The Jank Cast is a weekly (we hope!) roundtable discussion about gaming and gaming communities. Our podcast covers experiences at the table, game design and gamer culture. We play and love a broad variety of games, and we want you to play and love them too.
Here are a few Frequently Asked Questions.
Q. What does the word Jank mean?
A. Jank is a noun, meaning crap, or crappy while still awesome. That basically describes us. I mean, we kinda suck but then again, we are so freakin’ sweet at the same time.
Q. You keep mentioning Chicagoland Games. Who exactly are they?
A. Chicagoland Games (CLG) is a local gaming store located on Chicago’s northside where we run our Jank on Demand events. They provide the gaming community with a place to buy their gaming needs, and best of all, free gaming space. They not only offer in store Role-Playing Games, including RPGA run Living Forgotten Realms but they also have a wall of over 300 board games that are free to borrow for anyone who wants to play. They are located at 5550 N. Broadway Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Call them at 773 728 3657. Their website is www.chicagolandgames.com
Q. Who is Spooky Outhouse?
A. Spooky Outhouse is…well that’s a good question. They are a group of podcasts, mostly gaming related, that we are a proud member of. Their goal is:
“As a media production and marketing company, Spooky Outhouse Productions is committed to making a name for good quality content on the internet and matching potential consumers to content producers.
As a new media community, Spooky Outhouse Productions is committed to providing a friendly community in which media producers can come to looking for help and maybe some cross-promotion.”
You can find more about them, and find more awesome shows at www.spookyouthouse.com
Q. Does the Jank Cast make any money?
A. No.
Q. That logo is badass! Where did you get it?
A. Chris Foulk, a community member at Chicagoland Games drew the pictures. Then Todd arranged them using computer magic. Clearly, Chris is just riding Todd’s coat tails here. Anyone can do some awesome drawings, but the REAL talent is in arranging them in a line.
Q. The logo is still badass! But who is on it?
A. Going from left to right we have Lexx Vader, Timo-9000, YoScott, anime Reek, super-deformed JohnKelly, intergalactic space-cop pin up girl Megan (high concept, right?), guy with axe Todd (low concept, right?), and a very LARP-ed out Majdi.
Q. What is Jank on Demand?
A. Jank on Demand is a monthly gaming event that the hosts of the Jank Cast put on at Chicagoland games. Modeled off of Games on Demand, we bring along a large supply of the games that we know and love and offer to facilitate, GM or otherwise run those games for anybody who turns up. Usually on or the other of the casters will have a game prepared. The events take place on a Saturday, from 2pm to roughly 8pm, and we tend to get 2-4 discrete games played.
Q. How can I keep up with the news in Jank?
A. other than this webpage, we post links when new episode appear on our Twitter feed, our Facebook page and our Google+ page.
More questions? Send them to feedback@jankcast.com