Hosts: Jenn, Ross, Teri, Todd

In this episode, we have Ross Cowman from Heart of the Deernicorn games and his mom Teri on to talk about their currently kickstarting game BFF! They discuss what it’s like to design with your parent, as well as provide some insight into how to make games that are about the small moments.

A link to the kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rosscowman/bff-the-rpg-of-girlhood-friendship-and-adventure

Also! Here’s the current link for this year’s Big Bad Con, if you want to help get Jenn there! http://www.bigbadcon.com/kickstarter/

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Hosts: Joe, Kelly, Megan, Tim, Willow

Recorded at Forge Midwest, Joe and Megan are joined by esteemed guests Tim Jensen and Willow Palecek, who put on Forge Midwest, and Kelly Vanda, who runs Minnloco, to talk about the ins and outs of running a small convention.

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Hosts: Elizabeth, Todd

We have on Elizabeth Chaipraditkul of Angry Hamster Publishing to talk about her new game, kickstarting now, Familiars of Terra, as well as to discuss what makes a game serious or lighthearted, and how there is some ambiguity between the two poles.

Relevant links:

Kickstarter for Familiars of Terra: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1568822309/familiars-of-terra-a-tabletop-roleplaying-game

Angry Hamster: https://www.angryhamsterpublishing.com/

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Hosts: Alex, Banana, Jenn

Jenn welcomes Banana Chan and Alex Roberts to talk about what they’ve been playing and making lately, including their trips to Big Bad Con and Metatopia. Also, everyone is sick, so Todd had the joy of editing out everyone’s sneezes and sniffles and coughs.

Find out more about what Alex does: http://www.helloalexroberts.com/

Find out more about what Banana does: http://gameandacurry.com/

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