet, but

we’d love to get it going again), Twitter or Google+. You can also listen to us via Stitcher Radio. Now go out and roll some dice!

Actual Play 10: Apocalypse World II, Black Diamond Session 10

Players: Joe, Megan, Timo, Todd, Tom

Just in time for the weekend, it’s the next installment of Black Diamond!

Episode 165: Why Play Anything Else?

Hosts: Scott, Timo, Todd

First off, we forgot to mention this on the episode, but help save save podcasting and fight a patent troll by going here: EFF.

Anyhoo, here’s the info for the episode:

8:45- What did we play
30:28- Topic: Why play anything else? When you have a favorite game (for example, Apocalypse World for Timo and Todd), why play anything else? We explore what you get by playing a diverse array of games, as well as detour into questions on what, exactly, a particular system “is.”
1:15:57- Another detour into talking about playing in established worlds/with established characters.
1:20:20- Rants:
-Scott: Why do checks still exist?
-Todd: The last 1/10th of what you own takes the longest to pack when you move.
-Timo: Things are rough and life is on hold, which is no fun.

You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com We are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and encourage you to get in touch with us via our Facebook page, Spooky Outhouse Forum (it’s a little quiet, but

we’d love to get it going again), Twitter or Google+. You can also listen to us via Stitcher Radio. Now go out and roll some dice!

Actual Play 10: Apocalypse World II, Black Diamond Session 9

Players: Joe, Megan, Timo Todd, Tom

Next installment of Black Diamond.

FYI: There’s a pretty heavy scene at the end with some sort of torturey kind of stuff. It’s pretty rough. Listener beware that it gets kind of gruesome.

Episode 164: Getting Started on Game Design

Hosts: Megan, Scott, Timo, Todd

In honor of Game Chef 2013 we discuss getting started with game design. Fun!

Pertinent info:
11:30- What’d we play
22:10- Topic
1:16:45- Rants
Megan- Hornets. Nest. Boning. What?
Scott- Allergies make me hate trees.
Timo- Grief is exhausting.
Todd- I’m moving to Bellingham, Wa.!

You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com We are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and encourage you to get in touch with us via our Facebook page, Spooky Outhouse Forum (it’s a little quiet, but

we’d love to get it going again), Twitter or Google+. You can also listen to us via Stitcher Radio. Now go out and roll some dice!

Actual Play 10: Apocalypse World II, Black Diamond Session 8

Players: Joe, Megan, Timo Todd, Tom

Next installment of Black

Diamond. Thrill as your favorite characters… have a meeting! Just like at your job, but in the APOCALYPSE!!!

Episode 163: Forge Midwest 2013 Recap Extravaganza!

Hosts: Joe, Megan, Todd

In this episode, we do a Forge Midwest recap and talk about all the games we played, including:
-On Mighty Thews
-Monsterhearts
-Kingdom of Nothing
-Final Girl
-Monster of the Week
-Danger Patrol
-Dungeon World
-And some playtests of new and upcoming games

Also, Joe reveals his Forge crush! Hint: you

can hear his voice here.

You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com We are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and encourage you to get in touch with us via our Facebook page, Spooky Outhouse Forum (it’s a little quiet, but we’d love to get it going again), Twitter or Google+. You can also listen to us via Stitcher Radio. Now go out and roll some dice!

Episode 162: The External Life of a Character

Hosts: Megan, Timo, Todd

11:57: What did we play?
Timo- Apocalypse World
Megan- Apocalypse World, Fiasco, Guacamelee
Todd- Apocalypse World, Fiasco, Vampire, Dishonored

28:59- Topic
We discuss whether or not characters have a sort of “external life” outside of who is playing them.

1:14:50- Rants
Timo- Don’t be afraid of the city.
Megan- My hands hurt from balloons!
Todd- Go home, weather, you’re drunk!

Pertinent links:

Sabbath Assembly, the weird cult-folk band Todd was talking about.
Short Order Heroes, the awesome character aid.
Indie+ game night with Megan and Todd

You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com We are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and encourage you to get in touch with us via our Facebook page, Spooky Outhouse Forum (it’s a little

quiet, but we’d love to get it going again), Twitter or Google+. You can also listen to us via Stitcher Radio. Now go out and roll some dice!

Actual Play 10: Apocalypse World II, Black Diamond Session 7

Players: Joe, Megan, Timo Todd, Tom

Our next session of the Black Diamond AW campaign. Playbooks are changed willy-nilly! Violence breaks out all over! Lennox goes to Burger King, the person, not the restaurant! All this and crazy, crazy Goldie!


New Black Diamond logo from our listener Graeme who drew the pleasebirds at the top of the webpage, btw. Check it!

Thanks Graeme!